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Daily Egyptianwww.siude.com VOL. 92, NO. 46, 16 PAGES S OUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 24, 2006 Hunger pains teach lessons USG to discuss conduct code Wayne Utterback DAILY EGYPTIAN

The president of Undergraduate Student Government said he believes students should have the right to decide if they want to risk intervening in a fight. Akeem Mustapha, referencing the nine SIUC freshmen suspended in part because they did not break up or report a fight this month, said the Student Conduct Code would likely be a major platform for dis- cussion at the next USG meeting. The meeting is at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Student Health Center Auditorium. Mustapha said several students have come to the USG office to express their concerns of the issue of the nine Chicago-area students who were removed from campus. Student Judicial Affairs charged JAKE LOCKARD ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN the nine with several Student Poor class participants Gordon Harper, left, a freshman studying business, and Aneyea Rice, a freshman studying communication, Conduct Violations, including dis- eat rice and beans Monday evening at the 2nd annual Hunger Awareness Program in the Old Main Restaurant. Each class was served a orderly conduct and not interven- different meal, which ranged from bread and water to a full three-course meal. ing in the Oct. 6 attack. The stu- dents were also accused of physical Monday evening at the Student from McHenry studying special ers holding biographies of their abuse, and they have all denied Program shows Center to participate in and learn education, said being in the very characters’ family members and class disparities of about world hunger. According to poor category caused her to feel employees. See USG, Page 11 the dinner’s programs, more than ostracized. The best part of the Knight, an undeclared gradu- world hunger 1.1 billion people worldwide live dinner for her was when she was ate student from Fairfax, Va., said on less than a dollar a day. allowed to eat the middle class’ being rich during the dinner was Alicia Wade The dinner’s sponsors includ- food. cause for anxiety, until the poor Coach Kill DAILY EGYPTIAN ed the SIUC Rotaract Club, the “I felt like I went from poor to and very poor were allowed to Black Affairs Council, the Latin riches,” Richardson said. partake of better food. Carol Knight anxiously flipped American Student Association and The participants were each “I think if they had done it open her program to discover the Racial and Ethnic Minority given a new identity at the begin- longer, I would have been really remains in whether she was rich, middle class, Student Programs. ning of the night, defining both self-conscious,” Knight said. poor or the dreaded — very poor. The people were divided into their social classes and their lives. The night began with SIUC Luckily for Knight, she struck four groups and then served a din- Some found themselves as an alumnus Edson Lobato talking gold and learned she was rich. ner reflecting their social class. unemployed, single mother rais- about his agricultural work in the hospital For her that meant a three-course Near the end of the dinner ing a 7-year-old daughter on the Cerrado region of Brazil. He and meal, while for other participants those that were assigned to eat streets, while others became soon- his partners took an area compa- Jordan Wilson of the second annual Rotaract meager meals were invited to par- to-be retired bankers with fami- rable to the African savannah and DAILY EGYPTIAN Hunger Awareness Program it take in the middle-class buffet, lies. transformed it into rich farmland. meant bread and water. which included pasta and salad. As the dinner went on, people SIU football coach Jerry Kill About 45 people gathered Katie Richardson, a senior were encouraged to find oth- See HUNGER, Page 11 is awaiting a release date from doctors while he remains listed in stable condition Monday night at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, said Tom Weber, SIU’s sports Many students unaware of conduct code information director. The 45-year-old Kill collapsed Brandon Weisenberger about alcohol and write a five-page Sunday morning after taping his DAILY EGYPTIAN paper. “ weekly coach’s show at WSIL- Mallon said the universi- “The students and the university need to wake up and TV studios in Carterville. Hours John Mallon had never heard ty charges — selling alcohol to before the incident, the Salukis lost have a serious conversation about this. of the Student Conduct Code minors and consuming alcohol — Hugh Williams Saturday night at home, 27-24, to until a policeman said he would while underage — are unfounded. owner of Williams Law Firm Western Kentucky University. be referred to Student Judicial Mallon also faces Jackson County “The doctors decided he should Affairs for punishment after an criminal charges of selling alcohol think that it’s pretty sketchy how Until about three years ago, the stay overnight again,” Weber said. early semester house party. without a license. He plead guilty as soon as you sign up for classes university used to mail out a “gray “It’s not anything to be alarmed Before Carbondale authorities and has been fined $250. here, as soon as you pay the univer- book” to students each year that about or concerned with.” busted the party up, Mallon said He’s just one of several students sity your tuition money, you auto- listed SIUC’s policies and proce- “You always want to get him he had no idea such a code or such who have been through the judicial matically fall under the long arm of dures, Dietz said. As money got out as quick as possible.” a court-like department existed at affairs system, reprimanded and the Student Conduct Code.” tight, administrators decided to Kill suffered his first seizure SIUC. appealed on grounds that the body Hard copies of the code are make the code exclusively available at SIU in November 2001 after Now, the junior from Oak violated constitutional provisions hard to come by. Vice Chancellor online. a loss to Missouri State University. Lawn studying mathematics of due process and proof of guilt. for Student Affairs Larry Dietz He said new and transfer stu- About a year ago, Kill endured education is appealing a Student Mallon is also among the stu- last week said the only access to dents are mainly advised on how another seizure, which occurred Judicial Affairs ruling requiring dents who were oblivious to the the code is via the Internet. to find the code during annual on the sidelines of McAndrew him to watch an educational video code’s existence before being hit A receptionist at the Student orientation programs, but there Stadium in the waning moments with charges and who still have no Judicial Affairs office said no cop- are no in-depth sessions during of SIU’s 61-35 loss to Illinois View the Student Conduct Code at idea what it’s all about. ies of the code were available, and that time. State University. ! www.siu.edu/~sja. “A lot of students aren’t aware students should look online for the of what it’s about,” Mallon said. “I guidelines. See CONDUCT, Page 11 See KILL, Page 11 2 Tuesday, October 24, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN News CALENDAR NEWS BRIEFS SIUC College Attorney general: Sale of loan portfolio illegal SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has ruled that Gov. Rod Democrats meeting Blagojevich can sell portions of the state’s student-loan portfolio, but only if the money gen- • 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Student Center erated by the sales are used to support student loans. in Activity Room B Blagojevich can’t sell the entire portfolio of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, however, unless he gets legislative approval, Madigan says. With its $3.8 billion portfolio, ISAC NAACP’s Town Hall borrows money to buy loan debts or make new loans. In an opinion issued Friday, Madigan held that Blagojevich does have the authority to sell meeting parts of the portfolio but any money must go back into accounts related to student loans. • 6 p.m. today at Grinnell Hall in the lower ISAC Chairman Don McNeil said the opinion validates the commission’s plan to sell or level restructure portions of the portfolio to raise at least $100 million for more college scholar- • Discussion of campus safety and conduct ships. codes • For more information, contact [email protected] Topinka still losing money game in race SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Republican Judy Baar Topinka has raised more than $687,000 over the past two weeks, while Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich added at least $605,000 to PreHealth Professions his already-huge campaign fund. Association Meeting Reports filed through Monday with the State Board of Elections offer a glimpse into fund- • 7 p.m. today at the Life Science III raising by the two campaigns. They are required to report donations of $500 or more made Auditorium, Room 1059 from Oct. 9 through the Nov. 7 election. The figures don’t include smaller donations or any information about spending. But other reports due Monday should offer more details. The candidates must disclose Journalism Film Fest: every dollar they collected or spent from July 1 to Oct. 8. The last look into the campaigns’ financial status covered the first half of the year. “The Paper” Blagojevich, the most prolific fundraiser in Illinois history, had about $12.2 million in the • 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Agriculture bank, while Topinka had just $1.5 million. Building, Room 102 The Legalities of Drug POLICE REPORTS University alcohol at 1:50 a.m. Friday on N. Illinois Testing in Professional Avenue at E. Walnut. Filipiak posted the Sports A theft from a motor vehicle occurred driver’s license and $100 cash bond and • 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the between 6 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. Oct. 16 was released. Law School Auditorium in the upper level of lot 112. A license plate was reported stolen. There are no A theft of lost or mislaid property suspects at this time. occurred between 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 and SPC Films Presents: 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Allen I laun- A theft under $300 occurred between dry room. Clothing was reported stolen. “The Shining” 10 a.m. and 10:50 a.m. Thursday at Lawson There are no suspects at this time. • 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Hall. A wallet was reported stolen. There the Student Center Auditorium are no suspects at this time. A theft under $300 and credit card • 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the fraud occurred between 2:50 p.m. and 6 Student Center Auditorium SIUC student Anthony J. Filipiak, 23, p.m. Wednesday in Pulliam Hall. A purse • Tickets: $3 for students with an ID, $3 for of Springfield, was arrested and charged was reported stolen. There are no sus- children ages 3-10, $4 for general public with driving under the influence of pects at this time.

The calendar is a free service for CORRECTIONS community groups. We cannot In Friday’s edition of the DAILY EGYPTIAN, Pat Kelly was incorrectly identified on both accounts in the page 5 story, “A man with his own plan.” Kelly is a member of the energy and guarantee that all items will run. environment advisory commission to the City Council and a Green Party committeeman for precinct 26. The DAILY EGYPTIAN regrets this error. In Friday’s issue of the DAILY EGYPTIAN, the page 16 stories, “Salukis look to improve Submit calendar items to the defense after subpar performance,” and “WKU’s quarterback a tough test for secondary,” DAILY EGYPTIAN newsroom, misspelled the last name of Tracy Claeys, SIU’s defensive coordinator. The DAILY EGYPTIAN Communications 1247, at least regrets this error. two days before event, or call If you spot an error, please contact the DAILY EGYPTIAN accuracy desk at 536-3311, (618) 536-3311, ext. 266. ext. 253.

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Vernon 52 31 s 54 47 r 80s 60s AtlantaAtlanta 70s ElEl PasoPaso HoustonHouston 61/38 T-storms Paducah 54 35 s 61 53 r Cold Front 70/5870/58 77/6577/65 70s 60s Rain Peoria 53 30 s 45 40 r 70s Warm Front 70s Flurries Quincy 53 33 s 46 41 r ChihuahuaChihuahua 73/5573/55 60s 80s Snow Rockford 49 26 pc 52 36 pc Stationary LaLa PazPaz MonterreyMonterrey Miami Front 84/7284/72 75/6375/63 76/62 Ice Springfield 53 31 s 53 45 r 80s 70s News DAILY EGYPTIAN Tuesday, October 24, 2006 3 Bus catches Surviving ‘Survivor’ fire, kills 18 ‘Survivor’ contestant brings authenticity Katia Martinez THE ASSOCIATED PRESS to Ultimate Saluki Challenge PA NA M A C I T Y, Panama Sean McGahan For more information — Mechanical problems triggered DAILY EGYPTIAN a fire that raced through a bus in Check out Thursday’s DAILY EGYPTIAN Panama’s capital on Monday, kill- After surviving the Australian for an extended story with photos ing at least 18 people, injuring 17 Outback, Mike Skupin decided to on the Ultimate Saluki Challenge. and sending passengers jumping give the students of SIUC a try. from the flaming vehicle, police Skupin hosted the “Ultimate said. Saluki Challenge” over the week- said. “He made it a lot more like the Investigators using trained dogs end, a three-day competition based real thing.” found no evidence of explosives on the “Survivor” show that pit- Sentel said he was inspired by on the city bus and believed some ted 10 students against each other Skupin’s approach to the game. form of fuel leak was to blame for in a battle of athleticism, will and “His experience on ‘Survivor,’ a the blaze. The bus lacked an emer- survival. Chris Bigall, a junior from lot of people would be disappointed gency exit. McHenry studying civil engineering, with that, but he seems to be able to “We found absolutely no trace eventually won the competition. embrace ‘Survivor’ for what it is and of the presence of explosives,” said “Of over 1,300 events that I’ve really enjoys the fact that he was on Jaime Jacome, director of Panama done, this is by far the most amaz- it even though the way he left was City’s Technical Judicial Police. ing,” Skupin said. “I don’t think I not really the way he wanted to,” “What there was a lot of gasoline.” slept for 45 minutes straight the Sentel said. Witnesses said they saw smoke whole weekend.” Assistant director of Recreational pouring from the area around Skupin was a fan favorite to win Sports and Services Sally Wright, the motor seconds before the Season 2, “Survivor: The Australian who organized the challenge, said bus caught fire. Authorities were Outback” before he fell into a camp- Skupin was a perfect fit for the type checking the charred remains of fire and was severely burned. He of program they wanted to offer. the motor and bus for clues. spent 10 days in an intensive care “He lent a tremendous amount Many passengers were seen ward and was not allowed to return of authenticity. With every chal- scrambling to get off before flames to the competition. lenge we had written in advance, engulfed the bus. At least 17 people Skupin said his early exit from he tweaked it and turned it into the managed to escape but all were the show did not sour the experi- type of challenge it needed to be,” hospitalized with severe burns. ence. Wright said. Firefighter Cecilio Lasso said “I think if I fell in the fire on Skupin said he felt responsible four of the 18 killed were children. the third day it would have been for ensuring the students had the The fire occurred in the different. I wouldn’t have had 18 most challenging and realistic expe- Bellavista section of downtown sunrises and 18 sunsets and many, rience possible. Panama City. The remains of those many missed meals. I got to really “If they walked away from this killed were originally laid out on experience the adventure,” Skupin adventure saying ‘I wasted my time’ a crowded street, but eventually said. that would be the worst insult to removed by emergency crews. Kyle Sentel, a senior from me,” Skupin said. “We gave them Traffic was snarled in all direc- Strasburg studying biological scienc- a good adventure. I’m very com- tions for hours and television sta- es, was a contestant in the “Ultimate fortable with the fact that they got tions beamed gruesome scenes of Saluki Challenge.” As a big fan a small taste of what it was really the aftermath live to all of Panama. of “Survivor,” he said he was very like.” “The victims were piled up in MAX BITTLE ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN excited to have Skupin as the host. the back of the bus one on top of Mike Skupin sits with participants of the Saluki Challenge this past “Whenever he got a chance, he Sean McGahan can be reached at the other,” Jacome said. “We are weekend at the Mae Smith Residential Hall during a tribal council. was telling us all about what hap- 536-3311 ext. 259 or analyzing the motor to determine Skupin appeared on “Survivor: The Australian Outback” in 2001. pened on the real island,” Sentel [email protected]. the cause of the fire.” GOP challenger denies telling reporter Paper: Gov. got a list of Clinton may have improved her looks appointees from Rezko

Marc Humbert went millions of dollars of “work” and Smith sat together. He said he did not CHICAGO — A former top dollars in kickbacks from businesses. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “looks good now.” tape-record the comments but took aide sent Gov. Rod Blagojevich a The governor has not been charged During a campaign stop at a senior notes on his Blackberry. note listing 19 people that a key with any wrongdoing. ALBANY, N.Y. — Sen. citizens center in Watervliet, just out- Clinton adviser Howard Wolfson fundraiser — now accused of shak- It was not illegal for Rezko to Hillary Rodham Clinton accused her side Albany, Clinton said: “It’s unfor- said Clinton has had no plastic sur- ing down firms seeking state busi- make recommendations or for peo- Republican challenger of getting into tunate that when you don’t have any- gery or similar appearance-enhancing ness — wanted placed on various ple appointed to commissions and “swampy territory” after he was quoted thing positive to say about the issues work. state boards, according to a pub- boards to make political contribu- Monday as saying that Clinton was that we can get off in some pretty “I’m not sure what’s worse, that Mr. lished report. tions to the governor. unattractive when she was younger swampy territory.” Spencer made these insulting com- “Rod, Here is a list of candidates Blagojevich maintains he knew and that she had a lot of work done After the newspaper came out, ments or that instead of owning up that Tony Rezko wants to be put nothing about any “pay-to-play” on herself. Spencer said the comments were “a and apologizing for them, he is lying on non-paying boards,” Lon Monk schemes involving Rezko or Stuart John Spencer denied discussing the fabrication. I would never call Hillary about them,” Wolfson added. “Either wrote in a note that was faxed to Levine, the indicted former state senator’s looks during a conversation Clinton ugly. That’s outrageous. I way, it’s clear that he is unfit for the the governor along with the Jan. 20, Teachers’ Retirement System Board with a New York Daily News reporter. didn’t do it.” U.S. Senate.” 2003 list, the Chicago Sun-Times member. His office has acknowl- The tabloid quoted Spencer as say- The newspaper’s front-page head- Clinton joked with reporters dur- reported Monday. “What are your edged that Rezko made recommen- ing: “You ever see a picture of her back line screamed “GETTING UGLY.” ing her stop in Watervliet that “my thoughts?” dations to the governor but said then? Whew. I don’t know why Bill The reporter, Ben Smith, spoke high-school picture was cute.” It was The fundraiser, Antoin “Tony” many other people did, too. married her.” with Spencer during a flight Friday also on the tabloid’s front page. Rezko, a political confidant and “Some of those recommenda- Spencer, former mayor of the New from New York City to Rochester. He Polls have shown Clinton, 58, far friend of Blagojevich, pleaded not tions were taken . . . Others were York City suburb of Yonkers, was also told the AP that Spencer made the ahead of the craggy-faced, 59-year-old guilty last week to federal charges not,” said Blagojevich spokeswoman quoted as saying that Clinton under- comments as Spencer, his wife and Spencer in the Senate race. that he tried to squeeze millions of Abby Ottenhoff. 4 Tuesday, October 24, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN News WORLD & NATION GOP candidates drop war support Tom Raum results. We have to adapt our opera- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS tions, adapt our tactics.” • Sen. Lindsey Graham, R- WASHINGTON — S.C., said in an interview with The Republicans worried about losing Associated Press that both U.S. Congress are challenging President and Iraqi officials should be held Bush on Iraq, eroding his base of accountable for the lack of progress: support for the unpopular war just “We’re on the verge of chaos, and two weeks before midterm elections. the current plan is not working.” Increasing calls from restive • Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., Republicans for new ideas to extri- said in a debate last week with cate the United States come as the Democratic challenger Jon Tester White House itself seems to struggle that he agreed with Warner’s call for for a better course, or at least a better a change in strategy — and believed way to describe the current course. Bush already had a plan to win Republican Sen. John Warner the war but for now was keeping of Virginia, chairman of the Senate it quiet. That remark drew ridicule Armed Services Committee, seemed from Democrats who likened it to to open the floodgates to GOP crit- Richard Nixon’s “secret plan” to end CHUCK KENNEDY ~ MCT icism this month when he warned the war in Vietnam. President George W. Bush (center left) and first lady Laura Bush (center right) greet Sweden’s after a trip to Iraq that the war was Also challenging Bush’s Iraq King Carl Gustav (right) and Queen Silvia at the White House in Washington on Monday. “drifting sideways,” and a course cor- policy have been former Secretary rection might soon be warranted. of State Colin Powell, Republican In recent days: Sens. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode • Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R- Island, Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, Texas, said she would not have sup- Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe ported the invasion had she known of Maine, and several House Former Enron CEO there were no weapons of mass Republicans. destruction, and she has proposed More and more, the issue is splitting Iraq into three parts. dominating election campaigns • Virginia Republican Sen. and altering the political landscape. sentenced to 24 years George Allen, in a difficult re-elec- That, and the historic pattern of tion battle with Democratic chal- midterm losses for the party hold- lenger James Webb, dropped his ing the White House, has cast a Juan A. Lozano to recommend when Skilling should Lake denied Skilling’s request stay-the-course mantra to assert, heavy gloom over rank-and-file THE ASSOCIATED PRESS report to prison. Lake recommend- for bond. “We cannot continue doing the Republicans, particularly those on ed no date, but suggested Skilling Skilling’s term is the longest same things and expect different the ballot. HOUSTON — Former Enron be sent to the federal facility in received by any Enron defen- CEO Jeffrey Skilling, the most vili- Butler, N.C. dant; former chief financial officer WIRE REPORTS fied figure from the most notorious Skilling, insisting he was inno- Andrew Fastow was given a six-year I RAN financial scandal of the decade, was cent yet remorseful in a two-hour term after cooperating with pros- sentenced Monday to 24 years, four hearing, was the last top former ecutors and helping them secure Diplomats: Iran expanding uranium enrichment months in the harshest sentence yet official to be punished for the Skilling’s conviction. VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Iran is expanding its uranium enrichment program even in the case that came to symbolize accounting tricks and shady busi- The former CEO’s arrogance, as the U.N. Security Council focuses on possible sanctions for its defiance of a corporate fraud in America. ness deals that led to the loss of belligerence and lack of contrite- demand to give up the activity and ease fears it seeks nuclear weapons, diplomats U.S. District Judge Sim Lake thousands of jobs, more than $60 ness under questioning made him said Monday. ordered Skilling, 52, to home con- billion in Enron stock and more a lightning rod for the rage gener- The diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not finement, wearing an ankle monitor, than $2 billion in employee pension ated by the collapse of Enron in authorized to divulge the information to media, told The Associated Press that and told the U.S. Bureau of Prisons plans when Enron collapsed. 2001. within the past few weeks Iranian nuclear experts had started up a second pilot enrichment facility. While the 164 centrifuges were not producing enriched uranium, even the deci- sion to “dry test” them showed Iran’s defiance of the Security Council. The council had set an Aug. 31 deadline for Tehran to cease all experiments linked to enrich- ment. It may start full deliberations on sanctions as early as later this week. Shiite-on-Shiite revenge killings Iran produced a small batch of low-enriched uranium — suitable as nuclear fuel but not weapons grade — in February, using its initial cascade of 164 centrifuges at its pilot plant at Natanz. The process of uranium enrichment can be used to generate spread as Iraqi army stands aside electricity or to create an atomic weapon, depending on the level of enrichment. S EPT. 11 Steven R. Hurst report is that he may have been armed forces to stop any trans- In wake of new finds, officials say they wanted THE ASSOCIATED PRESS abducted, said a military official gression against state power and in Washington, speaking on con- to confront any illegal attempt longer search for remains at WTC 9/11 site BAGHDAD, Iraq — dition of anonymity because the regardless of its source,” al-Maliki NEW YORK (AP) — As the city agency overseeing the removal of the World Trade Militiamen loyal to an anti- information was not cleared for wrote in his decree. Center rubble was wrapping up its work in 2002, several officials handling the American cleric re-emerged release. “The Iraqi government also painstaking recovery of human remains warned that things were moving too fast. They believed more pieces of the 2,749 dead could be found, and that the city Monday in the southern city of With the fighting weigh- calls in particular on the people shouldn’t be rushing such an important task. But they were overruled, two of those Amarah, hunting down and killing ing heavily on the prospects of of Maysan province to exercise officials told The Associated Press this week. four policemen from a rival militia Republican candidates in midterm caution and care in the face of Over the past few days, dozens of bones have been discovered in underground in a brutal Shiite-on-Shiite set- elections two weeks away, the mil- attempts to drag the people of one passages at ground zero, more than five years after the tragedy. tling of scores. itary on Monday announced four nation into fighting and strife,” “I knew that this was going to happen — they really just wanted us out of there,” The Iraqi army set up a few new U.S. deaths — a Marine and he said. Amarah is the capital of said retired Lt. John McArdle, the Police Department’s ground zero commander. roadblocks but did not interfere three soldiers. So far this month, Maysan province. “There was not a good exit strategy for some of these places, and if there was, it in the movement of Muqtada al- 87 American service members have Hoping to find a political solu- was poorly done.” Sadr’s Mahdi Army fighters after been killed in Iraq. tion, the Bush administration has A utility crew stumbled upon body parts last week in an abandoned manhole police fled the streets. The lat- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked the al-Maliki’s government along the edge of the site, and forensic experts have since dug down and found est attacks came despite a public announced a military crackdown to issue an unconditional amnes- more than 100 bones and fragments from skulls, ribs, arms, legs, feet and hands. call by al-Sadr to halt the tribal to tame the country’s staggering ty to Sunni Muslim insurgents, The discoveries have angered and saddened relatives of the Sept. 11 victims. vendetta, suggesting that splinter armed violence, taking special prominent Kurdish lawmaker groups were developing within his aim at continuing lawlessness in Mahmoud Othman told The N UTRITION militia. Amarah. Associated Press. He is a confidant The spread of revenge killings But his statement, while notable of Jalal Talabani, the country’s Study: Eating vegetables helps keep brain young among Shiites in their southern for its timing, appeared toothless, president. CHICAGO (AP) — New research on vegetables and aging gives mothers another heartland has opened a new and especially given that his army was He and Hassan al-Seneid, a reason to say “I told you so.” It found that eating vegetables appears to help keep the brain young and might slow the mental decline sometimes associated with ominous front as American forces standing aside in Amarah and has member of parliament close to growing old. struggle to control insurgent and fallen short of delivering troops al-Maliki, also told AP that U.S. On measures of mental sharpness, older people who ate more than two servings sectarian bloodshed to the north requested by the Americans for officials were engaged in ongo- of vegetables daily appeared about five years younger at the end of the six-year — especially in Baghdad. the ongoing security crackdown in ing talks with members of the study than those who ate few or no vegetables. In the capital, the U.S. military Baghdad. insurgency, including members of The research in almost 2,000 Chicago-area men and women doesn’t prove that reported that a soldier was listed “The Iraqi government hereby Saddam Hussein’s outlawed Baath vegetables reduce mental decline, but it adds to mounting evidence pointing in as missing Monday night and that warns all groups with illegal weap- Party, to seek an end to the fight- that direction. The findings also echo previous research in women only. American and Iraqi forces were ons to refrain from any armed ing that has plagued American Green leafy vegetables including spinach, kale and collards appeared to be the scouring the area where he was activities that undermines public forces in Baghdad, surrounding most beneficial. The researchers said that may be because they contain healthy last seen. The missing soldier is security. Let everyone be informed areas and sprawling Anbar prov- amounts of vitamin E, an antioxidant that is believed to help fight chemicals pro- an Army translator, and the initial that orders have been issued to the ince to the west. duced by the body that can damage cells. News DAILY EGYPTIAN Tuesday, October 24, 2006 5 A different kind of disaster response Gubernatorial Organization fielding college students to Potential issues hiring specifically cheer up victims with multimedia • College students will be given opportunities to help natural disaster Wayne Utterback and entertaining footage for disaster vicitms through multimedia. Danna Bellandi has said his inspector general will DAILY EGYPTIAN victims. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS root out any problems, which the “I expect the college students to do • Students can advertise products and governor consistently has blamed SIUC students will have the oppor- all kinds of crazy things,” Clark said. make commericials, and the proceeds CHICAGO — Republican on “a few bad apples.” tunity to help and cheer up natural “I hope and expect them to be very will go to help disaster victims. Judy Baar Topinka says she doesn’t Associated Press reviews have disaster victims via video this holiday creative in what they do.” object to making public lists of found top administration officials season. The group is allowing students to • Southern Illinois will be presented for unsuccessful candidates for state have approved hirings for jobs The project is an idea of the Last participate in the holiday film project more than 30 minutes of the fi lm. jobs who lost out to people with covered by laws and court rulings Responders, a not-for-profit organiza- with a deadline of Nov. 10 and asks political connections, something meant to keep those posts free • SIUC will produce sincere and tion based in Tampa, Fla. SIUC was that submissions be clean and fam- entertaining footage for disaster Gov. Rod Blagojevich has refused from politics. one of five universities selected to par- ily-friendly. victims. !to do citing privacy laws. Whitney said he favors an ticipate in creating a portion of a film. Students have to complete a Critics have said the names independent hiring and promotion The group works to provide assis- release form on the group’s Web site, • Several companies like Sony, FedEx should be released so people can bureau to ensure politics doesn’t tance to people affected by natural http: //www.thelastresponders.org. and Vans will sponsor the fi lm. know if the administration is fol- factor into filling state jobs covered disaster. The Last Responders accept Students can also send donations to lowing hiring laws, such as giving by the civil service code or Rutan, either a series of pictures on 35 mm cover the costs of making the film. veterans preference for jobs. the 1990 U.S. Supreme Court rul- negatives or a 20- to 60- minute mes- Several companies are getting The administration has released ing on an Illinois case challenging sage in a video. The organization asks involved with the project as sponsors, The project could evolve into a the names at least once before but patronage. that students put the film on a digital said Michael Wempe, who is doing reality show, Clark said. The organiza- has refused to do so lately. It’s Topinka said she would like to disc with a written or recorded script documentary work and video editing tion is creating a television pilot. He a position Blagojevich sticks to create a new certification require- on any holiday. on the film in Florida. Sony, FedEx said the show would consist of real in an Associated Press candidate ment for state civil service hiring The materials turned in will be and Vans have signed on, and Wempe people doing things to help those in questionnaire. under which agencies would have added to the production of a film that said he expects more. need. All three candidates, including to certify that veterans preference will be distributed to the disaster vic- Students can advertise products “It’ll be the first billion-dollar TV Rich Whitney of the Green Party, and Rutan rules were followed. tims. The theme will be that of a holi- and make commercials, and the pro- show,” Clark said. “One million people responded to the questionnaire that Blagojevich said he would con- day greeting, said Ron Clark, director ceeds will go to help disaster victims. in the form of aid and assistance will asked questions on issues includ- tinue to follow the state’s person- of operations for the Last Responders. “Even though they have so much receive $1 billion and more.” ing ethics, state hiring practices nel code. Clark said southern Illinois would support right now, as time goes on it and campaign finance reform. When shenanigans in state be presented in more than 30 min- gradually gets less and less,” Wempe Wayne Utterback can be reached While Topinka says she has “no government are uncovered, some utes of the film. He said the SIUC said. “We’re going to be there for a 536-3311 ext. 258 or objection” to the idea of releasing have called for public disclosure of campus would produce some sincere very long period of time.” [email protected]. candidate lists, she did say she any wrongdoing unearthed under would have to look at the legal the more aggressive, independent implications of doing so. Whitney system of inspectors general that said he would release them. Blagojevich and lawmakers set up. Questions about state hiring Blagojevich touts the system practices come as the Blagojevich in his questionnaire and says now administration is under feder- that it’s in place, he’s “open to al investigation for how it doles looking at ideas to improve these out jobs. U.S. Attorney Patrick positions.” Fitzgerald said in June that “very Topinka said she supports leg- serious allegations of endemic hir- islation to make inspector general ing fraud” have implicated several reports public and also supports state agencies. “greater public disclosure” of ethics Blagojevich has not been violations uncovered by the execu- accused of any wrongdoing. He tive inspector generals. D AILY EGYPTIAN EDITORIAL BOARD

DAILY EGYPTIAN Andrea Zimmermann Jennifer French Kyle Means EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR VOICES EDITOR Lydia Higgins D. W. Norris oices VOICES ASST. EDITOR NEWSROOM REPRESENTATIVE VAGE · UESDAY CTOBER P 6 T , O 24, 2006

OUR WORD GUEST COLUMNS Time to be heard IUC’s Student Conduct Code, like our nation’s Constitution, should be a living document, if not one that breathes. S It seems silly to question one’s ability to breathe if it in fact lives, but the conduct code is a unique animal — one that has quite a few people feeling suffocated by it. The nine freshmen students who have recently been handed down a total of 17 years suspension can be We encourage counted in that group. There still are ques- tions regarding these young men’s innocence people to pack the — they have been accused of assaulting an meeting room, listen unnamed sophomore on Oct. 6 — but they haven’t lacked in supporters since word first and speak out if so surfaced of their “interim suspensions.” The enforcement of the interim suspen- inclined. The code sions can leave a student banned from cam- can only be revised pus before a hearing with Student Judicial Affairs occurs. to best serve the For quite a while, the code, shrouded in mystery and not paid attention to by most, students through has existed only to be scorned by a relative few who have come on the wrong side of the mass of it. Carbondale attorney Richard Fedder has student voices. counseled some people in this position. “If the university ever opened up a dia- ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ irresponsible logue with somebody with legal intelligence who would give them the criticism, they would find that many aspects of the Student when a heart becomes available. Several fel- Peter Brown Conduct Code are simply arbitrary and abusive,” Fedder said last low interns, instead of stopping her, aid in her MCT efforts. week. The patient dies after the transplant, and the “Grey’s Anatomy” has become television’s A good idea Mr. Fedder, but first let’s ask for the university to other interns don’t report what happened. Later, top show by transferring the “all for one, one open some dialogue over the code. A chance arises today with a they refuse to finger the culprit in some kind of for all” mentality of the now-departed mega-hit celebration of friendship. If coming attractions town hall meeting scheduled to happen at 6 p.m. in the bottom of “Friends” to a hospital setting. are to be believed, the hospital lets Dr. Stevens Grinnell Hall. We encourage people to pack the meeting room, lis- The problem is that in real life, friends don’t back on staff. usually look the other way when crimes are ten and speak out if so inclined. The code can only be revised to best Arthur Caplan, the Emmanuel and Robert committed and rules are broken — nor should serve the students through the mass of student voices. Hart Professor of Bioethics at the University of they. Any gripes stated at this meeting should be treated with sincer- Pennsylvania, say what would then happen in The show’s message that it is perfectly nor- the real world is this: ity, many may have their own stories of mistreatment because of the mal, and to some degree acceptable, for people • Dr. Stevens would probably face murder code, or they may simply add themselves to the number of people in a position to decide who lives and who dies, or manslaughter charges, since she began a who think this whole situation is foul. Regardless, the impact felt by to give preference to their personal emotions process that resulted in the patient’s death. She over the law and medical ethics, is profoundly this meeting will flounder if it is not received and answered by any of would face criminal charges for falsifying medi- disturbing. the several administrators who were invited to attend. cal records. She would be dismissed from the Of course it is only TV. But given the This group includes Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Larry intern program and almost certainly never get a medium’s power and the topic’s seriousness, I medical license. Dietz, Student Judicial Affairs coordinator Terry Huffman, Associate for one am offended by a major story line of • The hospital, aware it could lose its accred- Chancellor for Diversity Seymour Bryson and Housing Judicial the hit show, which by the way, is terrifically itation to do transplants and have to pay a huge Affairs coordinator Carlos Del Rio. entertaining. damage settlement (not just to this patient’s One of the show’s main characters, Dr. Until a constructive dialogue exists regarding the proper param- family, but to the family of the one who didn’t Stevens, a lingerie model turned medical intern, eters and the overall reach of the university’s Student Conduct Code, get the heart due to the fraud), would report breaks the law and medical canon to manipu- there will continue to be angry students and parents threatening to what happened to the state medical board, late the way heart transplants are allocated to UNOS and the police. sue SIUC. There will also continue to be unknowing students com- save her fiancé. • The other interns could also face criminal mitting stupid and unsafe acts thinking they’ll get a slap on the wrist The show’s failing is that it gives the inac- charges. Their medical futures would be in instead of a drastic halt of their education. curate impression that the transplant process is doubt since they could be considered accessories capricious, can be easily manipulated and if so, It takes 9,000 words for SIUC to make a proper agreement of to the crime. what’s the harm, since it’s to help a friend. civility with the people who attend this institution. In the show, no one calls the cops or the I am not a doctor, but I was fortunate It is no coincidence that all the principals in this code controversy state medical authorities. Nothing happens to enough in 2002 to receive a liver transplant. I the other interns. are freshmen. Think of how you were as a freshman — someone became acquainted with the arduous process by Television is, of course, entertainment. It with the comparative mind of a high schooler but with the freedom which organs are allocated. is invested in hooking viewers on Dr. Stevens’ of an adult, or so you thought. Organ transplants are the ultimate zero-sum character. But it is also a business, hence their game. For every patient saved, someone else It takes a couple of years of life in college before you can begin to reluctance to write a popular character off the is not. There are many more people needing coast through it. Before that, it’s all a feeling-out process in which show. hearts, livers, lungs and kidneys than there are guidance and direction are needed. If this university wants to truly You got the feeling when the tough resi- available organs. Thousands of Americans die dent doctor who supervises the interns began curb unsafe acts on campus, it should make sure a clear understand- each year waiting for a transplant. lobbying the big boss to take Dr. Stevens back ing exists between it and each and every student who applies here Everyone connected with the transplant that she is going to somehow return to the — what is expected of one as a person as well as a student. process — doctors, nurses, donor families, or hospital and all her friends. recipients and their families — understands Printed copies of the code should be available throughout one’s That is a shame. Television doesn’t have to this. college career, but the stakes associated with violent and reckless replicate real life. But when a drama, not an The United Network for Organ Sharing behavior should be established at its start. Programs like SOAR and obvious farce like “Scrubs,” suggests crime can supervises U.S. transplants. It has set criteria for be without consequences, it is as dangerous to the “Week of Welcome” provide chances for seminars or presenta- evaluating patients’ needs, primarily based on a the public good as when it glorifies sex and tions regarding to the code. recipients’ closeness to death, overall health and violence. If any number of people decide to not attend this school because ability to thrive afterward. It decides who gets a transplant and who doesn’t. of strict policies, then maybe it is better than all the discomfort we Peter Brown is the assistant director of the In “Grey’s Anatomy,” the intern makes her see currently, or maybe it is a sign that some changes should be made Quinnipiac University Polling Institute and a fiancé sicker in order to move him up the list in this living, breathless document. former editorial columnist for the Orlando Sentinel.

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STUDENT COLUMNISTS A BOUT US The DAILY E GYPTIAN is pub- lished by the students of Southern Not just playing games Illinois University at Carbondale, with Life as art or science fall and spring circulations of 20,000. COLLEEN LINDSAY LAURA TEEGARDEN Free copies are distributed on campus For a lot of people, sports is a constant math equation. Let’s see, and in the Carbondale, Murphysboro, celind@ ltgarden@ and Carterville communities. siu.edu their religion, their pastime and siu.edu medical experts recommend limiting favorite topic of conversation. yourself to one drink per hour because In the United States, we divide the human body can only process 15 R EACHING US I grew up watch- over the issue of sports. For some, Living life to its fullest potential is ml, or about one can of beer, per hour. Phone: (618) 536-3311 baseball is it; for others, it is foot- a series of calculations. But that doesn’t even get into the fact News fax: (618) 453-8244 ing the NBA play- ball or basketball or hockey. Drink one glass of red wine a that men are only advised to drink Ad fax: (618) 453-3248 Email: [email protected] offs every night People will pay high prices for night to help your heart. Sleep the three to four units of alcohol while front row tickets to a key game. recommended eight to 10 hours a women should not drink more than EDITOR IN CHIEF: ANDREA ZIMMERMANN EXT. 252 of every season. Here in southern Illinois, dedi- night. Eat 1,500 to 2,000 calories a two to three units a day. My head is cated fans travel nearly every other day. Exercise three times a week for already spinning, and we haven’t even MANAGING EDITOR But, that was JENNIFER FRENCH EXT. 253 weekend to see a St. Louis game. at least 30 minutes. The list could go addressed the recommended daily ADVERTISING MANAGER: only because the At SIU, many students and fac- on forever. value of calorie counts. On the other MARQUES ANDERSON EXT. 230 ulty attend every Saluki game. For What about passions and sponta- hand, not paying attention could lead CLASSIFIED MANAGER: Chicago Bulls them, it is school spirit. neity? Life would be boring and lack- to a bad hangover, a protruding gut STEVE NWANGUMA EXT. 225 Soccer ranks pretty low on our luster without those fudge-covered and liver problems. BUSINESS OFFICE: MATT DREUTH EXT. 223 were playing. list, yet, it is the sports king for brownie sundaes or projects you put So do you live in a world in which most of the world. hours of time you don’t have into. So you carefully calculate every step you AD PRODUCTION MANAGER: LUCY MUSIELAK EXT. 244 It is the last few seconds of the I recently took a trip with a fam- how do you live your life, as a thing of make, or do you live to the extreme NEWS EDITOR: game, and fans are peering anx- ily from Germany. The sons had science or art? and then have regrets when you pay BRENT JONES EXT. 248 iously from the sidelines, glued to moved to America just a few weeks Is your life based on impulses, pas- the consequence for a carefree life- CITY EDITOR: the TV screen or listening intently before, and one of them was starting sions and desires or nutrition labels style? It is easy to say you will just bal- BRANDON AUGSBURG EXT. 262 from their car stereos. to speak some English. Their books and experts’ recommendations? ance the two and live in moderation. CAMPUS EDITOR: BRANDON WEISENBERGER EXT. 254 Sports fans are everywhere. were entirely in German, which fas- My sister has been playing soc- It is a lot harder to do. Some people SPORTS EDITOR: They are usually easy to spot, cinated me, and they almost always cer competitively since kindergarten rely on calorie calculation to prevent JORDAN WILSON EXT. 256 with their sports lingo and endless spoke German to their father. Yet, and is now up for the University themselves from grabbing that cookie VOICES EDITOR: knowledge of the inner workings when we passed a small soccer field, of Wisconsin-Milwaukee game-win- they don’t really need. For others, KYLE MEANS EXT. 281 PHOTO EDITOR: of their sport and more specifi- their voices shouted out “soccer!” It ning scoring record. Sure, she has those same calculations will frustrate LANE CHRISTIANSEN EXT. 264 cally, their team. They wear their was one of the English words they pushed her body to the limit, injured them and stress them out. GRAPHICS EDITOR team jerseys to school every day knew well. They were quite disap- herself and will quite possibly pay the As I have mentioned before, I GIORGOS MARATHEFTIS EXT. 264 and put team bumper stickers on pointed when no one was playing. consequence as her body ages. But she work at a winery. My boss showed FACULTY MANAGING EDITOR: their cars. Their dad noticed that, instead, a has lived for her passion and has no me a winemaking book with charts, ERIC FIDLER EXT. 247 No, I am not talking from expe- game of baseball was going on. The regrets. She didn’t sit there and calcu- graphs and chemistry calculations that ACCOUNTANT 1: DEBBIE CLAY EXT. 224 rience and am actually not a true word “baseball” was almost foreign late her target heart rate or make sure are used to make wine. I was surprised ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: sports fan. I grew up watching the to them. her shoes didn’t have too many miles by the complexity of the process and JERRY BUSH EXT. 229 NBA playoffs every night of every Whatever the sport, there are on them — she just played for the love asked if, to him, winemaking was MORNING CIRCULATION MANAGER: season. But, that was only because fans out there who would nearly of the game. a science or an art. He responded MATTHEW AUBRY EXT. 243 EVENING CIRCULATION MANAGER: the Chicago Bulls were playing. give their life for the team. Say you love salmon but experts without hesitation that it was an art ERIC FLEMING EXT. 243 My dad was absolutely crazy about So, if you are looking for a pas- recommend only two servings of fish because he said he puts his own indi- MICRO-COMPUTER SPECIALIST: that team — Michael Jordan and sion, try sports. Enter this world a week because of mercury. If you vidual touch to his wine. KELLY THOMAS EXT. 242 company. with caution, though. You may limit yourself, you aren’t getting what Maybe it is important to keep PRINTSHOP SUPERINTENDENT: BLAKE MULHOLLAND EXT. 243 I can remember when the NBA find yourself buying hundreds of you want. But if you don’t limit your- those calculations, facts and numbers theme was my favorite song. We dollars worth of team jerseys, bum- self, you are risking health issues. We in our head for reference to keep N OTICE watched it every night, regardless. per stickers, game tickets and the face choices like this everyday. How ourselves in check when our impulses The DAILY EGYPTIAN is a “designated After the team split, we stopped list goes on. Or attending every you come to your decisions makes you and passions get out of control. Just public forum.” Student editors have watching. Now, we turn on the game, come rain, sleet, hail or snow who you are. don’t miss out on experiences because authority to make all content decisions occasional Monday Night Football and then talking about games as if When you go to the bar, you can they don’t fit in the recommended without censorship or advance approval. and the NFL Stanley Cup Finals they were your life’s story. go to have a couple of drinks with a equation. C OPYRIGHT INFO game. few good friends. Or it can become Lindsay is a junior © 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN. All rights reserved. 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$15,000 to split equally. The award as two or three pictures demonstrat- Groups to split $15,000 from Jimmy and For more information about the Carter must be used for volunteerism and ing its work. Twelve Illinois schools ! Partnership Award, visit siude.com. Rosalynn Carter Partnership award civic engagement of students, but applied for the award. both members of the partnership Applications were judged by Sarah Lohman dent development, with the help said they will wait for more specific well-known people from across the Dorris said. DAILY EGYPTIAN of Joan McDermott, prepared and guidelines to make plans for the country, but their names were not SIUC provides volunteers submitted a 10-page application. money. revealed, Rundblad said. through organizations such as the Although Mythili Rundblad said McDermott is the director of wom- “Some of our students do so A month before the award was Saluki Volunteer Corps to answer she doesn’t volunteer to win awards, en’s studies and former president much at the Women’s Center, and presented, SIUC and the Women’s calls through the crisis hotline, being recognized makes it feel even of the board of directors for the now hopefully the campus and the Center were one of three final- work on specific projects such as more rewarding. Women’s Center. larger community knows that,” ists competing for the grand prize, annual Clean Up Day and complete The partnership between the The award was presented Rundblad said. Rundblad said. training to act as direct service vol- Women’s Center in Carbondale by Rosalynn Carter, who gave a To qualify for the award, a “I just felt very good being a unteers, Dorris said. and SIUC was awarded the Jimmy short inspirational speech before partnership of at least two years finalist because I knew a partner- “It’s almost as if there’s an exten- and Rosalynn Carter Partnership announcing the grand winner, must demonstrate the complexity ship with the Women’s Center is so sion of our staff because we rely so Award on Oct. 16 at a ceremony in Rundblad said. of community involvement on the multifaceted,” Rundblad said. heavily on them,” Dorris said. Chicago. “We were sitting at the edge of part of the academic institution, the Camille Dorris, executive direc- The university relies on the Awarded biannually by the our seats, and she said ‘And this extent and history of shared power tor of the Women’s Center, was a expertise of the Women’s Center for Campus Compact for Community year’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter and decision-making, the sustain- member of the delegation receiving certain problems and as an opportu- Service, the honor provides recogni- Award goes to —’ right when she ability of the partnership, and the the award in Chicago. nity for students to get experience, tion and a monetary award to three said ‘Southern’ we were all up on extent of the partnership’s positive “One of the reasons that we McDermott said. exceptional partnerships in a state our feet and hugging each other,” impact on the larger community. stand out is because the Women’s chosen each year by the Carters. Rundblad said. The application was also to include Center is nearly 34 years old, and Sarah Lohman can be reached at The process began in May when The partnership will receive two letters of support for the part- for nearly 34 years, we’ve had a 536-3311 ext. 263 or Rundblad, a coordinator of stu- a golden statue of a globe and nership’s accomplishments, as well relationship with the university,” [email protected]. Wrigley company hires first non-Wrigley family CEO Dave Carpenter The surprise announcement other businesses from Kraft Foods for the company that will drive our years, eight of them as CEO, at THE ASSOCIATED PRESS came as Wrigley reported a 14 per- Inc. — an expensive, debt-funded global leadership position,” Wrigley Wisconsin-based SC Johnson, cent increase in third-quarter earn- acquisition that it has struggled to said at a rare news conference. which like Wrigley is a family- CHICAGO — Wm. Wrigley ings to $148 million, lifted by a sales absorb. “Frankly, there’s so many oppor- owned business that derives more Jr. Co. turned over the leadership rise in Asia, to exceed Wall Street’s Bill Wrigley shook up the top tunities to take advantage of out than half its sales internationally. of its chewing-gum empire to an expectations. management team in April as Chief there that it makes sense to divide He also will join Wrigley’s board of outsider for the first time after four The news resulted in the big- Financial Officer Ronald Waters and conquer and allow me to work directors. generations in the Wrigley family, gest single-day increase in Wrigley’s departed, but generating profits on some of the longer-term growth The executive said he has no naming ex-Nike Inc. CEO William stock in at least 20 years. Shares from the new businesses has contin- strategies and some other things, concern about a recurrence of the Perez on Monday to replace Bill jumped $6.40, or 13.7 percent, to ued to prove difficult. and Bill works on running the com- conflict that led to his departure Wrigley Jr. as chief executive after a close at $53.23 on the New York He said it was solely his idea, pany day in and day out.” from Nike. turbulent past year. Stock Exchange. endorsed by the board of directors, The 59-year-old Perez lasted “We will speak to the Wrigley Wrigley will remain chairman of The gum, candy and mint man- to bring in another executive to run barely a year as an outsider CEO team with a single voice,” said Perez, the 114-year-old company, a job he ufacturer’s once high-flying stock the day-to-day operations while he at Nike, resigning in January over who was first contacted by Wrigley has held along with the chief exec- had declined sharply since last year focuses on strategy and innovation. differences with Phil Knight, the about the job on Aug. 8. “We have utive’s role since his father William when it spent more than $1.4 bil- “I will have a greater opportunity company’s co-founder. a very clear understanding of how Wrigley died in 1999. lion to buy Life Savers, Altoids and to focus on key growth strategies Perez previously spent 34 we’re going to operate.” News DAILY EGYPTIAN Tuesday, October 24, 2006 9

BRETT NADAL ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN Saluki baseball players sprint along the third base line during practice Monday afternoon at Abe Martin Field.

State Rep. race shows both ends of political spectrum Brandon Augsburg sure whomever they elect could step Howe also said education would “ DAILY EGYPTIAN forward and work with the governor be an important topic if he were “With different perspectives from different areas, I feel on the state budget. elected. He said the Green Party

Incumbent Republican State “We have to figure out how to advocates for House Bill 750, which like I have a leg up on Mr. Bost. Rep. Mike Bost totes 10 years of slow spending down,” Bost said. calls for tax swaps that would help — Charlie Howe experience as a state legislator as he He said the state must find a keep more money in the pockets of Green Party candidate for Illinois’ 115th District battles Green Party candidate and way to refill pensions and settle its low-income people. He said the bill Howe, who has spent his life ferently than the traditional parties, lifelong blue-collar worker Charlie debt to Medicaid providers. The would allow for an education fund working blue-collar jobs such as a rail- and they also focus heavily on envi- Howe this year for the chance to state’s “long-term indebtedness” has to be created that could take some road worker and in the oil fields, said ronmental issues. He said the party represent Illinois’ 115th District. greatly increased over the past few of the pressure off of school districts his real-world experience would offset has done everything possible to give The district covers all of Jackson years, he said. and higher education institutions. Bost’s experience as a politician. voters another choice. and Washington counties and parts Bost said southern Illinois also Bost said the representative for “With different perspectives from “We have tried our best by get- of Union, Perry and Clinton coun- needs help with its lagging economy, this district must also be well-con- different areas, I feel like I have a leg ting on the ballot to offer the voters ties, and the election is Nov. 7. and SIUC, and education in general, nected and have a strong voice to up on Mr. Bost,” Howe said. a different choice,” he said. Bost, 45, of Murphysboro is seek- needs more state funding. Bost is best serve the constituents of the He said he has been in the “real Bost said one of the best parts ing re-election to a sixth term, and currently the Republican spokes- 115th district. He said he will soon world” and he knows how it is to about elections is that the voters get Howe, 62, of Carbondale is seek- man for the Higher Education be one of the most senior members be a blue-collar worker. He said his to hear many different perspectives. ing a seat in the Illinois House of Committee and said, if Republicans of the house, and other legislators education — degrees in sociology “I’m all for anybody running, and Representatives for the first time. become the majority in the house, look to him for help. and international business — and that’s what is so neat about this,” Bost said he sees the same key issues he would become chairman of the He said his experience as a repre- his work experience make up for his he said. in this election as most other elections committee. Bost said he has always sentative and his familiarity with the lack of experience as a state repre- — the budget, education and jobs. been a proponent of education district are key assets for him. sentative. Brandon Augsburg can be reached at He said the most important deci- funding and would continue to be “That’s why I want to stay here,” Howe said the Green Party 536-3311 ext. 262 or sion for voters would be to make if elected. Bost said. defines its constituency base dif- [email protected]. Second trial set to begin in 2003 Clinton Lake drownings

Jan Dennis son, Austin, died along with 6-year-old then-boyfriend LaGrone killed the jurors said later that prosecutors failed children accounted for 60 percent of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Christopher Hamm and 23-month- children because they were in the way to prove LaGrone intentionally killed the family’s income, he said. old Kyleigh Hamm after a car rolled of the couple’s relationship. Hamm and the children, although he should have “There is absolutely no motivation CLINTON — Craig Brown’s off a Clinton Lake boat ramp and sank LaGrone have maintained the deaths known his actions created a strong whatsoever on either Mr. LaGrone’s or thoughts drift back every day to the in about 4 1/2 feet of water on Sept. were a tragic accident that happened probability of death or great bodily Amanda’s part to do anything to harm late summer evening shattered three 2, 2003. after LaGrone parked a car too close to harm. those children. ... Life wouldn’t be years ago when a car sank into a central Brown spent more than a month in the water during a family outing. Prosecutors say they again will argue rosier without them,” Skelton said. Illinois lake, killing his 3-year-old son a Bloomington courtroom last spring “She’s nervous but ready for it to that LaGrone sank the car on purpose Both sides expect a fight over and two other children trapped inside. for the murder trial of Hamm’s former be over,” said Hamm’s mother, Ann to get rid of the children, who were whether prosecutors can use testimo- But the Bloomington factory work- boyfriend, Maurice LaGrone Jr., who Powers. “Finally, the time has come, in the way of his lazy, sex-and-drugs ny about statements Hamm allegedly er says haunting memories have grown was sentenced to life prison for his role and she wants to prove her innocence.” lifestyle, according to testimony during made, pointing to a murder plot, while more vivid as he prepares to relive the in the drownings. In some ways, attorneys for both his trial. she was hospitalized for depression and tragedy. About 80 prospective jurors “This one is probably going to be sides say, Hamm’s trial will be a replay Hamm, who moved LaGrone into suicidal thoughts after her children reported Monday for orientation, and harder because at one time I cared of LaGrone’s, which ended in April her Clinton apartment about a year died. jury selection begins Tuesday in the about her,” Brown said of Hamm, his when a McLean County jury convicted before the children died, “went along “A large part of our case against her murder trial of the children’s mother, ex-girlfriend. the 31-year-old of three counts of first- with the plan and did nothing to stop is her own words,” Parkinson said. 30-year-old Amanda Hamm, who is Hamm’s trial, expected to last a degree murder. it,” prosecutor Ed Parkinson said. Skelton said he will seek to bar the accused of drowning her three children month, was moved about 30 miles Unlike LaGrone, though, Hamm Defense attorney Steve Skelton testimony, arguing Hamm’s statements in Clinton Lake. south from Clinton to Decatur because does not face a possible death sentence. argues Hamm and LaGrone had noth- were inconsistent because of depression “I’ve been a nervous wreck ... of pretrial publicity and the small jury Prosecutors sought the death penalty ing to gain, but plenty to lose, by killing and post-traumatic stress disorder, as Memories are coming back, emotions pool in largely rural DeWitt County. for LaGrone, but his jury ruled he was the children. Through child support, well as “the tactics of the authorities are coming back,” said Brown, whose Prosecutors contend Hamm and ineligible for that punishment. Two rent subsidies and other public aid, the who interviewed her.” 10 Tuesday, October 24, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN News Wider Panama Canal may benefit U.S. shoppers Will Weissert that will have an effect on the market.” 40,000 jobs in a country where 40 per- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The United States, which built the cent of people live poverty and where “ waterway in the early 1900s and con- unemployment sits at 9.5 percent. “There will be an impact on the pocketbook. The transit PANAMA CITY, Panama trolled it until 1999, had been mum on The Panama Canal Authority, the costs will be cheaper, and that will have an effect on the — The United States on Monday the expansion plan so as not to sway autonomous governmental agency applauded Panama’s overwhelming Sunday’s referendum. But Eaton said which runs the waterway, will borrow market. — William Eaton vote in favor of widening its canal, an Monday that Panamanians had made $2.3 billion between 2009 and 2011 to U.S. Ambassador to Panama eight-year project that will cost $5.25 the right choice. help finance the expansion, but expects billion and should lower prices for “This is important to the U.S. It’s to pay for the entire project by gradu- A chunk of tolls paid on each ton of erized shipping is hauled by vessels shoppers on the East Coast buying important to our economy,” he said. ally increasing tolls for ships that sail cargo that passes through the canal goes that can carry 8,000 containers but goods from Asia. “We welcome expansion.” through it. to the national treasury for education are too big for the canal. By 2011, The massive project, which would While turnout was only about Marvin Castillo, director of and other social programs. 37 percent will be too big, the canal add a third set of locks on the Atlantic 43 percent of Panama’s more than Panama’s Maritime Chamber, said “any About two-thirds of shipping traffic authority says. and Pacific sides of the waterway, is 2.1 million eligible voters, nearly increase in tolls will have to be spread passing through the canal is headed to Many international shippers also expected to double the 50-mile canal’s eight in 10 voted in favor of expan- widely enough through all sectors of or coming back from the United States. said the expansion was necessary capacity, allowing container ships, cruise sion. Construction won’t begin until the shipping industry so that users can That figure will likely get even higher given the increasing amount of prod- liners and gas tankers currently too wide 2007 and is expected to take up to prepare for it and it won’t represent a after expansion is complete. ucts from China, Hong Kong and for its dimensions to squeeze through. eight years. major hit.” The biggest vessels now moving other parts of Asia that need to be “There will be an impact on the President Martin Torrijos, who The canal is on pace to generate through the Panama Canal’s 108- transported to stores on the U.S. East pocketbook,” U.S. Ambassador William staked his political future on the plan, $1.4 billion in revenues this year but foot-wide locks are known as Panamax Coast. China is the canal’s second- Eaton told reporters in Panama City. said the project, the largest in the could produce $6 billion in revenues per ships, carrying up to 4,000 containers. biggest user, comprising 18 percent “The transit costs will be cheaper and canal’s 92-year history, would create year by 2025. But 27 percent of the world’s contain- of traffic. Israel’s Olmert agrees to bring hard-liner into government coalition

Josef Federman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “At the end of the day, JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in a bid for what we hoped for is to political survival, struck an alliance have a partner in Israel Monday with a hard-liner who has called for stripping Israeli Arabs of who is willing to revive citizenship, executing lawmakers for talking to Hamas and bombing a meaningful peace Palestinian population centers. process that will end Taking the hawkish Yisrael Beiteinu party into the government this miserable situation would shore up Olmert’s coalition, between our two weakened badly by the war with Hezbollah but probably ends any peoples. — Saeb Erekat hope for a unilateral Israeli withdraw- confidant of the Palestinian president al from much of the West Bank. Yisrael Beiteinu’s leader, Avigdor Monday, Olmert’s spokeswoman, CHUCK KENNEDY ~ MCT Lieberman, announced the deal Miri Eisin, dismissed Lieberman’s U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a news conference on the Darfur Peace Act on Capitol Hill in Monday after meeting Olmert. “We past stances as rhetoric. Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2006. are joining the government,” the Speaking to reporters Monday, smiling Lieberman said. Lieberman questioned the wis- Olmert said as deputy prime min- dom of past peace deals which Clinton says it’s great Obama is ister, Lieberman would be responsible Israel ceded captured land to Arab for “strategic threats,” such as Iran’s adversaries. “Maybe we should ask nuclear ambitions. His appointment if we should go in a different must be approved by parliament, a direction,” he said. thinking about presidential run step seen as a formality. Dovish Israelis were enraged. Lieberman, 48, entered the polit- Yossi Beilin, leader of the Meretz ical stage a decade ago as a top aide Party, accused Olmert of “defraud- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS to do in the future,” Clinton said Friday night against Spencer in to then-Prime Minister Benjamin ing voters” by striking a deal with Monday when asked about Obama Rochester that she has been think- Netanyahu. He quickly gained a Lieberman. Olmert was elected this WATERVLIET, N.Y. — during a campaign stop at a senior ing about running for president, reputation as a powerful behind- year on a platform of a unilateral Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham citizens’ center just north of Albany. but has not made a decision. She the-scenes mover widely detested withdrawal from much of the West Clinton said Monday it was “great” “I’m focused on my campaign. said if that bothered New York vot- for his strong-arm tactics. Bank, but he shelved the plan in that Sen. Barack Obama was think- I’m focused on reaching as many ers, they should consider it when He has grown into a potent the aftermath of the war against ing about running for president. voters as possible, talking about the voting next month. political force, in large part because Hezbollah. Lieberman quit a previ- Polls show Clinton is the front- issues,” she said. “And, that’s what Obama said during an appear- of his popularity with Israel’s siz- ous government over his rejection of runner among potential 2008 I’m going to be doing for the next ance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on able community of immigrants Israel’s pullout from Gaza last year. Democratic presidential contenders few weeks.” Sunday that he was thinking about from the former Soviet Union. With Yisrael Beiteinu and its and she said Friday during a debate Polls show Clinton far ahead of running for president, backing off Lieberman, a former bar bounc- 11 seats in the coalition, Olmert that she has also been thinking her Republican challenger in New previous statements that he would er, immigrated to Israel from now controls 78 of 120 seats in about running. York, former Yonkers Mayor John not do so. The Illinois Democrat the Soviet republic of Moldova parliament, guaranteeing success “I think it’s great that anybody Spencer. said he would not make a decision in 1978 and still speaks with a in crucial parliamentary votes. thinks about whatever they want Clinton said during a debate until after the Nov. 7 elections. Russian accent. “A government must have a Lieberman’s comments about stable majority, and we must set Arabs have made him one of the rules for securing this, and Israel’s most divisive figures. a wide political base that would At the height of fighting against shield it,” Olmert said. Palestinians in 2002, Lieberman, Saeb Erekat, a confidant of the then a Cabinet minister, called for moderate Palestinian president, the bombing of Palestinian gas sta- Mahmoud Abbas, termed the devel- tions, banks and commercial centers. opment an internal Israeli affair. More recently, he advocated “At the end of the day, what we trading Israeli Arab towns for hoped for is to have a partner in Israel West Bank settlements — in effect who is willing to revive a meaning- stripping Israeli Arabs of citizen- ful peace process that will end this ship — and called for the execu- miserable situation between our two tion of Israeli Arab lawmakers peoples,” Erekat said. who met with leaders of Hamas, Olmert said the inclusion of which is running the Palestinian Lieberman in the government government. Such positions have would not result in any policy drawn accusations of racism. changes. However, many moder- But with his coalition weakened ate Israelis expressed concern that by harsh criticism of this summer’s Lieberman will have a say in sensi- war, Olmert had little choice but to tive matters, such as Israel’s dealing look past Lieberman’s liabilities. On with the threat of a nuclear Iran. News DAILY EGYPTIAN Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11 He also said the students who are USG’s recent demands to receive a one of Lobato’s former teachers, said USG not found guilty as being a part of the portion of the revenue that GPSC HUNGER the prize is equivalent to the Nobel CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 assault should have had protection has accumulated the past few years. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Prize. against being thrown out immediate- “You feel you are entitled to a “(Lobato) basically tripled the pro- laying a hand on the sophomore ly. He said students should have the piece of the pie, and you have to go “For the most part, Brazil was duction of the land in half the area,” victim. All of the students have been right to decide whether to intervene out there and speak for it,” Mustapha importing almost all of their food,” Varsa said. “You grow more off the suspended from campus for one to in a fight. said. Lobato said. “No one had the money same amount of land.” three years. “It’s funny when altercations He said USG could use the funds to pay for the imports.” Lobato said returning to Mustapha said he and USG Vice like this happen, and people are just to support more Registered Student Now, he said, Brazil is the sec- Carbondale after leaving in 1973 gave President Paul Ogwal recently spoke rounded up,” Mustapha said. Organizations as well as save money ond largest exporter of soy beans, him only good feelings, especially about the issue with Vice Chancellor Demetrous White, a senator for the next year. behind the United States, and rarely since his first daughter was born here. for Student Affairs Larry Dietz. He representing the College of Liberal “USG, like GPSC, is also an imports food. Lobato gave a pre- “Coming back here is wonderful,” said the situation should be one that Arts, said he held a meeting with organization that needs funding,” sentation earlier Monday in the Lobato said. “But it is the way I came is done fairly and efficiently. his constituents to talk about the Mustapha said. “We don’t want an Agriculture Building explaining his back — being invited here makes me “This should be handled with care Student Conduct Code. He said stu- institution where RSOs would come work in depth. think I am famous.” so as not to tarnish the image of this dents were not well-informed about to ask for funding and we can’t give Last week, he and his partners institution,” Mustapha said. “There the code. it to them.” were awarded with the 2006 World Alicia Wade can be reached at 536-3311 has to be a situation where they will “I think that it’s something that Food Prize. Edward Varsa, a retired ext. 274 or take care of such people as opposed to we need to look at,” White said. “A Wayne Utterback can be reached at professor in plant and salt science and [email protected]. those involved after thorough inves- lot of students don’t know what it is.” 536-3311 ext. 268 or tigation.” There may also be discussion on [email protected]. KILL his kidneys. adhere to. I didn’t have the code to need to wake up and have a serious Kill is widely credited for turning ONDUCT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 C read and didn’t really have any idea conversation about this,” Williams around a program that was in 2001 a CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 how to find it until I Googled it,” said. One week after the Illinois State lowly Division I-AA squad to a team Among the nearly 9,000 words she said. University administrators have loss, Kill was back on the sidelines in a that has been ranked in the top 10 that compose the code is the phrase, The Student Conduct Code is stood by the code in the face of game at Indiana State. nationally the past four years. “It is each student’s responsibility to the law, the campus constitution. requests for its reform and claims that Mario Moccia, SIU’s athletic direc- The Salukis (5-2, 2-2 Gateway) play know and comply with the SIUC The code and its enforcer — Student it is unfair. tor, said Kill’s swift return to the field at Missouri State on Saturday. Weber Student Conduct Code and any poli- Judicial Affairs — are in a field com- In a fall 2000 interview with the last year speaks volumes about what said defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys cies referenced therein.” pletely separate from anything outside DAILY EGYPTIAN, Student Judicial type of person he is. will be the acting head coach until Kill’s Hannah Myer, a freshman from the university. Affairs coordinator Terry Huffman “I think Coach epitomizes hard return. Belleville studying geology, said she Hearings conducted by Student said sanctions such as essay writing work in the region,” Moccia said. “I “This program has been involved with first heard of the Student Conduct Judicial Affairs in Woody Hall are not are meant to be an educational form don’t expect anything different. My something like this before,” Moccia said. Code in newspaper reports last week. criminal or civil court. Sanctions with- of deterrence. focus is his health and getting him “It’s a time to rally around each other, rally Belleville studying geology, said in the code and imposed by Student Some cases, he said, require more healthy.” around Coach’s family. It brings folks she first heard of the Student Conduct Judicial Affairs range from writing an extreme measures. Kill continued to coach the Salukis closer together.” Code in newspaper reports last week. essay to being expelled. “You can’t get to some individuals, to a 9-4 record and their first play- Myer said she looked in a packet Hugh Williams, owner of Williams you can’t touch them, you can’t reach off game in 22 years. In January Jordan Wilson can be reached at 536- she received during move-in weekend Law Firm in Carbondale and an them,” Huffman said. after the season, Kill had surgery to 3311 ext. 256 or for a copy of the code and was worried administration of justice graduate stu- remove a cancerous tumor from one of [email protected]. when there wasn’t one. dent, said more should be done to get Brandon Weisenberger can be reached at “I really wanted to know more students acclimated to the code. 536-3311 ext. 254 or about this, like what I’m supposed to “The students and the university [email protected]. www.siude.com 12 Tuesday, October 24, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN Classified Comics DAILY EGYPTIAN Tuesday, October 24, 200613 The Duplex by Glenn McCoy

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By Linda Black Today’s Birthday (10-24-06). This year you can be an angel Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 5 - Great riches can be in many people’s lives. Don’t think about what you’ll gain - think yours, so let it happen. Do a good job and you’ll be well reward- about what you can facilitate. ed for your efforts. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 9 - What would you do day, 0 the most challenging. to benefit the most people, if you could? Make a list, and get Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7 - Whenever you find started. yourself money ahead, your first and strongest inclination is to Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 6 - Life’s not fair, but buy all the stuff you’ve been wanting for years. Don’t do that this what does that have to do with the price of tea? If you’re behind time, OK? Save up for a rainy day. schedule, it’s your own fault, so don’t complain about it. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7 - Once you decide Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is an 8 - The team you’ve “The Daily Egyptian is the what you want to accomplish, the rest is relatively easy. You put together is a money-making machine. Don’t give them won’t care if you run into resistance; you’ll plow right on over. everything - make them go out and earn it. They’ll love you for key to any great civilization!” Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 5 - Necessity is the it later. mother of invention, as you may remember. So don’t panic. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 5 - You’re calm, even — Gusimus Maximus You’re about to think of something that will solve the problem. though you’re venturing out beyond reality as other people Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 10 - Don’t be afraid of know it. In other words, you’re in the groove. things that seem too good to be true. You can get used to having Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 9 - You become more more of that in your life. creative as you take on more responsibility. Does that seem Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 6 - Consult the family about strange? It’s perfectly natural. what they want, and how to proceed. Some of their suggestions are silly but some will work quite well. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 - You’re on the right trail, but not everything you try produces results. Don’t give up, (c) 2006, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC. and file your claim just as soon as you know where to dig. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune

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Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. CEROW Sudoku By Michael Mepham

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Matt Hartwig said more experience will pay off down to St. Louis University’s Filipe Acosta DAILY EGYPTIAN the road. advanced Lama to the quarterfinals. Nelson said the doubles team wasn’t Lama knocked out fellow Missouri The SIU men’s tennis team couldn’t clicking at all. Valley Conference member Tiago pull off any upsets at the Intercollegiate “Our double’s play was horrendous,” Espirito Santo of Wichita State in Tennis Association Mid-American Nelson said. “We couldn’t hold our straight sets before losing a close semi- Regionals. serve, and that made it near impossible final battle with Jorge Villanueva of All three members of the Saluki team to get a win.” Arkansas, 6-4, 5-7, 10-7. struggled through first-round action in In the consolation bracket, the Lama said he was pleased with how the main draw. Junior Rodrigo Lama, Salukis fared much better, including a many matches he won even though he along with freshmen Karl Nilsson and semifinal appearance. came up short in the semifinals. Lucas Waked, lost in straight sets to Although Waked lost in the first “It was a tough match against a open the tournament. round, Nilsson and Lama both advanced tough opponent,” Lama said. “I was Despite the early struggles, men’s to the second round. Nilsson won his really close to beating a great player from tennis coach Dann Nelson said the team first round match 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 before a nationally ranked school.” played hard through the tough first- losing to Illinois State University’s Nelson said Lama’s performance round matchups. He said Lama and Alfredo Lagardo in straight sets in the made him proud. He said he was Waked had to play nationally ranked second round. expecting a lot out of Lama after his opponents in their first-round action. Nilsson said he did as expected, and semifinal performance at the Marquette “It was a tough battle for all of the competition was the best he has Invitational on Oct. 15. them,” Nelson said. “Overall, it’s a tough faced this season. “It was impressive for Rodrigo to tournament with a handful of ranked “There wasn’t much I could do in make it as far as he did in such a big teams.” the second round,” Nilsson said. “I was tournament.” Nelson said. “This is what In doubles action, the tandem of really overmatched.” he’s capable of.” Lama and Waked didn’t fare much bet- Lama had the team’s best perfor- ter. The duo lost 8-4 in the first round. mance as he made it to the semifinals. Matt Hartwig can be reached at Lama said the pair is still getting Lama won 5-7, 6-3, 10-5 in the first 536-3311 ext. 238 or used to playing alongside each other. He round. In the second round, an injury [email protected].

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“We just went out there and did our best,” Mohamed said. “He told us times to hit, and we just went and hit those times.” Out of the women, Sparks said he was pleased with the way seniors Katie Birn and Sarah Rinker ran. “Everybody ran well together on Saturday,” Birn said. “We just need to keep our pack together.” Running together is something the Saluki women have been doing well all year. At the Bradley Classic on Oct. 13, SIU’s top five runners all finished in the top 10 out of the field of 127. MELISSA BARR ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN Birn, who has been the lone con- Ty-Nica Davis and student assistant Jessica Ordway use a medicine stant in the Salukis’ top five this season, said she is approaching this week just ball during practice Monday afternoon at McAndrew Stadium. The like any other. The only difference SIU cross country team is preparing for the Missouri Valley Conference is there’s more urgency now that the Championship this weekend in Lincoln, Neb. season’s winding down. mess it up now.” the NCAA Championship. “It’s really not that much different, After the MVC Championship just make sure we get our rest and don’t meet, the Salukis will still compete Scott Mieszala can be reached at get sick,” Birn said. “We’ve made it this in the NCAA Regional meet Nov. 536-3311 ext. 238 or far in the season, so we don’t want to 11 with aspirations of qualifying for [email protected]. David Eckstein, Cardinals’ lead off man, is accumulating injuries in postseason

R.B. Fallstrom one or two. “If he gives the nod that he can go THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “I limit all the stuff I do before the out and play, he earned it and we want game.” him out there,” Rolen said. “I believe the ST. LOUIS — David Eckstein, Eckstein, who batted .292 in the man. I’ll take him out there any day.” the shortstop with the infectious go-go regular season, is 0-for-9 against the Pitcher Chris Carpenter called attitude, the “pulse” of the St. Louis Tigers with a strikeout and a double- Eckstein “a leader in this clubhouse.” Cardinals, needs a tuneup. play ball to end the eighth inning in “He’s a leader on the field and he Worn down by injuries since June, the Cardinals’ 3-1 loss in Game 2. He’s comes every day to play the game as he now has a sprained left shoulder, hitting .160 overall (8-for-50) in the hard as he can,” Carpenter said. “He’s a courtesy of a diving stop on Jose Reyes’ postseason with two extra-base hits, a big part of this club.” infield hit during Game 5 of the NL homer and a double, and two RBIs. In the postseason, it’s common for championship series. Trainer Barry Weinberg said the players to soldier through aches and Since then, he has taken fewer bat- latest injury isn’t so severe that Eckstein pains accumulated from six months of ting practice cuts than his teammates wouldn’t have tried to play through it competition. and has avoided unnecessary throws during the regular season. Weinberg “Man, there’s a lot of people banged to conserve his strength for games. He also noted the heart factor. up right now,” Preston Wilson said. skipped Monday’s off-day at Busch “Is he 100 percent? No. Is he play- “That’s part of the game, that’s part of Stadium while the rest of his teammates able? Yeah,” Weinberg said. “So he what you do. went through a mandatory workout. plays. That’s David, that’s his nature. “Playing banged up right now is Eckstein’s defense hasn’t been affect- He pushes on and he doesn’t want to better than sitting at home.” ed, though he’s had no success at the not be in the lineup.” Those have always been words to plate in the World Series or much in the Teammate Scott Rolen said Eckstein live by for Eckstein, although this year postseason overall. deserves to be out there, if he thinks he he was limited to 123 games. The “I limit my swings in the on-deck can play. That, of course, is a sticky physical woes began with what was circle, limit batting practice,” Eckstein subject since the Gold Glove third base- described as a mild concussion sus- said. “If the other guys are taking man was benched twice in the postsea- tained in mid-June while breaking up a three sessions in the cage, I’ll take son because he wasn’t hitting. double play in Pittsburgh. 15 Tuesday, October 24, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN Sports Saluki IInsidernsider STATS OF THE WEEK 7 Saluki BBanteranter STATS/ OF THESIU WEEK FOOTBALL 7

Kenny Rogers was seen in the first inning of game two in the World Series with an / OOTBALL 3 SIU (5-2, 2-2SIU Gateway) F owns the top- unknown substance on his pitching hand. Rogers said it was a clump of dirt while ESPN  ranked scoring and rushing offense in 3 36

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quiet, I figured it was nothing.” 0 dailyegyptian.com 3rd-down conversion 48.0-percent 5th defense 44.4-percent 5th “The only thing Rogers is cheating is Father D.W. NORRIS Time. Maybe he put a little something on his dale_norris@ hand. Maybe he ate a chocolate Drumstick Do you have questions for the dailyegyptian.com before the game. Who knows? There’s always a little cheating going on in baseball. If there Saluki Banter that you want wasn’t, catchers wouldn’t change signs with a answered? man on second base.” E-mail [email protected]

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE SPORTS NETWORK’S I-AA POLL Date Opponent Time Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank Nov. 5 Christian Brothers (ex.) 2:00 p.m. 1. Appalachian St. Mountaineers (82) 7-1 2,570 1 Nov. 12 Missouri 2:00 p.m. 2. Montana Grizzlies (4) 6-1 2,437 2 Nov. 17 Murray State 7:05 p.m. 3. Illinois State Redbirds (12) 6-1 2,388 3 Nov. 21 Saint Louis 7:05 p.m. 4. Massachusetts Minutemen (3) 6-1 2,244 6 Nov. 24 San Francisco 7:05 p.m. 5. James Madison Dukes 6-1 2,150 8 Nov. 25 Kentucky or Delaware TBA 6. North Dakota State Bison (3) 6-1 1,945 9 7. Northern Iowa Panthers 5-2 1,865 14 Nov. 29 Austin Peay 7:05 p.m. 8. Furman Paladins 6-2 1,845 12 Dec. 2 Weber State 3:00 p.m. 9. Cal Poly Mustangs 5-2 1,690 4 Dec. 5 South Alabama 7:00 p.m. 10. Youngstown State Penguins 6-2 1,640 5 Dec. 9 South Dakota St. 6:00 p.m. 11. New Hampshire Wildcats 5-2 1,376 7 Dec.16 Indiana 7:00 p.m. 12. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 6-1 1,311 16 Dec.19 Tennessee Tech 7:05 p.m. 13. Richmond Spiders 5-2 1,142 10 14. Eastern Illinois Panthers 5-3 1,109 17 15. Maine Black Bears 5-2 1,068 19 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 16. UC Davis Aggies 4-3 915 18 17. Hampton Pirates 7-1 896 11 Date Opponent Time 18. Princeton Tigers 6-0 851 22 Nov. 2 Quincy 7:05 p.m. 19. Southern Illinois Salukis 5-2 788 13 Nov. 5 Henderson State 4:05 p.m. 20. San Diego Toreros 7-0 725 21 Nov. 10 Washington, MO. 7:05 p.m. 21. Portland State Vikings 5-3 650 23 Nov. 19 Murray State 2:05 p.m. 22. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 5-2 393 24 23. Harvard Crimson 5-1 384 15 Nov. 23 Arkansas Noon 24. Montana State Bobcats 5-3 239 NR Nov. 24 Marist or Minnesota 12:30 p.m. 25. Delaware Blue Hens 4-3 177 NR Nov. 26 ESPNU Classic TBA Nov. 29 Louisiana Tech TBA Others receiving votes: Towson 153, Charleston Southern 138, South Dakota State Dec. 2 Saint Louis TBA 107, Western Kentucky 81, Yale 76, Holy Cross 72, Alabama A&M 67, Delaware State 67, Central Connecticut State 60, South Carolina State 33, Central Arkansas 23, Jackson Dec. 9 Western Kentucky TBA State 23, McNeese State 22, Georgia Southern 18, Wofford 15, Sam Houston State 12, Dec. 17 Indiana 8:00 p.m. Tennessee State 9, Northeastern 8, Gardner-Webb 6, Penn 5. Dec. 20 Central Michigan 7:05 p.m.

TURNER Turner’s stats CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 2006 Stats 2005 Stats • PR: 17, YDS: 290, AVG: 17.1, TD: 1, • PR: 21, YDS: 308, AVG: 14.7, TD: 1, Turner’s 17.1 yards-per-punt LONG: 83 LONG: 85 return average in 2006 ranks second • KR: 15, YDS: 359, AVG: 23.9, TD: 0, • KR: 18, YDS: 391, AVG: 21.7, TD: 1, in the Gateway, sixth in Division LONG: 42 LONG: 93 I-AA. His 83-yarder against the Hilltoppers is the second-longest • All-Purpose Yards: 649 (2nd best • All-Purpose Yards: 699 return in the Gateway this season. on team) He also averages 23.9 yards-per- kick return this season, third in the Turner had two returns of more I’m thinking, what goes through my conference. than 40 yards, including a 42-yarder head,” Turner said. “He said if he Turner’s 649 all-purpose yards where he got his jersey ripped off at played, he doesn’t think he could do — which combine rushing, receiv- the SIU 42-yard line. that. But he has confidence in me, ing and return yards — rank second Simply put, the 5-foot-10-inch, and that’s the big thing.” on the Salukis to All-American 195-pound package of speed and And Turner has confidence in running back Arkee Whitlock’s fearlessness never thinks he cannot his own abilities. He said he does 1,062. make a play. He stays on his feet not wave for fair catches because he Call him an instant field posi- and does not shy away from contact, knows what he can do. tion — a Weeble who wobbles but even though he knows it is coming. “If I see an opportunity where won’t fall down, whether he has to “Oh yeah, every game I look for I can make a play or I can make spin, leap or lower his pads. He gets the big hit,” Turner said. “It sounds something out of nothing, then tackled but not on the first hit, as kind of crazy, actually, but some- that’s why I take it,” Turner said. was the case in SIU’s 48-16 win body has to bring it; somebody has But the threat of a tooth-rattling over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. to bring the big hit.” hit is always present. Turner said 23. But one thing Turner rarely does he does not care about the conse- Turner had eight total returns is wave his right arm for a fair quences of standing in there and for 176 yards, including a punt catch, no matter how much pressure fielding punts other returners would return in which he took a tackle comes his way. think twice about fielding. head on, ran through it and spun “No, he doesn’t. I like that,” “It’s not going to stop me, and out of another, all while dancing on senior defensive end Lorenzo Wims it’s not going to change my flow,” a tightrope down the sideline. said. Turner said. “I’m not going to adjust After the game, junior quar- Wims called Turner a playmaker, my swagger. It’s all going to be the terback Nick Hill shook his head an athlete who inspires confidence same, so if somebody makes the big when asked about Turner’s perfor- even when he puts himself in harm’s hit, hats off to them, but I’m com- mance and style. way. ing back anyway, and the next time “I can’t do it, and I’m not going His fearlessness in the face of a they’ll have to bring it harder.” to tell him what to do, but man, he potential knockout blow keeps his takes some shots sometimes, but coaches and teammates wondering D.W. Norris can be reached at it seems like he never goes down,” about his sanity. 536-3311 ext. 282 or at Hill said. “Sometimes (Kill) asks me what [email protected]. DAILY EGYPTIAN A disappointing weekend: Men’s tennis fails to come out on top in Mid-America Regionals, page 14

SportsOUTHERN LLINOIS NIVERSITY P AGE 16 S I U OCTOBER 24, 2006 Re-Turner 15 returns behind Reggie Fowler (SIU Junior cornerback runs 1994-1997). Turner’s 290 punt return yards in 2006 rank him fifth on the single for 223 all-purpose yards season list, 18 yards behind his total of 308 in 2005. in Saturday’s home game His punt return touchdown in D.W. Norris the second quarter of the WKU DAILY EGYPTIAN game, which put the Salukis up 21- 7, was classic Craig Turner. Craig Turner has a simple philosophy when it He eschewed the fair catch, even comes to doing his job. with a would-be tackler bearing down on him. “I come out and give everything — go balls to Turner took the hit, horsed his way out of the tackle the wall, pardon my French,” said Turner, a return and turned on the jets. Once he had a chance to specialist and cornerback. move forward, Turner sprinted from one sideline His attitude paid huge dividends in the form to the other for an 83-yard score — sec- of 233 all-purpose yards and a touchdown in SIU’s ond in SIU history to his 85-yarder versus 27-24 loss Saturday to Western Kentucky. Turner, Youngstown State in 2005. a junior from Boutte, La., studying physical educa- “He’s a great special teams return guy,” tion, gained more yards on seven returns (233) than head coach Jerry Kill said. “That’s why he was the Salukis’ offense mustered in 43 offensive plays an All-American last year.” (200). And it looks like Turner, a running back Turner’s efforts earned him Gateway Football in 2005, could surpass the return numbers he Conference special teams Player of the Week honor totaled in his sophomore campaign. Turner fin- and a selection as a I-AA.org National All-Star. ished 10th in the nation with a 14.7 yards-per- His big day moved him up in SIU’s record book, punt return average and was named a first-team, as well. all-Gateway Football Conference selection as a Turner’s 812 career punt return yards shattered a return specialist. record set in 1968 by Doug Hollinger. His 60 career punt returns rank him second in that category, See TURNER, Page 15

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MEN’S BASKETBALL CROSS COUNTRY Team shows off for crowd at scrimmage Salukis begin Salukis receive MVC championship rings. The Salukis battled each to get it going again. other for 12 minutes and showed off the “We went full-speed in the scrimmage preparing for championship rings in defense that won them the conference tourna- because we want to put on a good show for the ment in March. fans,” Tatum said. “It’s a lot of fun to come out front of packed gym Senior guard Jamaal Tatum and junior for- here and do this.” championship ward Matt Shaw said they were excited about Shaw had some good midrange jump shoot- Matt Hartwig getting their rings, and their excitement spilled ing and a buzzer-beater in the third quarter. Scott Mieszala DAILY EGYPTIAN over into the scrimmage. His fierce rebounding throughout the game DAILY EGYPTIAN “Getting the ring is really a token of how was indicative of his effort. After a seven-month wait, the SIU men’s hard we work,” Tatum said. “It really proves the He said anytime the players step on the SIU cross country team members hope run- basketball team finally receives its Missouri cliché true.” floor, they play as hard as they can. ning fewer miles will take them further in their Valley Conference championship rings. The The “white” team led by Shaw beat the “It’s really nice to just get out and play in quest to win the conference. recent recognition for the Salukis’ 2006 MVC “maroon” team led by Tatum in four quarters front of everyone,” Shaw said. “We know the With the Missouri Valley Conference tournament win didn’t make them lose focus, that were four minutes apiece. fans appreciate us.” Championship looming Saturday, head coach though — they remain humble and hungry Tatum and Shaw led their respective teams The game also featured a relentless defensive Matt Sparks has scaled back the teams’ work- for more. with 11 points each. Tatum set up his team- effort by newcomer Tyrone Green, a junior, and outs to allow them to freshen up for the meet. The Salukis faced off in an intersquad mates with crisp passing, including an ally-oop strong performances out of sophomore forward While the men generally run 60 to 80 miles matchup Saturday night in front of a near- to junior forward Randal Falker. Tony Boyle and junior forward Jamaal Foster. per week, they will only run about 50 this week. capacity crowd at Davies Gymnasium after Tatum said the team already went through Boyle and Foster combined for 10 points, The women will run roughly 40 miles instead being honored with the MVC tournament a full practice earlier in the day, and it was hard while Green played lockdown defense and of their usual workload of 50 or 60. excited the crowd with some monstrous dunks “We run a little less miles just to let your during pregame warm-ups. body recover from a full season of training and The three players had head coach Chris racing,” Sparks said. “We cut off some of the Jamaal Lowery yearning for more. morning runs that they do and try to let the Tatum Lowery said Boyle and Foster have made body feel a little bit more fresh.” dribbles significant strides from the 2005-06 season and Although the Salukis will be running fewer past Josh should have an impact on the 2006-07 season. miles, the runners said it won’t be as easy as He said he was also pleased with the efforts of Sparks advertised it. Bone during his junior forward Green. “We’ll back off a little bit this week, but a scrimmage “We all know how good our two older guys it’s not going to be a cakewalk,” junior Kevin Saturday are,” Lowery said. “Tyrone Green has a chance Doran said. “We’ll have some tough practices.” evening to be really good for us, too.” Before the runners’ workload was eased, at Davies With the upcoming season starting Nov. they ran a tough workout Saturday morning. Gymnasium. 2 against Quincy, the Salukis don’t want to This session was meant to simulate the race set- All returning set limits after a 22-11 season that included a ting for the conference meet, so it was run at 10 players from dramatic first-place finish at the MVC tourna- a.m., the same time the MVC Championship the 2005- ment. will take place. 2006 Saluki Lowery said getting the rings was nice, but “It was by far the best workout they’ve run basketball it was more impressive to make the tournament all year,” Sparks said. “It was a great practice, team five straight times. and that’s obviously what you need going into a received “Before we set goals in terms of the tourna- championship season.” Missouri ment, we want to win the conference first,” Sparks said sophomore Mohamed Valley Lowery said. “Although it may have seemed Mohamed, who has been the Salukis’ top run- Conference like last year was the best year for the MVC, I ner in each race he’s participated in this year, championship think it’s even stronger this year.” freshman Jason Ordway and Doran ran espe- rings. cially well at the Saturday practice. Matt Hartwig can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 238 MELISSA BARR or [email protected]. See PREPARATIONS, Page 14 DAILY EGYPTIAN