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Eastern Illinois University, Charleston Volume. I 92 Issue I 20

CITY I SPECIAL OLYMPICS FAMILY FESTIVAL

MY CIAIB I THE DAILY WTBll IDS Kaylee Bookhout, a senior CDS major, dances to uBaby Got Back" with Special Olympian and friend for the day Karen Rule on Saturday afternoon at lake land College. 1 ,450 Helping Hands 7Z5 Eastern students year, copping ouc ac 725 rcgiscered dandng co Elvis impersonator Score Everyone walked around the painting, bowling, karaoke, balloon set new record for volunceers. Wacdcs, who is ranked as one of grounds with bags full ofprizes , and dares and piflatas. The day scatted ouc with a the cop Elvis tribute arcis~ in the some Olympians were decked ouc "(Luther) is really excited about volunteers at lake land parade an nounccd by che voices of Midwest. fa multiple prize ribbons, beaded the dunk-tank," said Sara Tallman, College in Mattoon "The Yawn Pacrol" on Maccoon's SOFF began as a much smaller necklaces and temporary rattoos. a senior psychology major, about WMCI 101.3, whereapproximaccly event in 1984 when Consolidaced Carrie Hagemann, a junior the Olympian she was paired with 900 Special Olympians and 2,000 Communications was looking for physical education major, and her for the day. BJ Nicole Weskerna volunteers watched. something co bring employees Friend-For-A-Day won pri7.CS like Tallman said she had been Staff Reporter Thcoughouc the day, Olympians together. SOFF has proven bubbles, compasses and a bouncy volunteering at the SOFF since she and che volunceering "Friends-For­ succasful, drawing approximately ball. was a child because her brocher has A record number of Eastern A-Day" walked around the grounds 3,000 people from the surrounding More than 20 games and Down Syndrome. srudencs joined in the 2006 Special of Lake Land College in Manoon areas cogecher for the one-day acttvmcs were sec up, induding Olympics Family Fesrival this playing games, winning prius and event. volleyball, T-baJI, ring toss, nail H SEE HAllDS, PAGE A6

POUNCE ONUHE cheatsheet Apple-pic~119 ia Gnen•p H out-of·the·•ar dinrsion Mission statement talk revived SPORTS EXTRA » Pounce Online makes its first update of the year. Check out Eastern's Eastern football loses at online features magazine. Illinois State 44·30 By Ashley Rueff year with its first reading held at back co the subcomminec," said llttp://-.poHCeHllH.CO• Senior UrWersity Reporter the Board of Trustees meeting in CUPB chair Pat Fewell, who had » The Panthers just did not have 'a enough in Normal. Get the story of June. Board member Roberc Webb done much of che rewriting of the what happened and what happens The Council on Universiry expressed a few concerns which were latest mission scacemenc. next in our Sports Extra section. Also OTY Planning and Budgecs brought some taken back ro CUPB by Presidenc Webb expressed concern ofword in the section, weekend results from Former mental institution still old business co their first meeting Lou Hencken ar Friday's meeting and phrase choices that he thought volleyball, men's and women's soccer, surrounded in myths, crowds of the year by reviving calk of the for furrher review by the council. might better suit the universiry. women's rugby and football and base­ ,, Ashmore Estates, a creepy old univcrsiry mission statement. "The most expedient way to ball from around the region. building east of Charleston on Route The sracemenc was revised lase approach this is co send the statement 16, has an interesting history and an H SEE REVIVED, PAGE Al even more interesting coUect1on of rumors. ,.,. 88 . CAMPUS Wikipedia divides professors, students Latin Heritage Banquet dance draws crowd of almost 400 ,, As part of Latino Heritage Month, a, Ashley Rueff of thousands" of visitors a day, site's credibiliry and conrenc. students, faculty and community SeniOr University Reporter according co its Web site. Philosophy professor Gary does members gathered to learn tradrtional Bue not everyone at Eastern Aylesworth said he nor Latin dances. Wikipedia, chc well-known is jumping on the bandwagon co encourage his students co use ic as a electronic encydopcdia, has celebrate the inceracrive resource. research cool. ,.,. 81 ,.,. A6 accumulated more than 3.8 While some arc excited about million articles since its creation a new way to gather information, in 2001 and is receiving "hundreds ochers have a problem with the Web H SEE Wiii, PAGE Mi ratJ news WWW DENNEWS COM I lliE IWLY EASTERN NEWS I MONDAY 9 18.Q6

Pro411Ctloe staff Press WpCr"50r _ --bn Roberts Lecture argues for safety Nirjt clief Kyle~ AHtlt Tiie Daily Euten hws Lead Des9ier ---- Kyle~ The Oaily Easlem News ;s procind by the students Copy edlors _....HUy Sctlle ol Easlern llnois lhvenicy. k is pi.Wied daily hnO'twey Hcnday llwoujl Friday. in cnnston, 11., ~ Ill ·------EUIJl"ia leller10ll and spring semesters n! hrice we8lof ~ !he Or*1e pJ com your intormation is relevant to at their provided e-mai Onine ecitor---.... - ...... Nora Maberry address. the one-night stand, rhe walk of He wenc on co explain thac mosc know people before having sex with ---·----....- .. -DE~ com shame or the no number-exchanging people engage in casual sex because chem. You may also cal 581·7942 or visit the student llews staff pubbtions newsroom at 1811 Buzzard Hal hook-up. It's called casual sex. they have psychological needs, "Ifyou have a relacionship, there's On Wednesday night, in physical wants and emocional Associate news ecitor ····-·· ...- .....None of many newly or.112nin•A staffco interact beyond chc acaJcmi1. said. .. programs designed to meet scudent setting of a classroom or office. The program consists of a needs in response to Eastern's "Research sho~ a correlation in committee comprised of several growing scudent population. relationships between srudents and facuJcy and administrative staff Other similar programs include Not all pain relief facuJcy/staff with the success of the members who will interact with che Food For Thought program student in college," says Carman srudents in the residential areas of where students are served by comes in a bottle ... Hall residence director lerrence campus. faculcy/s.caff before finals. Studencs Brooks. Originally developed lase Also known as "House Calls," and faculcy/staff are also encouraged Tell your doctor spring, che new Faculcy Fellows the program will take place Tuesday to eat meals cogecher in universicy Program formed as a response co from 7-9 p.m. in all residence halls dining centers under che Charleston the right choice... that face that snidents were not and Greek court. The committee Chew program. caking advantage of faculcy office will go in teams to the individual Brooks has high expectations for Central Illinois Physical Therapy hours. residential areas to stop and visit che overall success of the event. Typically srudencs did not know with students within the Aoors of "Our long term goal in co have l 00 Professional Plaza, Mattoon how to respond when they would each residence hall. The President's a campus where faculcy and scaff 235-1245 345-1245 see faculcy members outside the Council is also involved with the are utilii.ed ro rheir full potential as classroom, said Brooks. committee and keynote arcendees rhey mentor and/or assist srudenrs Engineering your retum to healt.by uving "The idea is co create a campus include President Lou Hencken, beyond their area of expertise," he culrure where it is acceptable for vice president for student affairs says.

Courses help women face challenges

BJ Jadp Gorski health issues females deal with such Police Department Web site. Health P.eporter as heart disease, Richardson said. The pilot program is only open Every week, comment cards co female Eastern students and staff, Starting Tuesday, a 10-week were passed out to the class. Richardson said. This is because the course on women's issues will be «The women (in the class) issues the course deals with topics held at the Marcin Luther King, Jr. specifically said they wanted pertaining only co women, there are Fra•erni•y Universicy Union called Life Smart more than a class about health," no topics for men. for Women. Richardson said. The course is not open to the OPEM HOUSE Life Smart for Women, is Life Sman is being piloted public, because Sarah Bush is an extension of a course called through chat interest, Richardson presenting a similar course co the & lnforma•ional Heart Smart for Women char has said. public, Richardson said. been offered by the Sarah Bush Life Sman will give srudents The deadline co sign up for Lincoln Healrh Center, said Lori the opponunicy to learn about the class is the first day of class, ~ M Richardson, che program director issues pertaining co women such Richardson said. During the 10- Monday September 18th of Life Smart for Women. as nutrition, coping with stress, the weeks, prizes will be distributed to ~ z char hean disease is the number one ofcriminal sexual abuse, two counts $300 design," Richardson said. < ~ killer among women," Richardson of criminal sexual assault, five Life Smarr for Women stares ~ > said. counts of aggravated bactery and Tuesday at 6:30 in the Effingham in the University Union Hean Smart was a course one count of aggravated assault, Room in che Union and is free for < ~ AA ATQ ~ !:!.TD. AXA Bl: K2 n KA D( .tN l:E rn designed co inform women about according co Easrern's Universicy students. CAMPUS I THUT GREENHOUSE

briefs Evening Hours for Panther Cards ,, The Campus Card office will be open until 7 p.m. today and Tuesday for non-trad~ional students can get a new panther card. The office is located in Room 3040, in the Student Services Building which is a red-brick building between the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union and Blair Hall. An ID must be brought to get your new card. For more information call 581-6596. ' Today is final day to withdraw from classes at half price Today is the last day for students to withdraw from their classes and be BK HILJIEI I TIIE DAILY EASTEU •EWS charged only half of their student bill, Steven Malehorn, director of the H.F. Thut Greenhouse, sits in his favorite section of the study garden. The garden has in the past been known plus insurance costs. as "make-out park." Students will be charged with the full cost of arry classes they are enrolled in Garden of Eastern after today. o campus Malehorn said plants in these two gardens TODAY The hidden campus study like lots ofsun. Annuals and prairie plants are Register to Vote garden keeps growing che main resident folia in these rwo gardens. Tum left at the cherry rree and follow chi! 'literally and figuratively' path to the cement overhang. the student will C-~ -:_I. • •••I. :.1,.,. ..h'1tt<> le_.. By Saiah Whitney The righr barrels house examples of News Editor common plants that can be bought ar Study Abroad Info Session Wal-mare. Plants living in the left barrels Time I 4 p.m. Some day Venus and her three graces - originate from aquatic, marshy and wcdand Location I 1207 Blair Hall in panther form - will lay in Easccrn's scudy environment. garden. Malehorn added the barrels because he said More info I 581-7267 Steve Malehorn, greenhouse manager, he wanred co have an example of container has been working on a sculpcurc of a female gardens. EIU in Genoa panther with three kinens, which he hop~ Down the stairs and heading toward che Time f 7 p.m. will wacch over the garden. life science building, Malehorn has planred Eastern's scudy gardens arc nestled between woodland and narivc plants. Location f Lumpkin Hall Audnorium the life science building and the Doudna "The environment changes from the forest More info f 581-7267 construction. They are the gardens outside of edge to the full forest shade," Malehorn said the Thur Greenhouse. about how the garden is arranged. Malehorn explained char before Venus To the right of the sidewalk, are more Milrionaire Constitution Style took on the characteristics of Aphrodite, marshland plants. To achieve the optimum Time I 7 p.m. she was the Roman Goddess of fenility for conditions for these planrs, Malehorn buried l.oQtion I University Ballroom humans and the garden. four bathtubs. The tubs help the dirt retain More info I 581-5522 The name for the sculpture is more than water longer, therefore mimicking the perfect, as the study garden has in the past environment factors in which the plants grow been unofficially termed, "make-out park." best. Ic's also a place where boyfriends will "Gardening is a process rather than a propose ro their girlfriends, Malehorn said. procedure: Malehorn said. "The experience Malehorn has been working on the day lers you understand plants better, than if you part of the sculpture for the past cwo years. He were to point ro plants in a book for a certain hopes to have it cast in bronze, but will need display." $5,000 to $7,000 to complete the project. The unexpected- like four buried bathtubs Finding the funding for the project could - is the joy of gardening. Malehorn said. a rmistake be tricky, as the garden receives no allocated One plant visitors don't expect ro find is funding &om the university. the com growing alongside the greenhouse, It's supported complcccly by private right after the sunny garden of annuals. In an article on page 3 of Friday's donations from the faculty, students, alumni "There are people who don't recognize Daily Eastern News, the Wesley and retired faculty. corn," Malehorn said. Foundation was incorrectly identified. Malehorn acquires his plants through a He overhears conversations of people The News regrets the error. network of friends ro che garden. who look at the corn and say, "My, isn't the "If I have an idea of a plant I want, I ask bamboo getting call?" around," he said. "I get more remarks about the corn because Since Malehorn assumed responsibility for it's unexpected," he said. che srudy garden in 1998, he's been reworking Besides corn, there arc 308 other plane the garden's design. species in the study gardens. Inside the This year is che second year of three where greenhouse, Malehorn has 671 species for a he's implementing his new design. rota! of 980 species. PHOTOS BT EIJC HILTIEI "Every time you come out here, ic's going "And it will keep growing literally and From Top to Bottom: A butterfly flaps its wings ro be a little bit different," he said. "I want an figuratively - I hope," Malehorn said. while resting on a leaf of a flowering dogwood environment that changes, that draws people The corn plant, however, is not doing well COMMENTS I CORRECTIONS I tree. back." because the first weekend after school started, EVENTS Large barrel flower pots hold a variety of flowers. Several smaller gardens accually comprise drunken students cue through che garden and To report any errors, local events or A bench offers a place for people to take a the overall study garden. ripped its leaves. general suggestions for Mure ednions break and soak in the surroundings of the study If .1 student walked through the garden Bue long after those scudenrs graduate, the please contact our news editor, Sarah garden. starring from •he greenhouse's front and garden, like Malehorn said, will still grow. Whitney, via: The Garden Phlox, or phlox paniculata, is one of turning the comer. on the right woula be "It's che succ~ of gercing plant~ to grow Phone I 581-7942. many types of flowers still in bloom in t~e stud}' two different gardens on each side of the - if it works, then yea - if not, then pull it out E-niall I [email protected] garden. sidewalk. and plant something differenc.tt Office visn I 1811 Buzzard Hall. 10UI VIEW I LEITERS TO THE EDITOR EDITORIAL IOAID Ullioll'1 ...... ,.tolbld111t Editor in Chief I IJle ...,.... o,.. I Opinions Editor H On Thursday, it was argued that Lou Managing Editor I Alar Si.,, .. .., tiraMec I Photo Editor Hencken needs a building named after him because he is retiring. News Editor I Sanll ...._, 1era M••rry I Online E

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It is to be hoped that this is what found in the American reaction to This show consiscs of more bipolar happens every year. tdcvision. women in competition for Flav's affection Faith alone won't But in order to fulfill these goals, this and A couple of weeks ago, Adam Testa, the who, despite hefty compericion from Steven future student administrations will need as associate onlinc editor of tht Daily Easurn Tyler, may well be the ugliest man in the much time as they possibly can get. News, wrote a column about the racial world. At the Daily Eas'"71 News, we recently undertones of this season of Survivor. Bur chat's a good thing. isn't it? help beat AIDS stopped a long~standing tradition of I'm glad be did, and I won't bore you That must mean they're all amacced co Staff Eclltorial appointing new editors two weeks before a by rehashing any of the critical points. the Flav on the inside, right? The Daiy Campus (U. ConnectlCUI) semester ended, so that they would have a But be did mention what I want to talk I mean, it couldn't possibly be all that small orientation before the semester ended. abour in passing before moving on co his money, or the chance co be on 1V and jump Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI We still come back from summer point. scan a career, right? began a pilgrimage to his home country of break a week early so that there can be a While referencing the last season of It's got to be the glowing personality of Germany. While speaking co abouc 250,000 newspaper for the first week of classes. Survivor, he wrote: "neither age nor gender the man who ditched the winner of chc first listeners at an open air mass, he warned This did nor work for the newspaper for produced the backlash race already has." show, so he could gee right back on 1V for Germany and other Western countries internal reasons specific co the production Huh. Why the selective outrage? another one. against secularism and against shucting ouc of a newspaper, but we believe it could work Let's take a look at some other shows Yeah, that's it; that's why ladies love him. Christian ideas. for the Student Governmenr. that might deserve a little more negative Having said all this, and having wacched In particular, che pope cautioned Student Government members officially attention. the aftermath of the Survivor situation, I'm againsc relying primarily on technology co take over their positions during the summer. What about MlV's reality hie Real left wich much the same question I had ac combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. It would be worth a try to push everything. World/Road Rules Battle of the Sexes (so chc beginning. Essencially, he advised that the world fighc from elections to induction, back so that nice they did it twice)? Why the sdcctive outrage? AIDS with faith, nor condoms. each new government could take over before At the end of both seasons, the males People need co rcaliu that just because It is simply noc practical to suggest the previous semester ended. have come away with a decisive victory, discrimination doesn't jump up and down that the world ignore advances in modern This transition time would give them and each season the male cast has been filled while screaming invectives doesn't meant it's medical ccchnology and the efficacy of a chance to begin forming committees, with frat boys ready-made to bond with not there. condoms in curbing the spread ofHN and introduce the beginnings of legislation, and teammates while each female seems co be But don'c cake my word for it, keep the AIDS. generally get chc ball rolling on the ideas the bipolar. thinking cap on the next time you sit down le is precisely this sole reliance on studcncs voted chem in for. Ah, reality lV. co watch your favorite 1V show and be your abstinence and monogamy in marriage, The obvious downside is that this would The male team celebrates its latest victory own filter. which chc pope advocates, that has helped leave cwo less weeks at the end of the in a half-naked, nor-at-all homoerotic circle HIV and AIDS to spread as rapidly as they semester for a crop of senate members and of hugging. have. executives co complete chcir works. Meanwhile, all across America, young The abstinence-only message has already However, this is a reasonable sacrifice adult males arc taking a pull from their aftcr­ proved itself to be incffcccivc in the United to sec more get done early in the semester dinncr Bud Lights, patting the beginnings States. when students arc paying attention and of what will surely be a most impressive beer Jacob Pushing thac agenda overseas in a government members arc new and excited. gut, and thinking softly to themselves, "Sec. country with an overwhelming AIDS This is only one of possible solutions I knew men were better than women, knew Foster epidemic would be disastrous. Additionally, to the problem. Any others would be it all along." promoting general education among girls wdcome: Let's shift gears. and boys has been a prioricy in Africa, and Let's move away from the team shows to the abstinence-only-until-marriage message The editorial is the majority opinion of something a little less obvious: VH 1's hit can have a tendency to push girls into The Daily Eastern News editorial board. show "Flavor of love" scarring (warning. Jacob Foster is an English major. marrying much earlier in life, causing chem Reach the Opinions editor at reading the next four words in association He can be reached at ~I . com to postpone, but, more often, forego funbcr ...,a.~u.c... with one another may fed result in feeling education. Dance draws crowd By Kristi.a Peten Activities P.eporter

Mayor John Inyart danced with the Baller Folklorico Huehyecoyotl Sunday night ac the Latin Heritage Celebration Banquet. "Thar was very nice,'" lnyan said :i.bour being pulled from the :i.udicnce. Inyan attended the event with his wife and both enjoyed the baller group. "We were close enough that we could feel chem as wdl as bear them," he said. "The entertainment was first class." The group, directed by Julian Hernandez, performed several dances ac the G:and Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. Union dressed in costumes from Mexico. The colors of the dresses represented every color of the rainbow. ..The costumes arc so elaborate and colorful. le adds to the entertainment," said Tracey Wayne, a senior accounting major. Wayne said the ballet performance was n~v to her, buc she was glad to be able co see the entcrcainment. During the group's °"rformance, the men danced with r- - - __.._ ~-'-v""u dppaauucu 1u awe. "I was chjnking 'l hope chey don't cue themselves,"' Wayne said. .IAY GIAllEC I THE DAILY EASTElll llE1IS The Bailee Folklorico Members of the Ballet Folklorico Huehyecoyotl perform the Mexican Hat Dance and other traditional Latin dances during the Latin Heritage Huehyecoyocl group, based ouc Celebration Banquet at the Grand Ballroom on Sunday evening. The banquet was put on as part of Latino Heritage Month and included Latino food, of the Elgin Communicy College dance and music for about 390 people. in Elgin, is celebrating irs 10 years since being formed by Hernandez.. to children scarring at age 5. The group has performed for school cold her of cbe opportunicy am thrilled an event like this can While in a church youth group, "It's fun to see what they weddings and festivals besides and Noice thought it would be bring us together." Hernandez and many ochers, accomplish," she said. "Usually, colleges. interesting co anend. About 390 After the cvem, the back of including his now wife Cynthia, they upstage us." "We don'c prefer one funoetion co people attended many of which the Grand Ballroom was opened performed dances in the area. Although she teaches, Cynthla another," Hernandez said. were high school students, Eastern up to attendees ro dance co music Hernandez enjoyed it and also likes co perform with the ballet Burritos, chicken and cheese faculcy and community members. provided by a DJ , including salsa decided co form a fuJJ-time group. group with her husband. They both encbiladas, picadillo {Cuban meat Jennifer Sipes, :i.cadcmic adviser for music. Jc hdps co reach the dances and enjoyed their time ac Eastern. bash) and arroi.Armarillo were a few the office of minoricy affajrs, was "Everytlllng is in the hips," said the culture of Mexico, he said. "It's fun especially because we are of the delicacies served. Noice was pleased with the turnout. Jose Deusrua, master of ceremonies Cynthia is an adjuncc faculry for the a close knic group," Cynthia said. "I one of many rugh school students "We sold about 390 tickets and for the event. "You just have to college and she teaches the dances like co dress up lo the costumes."' ac the evenr. Her teacher acme high I think everyone came," she said. "I move the rups." ,Ii" K e r a sot:es " M ovu .. with M.\)!IC #'" .:.,. FIVE UNIVERSI1Y CO NSORTIUM FREE '?EFr(, •, P 1 "" & S · D .... •.A ·• " ~·. ·" .-. Kt -.:r.~() t ~ , 1 , ••, ------~ - Wll I R0(1I I«, Ttll.·\TRI MINORITY INTERNSIIlP PROGRAM rttARLl.;;:;~-, 1 ,r1Jl~'\-..[1ti, •.(10 1~<'.f:J 12.76- AU. SHOWS BEFOftE CS PM PAID MINORITY INTERNSHIPS 13.6CI - ALI.. 11!.VENINO SHOWS

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·~NOV~~·• • • " ·.1 • F •, .•, ·.• (3 news WWW DENNEWS COM I THE IWLY EASTERN NEWS I MQNDAY 9 18 06 who belong to Alpha Sigma Alpha that » Wiki All about Wikipedia 11 Hands volunteered for the SOFF this year. They said FROM PAGE Al FROM PAGE Al that helping out at the Special Olympics is the sorority's "national philanthropy." Colorful characters such as Mickey and "lhere arc: some things I've seen on ·----,...mumns-N111S••,..., ,···--·e--·~- , ...... _s ...... Olympians lined up co get their pictures Minnie Mouse, Buu. Lightyear, Winnie­ Wikipedia that are just wrong, so I don't taken with Mark and Tim Hall, drivers of the the-Pooh, Strawberry Shortcake and Santa think it's a reliable source," he said. monster truck called the "Raminator," which Claus walked around rhe grounds, signing He said he finds some ofthe information was on display. The cwo were also signing autographs and dancing with Olympians and to be superficial and lacking in depth. autographs. A helicopter was also on display. volunteers. "Advice co my students: don't use it as a Participants waited in lines for hayrides Jessi Hawker, a senior psychology major, research tool in my class" be added. and horse and buggy rides. Andrea Brady, a said when her Olympian saw the characters, He also has a problem with the fact senior sp«ial education major, and Stephanie they would sprint across the grounds so they that the information on Wikipedia can be Morley, a senior family and consumer sciences could to meet them. posted by anyone as opposed to experts major, were on their way co the photo hut Hawker said she's been a Friend-For-A­ who compile: other reference works. with their Olympian after visiting the football Day for the past four or five years because she: "That's a drawback for me," he said. ilma•M111SS1UC1 :=e-Olll'llllM •nualllld. 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SAN FRANCISCO - The number of people sickened by an E. coli outbreak traced to tainted spinach rose to 109 on Sunday, as federal officials announced more brands rcc:alling their products. "This is unquestionably a ...significant outbrak in terms of E. coli," said Dr. David Acheson, chief mcdical officer with the Food and Drug Adminisuation's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. 100~0 ... Natural Selection Foods LLC, the world's largest producer of ~°™\Ne;. organic produce, has been linked to the infected grccn.s. prompting ~~ a recall of 34 brands. Those brands include the company's own '=-'"tt>J,.. ~'""' ~ ~O ta.. labels and chose of other companies that had contraas with Natural ~"'t~~\~ r' .. • ,.... •·r 1 ____ r---'· .. o--- lts spmach. ....-:$'~ .... On Sunday, River Ranch Fresh Foods ofSalinas, Cali£, added to its rccall spring mixes containing spinach that were sold under the labels Hy Vee, Fresh and Easy, and Farmers Market, FDA officials .. said. All contain spinach purchased from Natural Selection, they said. The recalls came as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intervened to help in investigate the outbreak, which bas kille In Ohio, state health officials said they were investigating NEW YORI TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE I EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ the death of a 23-month-old girl who was sickened by E. coli to determine whether the case was related ro rhe outbreak. The girl's ACROSS 29 Cereal that's 80 With 59- mother said she often buys bagged spinach. 1 Jewel "for kids" Across, battle CDC officials said Sunday they've started an Atlanta-based 4 Accumulate 30 Smoker's planning site emergency operations cenrer to help stare health agencies wirh E. 9 One mak- mouthpiece 61 Pay no heed 62 Kofi of the U.N. ~+--+-~ coli testing. Epidemiologists are helping test spinach samples and ing a PQint at 34 Shoot using a cnurch? scope. say 64 ~ilgrims' ear- srool samples of infected people, cenrer spokeswoman Lola Russell 14 Mine find 37 Ripken who ner said. 15 Money in India played 2,632 66 Long, drawn­ out attack The cencer is helping when state health agencies can't perform 16 Hearing-relat- straight games 38 Dutch island in 67 Indifferent the tests or when a second opinion is needed, Russell said. ed 17 Top-ranked the Caribbean 68 Dig into, as player in a dinner tournament 41 t~~-Rey, 69 Check recipi­ 19 Little old man 42Trap ent in a fairy tale 70 Furrier John 45 Decorative foil 20 Supernatural Jacob 21 Confucian path 48 Cheap laughs 71 Area between Man arrested after 23 Network that so Patricia , N. and S. covers the Best Actress Korea N.Y.S.E. for · Hud" 24 Reward from a 51 Beer drinker's DOWN kidnapped girl sends boss bar request 1 Try to attain 25 Holdup victim's 55 •ot 2 •Fear of Fifty" plea course," slangi­ writer Jong 'D Kids' guessing ly 3 Parisian thanks phone text mesSage . game 59 See 60-Across 4 Lacking guile

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BJ Kevin Kenealy spirits did not cause the disaster and polluted Boors, and one of the International Society of Paranormal OEN Onfine Reporter inside, as the Kellys say. rooms on the third floor resembles Investigator~ "Tuey (remodders) stripped out a miniature ground zero. visits Ashmore Estates The historic building looms some the wiring; the air conditioner, they "People did this," Score said. eight miles north of Charlesron, and pulled out; they threw the toilets "Geeting drunk, they must have Ashmore Estates is officially haunted as declared by the while it seems co say, 'Keep away,' out the windows; the controls for pushed the whole dry wall over." lnternationat Society of Paranormal lnvestigat?rs this past Saturday. more and more people come every the elevator are ripped ouc," Tanya Among the places on the tour Scott Kelly, owner of the home, went through the investigation week, sometimes illegally. Kelly said. are the Duffy Room and the Green Ashmore Estates started as a On the same nighr the Kellys Room, which supposedJy homes and watched as the investigators communicated with 7-year-old farm when ic was built in 1916 had the students arrested, a woman che ghosc ofa young 20- to 30-year­ Elva L Skinner in the Green Room. Local mortuary records show and stayed as such for more than came by the house looking to dig old woman named Mary. Upon that Skinner was burned to death in the first building of Ashmore in 60 years, until May of 1979 when up Iris bulbs in tbe big bed of Irises viewing the three windows on the the Illinois Depamnent of Public in the back of the house. cbird floor, it seems even Scott Kelly February 1880. Health forced the place co shut "lc's nor your house," Tanya gets a little spooked over. "She communicated in the investigation that I was in tonight," down after citing 22 safecy code Kelly cold her after finding out she "She (a photographer) cook a Kelly said. "She actually said her name; she talked about there being violations. did the same in the summer. piccure of the from three windows," a fire, and I couldn't discern in the little box that they had." By the early '80s, the building Tanya KeUy said. "(In) The second reopened as Ashmore Estates, which The Flashlight Tours picrure, the middJe window had The little box they had was what Kelly described as Thomas was an insane asylum, according to "Who's heard anything about a picrure of a silhouette of a guy Edison's telephone for the dead. the myth, but it truth it was a home chis place?" Scott Kelly asks to stare diving out of it, and then the third "They had this box, and they asked questions, and I heard forthemencallyanddevelopmencally our the legal flashlight tours of the picture there was nothing." audible responses," Kelly said. "I couldn't tell what was being said, disabled. However, by 1987 it was building. On one of the tours, a relative of closed again by the state for health "(Meneal patients) were left Arthur Colclasure showed up for a but I could tell there was action in that room." code violations. In 1998, Sullivan to rot and die here in the place in visit. The paranormal investigators didn't see anything either, but what residenc Arthur Colclasure bought '87," a visitor responds. The mytb "He (Colclasure) fixed it up, they carry audio recorders and take digital pictures. the building. curning it into his ofAshmore lives on. and be never really gor around co They will look for orbs, which are combinations of energy and borne, but he got tired of replacing Scott Kelly takes groups of five it," said Jessica Carey, a Mattoon all the broken windows. This July, on a rour of the building for $25, High School sophomore. "I just Electronic Voice Phenomenon, or EVP. haunted house gurus Scott and $5 a person, but has said chat fewer remember being little and walking The machine uses a magnet within a speaker or microphone to Tanya Kelly purchased Ashmore than that have paid the full $25 for through the house, and the doors detect sounds the human ear cannot pick up. Estates and they are setting the law it. Is it worth ic? were real heavy so they would jusc When an outside noise comes around, such as wind or a car, it is down when it comes to trespassers On the tour, Scott dispels any shut behind you, and they were real on their property. rumors about the house, disclosing hard co open all the time." also supposed to note that it's not of the "spirit world." "We had some Eastern srudents nothing hue the cruch. But "With all of the stuff that they "It pretty much picks up to the next level a human ear can pick arrested out there two Fridays ago," sometimes it's the truth chac's the moved in, it just kind of cakes away up," Kelly said. "When they went into the Green Room, they actual~ Scott Kelly said. "Two Eastern creepiest. the whole fueling of the house just audibly heard Mary that resides in that room. They audibly heard students and two visiting people 'i\hhhhh!" Ten girls' screams because chey have all of this stuff from Chicago were arrested there echoes in the building's boiler that they have that they brought in her." • for trespassing." room/crematorium as a chimney with them," she said. Kelly said the investigators felt rather drained at the end of the As if their adjacent trailer wasn't sweep Butters overhead, resembling The Kellys, operators ofhaunced four-hour investigation. enough co tell trespassers the place a bat. houses at Elsinore Farm, Riley But the spirits are supposed to drain energy from people in the wasn't theirs, the Kellys have posted In the main hallway, Scott opted Creek and Rockome Gardens, no trespassing signs at the entrance co take the time co shut the flashlights are in the process of ruming the room, as well as from batteries and electronic devices, he said: co their new home and have begun off for two minutes and listen. For Ashmore Estates building into a Despite the new evidence, Kelly, a haunted house enthusiast, stl flashlight tours at night so people those who think the outside of the haunted house come Oct. 13. Scott does not believe in haunts. can see the building legally. Graffiti house looks abandoned, the inside Kelly has said he evenrually would "I'm still a skeptic okay,'l he explained. and broken windows are apparent is flooded in graffiti - marks from like to make it into a haunted hotel/ by just caking a quick look at the people who have spelled Satan restaurant and is working on a Web outside of Ashmore Estates, buc "Saten" and the like, loose wiring site for the place. Illinois State 44, Eastern 30 OUT OF BOUNDS I MATI DANIELS Defense not doing its job

NORMAL - Well, the Eastern football team can score. That much is a given after putting 30 poinrs on rhe Hancock Stadium scoreboard against an Illinois Stare ream char hadn't allowed an offensive touchdown in its fuse cwo games. But one ching char this year's ream hasn't proved is its defense. The core of lase year's ream, che unit chat single-handedly pushed the Panthers into rhe playoffs hasn't shown up this year. OK, Illinois is a I-A team, at lease chat's what the NCAA says, and the defense only allowed 15 points against Indiana Stare. Thar's mediocre ac best, ac lease wich Eastern defensive coordinacor Roe Bdlanconi's expcccacions. Acting head coach Mark Hutson said after the 44-30 loss Sacurday char it's a team loss. Well, no kidding, conside~ing the loss totals say Eastern, and not 'Eastern·s defense, IAY aA11EC I THE MllY EASTEllll llEWS losr chc game. Sophomore running back Norris Smith runs the ball upfield in the first quarter of Eastern's game Saturday evening at Illinois State University. But that's prcccy much what Smith finished with 65 yards on 15 carries in Eastern's 44-30 loss at Illinois State. Eastern lost to ISY for the fourth straight year. happened. The offense exceeded expectations and even with quarterback Mike Donato throwing chrcc interceptions, the team still picked apart ISU's defense. "The loss doesn't go co offense, the loss doesn't go co defense, the loss doesn't go ro special reams. The loss goes to Eastern Illinois," Hutson said. "Same way with a W." Redbirds' defense intercepts three passes, Nice standard answer by Hucsoo, ISU passes for 288 yards buc there has co be concerns around helps Illinois State pull away in second half O'Brien Stadium and che coaches' BJ Mattltew Steweas offices in terms of the defense. Spats Reporter The defensive line wasn'r able By Matt Daniels Caesar ripcoed along the sidelines and co gee any pressure on Illinois Spats Editor stayed in bounds, giving the ball back co the NORMAL - Illinois Scare head coach Denver State quarterback Luke Drone at Redbirds with the game tied ar 23. Johnson summed up his quarterback's importance all during the game, making his NORMAL - On second-and-nine at ISU

CROSS COUtHRr MEN'S SOCCER BOX SCORES RUGBY Eutem hosts loH Meet tllis Easter11 adds to wi• total Get tile stats from all weekelld Paltlters domi•ate Miclligaa insidesports seuoe; Carlso• top EJU finisher daring weekeacl toarHJ Pantller sports •atchups State; improwe to 3-0 P19e IZ P19e 13 ,.,. 87 Page II CROSS COUNTRY I PANTHER OPEN SIUC, Wisconsin run the show Eastern men take second, women take third at home meet By Brandy Prowu.nik Staff Reporter coach Jim Stintz.i said. record for the course. Southern "A lot of the kids chat ran here ic Illinois at Carbondale held many was their first time on the A cearn of the cop spots and won with 136 Hannah Grinaker made her and for che team to run fast times points to Eascern's 91 points. firsc collegiate cross-country race a and be pretty far up in the race, I "We achieved less than whar memorable one. was pleased." we hoped for honestly," Eastern The Wisconsin freshman The Eastern women placc:d head coach Geoff Masanec said. finished fuse Friday ac the Panther third overall with Nicole Flounders "We may have come in second, but Open with a time of 17 minutes, finishing ninth with a time of we goc dcsuoyed by CarbondaJe, 29 .25 seconds in che women's 5K 18:34.38. who we should be able ro run a run. Flounders ran with the lead lot closer co. The thinness in our Grinaker's time was 22 seconds pack for mosc of the race and said lineup became very evident. A run better than last year's Panther Open her main goaJ was to sray with the like this is about third at conference winner. runners from Southern Illinois at and thar's OK for right now as long "I wasn't coming out here to Carbondale because she knew chey as we can improve." win, I just wanted co run for my were good and if she stayed with Denis-Bull Olinga from team because that's what coach cold them, she'd be in good shape. Missouri Baptist finished first us co do today, so it felt good to "I was near the top and I wanted in rhe men's race with a rime of come across the finish line firsc for co get an award. I did well at this 25:03.91. my team today," Grinaker said. lase year and I didn't want to get "I was confident I was going The Badgers held the top six worse as I got older so I just uied to win this race, bur ic was a lircle spots in che women's race, and also co relax and see how I felr as I went difficulr 41 the fidds because you had two other runners in the top along," Flounders said. change from softer grass ro hard 10. The Eastern men placed second surface and the cums are very Wisconsin won the race with overall with Dave Carlson and Brad tight," Olinga said. 15 points, while Southern Illinois Buder in the top ren with times of Olinga used an unusual training at Carbondale finished second with 25:37.47 (sixth place) and 25:52.10 method in preparing for this race, 68. (ninth place). as he docs for all races. Eastern finished third with I 02 Carlson said he was not pleased Olinga said his speed-walking points. with his performance for the day during training is a good indicator "This was our fuse race for sore of and thought he should have done of how be is going ro do in rhe . EIK HILTllEll I TitE DAILY WTERI llEWS our A team. We were really coming beuer than what he did. meer, and knew ahead of time he Sophomore Meghan Kennedy runs around the Panther Trail Friday down here co test ourselves and see Butler was only five seconds was going to do well because of evening during the EIU Panther Open SK cross country meet. Kennedy bow we would do," Wisconsin head away from beating his personal char. finished with a time of 20:29.38. Pr~wl eastern ilhnois university

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MEN'S SOCCER I NIKE CLASSIC WOMEN'S SOCCER I EASTERN LOSES TWO Panthers win tourney Eastern extends Team already has its losing streak two more wins Panthers add two more freshman forward Maggie Gabris than last season receiving more playing time and losses to record during crying to raise rhe level of play. By Joe Waltasti unsuccessful road trip lbis is the second scraighc year Staff Reporter Eastern has started off the season with a long losing streak. The Panthers have left no By Kevin Murphy Lase season, Eastern dropped six doubt of their improvement from Slaff Reporter consecutive games afr~r winning last season. the season opener. Eastern beat Georgia State 4- Eascern's losing streak continued "They're capable of playing 2 and shut ouc host Wisconsin­ -chis time on the road. better," Nowak said. "We were just Green Bay 3-0 to win the In the final weekend, before inconsistent." University of Wisconsin-Green Ohio Valley Conference play starts, On Friday at Alumni Field in Bay's Nike Soccer Classic. the Panthers (2-5-1) lose both Dayton, Ohio, the Panthers lose The Panthers (7-2), who lose co Missouri Sc. and Wright St, co Wright Stace 4-2. The Raiders to UW-Green Bay last season, extending Ea.stem's losing streak co (6-0-2) scored within the fuse 73 snapped the Phoenix four-game four. seconds of the game and led 3-0 in win streak and dished out their "This was our real first road trip the first hal( first home loss of the season. The of the season," Eastern head coach Eastern started a comeback wirh Panthers have now defeated three Tim Nowak said. "We didn't do cwo goals in the second half, when teams this year that they either much well (Sunday)." senior midfielder Trisha Walter and tied or lost co last season. On Sunday, Missouri Sc. scored freshman forward Rachel Hamilton "lbis was a good, defining five minutes into the game and with each recorded a goal, bur the rally win," Eastern head coach Adam five rninuces left in che first half co fell short. Howarth said. "This and our win put the Bears ahead 2-0. The goal was Walter's fuse of the against Western (Illinois) were Neither team scored in che year. good wins for our team." second ha!( "They showed a !or of heart in Junior captain Mick Galeski AJchough che Panthers dropped rhe second half," said Nowak abouc scor~d the first goal for rhe both road games, there was still the lace Eastern rally against Wright Panthers in the 20th minute off · some decermination among some Sr. an Adam Gartner free kick. The players. Eastern looks co snap its pass was able co gee through rhe "Uunior midfielder four-game losing srreak against Phoenix wall and Galeski put the WAii: HOWS I THE DAILY EASTEll IEWS Kathleen) Hayes was rough and Tennessee-Martin (2-5-1) on ball into the back of the net for his Junior midfielder Mick Galeski works on his defensive skills during determined," Nowak said. Friday at Lakeside Field. The game third goal of the season. practice Thursday. Galeski scored the game-winning goal in Another positive &om the is the 6rsc conference game for both In che second half, junior Saturday's 4-2 win against Georgia State 20 seconds before halftime. Missouri Sc. game, Nowak said, was reams. forward Brad Earl added cwo more ~~~~~~~~~~~~.:__~~~~-=~~~~~....,..._;;:..:::::-~..:...... ;;_:,....::.;======;;, ~ goals just 75 seconds apart from despite being out-shot 13-8. one another. Friday, Eastern played Georgia After fellow forward Brad Perers Seate in the first game of the was taken down in the box in the tournament. 63rd minute, Howarth chose Earl Four Panthers scored goals in to take Eastem's fusr penalty kick the 4-2 victory. Peters scored his of the season. seventh goal of the season just I: 13 "We cake (penalty kicks} a into the game off an assist from couple of times a week in practice Galeski. Senior David Amdor and I think coach has confidence scored in the 35th minute co give Sept_ 20 He>w te> 'VVe>rk. a Career Fair in me," Earl said. the Panthers a 2-0 lead. 6-7 pm ~arttns-ville :R..oom-Union Earl delivered on the Ten seconds into the final Lea r rz ho~ ~o b e s u cce.s.s_/UZ ar Career .l\Te~ork .L>c;o..>.! opportunity by scoring his third minute of the first half Georgia goal of the season. He would then Scace senior Alberto Villarreal Sept. 2"1 ••A.sk an Expert.. Resume Critiques add his fourth goal on an unassisted pulled his ream wi thin one goal, J-:Tave yoZLr resurn.e c r i Liqued b y an acruaZ r ecruire r .! goal in the 64th minuce. bur thirty seconds lacer Galcski A.ppt. Required. Call 581 -.241.2 Earl was able to dribble around was able to score from 18 yards the rushing Phoenix goalkeeper out off an Adam Gartner throw­ and chip in the empty net goal in. Galcski's goal put the Panthers Sept- 2"1 Resume Blitz from 20 yards out. back up by two goals going into "Jf7aZk:- Irz. R esun-ze C ririques by a Career A dvi.se>r: Howarth thought his team's halftime. .Bring r esun'Ze. 1-4 pm Career Servi.ces, 1301 ..SC play in the first half was "a little After playing three games in panicky, a little jumpy" but the five days the Panthers will have a defense was able to keep the clean 10-day break until they take on sheet against the tournament hoses IUPUI Sepe. 27 in Indianapolis. life Smart for Women Prizes! 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and hung on." running back Vincenc Webb Jr. H Interceptions After Yaces' field goal, ISU went rushed 24 cimes for I 07 yards and a FROM PAGE Bl 80 yards in eight plays in under coucbdown. chree minuccs, with running back "Our offense rose co theoccasion. Wide receiver Pierre Jackson, Pierre Rembert scoring on a one­ At certain rimes, we were able to filling in for All-American Laurene yard run to cue Eastern's lead co move the ball and we were: able Robinson for the second srraighr 10-7. to put some points on the board," week, had six carchcs for 132 yards Donato did throw chree Hutson said. and cwo couchdowns. touchdown passes, rwo to Miah But not enough points, as IIJinois Horton finished the game wich Rucker, including a 28-yard pass State won for che seventh time in three catches for 77 yards, while on Eascern's first drive of the second che lase eighc meeangs between the Jason Rourke had cwo catches for half co cie che game ar 23. and one rwo schools. 53 yards. co Ryan Voss that cut the deficit co "1 haven't lost to them in four "Without Robinson, we sold out 37-30 in che fourth quarter. The years and we don't lose to Eascern," to scop the run," Eascern defensive junior quarterback finished 13 ISU senior linebacker Cameron coordinator Roe Bellanconi said. of 28 for 141 yards, while senior Siskowic said. kTheir quarterback was on fire and their receivers made plays." Even wich Eastern focusing on ILLINOIS STATE 44, EASTERN 30 stopping Rembert, the senior scill finished wich 105 yards and rwo couchdowns. lllinois Sc. couldn't figure our Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Eastern's offense in the firsc quarter, Eastern ...... 10 6 7 7 - 30 Record: (1-2,0-0) as the Panthers ran our co an early Illinois State ...... 0 23 7 14 - 44 Record: (2-1, 0-0) 10-0 lead. Easrern took its first drive and Scori .. S..•ary: marched right down the field, taking 11 plays to go 64 yards, with Summary: running back Vincent Webb Jr. 1st 07:58 BU· WEBB, Vincent 4 yd run (YATES, Zach kick} scoring on a four-yard run up the Drive Summary: 10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 4:42, BU 7 • ILS 0 middle. 1st 00:43 BU ·YATES, Zach 33 yd field goal A penalty on Illinois St. kept che Drive Summary: 8 plays. 14 yards. TOP 3:51, BU 10 • ILS 0 drive alive, with dghr end Jordan 2nd 12:48 ILS - Rembert.Pierre 1 yd run (Mazur,Kevin kick) Campanella being held by a Redbird Dnve Summary: 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:47. EIU 10 • ILS 7 defensive back in che end zone on 2nd 06: 19 EIU - RUCKER, Micah 28 yd pass from DONATO, Mike (YATES, Zach kick failed) third and goal from ISU's eight. The Panrhers led 10-0 after the Dnve Summary: 5 plays, 53 yards, TOP 1:49, EJU 16 • ILS 7 first quarter thanks to a 34-yard 2nd 04:59 ILS - Jackson,Piel'rc 55 yd pass from Drone.Luke (Mazur.Kevin kick} field goal from Zach Yates. Drive Summary: 3 plays. 73 yards, TOP 1:08, BU H - ILS 14 "They rocked our world chere 2nd 01:58 ILS - Horton.Jason 41 yd pass from Drone.Luke (Rembert.Pierre rush failed) in the firsc quarter," Illinois St. Drive Summary: 3 plays, 43 yards, TOP 1:28, BU H • ILS ZO head coach Denver Johnson said. 2nd 00: 17 ILS - Mazur.Kevin 24 yd field goal IAT UIAllEC I THE DAILT WTEll IEWS "I never did sense any panic, any Drive Summary: 4 plays, t yard, TOP 0:54, EU Hi • ILS Z3 Eastern defenders take down Illinois State University's senior running despair on our sideline. Guys jusr 3rd 10:50 BU - RUCKER, Micah 19 yd pass from DONATO, Mike (YATES, Zach kick} back Pierre Rembert at ISU on Saturday evening. bowed cheir neck and wenr in there Drive Sunvnary: 8 plays, 46 yards, TOP 3:55, BU Z3 • ILS Z3 3rd 03:50 ILS - Rembert,Pierre 4 yd run (Mazur.Kevin kick) Drive Summary: 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP 1:58, BU Z3 • ILS 30 4th 12:49 ILS - Jackson,Pierre 4 yd pass from Drone,Luke (Mazur.Kevin kick) MATCH-UPS Drive Summary: 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 3:06, BU Z3 • ILS 37 4th 04:43 BU - VOSS, Ryan 11 yd pass from DONATO, Mike (YATES, Zach kick) Quarterbacks Drive Summary: 9 plays, 39 yards, TOP 3:36, BU 30 • llS 17 Luke Drone was the man on ISU's offense. Mike Donato threw 4th 00:35 U - Rice,Rafael 24 yd run (Mazur.Kevin kick) three touchdowns but three picks as well. Drive Summary: 10 plays. 80 yards, TOP 4:01, BU 30 • IS 44

Receivers EIU ISU Pierre Jackson had his second straight 100-yard game to ARST DOWNS...... 20 21 go along with two touchdown catches. Who says llnnois State RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 45-185 38-144 misses All-American Laurent Robinson l¥SSING YDS (NET)...... 141 288 PassesAtt~m...... 28-13-3 26-17-0 Running Backs TOTAL OffEHSE PlAYS-YARDS. •• - 73-326 ~32 Neither team had the upf.er hand here, with Eastern rushing Flll1ble Reuns-Yards. ....-.. 0-0 0-0 for more yards ( 185 to 44), but ISU had three touchdowns DRAW Punt Reuns-Yards...... 2·12 0--0 while Eastern had one. Kidcoff ~ns-Yards 4-98 4-60 Interception Reuns-Yards. ... 0-0 3-44 Pll1ls (tunber-A'19) .•.-...... 2-43.0 3-37 Offensive Line F~...... -.. 1-0 2.-1 ISU gave Drone all the time in the world to make throws. Penalties-Yards...... 7-65 ~29 Pierre Rembert ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns Possession Tme...... 32.:46 27: 14 ~ Conversions...... 10 of 16 6 of 12 Defensive Line Fourth-Down Conversions...... I of 2. I of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Oiances...... 4-4 4-4 This unit actually did something that Eastern's didn't Sacks By. Number-Yards...... 0-0 0-00 - putting pressure on the quarterback. ISU's pass rush had an influence on Donato's three interceptions. RUSHING: EASTERN Webb, Vincent 24-107; Smilh, Norris 15-65; Donato, Mike 4-20; !Wier,~ 1-0, Stilson. Cole 1 -7 IWNOIS STATE: Rembert, Pierre, 24-105; Rice, Farael 5-45, Orone, Luke 4-20; Blow, Geno 3-3. Linebacker Cameron Siskowic had 22 tackles. Niall Campbell had 11. PASSING: EASTERN: Donato, Mike 13-28-3 141 3 IWNOIS STATE: Drone, Luke 17-26-0 Siskowic forced a . The Panthers sorely miss Clint 288 3 Sellers. RECEMNG: EASTERN: Mobley, Jermaine 4-36-0, i>.rler, Kcah 3-56-2; Voss, Rvan 2-23-1; Webb, Vincent 2-6-0, Smith, Norris 1-13-0; Kesler, Adam 1-7-0 IWNOIS STATE: Jackson, P"ierre 6-132-2; Passarel, Dan 4-23-0; Horton, Jason 3-n-1; Rotrle, Jake 2-53-0; SecoadarJ Harcar, Garin 1+o; Rembert, P'lerre 1-(-1 )-0 A no-brainer. ISU had three picks, while Eastern looked like they were in high school again. INTERCEPTIONS: EASTERN none IWNOtS STATE Temple, James 1-32, Tate, Jason 1-12, Caesar, Jesse 1-0.

Special Tea•s : EASTERN Webb, Vincent 1-0 IWNOIS STATE Blow. Geno 1-1, Jason Tate, 1-0. Despite Zach Yates' missed extra point, Yates' punting excelled. Tristan Surge's 49-yard kickoff return gives Eastern Stacitln: Hancodt StadUn Attendance: 12, 512 the edge. Kickoff tine: 6:30 PM End of Game: 9:32 PM Total e!apsed time: 3:02 Olfidals: Referee: Fn#llp, Jerry; Umpil'e: Stumberg, Mike; Linesman: Stapleton, Tom; Lile judge; Brown, Pat; 8a

"All I had co do was throw it in the area and they caught ir," Drone said. In a macchup that involved cwo in-srate prospeas thac were not given scholarships ouc of high school, Eascern quarcerback Mike Donato was unable to avoid three interceptions char led to 16 Illinois Stace points. "The three incerceptions were big tonight and I know chey did lead ro scores," Hutson said. Donaco began the game with confidence as rhe junior was chree of five for 25 yards and led the Panrhers to an early 10-0 lead. "Being down 10 and winning by 14 is huge," Johnson said. "It speaks to the character of this football ream." The next 15 minutes went horribly wrong for Eastern's signal caller. In the second quarter, Donato was four of nine for 47 yards and a touchdown, but threw incerceprions on the final two possessions of the half. During that second quarter, Illinois Stace outscored the Panthers 23-6 and had a 23-16 halftime lead. "Jn any given football game, there's a handful of plays," Johnson said. "We call them GAP plays, game altering plays." Afi:eradmitting that hewanred co avenge Jase year's loss at O'Brien Stadium, Donato was unable to get his first victory against the Redbirds. For rhe second straight game against ISU, the Broadview native failed co complete half his passes and threw for under I 50 yards. CARKIE HOWS I THE DAU.Y EASTEUI llEWS "It's a team game, the loss doesn't go co Junior quarterback Mike Donato is tackled by Illinois State senior defensive lineman Alex Filin in the third quarter of Saturday's game at the offense or the defense,~ Hutson said. Hancock Stadium. "It -goes co Eastern Illinois."

territory. And all rhree times, the » Daniels Redbirds scored. FROM PAGE BS And now there is anorher concern for Hutson and company So one would tbink if the game about ~fl",I'~ · ~ plan was to stop the run that says All-American safery Trisran that Bellantoni and the cc.st of the Burge suffi:red a sprained knee, coaching staffhad confidence in rhe according to Bellantoni, in rhe secondary. fourth quarter on an Eastern kickoff "Yes, we felt good about our return. secondary coming into this game," Burge appeared to hir knees Hutson said. with wide receiver Brian Berdis and All those good feelings should left the game with more than 12 have left Hucson's system after he minutes to go in the game and did was handed the stat sheet after his nor return. post-game press conference. He will be evaluated lare.r this What he saw was the Redbirds' week by the Eastern training staff running up 432 coral yards, rwo and more should be known before touchdown passes of more than 40 Saturday's Ohio Valley Conference yards and the most points Eastern opener at Samford. has given up to a I-AA team since What should be known, minus a 49-6 loss at Eastern Kentucky in Sellers and Burge's injuries, is that 2004. ifthe defense puts in another effort Yes, the three turnovers on like they did Saturday night, by offense didn't help Eascern's defense, mid-October, Eastern will be out CIAPlllC IT ITl.E MAYHUCH as ISU started all three of its drives of the OVC race and out of the Eastern went into halftime down by seven, then quickly tied up on the first possession of the second it after an interception in Eastern playoff chase. half. Illinois State responded with a touchdown to make it 30-23. Eastern did nothing after that and was forced to punt, and Illinois State had both the ball and the lead. They quickly padded the lead with a seven-play, 61-yard touchdown drive to make it 37-23. Southern IUinois shocks Drive SummarJ PlaJ bJ Play Pass play Drive started 1·10 ISU39 Drone, Luke pass complete to •II Rush Play Indiana in upset victory 0:55 remaining Jackson, Pierre tor 41 yards to the EIU 20 D Penalty 3rd quarter I Score The Associated Press lead. 1·10 EIUZO Rembert, Pierre rush for no gain to • The Hoosiers played without Total time elapsed Turnover BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -Nick coach Terry Hoeppner, who bad the EIU 20 x Hill threw fou:r touchdown passes bra.in surgery Wednesday, and also 3:06 and Arkee Whitlock scored on a were missing top receiver James Z-10 EIU20 Drone, Luke rush for 6 yards to the WHAT HAPPEIED 9-yard touchdown run with 5:50 Hardy. hginning Yard line EIU 14 left in the game co lift Southern Hoeppner announced Hardy's IDT Illinois to a 35-28 against Indiana two-game suspension Tuesday. Illinois State 39 3.4 EIU14 Drone, Luke pass complete to on Saturday. Interim coach Bill Lynch started Passarelli, Dan for 3 yards to EIU 11 Eastern scored to The Salu.kis (2-0), a Division Kellen Lewis ac quarterback. He PllJS make it a seven-point f-AA playoff team rhe lase three finisned 20-of-40 for 238 yards with game once again, but seasons, ended a 20-garne losing one touchdown, one interception 7 4-1 EIU 11 Drone, Luke pass complete to could never get the Harcar, Garin for 4 yards to the EIU 7. streak against 1-A foes. · and was sacked twice on the Yards ball back with a dlance Their last win came Oct. 29, Hoosiers' final scoring chance. to tie It IBinols State 1983, against New Mexico State. The Salukis allowc-0 only 76 ' 61 1·G EIU 7 Rembert, Pierre rush for 3 yards to scored atouchdown It also marked the first time a yards on the ground. EIU 4 with less than a minute team from the Gateway Conference But after a slow scan, SoutbcrJJ Result to go to make it 44-301 defeated a Big Ten opponent. Illinois' suong running game aad 1·G EIU 4 Drone, Luke pass complete to Jackson, which was the ewnblal Indiana (2-1) gave up 254 yards Hill's heroics rallied Southern Touchdown Pierre tor 4 yards, touchdown final score. rushing ~d blew a 14-0 first-half Illinois. · -u:J sports WWW.OENNEWS COM I THE DAILY EASTERN NE\115 I MONDAY 9.18.06

OFF THE BENCH I MARCO SANTANA OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE I FOOTBALL ROUNDUP Eastern still Undefeated no longer has OVC By Matthew Stevens The Colonels are now 0-9 in road non­ Scace," Griffin said in the pose game pr~ Sports Reporter conference games under head coach Danny conference. Hope. Western Carolinascored 13 unanswered The Racers (l-2) surpassed their coral There is no longer an undefeated team in points in the second half co defeat EKU. offense numbers put up in the first two games to play for the Ohio Valley Conference. However, Western jumped out in front, of rhe season in the first half against Indiana Southeast Missouri, led by new head coach 7-0, thanks co a blocked punt returned for Scace. Tony Samuels, was the final OVC team to full a touchdown following Eastern Kentucky's Murray Scace finished with 514 yards of Eastern let a big game slip away chis Sarurday as the Redhawks (2-1, 0-1) lost at opening possession of the contest. offense, which surpassed the combined coral past weekend. Jacksonville Scace 38-7. After a halftime crawling back from a 17- of 458, MSU accumulated in the first rwo The Panthers had Illinois State right With rwo weeks ro prepare for Samuels' 7 halftime deficit, EKU's quarrerback Josh games combined. The 59 points scored against where they wanted them. retooled offensive scheme, Jacksonville Seate Greco's second incerceprion of the evening sec the Sycamores is che most by a Murray Scace They rebounded from a second (l-1, 1-0) held the Redhawks scoreless for up the tying score for WCU. team since the Racers beat Tennessee Scace quarter in which the Redbirds outscored the first three quarters co win its home and Western Carolina needed just three plays 62-40 on Nov. 11, 2000. chem 23-6 to take the second half's conference opener. to find the end zone as Bennett Swygert threw Racers tailback Chad Cook ended the opening drive into the end zone and tie Gamecocks' senior tailback Clay Green a 20-yard couchdown pass co Chris Jefferson game with 223 yards on 25 carries and three the game at 23. rushed for 120 yards on 17 carries and a with 6:35 lefr in the third quarter co even the touchdowns and moved into fourth in school Eastern had decided chat wide receiver career-high three touchdowns score at 17. history wirh 24 career scores. Micah Rucker was still a good weapon. "I am really happy for Clay. One of these With a 20-17 lead, Colonels kicker Taylor Indiana Scare quarterback Reilly Murphy He caught his second pass of the days, we are going to gee Clay 25 carries, Long missed a 43-yard field goal attempt wide threw for 306 yards and a pair of touchdowns game, which happened to be his second buc I thought he ran with a purpose today," right allowing WCU co run out the clock. along with rwo interceptions in a losing touchdown of the game. Jacksonville Stace head coach Jack Crowe said, effort. After the defense held and the according to JSU's athletic Web sire. Tennessee State 31, Panthers got the ball back, they could A stingy Gamecock defense chat hdd Jackson State 30 (OT) have taken over the game and taken rhe SEMO to 163 yards, which was the fewest For the second consecutive year, Tennessee Tennessee-Martin 35, Gardner-Webb 9 lead in the second half in a hostile road yards gained byaJSU opponent since Alabama Scace (2-1) needed overtime co win the The Skyhawks rushed for nearly 300 yards environment. A&M picked up 143 yards in 2002. Southern Heritage Classic. and held a high-powered Gardner-Webb But on che fifth play of the drive, "I thought we had a good defensive effort," In fronc of 53,441 ac rhe Liberty Bowl, offense in check to earn irs second consecutive Donato looked co throw into the right Crowe said. "Maybe an outstanding defensive Brandon Williams cook a shovel pass from home win. fl.at. effort. Anytime you hold a ceam under 200 senior quarterback Richard Hartman, after a Gardner-Webb entered the game averaging He overthrew tight end Adam Parsil yards, you are doing a lot of things right, muffed snap on rhe final extra-paint attempt, 39.5 points and 482.5 yards of offense per and the ball ripped off his hands. defensively." and forced his way into the end zone for a game, bur the Skyhawk defense made its ISU's defensive back, Jesse Caesar, SEMO's rushing attack came into the rwo-poinc conversion. srand early, holding Gardner-Webb co two changed the direction of the game by game averaging more than 24-0 yards, but was Sophomore quarterback Antonio Heffner first downs and 25 yards of offense in the fuse picking che ball off. held to 98 on rhe ground against Jacksonville completed l 0 of 17 passes for 158 yards and half "Any given football game, there's a Stace. was selected as the game's Mose Valuable The Skyhawks (2-1) were without its handful of (plays)," said Illinois State The Gamecocks are now 31-5 under Player. top two tailbacks as Donald Chapman was head coach Denver Johnson. "We call Crowe when leading ac the half unavailable due co an ankle injury and Josh chem GAP plays, game-altering plays. Chapman was suspended. That turnover was one of chose plays." Western Carolina ZO, Murray State 59, Indiana State 40 Newcomer Marcus Dawson picked up the That play also caused the Panthers to No.19 Eastern Kentucky 17 Murray Stare gave Marc Griffin his first win slack rushing for 150 yards and a touchdown "t"Tt \nolcingj.cn.t\ot\l~r ~a~ tO: m,nkt: it After rolling up 315 yards of tocal offense with the Racers program and the Sycamores on 29 carries. into the poscseason. and holding Western Carolina without a fuse losing streak increased co 20. U'TM senior kicker Taylor Brown also sec There was more on che line in chis down in the first half, Eastern Kentucky fell "We got chis one, but we have to go a new school record for most points scored in game than just a notch in the win column victim to the upset bug. right back to work and gee ready for Illinois a game with 15. and in-scare bragging rights. A win against Illinois Stace would have allowed Eastern a linle bit of wiggle IWNOIS I WEEKEND FOOTBALL room in the conference race. Last season, in the third game, IJJinois State stomped on the Panthers in a 27- 6 win. Thar loss dropped chem to 1-2 Western Illinois shuts out Kentucky Wesleyan heading into OVC play. Sound familiar? The Associated Press Perez and 26-yard field goal by Chris "We've always known we had a good The Panthers begin defense of their Nendick helped give the Huskies a 17-0 lead offense," Grossman said. "It's just a matter of championship during the upcoming MACOMB - Western Illinois scored ac halfrime. Perez finished with six catches for executing when there are plays co be made. In weekend at Samford. eight touchdowns Saturday while holding 91 yards. the fuse couple of games we definitely have." In 2005, the Panthers ran the OVC Kentucky Wesleyan to less rhan 100 yards of Buffalo (1-2, 1-1 Mid-American) scored A defense chat handed the Packers' and finished 8-0 co advance ro the playoffs offense for a 58-0 victory. on irs firsc possession of the second half Brett Favre rhe fuse shucouc of his career while Illinois Scace stayed home. Herb Donaldson rushed for 133 yards and when Bulls quarterback Drew Willy guided held the Lions to 245 yards and recovered While a repeat ofan undefeated season two touchdowns at the Leathernecks (2-1) the team on a 15-play, 91-yard drive rhac three fumbles. Detroit (0-2) commined 14 is unlikdy, a repeat of the championship racked up 373 total yards on offense and held was capped by Steven King's one-yard run co penalties for 104 yards, seven for 58 yards in is nor. Kentucky Wesleyan (0-4) to just 98 yards. make rhe score 17-7. the fuse quarter alone. If they don't win the Ohio Valley Leatherneck quarterback Sceve LaFaJce And a hands-to-the-face call against Jamar Conference-championship now, their scored the first touchdown of the game on 34, Detroit Lion 7 Fletcher in rhe third quarter wiped our an chances of making a repeat trip to the a one-yard run with 8: 18 remaining in the CHICAGO - Desmond Clark heard the interception chat Boss Bailey returned about playoffs are not good. fuse quarter. He also passed for another rwo boos chat spiraled coward just 25 yards to the end zone. The OVC is noc traditionally known touchdowns, a 43-yard ross to Carl Sims and a few weeks ago and didn't gee it. Williams caught six passes for 71 yards as a conference chat gets an at-large bid a 14-yard chrow co Boomer Moore as Western Now, the quarterback who was hailed at after guaranteeing a win over the Bears. He for the posrseason. Illinois posted 23 points in the second quarter the end of last season is earning praise again was booed loudly after catching his first pass. The lase time it happened was after to cake a 37-0 halftime lead. after a difficult preseason. Jon Kicna wound up 23-of-30 for 230 the 2002 regular season. Second-sering quarterback Will Ducey Grossman had his best game as a pro, and yards and was sacked six times. That year, Murray Stace won the passed for another pair of Leatherneck the Chicago Bears' defense silenced Detroit's Williams said Bears linebacker Brian OVC and the Panthers received an ac­ touchdowns in the third quarter, including a Roy Williams and the Lions 34-7. Grossman Urlacher broughr up the guarantee. large berth to gee into the playoffi. 51-yard throw co Jarrell Johnson. set career highs 'virh 289 yards and four "He just said, 'You're going to guarantee A win against the No. 7 team in the Panther quarterback Ward Tanner touchdown passes Sunday. next week as well?' and I said, 'Yeah, sure country would have gone a long way completed 5-of-11 passes for 23 yards. "They've been on him so hard the last few will. As long as we do what we're supposed coward helping the Panthers repeat the weeks," said Clark, who caught five passes for co do.' They did nothing special. They're a bid, and now chat chance is gone. Northern Illinois 31, Buffalo 13 85 yards and a touchdown. "You sic back and good defense, they run co rhe football, they The ream's goals have always included DEKALB - Garren Wolfe rushed for you're like, 'Damn, jusr a few months be was gee pressure on the quarterback." an OVC championship and making it 263 yards on 24 carries and scored two (hailed) and now you're booing him.' I like Bears defensive tackle inco the playoffs. touchdowns Saturday as Northern Illinois what he's doing. I hope he can keep ic up." dismissed Williams' guarantee, saying, "A Bue now, the only way co reach for bear Buffalo 31-13. Plagued by injuries since being drafted in lot of talk comes from a lack of confidence Eastern to attain the postseason goal is Wolfe scored on a 49-yard run on the the first round in 2003, Grossman is healthy in whac you can do.... My rookie year here to achieve their conference goal. Huskies' second offensive play and a 68-yard and producing. He completed 20 of27 passes (2004). we used to talk a Joe and we weren'r burst down rhe sidelines in the fourth quarter. with no interceptions and set a career-high char good." The senior tailback, who surpassed 200 yards in yards for the second straight week after They talked quire a bit before their playoff for the eighth rime in his career, has 630 yards throwing for 262 in a 26-0 season-opening game against Carolina last year and lose. Marco Santana is rushing chis season. win ar Green Bay. Chicago (2-0) wasted no time pouncing a junior journalism Northern Illinois (l-2, 1-1 Mid-American) John Gilmore caught rwo short touchdown on Deuoic. major. He can finished with 500 yards of total offense, 344 passes, including a 3-yarder just und~r five The Lions' first possession ended on the be reached at on the ground. minutes into the game. had third play when Tank Johnson sacked Kima masantana@eiu. Quarterback Phil Horvath was 12-of-l 9 five receptions for 89 yards, wich a lunging and jarred the balJ loose. tJrlacher recovered edu. for 156 yards and one interception. 41-yard touchdown catch in the second at the Detroit 3, and Grossman connected A six-y:trd toss to wide receiver Marcus quarter. with Gilmore for a touchdown. llJNDAY 9 18 06 I THE DAILY- EASTERN NEWS I mt PENNEWS COM sports W SCOREBOARD N.s sweep White VOLLEYBALL WOMEN'S RUGBY lwl~:iil~;I•J.>'J>'l(•IIJ~iiit'I Satm4ay, s.,t. 11 It Bl ~ FW4 Fri4ay Sept. 15 It PatttMt Trail, a. ,....,, Sept. 1ht &autoti EMtenl 1l.4, Mlcliitu Sat. O Elli 0,.. ~ 3, WTDllO TOI HICHIGAH STATE 0 0 0 Sox on Thomas' bill Scores: SOtJTlEllll IUINOIS 36 • WlUI EASTmi l1llOS 16 21 22 EASTElfl IUlNOIS 71 124 124 IWIOtS ti, SOOTHEAST HISSOlR 106, HISSOlR 8Al'TlST 107,Yt'ES!mflU.IHOIS 115,SlJ-~ ~303030 Eastern leaders Trys: Hw.o 5, lones 4, ruler 3; 126, IWMU.EN£A(( 227, MIUOON 243, ladles:~ 6, Matto 4, Norton 4, "51: O'Rcxde Ncr1IMeslcm ~ Kils: Andcf1on 11, Hyser. ~263 5. Valcore 5, Conversions: Brophy &-8.lbsa!es 6-12 1. Pa:Jus. Alcnlge 6. Digs: Ncbllio 15. Anderson 11. ~ .... (attadlell .-w... ,, PW 8 Assists: b!vlch 28 three-run homer lOPS Eastern KJls: Balsam 9, Sopac 7, Welch 6 Digs: Balsam WOMEN'S SOCCER I Ocris lkil 0"1lga (Mi=lri llapltSI), 25:03.91 13, Ctablr~. Boylan 8 Assists: Crabtree 27 2 ~n MiS<•I'B ii;i 'I in the wild-card race and remained five games behind AL Cenrral-leading Fri411J Sept. It htttMt Welch 17, Z""1ler 16, Bo;4an 15, Crabtree 13 Assisls: 5. 71.46 WSU, Rooma. Jess (Lucente) 15 Ttall, 5k Dcrroic. (r;l:(ree43 6. 74.19 EkJ. Han! "" Rachd lfldg,'fi\ With only rwo weeks remaining, time is running shore for the White BIO,. Ian Blods: Nfil!JIA 14 .0, Ell 4 .0 , Team h1tting pct.: Sox. They open a seven-game homestand Monday against Derroir and end Arizlnl .139 • ElJ 096 ElU leaders Shots on goal: Sctimaus 2. Wal:er Z the season with three games in Minnesota. WSU leaders Shots on goal: Miler" 2. Aooma 2 Team Sccres: YiiSCOON 15. SOOTlEWI llJ.»QS • "We still get to play rhc ccams in our division," outfielder Jermaine Dye 68, WTOll IUllOIS 10l.. SIU-Edwardsvilie 112. Corner kicks EIU 4, WSU 10 SOl1IHUSTERN MISSOtR 133, \in: STERN IUINOIS 1~, said. "As long as you have chat, you still have a chance. We have to come Fo.As ElU 13, WSU 16 MCKENDREE 192, MIWKIN 204 out at our place and win ar least five games and hopefully we can do that. Goall

(Er.tc.Yn 2 s.1, Hisscxn SI. 7-2) ~.Sept. 1• It"-..,. W'is<. The Associated Press 5cprQ,J Silrnwy bA.w 4, '-<,i.. St. l. PITTSBURGH - Five Duquesne basketball players were shot on Fi-SI hall &as by Ila!! 2 To!Jf campus early Sunday, k-aving at least one critically injured. after some of I 4 :3Z HSU. 5ooccncy. Urolinc (llocM) ~lUNOIS 3 chem tried to calm a man who apparently had been disruptive ar a dance, 2 42:33 MSU. Galali. wa (Agiilar, Logan) officials said. 2 WLPtlGB Pl:naltlCS Police searched for the gunman, and the downtown school stepped up New York 90 58 .608 Fn1flall its round-the-dock police protection with armed university police officers PhbdclpQa Tl 72 517 13 112 {Easlern 6 2, GSU 0-5) Yellow Card 14:36, Bock, Jemy, EIU 19:10 Blair. Kate, guarding dormitories and ocher buildings. MSU Florida 74 75 497 16 1/2 SooOOg Sy"'ThYl Two players had been walking near a dormitory when rhey encountered Allan1a 72 Tl .483 18 1/Z mt half a man who apparently had been disruptive at a student union dance, EIU lc.lders Sho1s on goal: Floyd 2. Wa~er 2 WW'ngton 65 84 436 25 1/2 1 1·1 lEIU Pt:!erS. Brad (Gale5U, Gartner) authorities said. "The players attempted to pacify him and walked away bur HSU lc.tders Shots on goal: Galati 2. ~ 2 2. 35 « ERi lm;W. !me (Le&lu) Cer.ttil~ were shoe. Players who rushed co their aid were also shoe. Corner kicks BU 2. HSU 5 WLPctGB 3 44 10 li5U Wbrr~. Alber10 (UU<) The gunman and a group of people with him were nor students, foUs ElU 9 HSU t 6 51. l.ol.is 79 68 537 • « 40 Ell Galesld Mick (G.vlner) university president Charles Dougherty said. Several wicnesscs saw the ~s: [Ill ~ lcmy ( 3 s.nes. 2 goa::; Sean! Hall Chlmali 73 76 490 7 againSI. 90 rrit1J!es). ~ ( 6 sa...es. 0 goals gunman leave campus after the shots were fired. Houston 11 n 480 8112 S. 69:41 GSU ZakA. H.!r111 (PK) againSI. 90 nlrUes) In critical condition was forward Sam Ashaolu of Toronto, a transfer Milwai!cc 67 82 450 J3 6. n-44 E1U Gartner. Mam (l'eterJ) AtlencWlce: 163 from Lake Region Scace College and a cousin of former Houscon Rockers Pittslu\tl 63 87 .420 17 1/2 ~ Site: PlaslCf Sports Complex scar Hakeem Olajuwon. In serious condition was Stuard Baldonado of Chicago 61 89 407 19 1/2 Second half Colombia, a transfer from Miami Dade College who was considered the West Division Yebr wd 47:21 Uluk, Kar1111 GSU, 58:40 Peters, Brad school's best recruit. W 66: 31Horirig.AriEJU69:41 &rllM, EddieEJU. Wt I'd GO Also hospital.ii.cd was Kojo Mensah, a guard from New York City who 82:56 Chafnono. Eze GSU San Diego 78 70 527 MEN'S SOCCER averaged nearly 17 poinrs lase season at Siena College before transferring, l.osMgeies 78 71 .523 1/2 EIJ ~s Shots on goal: PetCf s 3 school officials said at a news conference Sunday. His condition was not ~,, Sept. 11 mt firen a.,, rise. San ff anosco 74 74 .500 4 released. '5U !ems Shols on goal=~ Zabk 2 Arizcnil 71 78 .477 7 1/2 IJru ElJ EutlHll 3, ~-.., Treated and released were Shawn James of New York City, the nation's Comer 2. GSU 6 Colorn> 69 80 463 9 1/2 Goals Ila.'! 2 Total FM EIU17,GSU14 bit leading shot blocker last season at Nonhcasrern University before EASTERN WNOIS I 2 ~ EllJ Hansen. Mat\ (2 saves. 2 goals rransfcrring to Duquesne; and Aaron Jackson of Hartford, Conn.. a guard ~ 90 rrlnlles). c;su. Carvalo. Feljpe (5 saves. 4 Wisc 8 WLPt1G8 were broken. Mensah was believed shot in the shoulder. Jackson was shot Second hal Oe\rQil WJ(S()NVILLE STATE 1-0 11 89 59 601 - in the hand. Yc:llow catd 45:28 Maubauc:h. Jeremy E1U. S0-.34 GaJeski, Minnesota 87 61 588 2 Mick EIU, 59·43 Yerushalmi, Lios lNKiB, 81:43 Ocrrwncr, "The cnrire Duquesne University community is saddened and shocked," SNolfORD 0-0 2-1 Chicago 84 64 .568 5 Phi EIU, Herz09. Glem lM'GB Dougherty said. "We're shocked because an event of chis sort has never UT MARTIN 2-1 Clevcl.Jod 69 78 .469 19 1/2 0-0 Red Card 63: 38 Team l.Mlj8 happened. It's a safe campus and known to be a safe campus." ElU leaders Shots on goat· Earl, Galeslci Z Karnas Cily 58 91 389 31 1/2 fASTERN IWNOtS 0--0 1-2 Duquesne coach Ron Everhart, formerly at Northeastern, had rebuilt w!SI llMsion IJll(,8 leadCfs Shats on goal: Tlvee Wth I each rhe school's program after being hired in March by bringing in I 0 recruits EASTERN KEHlUCKY 0--0 1-2 WLPc!GB Corner lkks Elli 7, lM'GB 7 - one of the most sweeping upheavals of any Division I program in recent 0.1lland 85 62 578 TEIMSSEE TECH 0--0 0-l fcUs ElU 16. llttGl 14 years. &>alkeepcrs: E1U Hansen. Mark (2 ~ 0 goals l.os~ 80 69 537 6 SOOTl£AST MISSOOll 0-1 2-1 Duquesnc'University is a private Catholic university with nearly l 0,000 ~ 80 lll!l4es, 30 Kalllds} lerrison. Pzj (I save Teus 7S 74 503 11 0 goals against. 9:30) IM'G8 t.o,.d. losh (Z gvcs, 3 undergraduate and graduate students. IUlAAY STATE 0-1 1·2 Sc.ittlc 70 78 473 15 l/Z !JO!lls against, 90 minlics) WWW DEN NEWS COM I THE ONLY EASTERN NEWS I XXXDr\'f ## ## ##

RUGBY I EASTERN 124, MICHIGAN STATE 0 Panthers de . cima~e Mi.chigan State Eastern· runs, rucks its way to new school record of 124 points

BJ Matt Daniels Sports Editor

Eastern let the ball do the work in its 124- 0 win against Michigan State Saturday ac the EIU Rugby Field. The Panthers scored within the fuse minute of the game and led 22-0 10 minutes into the game and 71-0 ac halftime. "Obviously the score speaks for itself," Eastern head coach Frank Graziano said. "Rugby's a game where it's played the width of the field and co where you have co lee rhe ball do the work." Eastern did that, as multiple players goc in on the scoring. Sophomore wing Samantha Manto had five rrys, while freshman wing Crystal Jones scored four. Sophomore outside center Molly Clutter added three. Sophomore Jock Victoria Rosales converted 6 of 12 cwo-point conversions and junior prop Jaki Brophy convened 6 of 8. "Certainly we have a lor ofspeed, probably more speed than any team we're going to play all year long." Graz.iano said. WIJE HOWS I TME MILT WTElll HYS All told, the Panthers had nine players Freshman wing Crystal Jones breaks away from a Michigan State player to score a try Saturday afternoon at the EIU Rugby Field. The record trys. Panthers beat the school record with a score of 124-0. Jones scored four trys in the game. "It just shows that everyone's in shape, everyone knows what they're doing." Jones "Certainly the expectations arc never going The Panthers extended their dominance "We haven't got a lot of practice with our said. "It doesn't matter who the ball goes to, to be up that high," Graziano said. "You set against its early season opponents by picking scrums so it's something char our forwards are we ol\ \mow wh at - c:an t1o:" a record like chat or any record team-wise, up its third straight shutout. going to have to focus on,9 she said. "It's just a What they can do - and did on Saturday maybe once every couple ofyears." In the Panthers' first three games, Eastern matter of getting the details down, keeping it - is score a lot of points. Graziano said the team focused last week has outscored its opponents 273-0. crisp against the better teams that arc coming The 124 points is a school record. The in practice on gertlng the ball out of rucks But the schedule gets tougher, with the up on our schedule." previous record was 108 points against quicker and not fighting their way down the Panthers facing Bowling Green next week While the 124 points are a school record Vanderbilt during the 2002 season. field as much. and cwo undcr-23 all-star teams in the next and something that Graziano and the team However, the game was played under When Eastern got the ball out wide to its cwo months. can enjoy, he said that enjoyment will be over different circumstances, as Michigan State backs and wings Saturday, the Panthers used Some areas that will come into play once Monday starts. only brought 11 players. their speed to their advantage. against tougher competirion, such as scrums "We'll enjoy the film (Sunday)." Graziano A rugby game usually consisrs of 15 players "You can't coach it, you can't train it, you and rucks, haven't come into play as often so said. "But I can tell you, we're going co on the fidd at one time, but only 10 were on can't do nothing for it and we were able to far on the season, said senior fly-half Laura move on and put it behind us. It's a 24-hour the field Saturday. recruit ir," Graziano said. Valcore. enjoyment and then you move on."

tripla hreat VOLLEYBALL I NORTHWESTERN INVITATIONAL Balsam records career-high kills

t Panthers lose all looking for open shors," she good. They got a couple of kills KARA SORENSON I said. here and there. We also had a lot SENIOR OUTSIDE HITTER three matches at She is currently second on the of serving aces." Panthers in kills, behind junior Eastern finished the weekend weekend tourney outside hitter Eliza Zwertlcr who wich 11 service aces. Illinois State head coach Denver Johnson (above) has 116 kills in 34 games. Junior outside hirrer Kera "We were up improved to 5-1 as the Redbirds head coach against BJ Adam w ck ... In games rhrcc and four, Griffin led the team with four. against a lot Eastern Illinois alter Saturday's 44-30 win. It was the Staff Reporter Balsam had 27 errorlcss swings, Sorenson also thought the first time the two teams met while both bemg in the getting 14 kills. This hdped team improved offensively as bigger blocks Top 25. Sophomore outside hitter Balsam lead the team with a .297 well. than we're Some notable dates between the teams since Johnson Caitlin Balsam sec a career hitting percentage. "We played smarter and made took the job in Normal in 2000. high in kills Saturday at the "Caitlin was jusr on fire in the bectcr shots and decisions (as the. used to. Our 1. ISU 44, EIU 41 (20T) In 2000, the Panthers Norcl1westcrn Invitational. Pimburgh game," Zwetcler said. weekend progressed)," she said. offense doen't advanced to the postseason alter finishing with an Balsam had a team-high 26 "She was hitting to spots they Through•ut the games, Welch 8-4 overall record. But before they did, they dropped kills against Pittsburgh, besting couldn't get co." said, the Panthers made a lor of really have the a thriller to Illinois State in the season's 10th game. her previous high by nine. Overall, the team had .151 hitting and setting adjustments. height for this Running back J.R. Taylor rushed 25 times for 207 "She hirs the ball very hard hitting percentage and Pitt hit "Just everything had co be a yards but on Illinois State's first play of the second and she's a very good player," .259. bit different,• she said. "Being tournament." overtime, quarterback Kevin Glenn threw a 25-yard senior outside hitter Mary Welch "We were up against a lot able ro adjust co the teams this touchdown pass to Steve Kostro and finished the said. bigger blocks than we're used weekend helped a lot." game. The performance wasn't co," Sorenson said. "Our offense The adjustments helped the improvements throughout the 2. 9/11 cancels 2001 game - The two teams were enough for the Panthers, however, doesn't really have the height for Panthers cake Pict to five games tournament, allowing chem to scheduled to meet in the second week of the season as they lost to Pitt 3-2 in their this tournament." and to four games after keep up with the bigger schools. but the game was canceled because of the Sept 11 third match of the tournament. In the first cwo macches, falling to NU in three games. "A lot of the coaches told our attacks in New York lli¥ Eastern lost all three matches. Eastern didn't bit nearly as wcll. "'We made huge strides coach they were impressed with l . ISU 35, EIU 31 - The Redbirds trailed Eastern by Balsam, who bas 1 l 0 kills in The Pan thcrs also had .017 and keeping a game &om Arizona," our team," she said. 10 points in 2004 in the fourth quarter but came back 31 games chis season, had 36 kills .096 hitting percentage against Zwctclcr said. "They're ranked Zwettler said the tournament is to score two touchdowns and send the Panthers to this weekcnoth teams. ISU was 4-7 Sorenson said she was getting her "Ir was low but there were teams and keeping chem out of "le let us see what we need to and the Panthers finished the season 5-6. job done on the court. definitely improvemenrs," Welch their system.• bring day in and day out," she Marco Santana "She was playing smart and said. "Our defense was pretty Welch thought the team made said.