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! e Jackson County State Attorney’s O" ce will issue a governor’s warrant for a suspect charged with the sexual assault of an SIUC student.
! e governor’s warrant, which is issued when one state requests the extradition of a fugitive or inmate from another state, is for Jamal Jones, a man arrested June 17 in Philadelphia in connection with a May 8 assault on a 19-year-old SIUC student, said Kenneth Sneed, investigations lieutenant of the Department of Public Safety.
! e Jackson County State Attorney’s O" ce is processing the proper # les to issue a governor’s warrant so Jones, who is charged with aggravated sexual assault, can return to stand trial in Jackson County.
Jones, a 20-year-old Rend Lake College student, was en route to his hometown of Philadelphia when police discovered the suspect’s identity and whereabouts.
A governor’s warrant is required because Jones has chosen to waive
his extradition rights, which means he chose not to be transferred back to Jackson County. Sneed said.
Sneed said he wasn’t sure when the warrant will be issued. He said a governor’s warrant can take months to process, and therefore Jones has prolonged his trial proceedings.
“He most likely received legal advice from his counsel,” Sneed said. “He has that right.”
On June 24, Lt. John Prezeplilrik of the 22nd District Philadelphia Police Department said the Philadelphia police district intended to extradite Jones to Jackson County when he was apprehended June 17.
! e request will be made by the state’s attorney o" ce and then approved by Gov. Pat Quinn. A$ er Gov. Quinn signs o% on the warrant, a state deputy will be allowed to transport Jones from Philadelphia to Jackson county, where he would stand trial.
Sneed said Jones will be tried for two counts of aggravated sexual assault once he is returned to Jackson County. He said if convicted, Jones can face 30 years to life in prison.
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Assault suspect exercises rights, governor’swarrant issued WHITNEY WAYDaily Egyptian
S need said he isn’t sure when the warrant will be issued. He said a governor’s warrant can
take months to process, and therefore Jones has prolonged his trial proceedings.
Students build library, bond with community in KenyaLAUREN LEONEDaily Egyptian
Peter Gitau traveled to Kenya with 10 others to help build a library for school children in the village of Naro Moru.
“I do this because it gives students exposure to cultural experiences that they’re not going to get in southern Illinois or sometimes don’t get in any part of the United States,” said Gitau, associate vice chancellor for student a% airs and dean of students.
Gitau, who is originally from Kenya, runs a not-for-pro# t organization called Teach My Kenyan Children, which helps fund and build facilities for schools. He started the organization in 2001.
! e group, which consisted of mainly SIUC students, spent eight days of the 18-day long trip living with a host in the village with two students per host, Gitau said. Although the village is an agricultural community with homes spread out, Gitau said hosts were within walking distance of each other.
! e library was built next to one of the four public schools funded by the organization, Gitau said.
“For one solid week, they are doing that,” he said. “It is back-breaking work. ! ey are pushing wheel barrels and slapping cement down. But they also eat what the family eats, participate in daily chores and bond with them."
Each morning, the group went to Kambi Primary School, a local public school with an enrollment of about 400 students and part of Gitau’s organization, to work on the library project.
“You’re not giving them a
condescending attitude. You are also getting something from them," Gitau said. "You’re living in their homes (with their families). When you think about the fact that they have opened their home to you and feeding you ... this is mutual sharing.”
Another SIUC group went to Kenya earlier to complete the # rst half of the project, he said. Before this trip, Gitau said he asked members to raise roughly $3,000 to complete the project. ! e organization raised the remaining $2,000 because Gitau said the money was needed to complete a project that totaled $15,000.
Martha Cropper, a board member for Teach My Kenyan Children, said she made the trip to Kenya to observe the classrooms of all four schools the organization funded. Cropper, who retired from SIUC in 2007, said she observed the schools to get a better understanding of the organization’s progress and to write grants.
She said fundraising is important to meet even the basic necessities for these students. Uniforms, which are roughly $4, are more than parents can a% ord.
! e group not only completed the building of a library, but they also bought nearly 100 uniforms and pairs of shoes for the school children, she said.
“! ese were the # rst new pair of shoes for some of these kids,” she said. “And even though primary education is supposedly free, the parents have to buy their children uniforms.”
Gitau said he noticed a strong bond made between the group and the members of the village.
“It was a bond where you forget all the di% erences, you forget socio-economics, you forget color. I saw those di% erences disappear," Gitau
said. "I do this because of that. I think we need to create a world where people can relate beyond these basic di% erences.”
Ted Grace, director of the Student Health Center, said he joined Gitau on the trip because Gitau is originally from Kenya.
“I knew by (Gitau) being from Kenya, that we would get a really get an inside look at the culture,” he said. “I’ve taken cruises before and you get o% the ship and get such a super# cial interaction with the people. You don’t get that at all with this (trip).”
! e group visited four di% erent locations, including the city of Nairobi, Naro Moru, the Indian Ocean and a three-day safari at the end of the trip, Gitau said. All of this was included in the $3,850, which covered nearly everything on the trip, he said.
Grace said although the project was hard work, he enjoyed seeing such a large project be completed.
“! e # rst group did the basic bricks and the roof and then when we got there, we did the # ne
points," he said. "We put the doors on, the windows in and smoothed the walls o% ."
! ose who were tired from the day before had the options of teaching students within the classroom or spending time playing outdoors with the children, he said.
Grace said the greatest reward was building friendships with the families and children.
One girl named Rose gave Grace a letter before he le$ and he said he plans on writing back to her soon.
“Where else would you get to go to be that close to a family?” he said.
Gitau said he will continue making trips to Kenya with various groups to continue his mission for his organization.
“You’re talking about a place where not a lot of people go to visit,” he said. “To them, you are an angel of hope when they see you coming, and you are giving them something they did not have.”
Sean McGahan, an SIUC alumnus, teaches a group of students at the Kambi Primary School in a Kenyan village.
McGahan, along with 10 other people, traveled to Kenya in June to build a library beside a school in the village.
Cupcake course for the sweet-tooth
PHOTO PROVIDED BY | TED GRACE
Karon Oats, 6, of Tamms, licks frosting off his spoon Wednesday at the Boyton Street Community Center in Marion. Lesa Vaughn, of Mt. Vernon, came to the center to teach kids the art of cake decorating as part of the summer lunch program. Each kid was given a cupcake and a rice crispy treat to practice the different decorating techniques with a piping bag. “I came here because of all the activities that they have for us and all the good things they do for the younger kids,” said Jamesha Burdiman, 12, of Marion, a participant in the program.LYNNETTE OOSTMERDAILY EGYPTIAN
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HoroscopesBy Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement
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Today’s Birthday — Keep to a financial plan for peace of mind. Education is a key focus this year. Learn from an experienced tutor, and teach another. Be willing to give up an old perspective that no longer serves. This allows for a new view of unimaginable possibilities.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 9 — A sudden development reveals hidden resources. Dive into a hefty assignment, and rewards will exceed expectations. Kick back for a quiet evening to rejuvenate.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Start planning your escape. Look for strength in your reserves. Here’s your mantra for today: “I can have anything I’m willing to stand for.” You’re very attractive now.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8 — You’re focused on moving forward in career and community. A distant development changes the score. Negative inner conversations could distract. Turn the volume down with self-kindness.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is an 8 —Folks seem to be getting along, and business is going well. Dance with any surprises to keep the balance. Someone questions judgment, so make sure they feel heard.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Give something up and gain a bigger prize. There’s money coming in, and you may be tempted to be impulsive. Share your love freely, but keep your wallet in your pocket.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 —Whenever there’s romance, there’s also the fear of losing it. Risk it all and live passionately, or play it safe and lonely. Dare to be charming, like only you know how.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — You may find it easier to just stay home and get organized. Find what you need in your own closet or attic. Discover forgotten gems. A quiet evening refreshes.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Explore your neighborhood for treasures ... they’re closer than they seem. Take a stroll under the full moon and breathe fresh air. No need to venture far.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 —You make a good teacher now. There are new opportunities for income, but don’t waste what you have. Benefit from the generosity of another, and pay it forward.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Think before you move, but travel does look good now. Watch out for hidden potholes on the road, and give your card to folks as you go. You make an excellent connection.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 —You may feel like you’re getting nowhere, especially where relationships are concerned. Give it a rest and try again tomorrow, when conditions are more favorable.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5 — Today you could fall off the horse. Is this going to keep you from riding? What you choose could determine future limitations. Climb back on and know you can do it.
Wednesday’sAnswers
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold boarders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For
strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visitwww.sudoku.org.uk.
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Dogs are usually known for causing odors, but now they will be used to sni* them out.
Teddy is a golden retriever whose specialization is to recognize and acknowledge scents called biomarkers, or odors that can indicate stress or anxiety. He will begin to work in the fall at the VA Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Center in Marion.
Teddy will live with veterans in the treatment center, and his duty will be to nudge veterans who experience negative feelings or ‘emotional states’ that stem from post-traumatic stress disorder.
A Carbondale-based not-for-pro+ t organization, ‘this Able Veteran’ was created to match service dogs with veterans who have injuries. As part of a pilot program at the Marion VA Medical Center, Teddy will be the + rst dog to become a permanent, live-in sta* member. He has been trained by Behesha Doan, who founded ‘this Able Veteran.’
Teddy is trained to pick up on physical cues in veterans such as sweaty hands, a pounding heart and restlessness that signal an anxiety attack is happening. Teddy interrupts these attacks by engaging the veteran, which causes the veteran to recognize a possible attack so he or she can then apply the necessary tools learned through therapy to eliminate it.
With the nudge of his nose, Teddy says, “You’re starting up now. It’s happening,” Doan said.
Doan said the idea is that Teddy can continue to be trained to pick up on these cues earlier and earlier, thereby reducing the number and duration of anxiety attacks in veterans.
Doan said because PTSD breeds isolation, patients tend to
get sicker and sicker, and veteran service dogs such as Teddy are a link to recovery.
“It requires other living things to ful+ ll life,” Doan said.
Patients at the treatment center will be required to care for Teddy, which includes feeding and walking him.
While Teddy will be used primarily in group therapy, veterans will have the option of a “fur”-lough, which means a chance to take Teddy back to their individual room and spend time alone with him.
Doan said she started the program because her brother was in the military, and she feels indebtedness to military personnel. She said she had also seen unquali+ ed dogs sent to therapy.
Her goal was to create a program that provides consistency for the dog’s abilities, and ‘this Able Veteran’ does that, she said.
Another problem with trained veteran service dog programs is the three-year wait to be assigned one, Doan said. To address this issue, ‘this Able Veteran’ is developing a breeding program to facilitate quicker matches of veterans with dogs.
) ough Teddy works with PTSD patients, other dogs are trained to match various needs of veterans. Maverick, another service dog, is trained to retrieve items for those with physical disabilities.
However, Doan said more research is needed, especially with dogs trained to provide therapy to those with brain injuries. ) erefore, she said she will seek volunteers from SIUC to help.
Doan said volunteers must be veterans who su* er from PTSD and currently attend therapy. ) ey must wash with non-scented soap, not wear deodorants and be willing to gather scent samples from various parts of the body during peak anxiety periods.
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Organization brings service dogs to veterans
T eddy will live with veterans in the treatment center, and his duty will be to nudge veterans who
experience negative feelings or ‘emotional states’ that stem from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Christian Karottki, a senior studying managment and also an army veteran who served in Iraq, plays with Maverick while Teddy watches at Woody Hall Tuesday. Both
dogs are trianed through a not-for-profit organization ‘this Able Veteran.’ The dogs were touring the Veterans Service Center to peak interest in the program
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“I want to give back to the college that gave me so much,” said Hagstrom, the executive producer of AAPW Collision. “I feel that giving students real-world experience with something they weren’t exposed to at SIU is a great way to give back.”
) e * nal project for the class last spring was to work as part of the
production crew for the * rst two episodes of AAPW Collision, an experience that recent SIU graduate Sam Smith will never forget.
“) e fans were excited to be a part of the taping. ) e wrestlers were excited for the opportunity. ) ere was a lot of positive energy,” Smith said. “) ere were also a lot of mullets in a small space.”
Students enrolled in Hagstrom’s sports venue production class in fall 2011 will get the opportunity
to do a variety of di+ erent jobs in the production of AAPW Collision such as camera operation, graphics operation and backstage interviewing, Hagstrom said.
As for the time slot, Hagstrom said it is the perfect spot to reach their family-oriented audience.
“It puts us in a perfect block of people we want to show our programming to,” Hagstrom said. “ABC Kids ends at noon and college football typically starts around one in
the a, ernoon, so we’ve got that perfect range for kids and adults.”
) e series has been guaranteed 13 episodes on WSIL TV-3.
Hagstrom said he is hopeful AAPW can build on its fan support and run past the guranteed episodes. He said he wants to build a larger TV presence, which is why AAPW Collision runs every other week.
“A lot of fans in southern Illinois miss that ‘80s and ‘90s style of wrestling, and that's what we want to
bring back,” Hagstrom said. “If our fans are behind us, we can show WSIL and our venues that there is a big following for this in southern Illinois and bigger and better things will come.”
) e full TV schedule and taping dates will be announced on allamericanprowrestling.com and wsiltv.com in the upcoming weeks.
Joe Ragusa can be reached at [email protected]
or 536-3311 ext. 256.
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Saluki golfers named to All-Scholar teamTwo athletes from the women’s
golf team received All-American status with their extraordinary performance both on the course and in the classroom.
Earlier this week, Alisha Matthews, a junior studying recreation, and Ashleigh Rushing, a freshman studying English-education, were nominated to the National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team. It was the * rst time the team had two student athletes receive the honor since the 2004-05 season. Across the nation, 566 collegiate women golfers were recognized in achieving the scholar team status.
Rushing, who * nished her freshman year with a 3.56 GPA, said she is humbled to be recognized
for the honor and didn’t expect to receive such a prestigious award. She said coaches put an emphasis on the importance to get the most out of their education and they help with the students’ success in the classroom.
“It’s really important to me because the coaches stress how important grades are and that we’re going to school to get an education, not to play golf,” Rushing said. “I don’t like to let people down, so this was really important to me.”
She said the award was a boost to her attitude as a student athlete and created motivation for her to succeed in the three years she has le, at the university.
Diane Daugherty, the 2011 women’s golf coach who recently retired a, er coaching for 25 years, said she is proud of both Matthews and Rushing, and the whole team,
as they had a team GPA of 3.57. Of all collegiate sports to receive the scholar honor, Daughtery said the NGCA was the top of the list.
Daugherty has a “life pyramid” she uses for her athletes to prioritize, and of the four things on the list, golf is at the bottom. She said it is ful* lling for both her and the athletes, and proves it is possible for them to have success on the course and with their education.
“It’s a challenge to be gone as many days and miss as many classes as we do, and to maintain that high of a grade point average,” Daugherty
said. “As a coach it’s very rewarding and I’m very proud of them.”
Matthews, who received this award in 2010, said it means a lot to her because she worked hard to earn the grades she received throughout the year. She said it can be a tough balancing act to be a student-athlete.
To be successful as a university athlete, Matthews said it is important to maintain a strict schedule, have everything planned out and make the most of time management. ) roughout her Saluki career, Matthews has maintained a 3.727 GPA.
“I know that if I have to play one weekend and I know I’m going to be out there all day, I need to get my work done,” Matthews said. “When I get home from the golf course, I’m not going to want to be writing a paper or anything with school.”
As she heads into her senior year at SIU, Matthews said the award has given her more con* dence as an athlete and more con* dence in her future.
“Being able to use my time management and balance all of the things in my life while I’m down at school, it means a lot that I actually succeeded at it,” Matthews said.
CORY DOWNERDaily Egyptian
I t’s really important to me because the coaches stress how important grades are and that we’re going to school to get an education, not to play golf. I don’t like to let people
down, so this was really important to me.
— Ashleigh RushingSIU golfer
Miller, Coors and other popular beers may disappear from Minnesota stores and bars within days because brewing giant MillerCoors lacks the proper licenses due to the state’s government shutdown.
MillerCoors has 39 “brand label registrations” with the state that expired last month, and the employees who process renewals were laid o! when state government shut down July 1 in a budget dispute, Doug Neville, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety, said Wednesday.
MillerCoors spokesman Julian Green said the brewer still hopes to resolve the dispute through discussions with state alcohol regulators, but didn’t rule out legal action.
Green said MillerCoors submitted its paperwork and the check on time, on the 13th. Neville said the state didn’t receive them until June 15, two days a" er the registrations expired.
Whether it was the 13th or 15th might not have mattered because the check was for $1,380, a $210 overpayment, Green said. # at delayed the process. # e state received a second check for the right amount on June 27, he said.
But by that time, Neville said, employees in the department’s alcohol enforcement division didn’t have time to process the renewals before they were laid o! . On top of that, he said, the computer database they use to process renewals was taken o$ ine along with some other systems so the department’s skeleton IT crew can concentrate on maintaining more critical systems relied upon by law enforcement agencies.
Companies with shutdown disputes can turn to the state courts, which have set up a process for handling pleas for help overseen by Ramsey County Chief Judge Kathleen Gearin and an appointed special master, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz.
# at’s what many retailers have already done. # ey’re required to
have $20 “buyer’s cards” to purchase liquor from wholesalers, and they must be renewed annually by the same laid-o! employees that process brand registrations. Hundreds of those cards have expired or will soon. So retailers went before Blatz on Tuesday to ask for an order to recall some employees to process renewals. A decision is pending.
Neville didn’t know which other producers besides MillerCoors, the country’s No. 2 brewer, might be a! ected, but said St. Louis, Mo.-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., the largest U.S. beer maker, is safe at least until Oct. 1. “Our agents, I know, are looking at other brands,” he said.
# e potential loss of popular MillerCoors beers comes as another blow to liquor store, restaurant and bar owners who were thinking things couldn’t get any worse, said Frank Ball, executive director of the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association.
“It could be 102 degrees this weekend,” Ball said. “We need cold beer.”
It is every parent’s worst nightmare.
RAYMOND KELLY, New York City Police Commissioner, on the abduction and killing of
8-year-old Leiby Kletzy of Brooklyn
Nice job, kid. Thrilling, thrilling movie.
AMY BIANCOLLI, movie critic, in her glowing review of “Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows — Part 2”
Should parents of extremely obese children lose custody for not controlling their kids’ weight? A provocative commentary in one of the nation’s most distinguished medical journals argues yes, and its authors are joining a quiet chorus of advocates who say the government should be allowed to intervene in extreme cases.
It has happened a few times in the U.S., and the opinion piece in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association says putting children temporarily in foster care is in some cases more ethical than obesity surgery.
Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at Harvard-affiliated Children’s Hospital Boston, said the point isn’t to blame parents, but rather to act in children’s best interest and get them help that for whatever reason their parents can’t provide.
State intervention “ideally will support not just the child but the whole family, with the goal of reuniting child and family as soon as possible. That may require instruction on parenting,” said Ludwig, who wrote the article with Lindsey Murtagh, a lawyer and a researcher at Harvard’s School of Public Health.
But University of Pennsylvania bioethicist Art Caplan said he worries that the debate risks putting too much blame on parents. Obese children are victims of advertising,
marketing, peer pressure and bullying — things a parent can’t control, he said.
While some doctors promote weight-loss surgery for severely obese teens, Ludwig said it hasn’t been used for very long in adolescents and can have serious, sometimes life-threatening complications.
Ludwig said he starting thinking about the issue after a 90-pound 3-year-old girl came to his obesity clinic several years ago. Her parents had physical disabilities, little money and difficulty controlling her weight. Last year, at age 12, she weighed 400 pounds and had developed diabetes, cholesterol problems, high blood pressure and sleep apnea.
“Out of medical concern, the state placed this girl in foster care, where she simply received three balanced meals a day and a snack or two and moderate physical activity,” he said. After a year, she lost 130 pounds. Though she is still obese, her diabetes and apnea disappeared; she remains in foster care, he said.
State intervention in obesity “doesn’t necessarily involve new legal requirements,” Ludwig said. Health care providers are required to report children who are at immediate risk, and that can be for a variety of reasons, including neglect, abuse and what doctors call “failure to thrive.” That’s when children are severely underweight.
Jerri Gray, a Greenville, S.C.,
single mother who lost custody of her 555-pound 14-year-old son two years ago, said authorities don’t understand the challenges families may face in trying to control their kids’ weight.
“I was always working two jobs so we wouldn’t end up living in ghettos,” Gray said. She said she often didn’t have time to cook, so she would buy her son fast food. She said she asked doctors for help for her son’s big appetite but was accused of neglect.
Her sister has custody of the boy, now 16. The sister has the money to help him with a special diet and exercise, and the boy has lost more than 200 pounds, Gray said.
“Even though good has come out of this as far as him losing weight, he told me just last week, ‘Mommy, I want to be back with you so bad.’ They’ve done damage by pulling us apart,” Gray said.
Stormy Bradley, an Atlanta mother whose overweight 14-year-
old daughter is participating in a Georgia advocacy group’s “Stop Childhood Obesity” campaign, said she sympathizes with families facing legal action because of their kids’ weight.
Healthier food often costs more, and trying to monitor kids’ weight can be difficult, especially when they reach their teens and shun parental control, Bradley said. But taking youngsters away from their parents “definitely seems too extreme,” she said.
Should parents lose custody of super-obese kids?LINDSEY TANNERAssociated Press
STEVE KARNOWSKIAssociated Press
In a July 11, 2011 photo, Stormy Bradley, left, and her daughter Maya, 14, are seen in Atlanta. Maya is part of an anti-obesity ad campaign in Georgia. A provocative article in a prominent medical journal argues that parents of extremely obese
children should lose custody because they can’t control their kids’ weight in the most extreme cases. Bradley’s daughter isn’t at risk, but Bradley sympathizes with parents struggling to control their kids’ weight.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY | ERIC S. LESSER
MillerCoors becomes casualty of Minnesota shutdown
Bottles of Coors and Miller beer sit on the counter at the Ugly Mug restaurant and bar Wednesday, July 13, 2011 in Minneapolis. The popular beers may disappear from Minnesota
stores and bars within days because brewing giant MillerCoors lacks the proper licenses due to Minnesota’s government shutdown.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY |JIM MONE
I t could be 102 degrees this weekend. We need cold beer.
— Frank BallExecutive director of Minnesota
Licensed Beverage Association
D!"#$ E%$&'"!(F!"#$%!) ursday, July 14, 2011 7An island celebration in Carbondale
Rich “Schooner” McGuire of Conch Republic does a version of the hula dance during the Sunset Concert July 7 at Turley Park. The band brought their island vibe to Carbondale despite some threatening storms in the area.
Thursday’s concert will feature The Kinsey Report, a Chicago blues band. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. on the steps of Shryock Auditorium. For more photos from last week’s concert, visit dailyegyptian.com.
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! e Kinsey Report will play its energetic, rocky blues on the steps of Shyrock Auditorium for the Sunset Concert ! ursday.
! e three Kinsey brothers; Ralph Kinsey, Donald Kinsey and Kenneth Kinsey are the heart and soul of the band. ! e musicians are the sons of the late Chicago blues man, Lester “Big Daddy” Kinsey, and were members of Big Daddy Kinsey’s Fabulous Sons. ! e three brothers are joined by long-time friend Nick Byrd, who also plays in Kenneth Kinsey’s group, Funky Mojo Daddy.
! e Gary, Ind., natives formed their band over 25 years ago. Donald is on guitar, Ralph kills the drums, Kenneth plays bass and Nick Byrd plays guitar; the entire group sings. Donald Kinsey, the leader of the group, said playing with his brothers has made all of them musically in sync with one another.
Donald Kinsey said artists such as ! e ! ree Kings, BB Freddie and Chuck Berry have a big in" uence on him. However, he said his church and his father are his two biggest inspirations. Donald Kinsey has an impressive resume in the music industry as he has played with artists like Peter Tosh, Albert King and reggae superstar Bob Marley.
Donald Kinsey played some guitar parts on the Bob Marley and ! e Wailers album, “Rastaman Vibration,” which led to a tour with Marley in 1976, a move to Jamaica and an appearance on the live
album, “Babylon By Bus.”In 1976 Rolling Stone recognized
Bob Marley and the Wailers as the Band of ! e Year. However, Kinsey’s successful run with the group came to an end when he le# the band because of an assassination attempt on Marley that almost ended Kinsey’s life.
“! ere was a guy at the door, and he had a gun. He must have $ red about seven shots, and we ran for cover,” Donald Kinsey said in an interview with the Jamaica Gleaner.
! e Kinsey Report has its unique sound down to a science in each of its $ ve albums: “Edge of the City,” “Midnight Drive,” “Powerhouse,” “Crossing Bridges” and “Smoke and Steel.”
No stranger to the road, Donald Kinsey said the hardest thing is being away from his family and missing them, but he does love
what being on tour means to him.“I like sharing the feeling that the
music brings to the people,” he said.! e Kinsey Report is sure to
put on a powerful performance with its enticing and engaging instrumentation. ! e group is so comfortable playing their music that they make it look easy.
Donald Kinsey’s fingers mesmerize as they dance across his guitar. As seen in live footage, the group is a crowd-pleaser that mixes firey guitar licks with poetic lyrics and a funky rhythm. The group’s sound is full of emotion, and Donald Kinsey can make his guitar cry with each conviction-filled note he plays.
“Music has opened the world as a source of communication and also the best physical, mental and spiritual alignment one can have,” he said. “We come to have fun.”
The Kinsey Report rocks with jam-packed funk n’ bluesDARCE OLUNDDaily Egyptian
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Rich “Schooner” McGuire of Conch Republic does a version of the hula dance during the Sunset Concert July 7 at Turley Park. The band brought their island vibe to Carbondale despite some threatening storms in the area.
Thursday’s concert will feature The Kinsey Report, a Chicago blues band. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. on the steps of Shryock Auditorium. For more photos from last week’s concert, visit dailyegyptian.com.
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Miller, Coors and other popular beers may disappear from Minnesota stores and bars within days because brewing giant MillerCoors lacks the proper licenses due to the state’s government shutdown.
MillerCoors has 39 “brand label registrations” with the state that expired last month, and the employees who process renewals were laid o! when state government shut down July 1 in a budget dispute, Doug Neville, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety, said Wednesday.
MillerCoors spokesman Julian Green said the brewer still hopes to resolve the dispute through discussions with state alcohol regulators, but didn’t rule out legal action.
Green said MillerCoors submitted its paperwork and the check on time, on the 13th. Neville said the state didn’t receive them until June 15, two days a" er the registrations expired.
Whether it was the 13th or 15th might not have mattered because the check was for $1,380, a $210 overpayment, Green said. # at delayed the process. # e state received a second check for the right amount on June 27, he said.
But by that time, Neville said, employees in the department’s alcohol enforcement division didn’t have time to process the renewals before they were laid o! . On top of that, he said, the computer database they use to process renewals was taken o$ ine along with some other systems so the department’s skeleton IT crew can concentrate on maintaining more critical systems relied upon by law enforcement agencies.
Companies with shutdown disputes can turn to the state courts, which have set up a process for handling pleas for help overseen by Ramsey County Chief Judge Kathleen Gearin and an appointed special master, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz.
# at’s what many retailers have already done. # ey’re required to
have $20 “buyer’s cards” to purchase liquor from wholesalers, and they must be renewed annually by the same laid-o! employees that process brand registrations. Hundreds of those cards have expired or will soon. So retailers went before Blatz on Tuesday to ask for an order to recall some employees to process renewals. A decision is pending.
Neville didn’t know which other producers besides MillerCoors, the country’s No. 2 brewer, might be a! ected, but said St. Louis, Mo.-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., the largest U.S. beer maker, is safe at least until Oct. 1. “Our agents, I know, are looking at other brands,” he said.
# e potential loss of popular MillerCoors beers comes as another blow to liquor store, restaurant and bar owners who were thinking things couldn’t get any worse, said Frank Ball, executive director of the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association.
“It could be 102 degrees this weekend,” Ball said. “We need cold beer.”
It is every parent’s worst nightmare.
RAYMOND KELLY, New York City Police Commissioner, on the abduction and killing of
8-year-old Leiby Kletzy of Brooklyn
Nice job, kid. Thrilling, thrilling movie.
AMY BIANCOLLI, movie critic, in her glowing review of “Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows — Part 2”
Should parents of extremely obese children lose custody for not controlling their kids’ weight? A provocative commentary in one of the nation’s most distinguished medical journals argues yes, and its authors are joining a quiet chorus of advocates who say the government should be allowed to intervene in extreme cases.
It has happened a few times in the U.S., and the opinion piece in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association says putting children temporarily in foster care is in some cases more ethical than obesity surgery.
Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at Harvard-affiliated Children’s Hospital Boston, said the point isn’t to blame parents, but rather to act in children’s best interest and get them help that for whatever reason their parents can’t provide.
State intervention “ideally will support not just the child but the whole family, with the goal of reuniting child and family as soon as possible. That may require instruction on parenting,” said Ludwig, who wrote the article with Lindsey Murtagh, a lawyer and a researcher at Harvard’s School of Public Health.
But University of Pennsylvania bioethicist Art Caplan said he worries that the debate risks putting too much blame on parents. Obese children are victims of advertising,
marketing, peer pressure and bullying — things a parent can’t control, he said.
While some doctors promote weight-loss surgery for severely obese teens, Ludwig said it hasn’t been used for very long in adolescents and can have serious, sometimes life-threatening complications.
Ludwig said he starting thinking about the issue after a 90-pound 3-year-old girl came to his obesity clinic several years ago. Her parents had physical disabilities, little money and difficulty controlling her weight. Last year, at age 12, she weighed 400 pounds and had developed diabetes, cholesterol problems, high blood pressure and sleep apnea.
“Out of medical concern, the state placed this girl in foster care, where she simply received three balanced meals a day and a snack or two and moderate physical activity,” he said. After a year, she lost 130 pounds. Though she is still obese, her diabetes and apnea disappeared; she remains in foster care, he said.
State intervention in obesity “doesn’t necessarily involve new legal requirements,” Ludwig said. Health care providers are required to report children who are at immediate risk, and that can be for a variety of reasons, including neglect, abuse and what doctors call “failure to thrive.” That’s when children are severely underweight.
Jerri Gray, a Greenville, S.C.,
single mother who lost custody of her 555-pound 14-year-old son two years ago, said authorities don’t understand the challenges families may face in trying to control their kids’ weight.
“I was always working two jobs so we wouldn’t end up living in ghettos,” Gray said. She said she often didn’t have time to cook, so she would buy her son fast food. She said she asked doctors for help for her son’s big appetite but was accused of neglect.
Her sister has custody of the boy, now 16. The sister has the money to help him with a special diet and exercise, and the boy has lost more than 200 pounds, Gray said.
“Even though good has come out of this as far as him losing weight, he told me just last week, ‘Mommy, I want to be back with you so bad.’ They’ve done damage by pulling us apart,” Gray said.
Stormy Bradley, an Atlanta mother whose overweight 14-year-
old daughter is participating in a Georgia advocacy group’s “Stop Childhood Obesity” campaign, said she sympathizes with families facing legal action because of their kids’ weight.
Healthier food often costs more, and trying to monitor kids’ weight can be difficult, especially when they reach their teens and shun parental control, Bradley said. But taking youngsters away from their parents “definitely seems too extreme,” she said.
Should parents lose custody of super-obese kids?LINDSEY TANNERAssociated Press
STEVE KARNOWSKIAssociated Press
In a July 11, 2011 photo, Stormy Bradley, left, and her daughter Maya, 14, are seen in Atlanta. Maya is part of an anti-obesity ad campaign in Georgia. A provocative article in a prominent medical journal argues that parents of extremely obese
children should lose custody because they can’t control their kids’ weight in the most extreme cases. Bradley’s daughter isn’t at risk, but Bradley sympathizes with parents struggling to control their kids’ weight.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY | ERIC S. LESSER
MillerCoors becomes casualty of Minnesota shutdown
Bottles of Coors and Miller beer sit on the counter at the Ugly Mug restaurant and bar Wednesday, July 13, 2011 in Minneapolis. The popular beers may disappear from Minnesota
stores and bars within days because brewing giant MillerCoors lacks the proper licenses due to Minnesota’s government shutdown.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY |JIM MONE
I t could be 102 degrees this weekend. We need cold beer.
— Frank BallExecutive director of Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association
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Ill. GOP rep. says Obama ‘lying’ on debt ceiling
SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois congressman accuses President Barack Obama in a video released Wednesday of “lying” about the impact of not raising the national debt ceiling in the next three weeks and goes on to ask, “Have you no shame, sir?”
Republican Rep. Joe Walsh said “President Obama, quit lying,” in the video posted online. He said there is “plenty of money” to pay debt and cover Social Security even if the limit isn’t raised.
Walsh claims Obama will not get congressional approval to increase the $14.3 trillion debt limit unless the Democratic president backs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, which Obama opposes. Obama says the country will default if Congress doesn’t raise the ceiling by Aug. 2.
Republicans, looking to reduce the federal deficit, are insisting on massive spending cuts as a condition for raising the debt limit. Democrats say any plan to cut the deficit should include tax increases for the wealthiest Americans. Republicans oppose any tax increases.
Talks are deadlocked.It’s unusual for a member of Congress to bluntly accuse a
president of lying. To back up his statement, the first-term lawmaker’s office released figures showing estimated revenue for this year far outpaces the $213 billion interest payment.
A spokeswoman said Walsh is not alone in believing the country won’t default. Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, a Minnesota congresswoman, says the Treasury Department can pay interest on the debt and then prioritize spending
“You know darn well that if Aug. 2 comes and goes there is plenty of money to pay off our debt and cover all Social Security obligations,” Walsh says in the video, adding that Obama has media protection for “everything you say and do, but have you no shame, sir?”
White House spokesmen declined comment on Walsh’s accusation.
Judge sets bond for three in Galesburg shooting death
G A L E S B U R G — A Knox County judge has ordered bond amounts to stand for three suspects arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man in a crowded park in the western Illinois community of Galesburg.
The three face charges in the June 30 death of 21-year-old Jemell Ware, who died not long after the shooting near a playground in Kiwanis Park.
Bond for 46-year-old Overton Fisher is set at $3 million. Bond for 18-year old Michael Fisher and 21-year old Kareem Dixon is set at $1 million each.
The three made initial court appearances Wednesday.An unnamed 16-year-old and 18-year-old Michael Garrett also
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Dogs are usually known for causing odors, but now they will be used to sni* them out.
Teddy is a golden retriever whose specialization is to recognize and acknowledge scents called biomarkers, or odors that can indicate stress or anxiety. He will begin to work in the fall at the VA Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Center in Marion.
Teddy will live with veterans in the treatment center, and his duty will be to nudge veterans who experience negative feelings or ‘emotional states’ that stem from post-traumatic stress disorder.
A Carbondale-based not-for-pro+ t organization, ‘this Able Veteran’ was created to match service dogs with veterans who have injuries. As part of a pilot program at the Marion VA Medical Center, Teddy will be the + rst dog to become a permanent, live-in sta* member. He has been trained by Behesha Doan, who founded ‘this Able Veteran.’
Teddy is trained to pick up on physical cues in veterans such as sweaty hands, a pounding heart and restlessness that signal an anxiety attack is happening. Teddy interrupts these attacks by engaging the veteran, which causes the veteran to recognize a possible attack so he or she can then apply the necessary tools learned through therapy to eliminate it.
With the nudge of his nose, Teddy says, “You’re starting up now. It’s happening,” Doan said.
Doan said the idea is that Teddy can continue to be trained to pick up on these cues earlier and earlier, thereby reducing the number and duration of anxiety attacks in veterans.
Doan said because PTSD breeds isolation, patients tend to
get sicker and sicker, and veteran service dogs such as Teddy are a link to recovery.
“It requires other living things to ful+ ll life,” Doan said.
Patients at the treatment center will be required to care for Teddy, which includes feeding and walking him.
While Teddy will be used primarily in group therapy, veterans will have the option of a “fur”-lough, which means a chance to take Teddy back to their individual room and spend time alone with him.
Doan said she started the program because her brother was in the military, and she feels indebtedness to military personnel. She said she had also seen unquali+ ed dogs sent to therapy.
Her goal was to create a program that provides consistency for the dog’s abilities, and ‘this Able Veteran’ does that, she said.
Another problem with trained veteran service dog programs is the three-year wait to be assigned one, Doan said. To address this issue, ‘this Able Veteran’ is developing a breeding program to facilitate quicker matches of veterans with dogs.
) ough Teddy works with PTSD patients, other dogs are trained to match various needs of veterans. Maverick, another service dog, is trained to retrieve items for those with physical disabilities.
However, Doan said more research is needed, especially with dogs trained to provide therapy to those with brain injuries. ) erefore, she said she will seek volunteers from SIUC to help.
Doan said volunteers must be veterans who su* er from PTSD and currently attend therapy. ) ey must wash with non-scented soap, not wear deodorants and be willing to gather scent samples from various parts of the body during peak anxiety periods.
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Organization brings service dogs to veterans
T eddy will live with veterans in the treatment center, and his duty will be to nudge veterans who
experience negative feelings or ‘emotional states’ that stem from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Christian Karottki, a senior studying managment and also an army veteran who served in Iraq, plays with Maverick while Teddy watches at Woody Hall Tuesday. Both
dogs are trianed through a not-for-profit organization ‘this Able Veteran.’ The dogs were touring the Veterans Service Center to peak interest in the program
HoroscopesBy Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement
(Answers tomorrow)SILKY THICK BAFFLE PUDDLEYesterday’s Jumbles:
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Today’s Birthday — Keep to a financial plan for peace of mind. Education is a key focus this year. Learn from an experienced tutor, and teach another. Be willing to give up an old perspective that no longer serves. This allows for a new view of unimaginable possibilities.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 9 — A sudden development reveals hidden resources. Dive into a hefty assignment, and rewards will exceed expectations. Kick back for a quiet evening to rejuvenate.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Start planning your escape. Look for strength in your reserves. Here’s your mantra for today: “I can have anything I’m willing to stand for.” You’re very attractive now.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8 — You’re focused on moving forward in career and community. A distant development changes the score. Negative inner conversations could distract. Turn the volume down with self-kindness.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is an 8 —Folks seem to be getting along, and business is going well. Dance with any surprises to keep the balance. Someone questions judgment, so make sure they feel heard.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Give something up and gain a bigger prize. There’s money coming in, and you may be tempted to be impulsive. Share your love freely, but keep your wallet in your pocket.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 —Whenever there’s romance, there’s also the fear of losing it. Risk it all and live passionately, or play it safe and lonely. Dare to be charming, like only you know how.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — You may find it easier to just stay home and get organized. Find what you need in your own closet or attic. Discover forgotten gems. A quiet evening refreshes.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Explore your neighborhood for treasures ... they’re closer than they seem. Take a stroll under the full moon and breathe fresh air. No need to venture far.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 —You make a good teacher now. There are new opportunities for income, but don’t waste what you have. Benefit from the generosity of another, and pay it forward.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Think before you move, but travel does look good now. Watch out for hidden potholes on the road, and give your card to folks as you go. You make an excellent connection.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 —You may feel like you’re getting nowhere, especially where relationships are concerned. Give it a rest and try again tomorrow, when conditions are more favorable.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5 — Today you could fall off the horse. Is this going to keep you from riding? What you choose could determine future limitations. Climb back on and know you can do it.
Wednesday’sAnswers
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold boarders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For
strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visitwww.sudoku.org.uk.
WEDNESDAY’S ANSWERS
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Professional wrestling has found a new home on the airwaves of southern Illinois.
Sean Chambers, owner and promoter of All American Pro Wrestling, an independent wrestling organization based in southern Illinois, said he formed AAPW with a group of
wrestlers who wanted to get away from the other poorly-run organizations in the area and provide a more family-friendly atmosphere for the fans.
“Our ! rst show of AAPW was a bene! t for a little girl that was a burn victim, and we got around 400 people,” Chambers said. “From that point on I thought this was great and we could grow it.”
AAPW was created in October 2006
and will begin to run “AAPW Collision,” an hour-long program on WSIL TV-3 Sept. 3. It will run every other Saturday from noon to 1 p.m.
" e years that followed AAPW’s ! rst show proved to be quite di# cult as the sponsorships and fan base came and went, Chambers said.
It wasn't until Chris Hagstrom, SIU alumnus and director of video services for Saluki Athletics, came along that the idea for TV became a possibility.
“Chris actually wanted to be a
wrestler a few years back but because of all his academics, he wasn't able to make the commitment," Chambers said. “But a$ er Chris came back to do ring announcing, since he was in broadcasting, I told him about possibly wanting to do television and the lightbulb went o% in Chris' head and he just ran with it.”
Other than his brief stint as a wrestler-in-training, Hagstrom said his involvement with AAPW started when he was the video coordinator for the
Southern Illinois Miners in 2009 and started Pro Wrestling Night at Rent One Park in Marion. Hagstrom was hired at SIUC before the fall 2010 semester to teach the new radio-television sports venue production class in which students produced content for the new video boards at Saluki Stadium and the SIU Arena. He said it was then he realized he had a unique opportunity to help Chambers.
WSIL produces new wrestling series
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! e Jackson County State Attorney’s O" ce will issue a governor’s warrant for a suspect charged with the sexual assault of an SIUC student.
! e governor’s warrant, which is issued when one state requests the extradition of a fugitive or inmate from another state, is for Jamal Jones, a man arrested June 17 in Philadelphia in connection with a May 8 assault on a 19-year-old SIUC student, said Kenneth Sneed, investigations lieutenant of the Department of Public Safety.
! e Jackson County State Attorney’s O" ce is processing the proper # les to issue a governor’s warrant so Jones, who is charged with aggravated sexual assault, can return to stand trial in Jackson County.
Jones, a 20-year-old Rend Lake College student, was en route to his hometown of Philadelphia when police discovered the suspect’s identity and whereabouts.
A governor’s warrant is required because Jones has chosen to waive
his extradition rights, which means he chose not to be transferred back to Jackson County. Sneed said.
Sneed said he wasn’t sure when the warrant will be issued. He said a governor’s warrant can take months to process, and therefore Jones has prolonged his trial proceedings.
“He most likely received legal advice from his counsel,” Sneed said. “He has that right.”
On June 24, Lt. John Prezeplilrik of the 22nd District Philadelphia Police Department said the Philadelphia police district intended to extradite Jones to Jackson County when he was apprehended June 17.
! e request will be made by the state’s attorney o" ce and then approved by Gov. Pat Quinn. A$ er Gov. Quinn signs o% on the warrant, a state deputy will be allowed to transport Jones from Philadelphia to Jackson county, where he would stand trial.
Sneed said Jones will be tried for two counts of aggravated sexual assault once he is returned to Jackson County. He said if convicted, Jones can face 30 years to life in prison.
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Assault suspect exercises rights, governor’swarrant issued WHITNEY WAYDaily Egyptian
S need said he isn’t sure when the warrant will be issued. He said a governor’s warrant can
take months to process, and therefore Jones has prolonged his trial proceedings.
Students build library, bond with community in KenyaLAUREN LEONEDaily Egyptian
Peter Gitau traveled to Kenya with 10 others to help build a library for school children in the village of Naro Moru.
“I do this because it gives students exposure to cultural experiences that they’re not going to get in southern Illinois or sometimes don’t get in any part of the United States,” said Gitau, associate vice chancellor for student a% airs and dean of students.
Gitau, who is originally from Kenya, runs a not-for-pro# t organization called Teach My Kenyan Children, which helps fund and build facilities for schools. He started the organization in 2001.
! e group, which consisted of mainly SIUC students, spent eight days of the 18-day long trip living with a host in the village with two students per host, Gitau said. Although the village is an agricultural community with homes spread out, Gitau said hosts were within walking distance of each other.
! e library was built next to one of the four public schools funded by the organization, Gitau said.
“For one solid week, they are doing that,” he said. “It is back-breaking work. ! ey are pushing wheel barrels and slapping cement down. But they also eat what the family eats, participate in daily chores and bond with them."
Each morning, the group went to Kambi Primary School, a local public school with an enrollment of about 400 students and part of Gitau’s organization, to work on the library project.
“You’re not giving them a
condescending attitude. You are also getting something from them," Gitau said. "You’re living in their homes (with their families). When you think about the fact that they have opened their home to you and feeding you ... this is mutual sharing.”
Another SIUC group went to Kenya earlier to complete the # rst half of the project, he said. Before this trip, Gitau said he asked members to raise roughly $3,000 to complete the project. ! e organization raised the remaining $2,000 because Gitau said the money was needed to complete a project that totaled $15,000.
Martha Cropper, a board member for Teach My Kenyan Children, said she made the trip to Kenya to observe the classrooms of all four schools the organization funded. Cropper, who retired from SIUC in 2007, said she observed the schools to get a better understanding of the organization’s progress and to write grants.
She said fundraising is important to meet even the basic necessities for these students. Uniforms, which are roughly $4, are more than parents can a% ord.
! e group not only completed the building of a library, but they also bought nearly 100 uniforms and pairs of shoes for the school children, she said.
“! ese were the # rst new pair of shoes for some of these kids,” she said. “And even though primary education is supposedly free, the parents have to buy their children uniforms.”
Gitau said he noticed a strong bond made between the group and the members of the village.
“It was a bond where you forget all the di% erences, you forget socio-economics, you forget color. I saw those di% erences disappear," Gitau
said. "I do this because of that. I think we need to create a world where people can relate beyond these basic di% erences.”
Ted Grace, director of the Student Health Center, said he joined Gitau on the trip because Gitau is originally from Kenya.
“I knew by (Gitau) being from Kenya, that we would get a really get an inside look at the culture,” he said. “I’ve taken cruises before and you get o% the ship and get such a super# cial interaction with the people. You don’t get that at all with this (trip).”
! e group visited four di% erent locations, including the city of Nairobi, Naro Moru, the Indian Ocean and a three-day safari at the end of the trip, Gitau said. All of this was included in the $3,850, which covered nearly everything on the trip, he said.
Grace said although the project was hard work, he enjoyed seeing such a large project be completed.
“! e # rst group did the basic bricks and the roof and then when we got there, we did the # ne
points," he said. "We put the doors on, the windows in and smoothed the walls o% ."
! ose who were tired from the day before had the options of teaching students within the classroom or spending time playing outdoors with the children, he said.
Grace said the greatest reward was building friendships with the families and children.
One girl named Rose gave Grace a letter before he le$ and he said he plans on writing back to her soon.
“Where else would you get to go to be that close to a family?” he said.
Gitau said he will continue making trips to Kenya with various groups to continue his mission for his organization.
“You’re talking about a place where not a lot of people go to visit,” he said. “To them, you are an angel of hope when they see you coming, and you are giving them something they did not have.”
Sean McGahan, an SIUC alumnus, teaches a group of students at the Kambi Primary School in a Kenyan village.
McGahan, along with 10 other people, traveled to Kenya in June to build a library beside a school in the village.
Cupcake course for the sweet-tooth
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Karon Oats, 6, of Tamms, licks frosting off his spoon Wednesday at the Boyton Street Community Center in Marion. Lesa Vaughn, of Mt. Vernon, came to the center to teach kids the art of cake decorating as part of the summer lunch program. Each kid was given a cupcake and a rice crispy treat to practice the different decorating techniques with a piping bag. “I came here because of all the activities that they have for us and all the good things they do for the younger kids,” said Jamesha Burdiman, 12, of Marion, a participant in the program.LYNNETTE OOSTMERDAILY EGYPTIAN
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