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Daily Egyptianwww.siude.com VOL. 92, NO. 43, 16 PAGES S OUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 19, 2006 Student government task force begins work Wendler suggests new group to review “The goal is to assist students in getting in the most desirable Wendler’s suggestions for the task force 1. Review current practices of student leadership in decision-makingdecision-making. state of governance possible on student leaders’ decisions, goals 2. Identify the goals and objectives of student leadership and evaluate to what extent campus,” Minish said. the campus is achieving themthem. Wayne Utterback The student leadership task force Among suggested objectives 3. Provide possible challenges and barriers associated with student leadership that DAILY EGYPTIAN met to set a goal and a plan for from the chancellor are to identify need to be overcomeovercome. improving student government. The how student leaders make decisions, 4. Determine benefi ts and possible measures of fostering strong student leadershipleadership. A task force formed to review task force will review and make sug- observe the goals of student govern- 5. Evaluate andand makemake recommendations recommendation on the suggested ideasideas and and alternatives alternatives posed posed. SIUC’s student government received gestions for improving student gov- ment bodies and propose measures 6. Recommend additional goals and objectives as deemed appropriate.appropriate a seven-point list of suggestions from ernment, said Gary Minish, dean of that will facilitate collaboration 7. Prepare and recommend measures capable of achieving the campuscampus’s aspirations aspirations Chancellor Walter Wendler during its the College of Agricultural Sciences pertaining to student leadership in decision-making that refl ect the need for col- first meeting Wednesday. and chairman of the group. See TASK FORCE, Page 11 laboration among the Universityuniversity communitycommunity. Last of nine freshmen suspended NAACP has asked administrators to discuss student conduct code
Brandon Weisenberger DAILY EGYPTIAN
University officials on Wednesday suspend- ed the last of nine Chicago-area freshmen who were barred from campus after an Oct. 6 attack near the Recreation Center. The decisions end a nearly weeklong round of Student Judicial Affairs hearings that brought 17 combined years in suspensions for the stu- dents who claimed they were caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. DUVALE RILEY ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN Patrick Chase, left, watches as Cody Azotea laughs at Casey Calloway while he finishes his pie during a pie-eating contest On the night of the incident, a sophomore was beaten and robbed of $90 to $100, accord- Wednesday evening at the student pavilion on Pleasant Hill Road. To read more, see page 8. ing to police. The victim received head and facial injuries during the attack, according to the police report. One student and two non- students were arrested and now face criminal New signage springing up around campus charges in Jackson County. Student Judicial Affairs found the nine stu- dents in violation of several Student Conduct Wayne Utterback Code guidelines after they were in the vicin- DAILY EGYPTIAN ity of a beating and accused of doing noth- ing to intervene or alert police. Officials also Concrete stumps and wooden frames accused the freshmen of participating in the lining campus will soon prominently dis- attack, though they have denied all allegations. play the names of buildings and direc- The violations included disorderly conduct and tions aimed at making SIUC easier to physical abuse. navigate. The students are now awaiting a decision New identification and directional on their appeals, which claim the university signs began being installed around cam- did not grant them due process and unjustly pus Wednesday. Each sign costs between charged them. $1,200 to $1,500, project coordinator Mark After receiving “interim separations,” which Cosgrove said. temporarily banned the nine students from The signs are part of an ongoing $1 campus because SIUC authorities considered million project geared at making signs them a threat to the university community, all aesthetically pleasing while helping peo- of the freshmen are suspended for a minimum ple find their way around the campus, of one year. Cosgrove said. One student group is attempting to get Cosgrove said the old signs lost their administrators to talk about the code. function. Problems with the faded signs Black Affairs Council coordinator Kevin included inappropriate placement and Winstead said the SIUC chapter of the National dated information. Association for the Advancement of Colored Plant and Service Operations direc- People this week invited four university admin- tor Phil Gatton said the old signs weren’t istrators to a meeting to discuss campus safety doing their jobs anymore. LANE CHRISTIANSEN ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN and the Student Conduct Code. “Instead of being beneficial to visitors, Physical plant ironworkers David Bramlet, left, and Marion Hill, along with other The group invited Vice Chancellor for it creates chaos,” Gatton said. workers, lift one of the new directional signs being mounted into the cement Student Affairs Larry Dietz, Student Judicial The signs will identify buildings and foundation in front of Lawson Hall on Lincoln Drive. Affairs coordinator Terry Huffman, Associate provide emergency personnel with clear Chancellor for Diversity Seymour Bryson and directions to certain areas of campus. ment, actually.” tering to increase visibility at night. Gatton Housing Judicial Affairs coordinator Carlos Chancellor Walter Wendler said the “It’s going to have a very consistent said the signs have been crash-tested to Del Rio. new signs would also make the campus image as far as signage is concerned,” he withstand possible impacts. He said he Winstead said the main issues are asking more welcoming to visitors and potential said. expects the project to be finished by sum- administrators how SIUC police can become students. Last year, the university set up several mer. more preventative than reactive and get discus- “Our goal is to make the campus as large map signs to identify nearby build- sion flowing about the Student Conduct Code. open and transparent as we can,” Wendler ings and handicap accessible entrances. Wayne Utterback can be reached at 536-3311 ext. said. “I think this is a very good invest- The new signs will have reflective let- 268 or [email protected]. See SUSPENSIONS, Page 11 2 Thursday, October 19, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN News CALENDAR NEWS BRIEFS Translating India: The Sheila Simon hosts meet and greet at Hangar 9 Hangar 9 will host a meet-and-greet session with Carbondale Mayoral candidate Sheila Many Roles of English Simon from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday. St. Stephen’s Blues Band will provide entertainment from 6 • 4:30 p.m. today at the Communications to 8 p.m., and Sheila and her band, Loose Gravel, will take the stage later in the evening. Free Building, Room 1032 pizza will be provided and campaign T-shirts will also be available for $10. Individual cam- • Presentation by Professor Rita Kothari, paign contributions up to $50 will also be accepted. Everyone is welcome. Fulbright Visiting Scholar CANCELED State worker accused of raising campaign money • Faculty/ Staff vs. Students Basketball Game • This event will be rescheduled for Gov. Rod Blagojevich on state time CHICAGO (AP) — The governor’s inspector general recommended that a state employee be fired for allegedly raising campaign money for Gov. Rod Blagojevich while on The Abuse of the job, according to a published report. Presidential Power The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday it had obtained a confidential report in which • 5 p.m. today at Lesar Law School the executive inspector general’s office claimed that Khalil Shalabi used his computer at Auditorium the Tinley Park Mental Health Clinic to arrange a dinner last month to raise money for • Forum discussion of legal and historical Blagojevich’s re-election campaign from the Arab-American community. use and limits to presidential power In the Sept. 29 report, Inspector General James A. Wright said that the “egregious nature” • Free and open to the public of Shalabi’s actions warranted his immediate firing. Blagojevich is moving to fire Shalabi, the governor’s office said. After receiving the A Treat For Your Sweet report of the inspector general’s investigation, Shalabi was immediately put on paid leave • 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Student Center in from his $78,000-a-year job as a director of project development at the Department of the Cambria Room Human Services until he exhausts his rights to hearings and can be fired, governor’s officials • A pamper party; pedicure for $5, manicure said. for $3, massage for $3, facial for $2 and “We have no tolerance for the kind of activity that was alleged in this case,” the spokes- eyebrows for $2 woman Abby Ottenhoff said. “When there are allegations that someone isn’t playing by the rules, there’s a system in place to investigate it and make sure that problems don’t go ignored.” 6th Annual “Walk The investigation also highlighted questions about the administration’s hiring of politi- For Life” cally connected individuals. Shalabi is leader of an Arab-American Democratic group that • 4 p.m. Friday at McAndrew Stadium has contributed to Democratic candidates and has given at least $10,000 to Blagojevich in • This is a free fundraiser for the American past campaigns. Cancer Society; donations are welcome POLICE REPORTS SIUC College University Square D Housing. Cash in the amount of Democrats meeting $85 was reported stolen. There are no sus- pects at this time. • 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Student Center A theft under $300 occurred between in Activity Room B 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday at the Recreation Center. A backpack was reported stolen. A theft under $300 occurred between There are no suspects at this time. 11 p.m. Monday and 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at “Leading Discussions Mae Smith. Cash in the amount of $50 was in Large Classes” Criminal damage to state supported reported stolen. There are no suspects at • 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 1 at the property and criminal damage to proper- this time. University Museum Auditorium ty occurred at 6:33 a.m. Tuesday on West • University Core Curriculum Sponsored Mill Street. A light pole and a bicycle were SIUC student Christian P. Jennings, 18, Workshop reported damaged. There are no suspects of Kankakee was arrested and charged with at this time. criminal trespass to state supported prop- erty at 10:13 p.m. Tuesday at Boomer I. A theft under $300 occurred between Jennings posted $100 cash bond and was The calendar is a free service for 8:10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday at Washington released. community groups. We cannot guarantee that all items will run. CORRECTIONS Submit calendar items to the In Friday’s issue of the DAILY EGYPTIAN, the page 10, “International man of Mystery,” DAILY EGYPTIAN newsroom, should have stated that Joel Fritzler has worked and lived in three countries and that his wife Communications 1247, at least graduated from SIU not ISU. The DAILY EGYPTIAN 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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Alicia Wade DAILY EGYPTIAN “Hopefully it’s informative Greeted by a barrage of camera and maybe it’s interesting, flashes as he stood at the podium and hopefully you get a look in City Hall, Mayor Brad Cole fielded tough questions, from the at the real America that you city’s relationship with SIUC to his education to whether he planned to don’t see on televison. — Brad Cole run for a second term. Carbondale mayor The questions didn’t come from grilling reporters or concerned citi- real America that you don’t see on zens, but rather from 33 members of television.” German Youth Information Officers, The officers were then treated to also known as Bundeswehr. dinner at the Town Square Pavilion, Youth Information Officer where city and university officials, as Florian Deumeland of Bonn, well as Army and Air Force ROTC Germany, said the purpose of the members, had the opportunity to institution is to give out informa- mingle with the guests. tion and get into discussions with “We do talk about official policy the German youth, both high school that the government gives out, polit- and college aged, about their armed ical guidelines and security politics forces. guidelines,” Deumeland said. “We The group is traveling the try to explain to the public as simple United States for 10 days to learn as we possibly can so they under- about different forms of govern- stand, because sometimes a politi- ment, from the big city to the small cian says something and you say, town. ‘What? I didn’t get any of that.’” The trip to Carbondale is the Most of the visitors, like Youth second for the group, which also Information Officer Christian came last year. After Cole attended Schmitz of Bavaria, Germany, had seminars and visited Germany, he never been in Carbondale before. invited them to come to Carbondale, “Everywhere we go, we always BRETT NADAL ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN Deumeland said. The officers range see friendly people who say ‘Oh John Dunn, SIUC provost and vice chancellor, gets a laugh as German officers are startled by a passing in age from 28 to 35 and have to be God bless you. We thank you so train Wednesday evening at the Town Square Pavilion. The German Youth Information Officers were invited ranked a first lieutenant or captain. much for serving your country,’” to visit Carbondale as part of a study of local governments. “I know being on these exchang- Schmitz said. “It’s very interesting.” es you get a lot of information, and After traveling from Scott Air they will travel to Springfield with learn from the foreign officers was a until you get on active duty.” most of it you will never use again,” Force Base in Illinois, the group him today. privilege for his cadets. Cole said. “Hopefully it’s informa- spent Wednesday in Carbondale, Col. Walter Tomczak, head of “It’s a good education for stu- Alicia Wade can be reached at 536-3311 tive and maybe it’s interesting, and with hotel costs and dinner paid the Air Force ROTC at SIUC, dents at SIUC,” Tomczak said. “You ext. 274 or hopefully you get a look at the for by the Mayor’s Office. Cole said said being able to meet with and don’t get that chance often — not [email protected].
Check out today’s challenge Brain - Chewing tough! in the Pulse 4 Thursday, October 19, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN News W O R L D & NA TIO N Eleven soldiers slain as death toll climbs Steven R. Hurst ASSOCIATED PRESS “Had our friends listened BAGHDAD, Iraq — Eleven more U.S. troops were slain in com- to us, we would not be bat, the military said Wednesday, where we are today. putting October on track to be — Hoshyar Zebari the deadliest month for U.S. forces Foreign Minister since the siege of Fallujah nearly two years ago. President Bush this week to seek his The military says the sharp assurances that the Americans were increase in U.S. casualties — 70 not going to dump him. so far this month — is tied to Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari Ramadan and a security crackdown on Wednesday blamed American that has left American forces more officials who ran Iraq before its own vulnerable to attack in Baghdad and government took nominal control its suburbs. Muslim tenets hold that for bringing the country to the fighting a foreign occupation force present state of chaos. during Islam’s holy month puts a “Had our friends listened to us, believer especially close to God. we would not be where we are As the death toll climbed for today,” Zebari said in an interview both U.S. forces and Iraqi civilians, with The Associated Press. who are being killed at a rate of 43 a Asked which friends he was day, the country’s Shiite-dominated referring to, Zebari said: government remained under intense “The Americans, the Coalition U.S. pressure to shut down Shiite (Provision Authority), the British. militias. OK? Because they didn’t listen to Some members of the armed us. The did exactly what they want- groups have fractured into uncon- ed to do... Had they listened to us, TONY OVERMAN ~ MCT trolled, roaming death squads out we would have been someplace else Soldiers salute the memorial honoring Cpl. Carl W. Johnson, a 21-year-old Fort Lewis Stryker soldier for revenge against Sunni Arabs, the (by now), really.” killed Oct. 7 by an IED in Mosul, Iraq. The memorial service was held on Wednesday at FOB Marez in western Muslim minority in Iraq who were It was an unusually harsh state- Mosul. politically and socially dominant ment from Zebari, a Kurd, whose until the fall of Saddam Hussein. ethnic group owes much to the Iraqi authorities to give amnesty to At the State Department, spokes- at a point when they feel their There have been growing signs U.S. intervention in Iraq and for Sunni insurgents. That would be man Tom Casey said a decision on national reconciliation process has in recent days of mounting strain its virtual autonomy in the north of a surprising change for the Bush amnesty would be left to the Iraqi gone through its appropriate steps between Washington and the wob- the country. administration, which has resisted government. and they’re ready to move forward bly government of Prime Minister A report in Britain’s Financial amnesty because it could potentially “I wouldn’t describe our position with it,” Casey said. Nouri al-Maliki, who felt com- Times on Wednesday said the include fighters who have killed as pressuring them to do this now Soon after taking office in May, pelled during a conversation with White House is now pressuring American troops. or at any particular moment except al-Maliki proposed an amnesty
WIRE REPORTS E VANSVILLE , I ND . Social Security to raise benefits Court-martials ordered for eight soldiers EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Eight soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division were Millions of retirees payments aimed at the poor. declines helped pull consumer prices ordered Wednesday to be court-martialed on murder charges stemming from their The 3.3 percent increase com- down by 0.5 percent in September, service in Iraq, and two could get the death penalty for allegedly raping a 14-year- will see increase in pares with a 4.1 percent benefit rise the biggest drop in 10 months. old and killing her and her family. for 2006, which had been the big- Falling energy prices should The Fort Campbell soldiers facing the death penalty are Sgt. Paul E. Cortez and checks next year gest increase in 15 years. help retirees deal with winter heat- Pfc. Jesse V. Spielman. Both are accused of raping Abeer Qassim al-Janabi in her Benefit payments, which have ing bills, which for the first time in family’s home in Mahmoudiya, about 20 miles south of Baghdad, then killing the Martin Crutsinger been tied to inflation since 1975, a number of years are expected to girl, her parents and younger sister. ASSOCIATED PRESS surged by double-digit amounts in be lower this winter. Spc. James P. Barker and Pfc. Bryan L. Howard are also accused in the rape and the high-inflation years of 1980 The average retired couple, both murders but will not face the death penalty, the military said in a statement. WASHINGTON — Social and 1981, but increases have been receiving Social Security benefits, Former Pvt. Steven Green, who was discharged for a personality disorder and Security checks for nearly 49 mil- more moderate in recent years as will see their monthly check go arrested in North Carolina, will be tried in federal court in Kentucky. Green has lion retirees are going up by 3.3 the Federal Reserve has had more from $1,658 to $1,713. pleaded not guilty to one count of rape and four counts of murder. percent next year — an average success keeping inflation under The standard SSI payment will Military prosecutors have said the five — all from the division’s 502nd Infantry increase of $33 per month, though control. go from $603 to $623 per month Regiment — planned the attack from a checkpoint near the family’s home, rising health care costs will take a The COLA amount is based on for an individual, and from $904 to changed their clothing to hide their identities and set the girl’s body on fire to bite out of the gain. the change in the Consumer Price $934 for a couple. destroy evidence. The monthly benefit for the Index from the July-September The average monthly check for typical retiree will rise to $1,044 quarter of this year compared with a disabled worker will rise from T E RRORISM from an average of $1,011 this the same quarter in 2005. $947 to $979. Rumsfeld: Americans must not believe terror year. Last year, prices surged in Eleven million taxpayers will The cost of living adjustment September, reflecting a big spike pay higher taxes next year because threat is exaggerated or will go away announced Wednesday by the in energy costs after Hurricane the maximum amount of Social WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans must take a lesson from history and not Social Security Administration Katrina. Security earnings subject to the believe the terrorist threat has been exaggerated or will go away, Defense Secretary will go to more than 53 million But this year, energy prices, payroll tax will rise from $94,200 Donald H. Rumsfeld said Wednesday. people. Nearly 49 million receive which initially leaped because of to $97,500. In all, an estimated He described a new, more ruthless and lethal terrorist enemy, “with no territory Social Security benefits and the rising Mideast tensions, have been 163 million workers will pay Social to defend, no treaties to honor, that measures progress in terms of decades, not rest Supplemental Security Income falling since late summer. Those Security taxes in 2007. days.” “With this sort of enemy, we cannot afford — and indeed could not survive — another holiday from history,” Rumsfeld said. Contending there are those who say terrorism is “somebody else’s problem, or it will go away,” Rumsfeld countered that America has no choice but to go on the Rice pledges U.S. will defend Japan offensive. And he urged patience with the Iraqi and Afghan governments as they Anne Gearan — and I underscore the full range that North Korea might be ready- struggle to build their democracies. ASSOCIATED PRESS — of its deterrent and security ing for a second nuclear test that Rumsfeld’s call for perseverance comes three weeks before the November elec- tions, as members of Congress face a public growing increasingly unhappy and commitments to Japan.” could be carried out as soon as this impatient with the war in Iraq. TOKYO — The United States Rice spoke following discussions week, while Rice is in Asia. is willing to use its full military with Japanese Foreign Minister There were reports that North might to defend Japan in light of Taro Aso, the first stop on her cri- Korea had told China it was ready N EW O R LEANS North Korea’s nuclear test, Secretary sis mission to respond to the threat to conduct up to three more nuclear Suicide jumper’s note leads to dismembered body of State Condoleezza Rice said posed by the North. tests. But at the State Department Wednesday as she sought to assure Back home, President Bush told in Washington, spokesman Tom NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A note found on the body of a suicide jumper led police Asian countries there is no need to ABC News that if the United States Casey said, “We certainly haven’t to a French Quarter apartment where they found his girlfriend’s charred head in a pot on the stove, her arms and legs in the oven and her torso in the refrigerator, a jump into a nuclear arms race. learned North Korea was about to received any information from them, law enforcement officer said Wednesday. At her side, Rice’s Japanese transfer nuclear technology to oth- from the Chinese, that they’ve been New Orleans Police spokesmen confirmed that a 26-year-old woman was found counterpart drew a firm line against ers, the communist nation would told by Pyongyang that another test dismembered Tuesday night in her apartment above a voodoo shop. his nation developing a nuclear face “a grave consequence.” He did is imminent.” Details from the kitchen were released by a law enforcement officer close to the bomb. not elaborate. U.S. government officials, who investigation who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity and The top U.S. diplomat said she “I want the leader to understand spoke on condition of anonymity unidentified officials who spoke to the Times-Picayune newspaper and WWL-TV. reaffirmed President Bush’s pledge, — the leader of North Korea to because of the sensitive situation, A woman who identified herself as Priestess Miriam in the Voodoo Spiritual made hours after North Korea’s understand that he’ll be held to said there wasn’t evidence to sug- Temple and Cultural Center below the apartment said Wednesday that the couple Oct. 9 underground test blast, “that account,” Bush said, referring to the gest that another nuclear test in had recently moved in. the United States has the will and country’s ruler, Kim Jong Il. North Korea was hours or even “You see people and never know what’s going on with them,” the woman said. the capability to meet the full range Signs continued Wednesday days away. News DAILY EGYPTIAN Thursday, October 19, 2006 5 Inside work at Morris Library almost over
Alexis Boudreau and the sixth will remain incom- DAILY EGYPTIAN plete when the rest of the library is done in fall 2008. The clanks and bangs inside “The bids came in higher than Morris Library will soon cease. hoped, but I’m quite sure the Dean of Library Affairs David university will find the money,” Carlson said workers will do less Carlson said. work inside — and move outside The problems are nothing new, — in the next two or three weeks, Carlson said. The university had which should provide a quieter anticipated the budget issue from environment for library users. the beginning of the reconstruc- The construction, which began tion. in December 2005, has yielded Carlson said problems with fur- much progress, particularly in the niture, fixtures and equipment, or past few months. FF&E, are the main budget issues Workers recently added the halting the completion of the top roof to the top floor. floors. During the week of Once the top floors are finished, Thanksgiving, a helicopter will Carlson said it would be home land on the newly completed roof to conference meeting rooms and MELISSA BARR ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN to deliver a piece of heating, venti- study rooms of various sizes. Metal framework occupies the first through fifth floors and part of the sixth floor of Morris Library. lating and air-conditioning equip- Brick façade has been placed on Workers will be soon be focusing on more construction outside the building. ment. the outside of the first three floors, Carlson said the library would and workers recently began placing information systems specialist, of the higher floors. The rest of struction would be focused on the be closed because of safety regula- metallic siding outside the fourth said the library would soon have the brickwork is scheduled to be north side of the building on the tions but he will be excited to see floor. Glass panes have been put in temporary heat sources roughly complete within a month. new addition. the drop. the window frames, sprinkler sys- the same time the rest of the In February, the elevator will Two floors below the new roof tems are being installed, and the university’s heat is turned on. He be running for all students, Davie Alexis Boudreau can be reached at will be left unfinished until they elevator wells are prepared. said there would be work done on said. 536-3311 ext. 255 or receive more funding. The seventh Kevin Davie, a geographic the metallic siding on the outside Until then, Davie said con- [email protected]. Obama’s book hints that presidential run could be a family decision Dennis Conrad not on a book tour, or on the cover of the country’s highest office. many begging him to run in 2008, the “You only think about yourself. I THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Time magazine or being touted as the In 364 pages that cover everything book they wait for him to sign reveals never thought I would have to raise a next president of the United States. from race to Iraq and constitutional how he and his wife have struggled family alone.” WASHINGTON —They’re That would be Democratic Sen. law, Obama said the hardest part for with his rise in politics. Earlier in the book, the 45-year- two adorable sisters, Malia, 8, and Barack Obama, who in his new book him to write was the book’s final, 28- “What we have argued about — old Obama recalls his late father-in- Sasha, 5. Their mother, Michelle, is a “The Audacity of Hope,” released page chapter, “Family,” because “that repeatedly — is how to balance work law’s burial and a commitment he Princeton alumna with a Harvard law Tuesday, devotes a whole chapter to touches on what’s most important to and family in a way that’s equitable to made: degree holding down a six-figure job his family — and hints that his role as me.” Michelle and good for our children,” “As the casket was lowered, I as a hospital vice president. husband and father will weigh heavily And as star-struck supporters line he writes, adding that during his first promised Frasier Robinson that I These are the Obamas: the ones in any future decision about pursuing up for hours at bookstores this week, congressional campaign she declared: would take care of his girl.” D AILY E G YPTIAN E DITORIAL B OAR D
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he judge who presided over the trial A third person, Rocky Maki, plea-bargained that brought John and Lisa Bryant his way to a 20-year sentence in September. Tto justice for their roles in the mur- It’s disheartening to know a member of der of SIUC student Christopher Gandy this university community had to go out in stated that he hadn’t “seen anything quite as the way Christopher Gandy did. Another brutal or heinous as this crime.” word for this situation is frustrating. People, Judge Charles Grace has been on the such as his devoted customers who lined up bench for 35 years, and he believed he to sit in Gandy’s barber chair at Illusions needed to say that before sentencing John Barber Shop in Carbondale and classmates Bryant to 50 years in prison and Lisa Bryant in his architecture classes, got to see glimpses to 25 years. of the man Gandy was going to be. No one should have to perish in the way Also, there were the fans of his rap group, that Gandy did; whatever the events that the YOAP squad, which featured Gandy’s brought him to the Murphysboro home, it brother, SIUC alumnus Jonathan Gandy. doesn’t matter. Much is still up in the air regarding Gandy was found brutally murdered in a Gandy’s case but not as much as in the case Murphysboro cemetery in late January. The of former SIUC student and Carbondale Bryants have been convicted of the murder, resident, Larry Williams. Both men are and another man pleaded guilty in the case. linked in our local history, as they both died The Bryants’ story is almost as tragic; the violently on the night of Jan. 28. Williams couple leaves behind loved ones who were died after being shot in his car outside Fred’s there for them as they received their punish- Dance Barn in Carterville. ment, but at least they know why their loved Williams’ case seems to have disappeared. ones are leaving. Having yielded no suspects, it may be des- Gandy’s mother, Edith, doesn’t have that tined to fall into the unsolved file. So many dimension of closure to take with her in the murder investigations reach this point that years to come. In court, Edith Gandy still the Gandys have to feel some sort of relief, needed to know why the Bryants went as if not luck, that the events surrounding their far as they did. An answer to that question son yielded something better. may never come. Hopefully, she and those This school’s most famous murder case, who will remember Christopher Gandy can the Susan Schumake case, took 25 years to take comfort in knowing the Bryants are on settle. Hope may have to spring eternal for their way to being put away for a long time, those who knew Larry Williams, but there although both plan to appeal their sentences. should still be hope. ALEX AYALA ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Miami football program more trouble than it’s worth D EAR E DI TO R :
EDITOR’S NOTE: Donna E. Shalala is president of the University of to those deeds and words, which not only brought the University of the “feeding frenzy” which you have, in the height of chutzpah, now Miami, which recently suspended 13 football players for their roles in a sideline- Miami, but everyone involved in NCAA sports into disrepute. Had derided the media for participating in. clearing brawl Saturday against Florida International University players. your actions taken place in response to the Peach Bowl brawl last sea- It is also highly disturbing that you have failed to view the video of son, they might have been acceptable. the brawl. That might impress upon you that this is far bigger than the An open letter to President Donna Shalala, In this context, your response has been an utter failure, has resulted reputation of the University of Miami and its football team. The inci- To be fair, you had no direct control over the thuggish assaults in further damage and sends a horrendous message to other coaches dent, and your feeble action, represents a black eye for NCAA athletics executed by University of Miami football players on Saturday, their and players. There was no disciplinary action taken against Coker and as a whole. The brawl has become the public face of intercollegiate disgraceful sideline celebration after the brawl and the inexplicable others on the Miami coaching staff, where firing would have been sports, which is deeply embarrassing for other fans, coaches, players and joy with which some of them greeted their ejection. Nor did you have the appropriate measure. Furthermore, the “punishments” which were persons, like myself, who learned important lifelong lessons from our control over the following outrageous comments made by head coach handed down to the players barely amounted to a slap on the wrist. participation in NCAA competition. Larry Coker after the game: There were many potential punishments between that slap and I will leave to you the question of whether having a football team “I think that it will affect the image of our program greatly, but in a action which would, in the words of your overheated rhetoric, have is best for the University of Miami. The conclusion that others have positive way. I think that when they see the video, and they see how it amounted to “putting players under the bus,” “hanging them in a public reached is that Sports Illustrated was correct in 1995. NCAA athletics was handled, they will be impressed with our players. This will not be a square” or “crucifying” them. These responses could have ranged from would be far better off if the Miami program shut down. very big thing for the University of Miami. It was impressive in that it further indefinite suspensions, to season-long suspensions, outright was handled very well.” expulsions from the football team or loss of scholarships. Action along Michael R. Davidson Ph.D. What you did, however, have absolute control over was the response those lines would have represented a positive step towards ending history department lecturer This election counts for more than something D EAR E DI TO R : President Bush and the Republicans in Congress have been again if re-elected, something the Republicans have yet to promise. The Republicans are even aiming for our judicial system. They an illness to the American people since day one. The Republicans In 2002, Blagojevich promised to eliminate the $5 billion deficit nominated a former Republican Party chairman with no experi- in Congress and the president have proposed eliminating the Pell left by a Republican governor without raising income taxes, and he ence as a judge to serve on the state’s appellate court. A judgeship Grant for students trying to pay for college; they have raised student kept that promise. The governor extended health care coverage for should not be given away as a reward or temp job; this court reviews loan interest rates; cut taxes while putting the country further into every child in Illinois. And he created the Illinois Cares Rx program, laws and cases for our entire state. The Democrats nominated Bruce debt, $8.5 billion, which is $28,539.17 per person in the U.S. The which is picking up the seniors left behind by the federal Medicare Stewart, a trail judge with 10 years experience on the bench from Congressional Republicans are showing their true colors this time prescription drug program created by the Republicans and pharma- southern Illinois. around, two Congressional leaders, one who is third in line from the ceutical companies. When it comes to government, Republicans just have it upside presidency, were caught protecting a child predator. I am embarrassed Illinois Democrats passed a law that requires insurance companies down. Democrats have the common sense and know-how to lead our to say they are from Illinois. to cover women’s contraceptives. There is more to being pro-choice state and nation. Don’t forget to vote on Nov. 7. Now, the Republicans think they can bring such “great” policies to than a stance on abortion, it’s about safety and family planning. The our state. I don’t think so. Illinois has great hope, honor and integrity governor signed the Illinois Equal Pay Act in 2003, a law that says a TyJuan J. Cratic in our leaders. Governor Blagojevich and the Democrats in the past woman working the same job, putting in the same hours and working president of SIUC College Democrats four years have raised the minimum wage and promise to raise it just as hard as her male co-workers is paid the same wage. senior from Chicago
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Petite Cassandra Hahn was swal- lowed up by the oversized coveralls she wore in the chore race during the Ag Olympics on Wednesday. With sizes ranging from around 5-foot-tall Hahn to athletically built Casey Calloway, the chores race was one of many events that agricul- ture students participated in during the Fall Follies celebration for the College of Agricultural Sciences. A John Deere Members of student organiza- tractor pulls tions enjoyed an evening of fun, people to Fall games and free food, which was Follies at the sponsored by the Agbassadors, the College of Ag representatives of the college. Pavilion on The evening began with a hay- Wednesday ride from campus to the center of evening. University Farms to the College DUVALE RILEY of Ag Pavilion. Students poured DAILY EGYPTIAN off the wagons wearing camouflage hats and various shirts emblazoned with the logos of the many agricul- “We“ wanted to get the college together and use our tural organizations.
“We wanted to get the college facilities for what they’re built for. together and use our facilities for — Amanda Barczewski what they’re built for,” said Amanda senior from Nashville studying Agriculture Barczewski, a senior from Nashville earn points. The first event involved Right! Your other right!” echoed off who helped plan the event. competitors tripping, stumbling and the neighboring sheds. The Agbassadors served up chili, occasionally falling as they tried to Casey Calloway, a senior from hot dogs, hot apple cider and orange hop to the finish line. Edwardsville studying plant and Kool-Aid. Live country music was Next came the chore race. In soil science, led his team to victory provided by Leland Bunting, a the chore race, each member of in his heat of the board walk but senior from Bone Gap, near Mount the team had to don rubber boots, wasn’t able to capture a trophy to Carmel, studying agribusiness eco- coveralls, a Carhartt jacket, work take home. Calloway said he was nomics. Songs ranged from Lynyrd gloves, orange hats with ear flaps nominated to be the fourth mem- Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” and carry five-gallon buckets as ber of the Horticulture club’s Ag to a Johnny Cash medley. they attempted to climb over hay Olympics team. Dean Gary Minish enjoyed a bales as quickly as they could. They “We figured we’d make a show- hot dog while mingling with stu- then had to remove all the clothing, ing at a school function. We’re hav- dents. and their next teammate had to do ing fun, everyone’s laughing. It’s a “They usually invite me to all the same. Onlookers laughed as good time,” Calloway said. the student functions and events. people tripped over too large or too After all the games were com- We’ve got wonderful students, and small boots. pleted, the members of the top two it’s nice to spend time with them,” The final task was called the teams were each awarded donations Minish said. board walk. All four members of from several Carbondale businesses, After everyone was given ample the team put each of their feet on as well as trophies. time to eat, five contestants were two parallel boards. The front and The truly agricultural trophies rounded up to participate in a back people held strings attached consisted of ears of corn painted pie-eating contest. After they fin- to the ends of the boards. The team either silver or gold and nailed to a ished clearing the whipped topping then had to work together to walk chunk of wood. from their faces, the Ag Olympics across a finish line as quickly as they DUVALE RILEY ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN began. could. In an attempt to pick up the Sarah Lohman can be reached at Alicia Garcia, a senior in plant and soil sciences, rushes to put on Eleven teams of four participat- pace, team captains shouted at their 536-3311 ext. 263 or her farmer chore clothes during the chore race Wednesday evening ed in three Ag Olympic events to fellow teammates. Shouts of “Left! [email protected]. at the College of Ag Pavilion. New election laws let Illinoisans sign up late, vote early
RYAN KEITH vote on Nov. 7. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The early voting option, first used in the March primary, is limited to SPRINGFIELD — the county clerk’s office in many Attention Illinois voters: You have smaller Illinois counties. But officials no excuse for not voting this fall. in Chicago and surrounding Cook A new state law lets would-be County have established 58 early voters sign up later than usual and voting locations, and other coun- lets others vote early, under certain ties also have announced multiple circumstances, if they can’t make it to locales. the polls on Nov. 7. People have until Nov. 2 to vote Regular voter registration has early. They must show valid photo already ended, but people still can sign identification, a stricter requirement up to vote through next Tuesday. than voters face on Election Day. Those who use that “grace period” Election officials hope these option, however, can vote only in changes help boost voter turnout, their local election authority’s office which was an unusually low 25 per- or vote absentee by mail. They can- cent statewide in March. not vote at their regular polling place Dan White, executive director of on Election Day or at new early vot- the Illinois State Board of Elections, ing centers established in their areas. said Wednesday that only about Voters who have already signed 2,300 people took advantage of the up can take advantage of early voting. grace period registration in March. They can show up at places designat- About 67,000 people voted early, but ed by their local election authorities that number includes absentee bal- and cast a ballot now without having lots that also would have been cast in to give a reason for why they can’t previous elections. News DAILY EGYPTIAN Thursday, October 19, 2006 9
Tough financial road ahead for county board
Brandon Augsburg from property taxes, sales taxes and a *ACKSON #OUNTY DISTRICT MAP DAILY EGYPTIAN replacement tax, which comes from the state. He said the county also collects Candidates running for a seat on significant revenue from court fees. the Jackson County Board this year The county board is responsible will face tough financial challenges and for the budgets of all the branches of -URPHYSBORO have to learn the tricks of their trade county government and also provides on the fly. operating revenue for agencies that With seven of the 14 county provide special services to the county. board terms expiring, this year’s elec- While the county budget is cur- #ARBONDALE tion could add many new faces. The rently balanced, Hartlieb said the current board has 12 Democrats and future of the budget could depend two Republicans, and challengers from on how negotiations with worker’s the Democratic Party, the Republican unions, which began Wednesday, turn Party and the Green Party are all vying out. The board negotiates contracts for for the open seats. county employees, such as the Jackson McCann said members of the Retiring County Board Chairman County Sheriff ’s Department and the board serve on various committees, Gary Hartlieb said the county board Circuit Clerk’s Office. including the finance and solid waste is the legislative arm of county govern- McCann said the board autho- committees. She said some of the ment, and the most significant job of rizes a committee to negotiate with committees, such as the insurance the board is financing county opera- the unions and gives the committee committee, deal with subjects that tions. specific instructions to follow during require a certain level of expertise. He said Jackson County, like many the talks. She said county board members other counties in Illinois, is running “You can only do what you’re autho- with expertise and experience are out of money. Tax caps have contrib- rized to do — you’re not out there important for the citizens of Jackson uted to the problem that has been jumping through hoops,” she said. “We County. She said some committees growing ever worse during the past work under certain constraints.” have a long learning curve, sometimes four or five years, he said. Hartlieb said the board also pro- up to a year, and the county board Donna McCann, chairwoman vides money to outside agencies, such is an elected position with minimal of the board’s labor committee, said as the Alliance Health Care Clinic support. regardless of what happens with the and the Jackson County Business “You’re working as soon as you hit budget, the county board would con- Development Corporation. He said, if the ground running,” McCann said. tinue to manage the county’s finances. more revenue is not found, the board Hartlieb said the board has been might have to reduce its contributions Brandon Augsburg can be reached at able to keep the budget balanced dur- to those agencies, and that could cause 536-3311 ext. 262 or ing that time period through revenue some employees to lose their jobs. [email protected]. County board candidates
District 1 District 5 • William “Bill” Alstat – Republican (incumbent) • Donald Barrett – Republican • James “Jim” Clark – Democrat • Lisa Budslick – Democrat District 2 • Daniel Bost – Republican District 6 • James “Jim” Kerley – Democrat (incumbent) • Donna McCann – Democrat (incumbent) District 3 • Jennifer Vaughn – Green • Bruce Wallace – Republican • Mary “Mickey” Korando – Democrat (incumbent) District 7 District 4 • Dayton Loyd – Republican • Chris Mueller – Republican • John Evans – Democrat (incumbent) • Robert Lorinskas – Democrat (incumbent) • Bradley Klein – Green Authorities awaiting return of suspect in Zeigler killings
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS accusing him of two first-degree mur- included leaving a message written in der counts in the deaths of Amanda pennies on her mother’s grave. Z EI G LER — Franklin County Tope and Jack Weston, both 31. Franklin County sheriff ’s Capt. Don authorities are trying to arrange the The bodies of Weston and Tope, Jones said authorities have until Nov. 3 return from New Mexico of a man who married Coulter months ago in to retrieve Coulter, jailed in New Mexico accused of slaying his estranged wife Kentucky but never used his surname, on $2 million bond and are exploring the and one of her acquaintances in this were found Friday in Weston’s home. cheapest way to do so. Options include southern Illinois town, a sheriff ’s offi- Authorities suspect the two were shot hiring a professional prisoner-transport cial said Wednesday. the previous day. service, the U.S. Marshals Service or James Coulter, 45, waived extradi- The killings happened just hours sending a couple of sheriff ’s deputies to tion this week in New Mexico, where after Tope got an emergency order of New Mexico. he has been jailed since his traffic-stop protection against Coulter, saying in Jones said he did not know when arrest on a Franklin County warrant her application that his recent behavior that transfer would happen. 10 Thursday, October 19, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN News Witnesses in Saddam trial recall massacres of Kurdish detainees Sinan Salaheddin made desperate attempts to attack The two witnesses said they were “It was dark when they brought “As I was running, I saw many THE ASSOCIATED PRESS guards in hopes of escaping. held at the Tob Zawa prison camp a group of people (prisoners) in pits, I saw many mounds, and I The testimony came in the trial in northern Iraq with hundreds of front of the vehicle. The drivers got saw lots of people who had been BAGHDAD, Iraq —Two of Saddam and six other co-defen- others after attacks on their towns. out of our vehicles and turned on shot,” he said. “The desert was full Kurdish witnesses at Saddam dants for their roles in Operation They each described separate mas- the headlights,” he said. of mounds that had people buried Hussein’s genocide trial gave har- Anfal, an offensive during which sacres in 1988 of detainees who Some prisoners tried to grab an underneath.” rowing accounts Wednesday of sur- the prosecution says some 180,000 were herded onto trucks and told automatic rifle from a guard, but The witness said he took refuge viving killing fields where guards Kurds were killed and hundreds of they were being taken to another failed because “we were so weak,” with Kurds living nearby, then trav- executed hundreds of detainees at a their villages cleared. The seven face prison camp. he said. eled north. For the next 15 years he time in sprays of gunfire. execution by hanging if convicted. The first witness said the truck Soldiers then opened fire. “I ran lived in hiding, moving frequently, One said he fell wounded into Saddam sat silently as both he was in stopped on an unpaved and fell into a ditch. It was full of until Saddam’s ouster. a ditch full of bodies. He said he Kurds testified from behind curtains road in the desert of western Iraq. A bodies. I fell on a body. It was still The second witness described a climbed out and ran for his life to protect their identities. One co- prisoner named Anwar warned that alive. It was his last breath,” said the similar massacre, saying he was in a past mounds in the desert, the mass defendant, his cousin Ali al-Majid, they were going to be executed, the witness. “It was really unbelievable, group of about 500 prisoners taken graves of other victims in a 1987- scoffed at their accounts. witness said. the number of people being killed from Tob Zawa. When the trucks 88 military offensive against Iraq’s “You told us a story from which He “asked us to recite the Islamic like this.” stopped in the desert, they heard Kurds. a blockbuster could be made,” said prayers before death and plead for Slightly wounded, he stripped gunfire. Both witnesses described pris- al-Majid, who is accused of direct- forgiveness. He said ‘We are going off his clothes, thinking he was “We knew it was the people in oners making their last prayers for ing Operation Anfal and became to die in minutes, it is the for- more likely to blend into the color the other vehicle being shot, and God’s forgiveness of their sins as known as “Chemical Ali” for toxic giveness time for people who are of the sand if he were naked, the our turn would be next,” he said. they rode in trucks to the execu- gas attacks on Kurdish villages dur- going to die,’” the witness said in witness said. He then began run- “We exchanged forgiveness, and we tion site — and said some detainees ing the offensive. Kurdish. ning again. were weeping.” News DAILY EGYPTIAN Thursday, October 19, 200611 are suspended for two years. Brandon TASK FORCE every group we need to get input days before his presidency ended, SUSPENSIONS Gaines and DeShaun McGee are sus- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 from,” Minish said. citing his leadership strayed from pended for one year. Derrick Reese, among all in the university com- Among the members is representing the student body. He said a big concern is univer- the only student to be hit with crimi- munity. Carbondale Mayor Brad Cole, a Around the time of Brown’s sity officials’ ability to serve “interim nal charges, is suspended for three Wendler would only say he sug- former USG president. Cole is censure, USG was in the midst separations” on students, forcing them years. gested the committee be involved an example of how student gov- of allocating activity fee dollars off the campus immediately if the All students plan to appeal, and with current student government ernment involvement can create to student groups. USG failed students are considered a threat to the their parents are seeking a possible groups. A large manual presented citizen leaders, Wendler said. multiple times to make the allo- campus community. Too much of the class action lawsuit against the uni- to task force members details the The task force will begin hold- cations, spurring unrest among conduct code is ambiguous, he said. versity, claiming the students did not chancellor’s expectations. ing focus groups in November and registered student organizations “Students don’t feel safe, and that receive due process. Wendler said he expects the December at colleges around cam- and an audit conducted by SIU is the issue,” Winstead said. “Students The students’ situation has been committee’s first report by March pus. The first focus group will be President Glenn Poshard’s office. are scared.” accompanied by much discontent 1. held before Thanksgiving break. Brown and Wendler are not The meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesday with the university’s Student Conduct The task force will thor- Minish said the goal is to get input part of the committee. in the lower level of Grinnell Hall. Code. Parents and students have oughly examine the opera- from students from all areas. While some of the informa- Among the students suspended called the code unfair because some tions of Undergraduate Student “We think this needs to be a tion in the manual details prob- Wednesday was Charles Gill, whose of its violations have no definition, Government and the Graduate student-driven process,” Minish lems with student government, “interim separation” was overturned and it also gives SIUC officials the and Professional Student Council. said. “Right now, we’re going to the manual is truthful, said Kevin Friday, allowing him back onto cam- power to remove students from cam- “I charged the committee to take it out to the grassroots and go Winstead, Black Affairs Council pus. Gill is suspended for one year, pus because they have been accused of make sure they talk to GPSC and from there.” coordinator and task force mem- and Christian Jennings is out for wrongdoing. USG,” Wendler said. Matt Picchietti, a task force ber. three, said Derrick Reese Sr., father Dietz, spokesman for the hear- The task force consists of 24 member and USG senator, said “Any change right now would of one of the suspended students. Gill ings, has said university officials take members. Minish said the task he plans to check the task force’s be in the right direction as long as was the only student allowed back on students’ safety seriously, and decisive force has representation from stu- manual for bias because former it comes from students,” Winstead campus during the hearings. action is required when there appears dents, staff, administrators, faculty, USG President Nate Brown, who said. Gill declined to comment, and to be a violation of the code. alumni and the community. now works for Wendler, compiled contact information for Jennings was “It’s an outstanding group of it. Wayne Utterback can be reached at unavailable. Brandon Weisenberger can be reached at people, and it pretty much repre- USG senators in the spring 536-3311 ext. 268 or Timothy Hart, Reshaun Scott, 536-3311 ext. 254 or sents every college on campus and semester voted to censure Brown [email protected]. Vincent Mack and Aric Anthony [email protected]. 12 Thursday, October 18, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN Classified Sports DAILY EGYPTIAN Thursday, October 19, 200613 might discourage students from catch- “You’ll see a much bigger push, SLUMP ing top-notch college football. maybe even a more personal push,” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 “If we had pouring rain two weeks Moccia said. “Just kind of giving our SIU’s next two games, Saturday’s ago, we’re not going to have 13,500 students, handing them information against WKU and a Nov. 11 tilt fans,” Trude said of SIU’s Oct. 7 game one-on-one, like a grassroots effort.” against the University of Northern that drew 13,721 fans. “It’ll probably The support is always lauded by Iowa, are crucial. Both the Hilltoppers be 9,000. The fact of life is people don’t the football Salukis. Head coach Jerry and Panthers have given the Salukis want to sit in inclement weather.” Kill has reinforced that his players play close games in the past few years Pietz said, however, cooler weather better in front of larger crowds. and are perennially at the top of the is a sign of football season and should Senior center Will Justice agrees. Gateway. not be a reason to miss the game. He said there’s no reason to miss SIU Trude said those two games should “It’s football weather,” Pietz said. football. promote themselves, noting the “That’s when you expect more people “It does get chilly,” Justice said. “I Northern Iowa game could potentially to come out, instead of an August 31st guess drink a few more beers, so you decide the Gateway champion. game when it’s 104 degrees. Just put don’t feel it as much. Bring your coat. “A lot of times, an event needs to on a hoodie and jeans, and come out Stay warm. I’d just like to send a chal- bill itself,” Trude said. “These next to the game.” lenge out to the student body to get in two football games do that. They’ll be Throughout the athletic depart- the stands.” phenomenal football games.” ment, efforts are being made to Another student deterrent could strengthen student support. Jordan Wilson can be reached at come from Mother Nature. Moccia said it starts with the indi- 536-3311 ext. 256 or Trude said fierce winds and rain vidual. [email protected]. Bears’ safety Mike Brown Bye gives undergoes foot surgery Rams time
Andrew Seligman improved to 6-0 with a bye this to get healthy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS week, but the good vibe was tem- pered by Wednesday’s news. ST. LOUIS — At their bye LAKE FOREST — Chicago Brown is one of their emotional week, the St. Louis Rams are relative- Bears strong safety Mike Brown is leaders, and they have not played ly healthy. Still, coach Scott Linehan out indefinitely after undergoing well when he has been sidelined in says the break will help players who surgery to repair ligament dam- recent seasons. are nicked up to get ready for the age in his right foot Wednesday, Brown missed 14 games with remainder of the season. a major hit for the NFL’s second- a torn right Achilles’ tendon in After a short walkthrough session ranked defense. 2004, and the injury-ravaged at Rams Park on Wednesday, bye Brown limped off the field and Bears went 5-11. With Brown week officially began for the Rams was taken from the sideline on a nursing a strained calf late last (4-2). They return Oct. 29 at San cart during the fourth quarter of year, the league’s stingiest defense Diego (4-1). Monday’s 24-23 comeback vic- looked rather average. The Bears “We have the ability now to eval- tory at Arizona after his foot got split the final four regular-season uate what we’re doing in all three twisted on a running play. games, and with Brown seeing phases and get a little bit healthier,” “Severe blow,” coach Lovie limited time in the playoff loss Linehan said. “The injury bug is Smith said. “I think we all know to Carolina, the Panthers’ Steve starting to catch up to us, as far what Mike means to our football Smith caught 12 passes for 218 as guys missing games, time and team. He’s a special player. He yards and two long touchdowns. practice.” was having an outstanding game. “There’s only one Mike Brown Overall, the injuries are minor, ... That’s a big blow, but injuries that has those qualities as a leader,” the biggest concern being the full- do happen. Mike has been in this Smith said. “What we need is to back spot. Starter Paul Smith is situation before.” have a good football player step up expected to miss another month or Smith wasn’t sure if Brown, a and fill the role. Brian Urlacher, so after injuring his face against Pro Bowl pick last season, would Adewale (Ogunleye), Alex Brown Detroit on Oct. 1. Backup fullback be placed on injured reserve. — they’ll take more of a leader- Madison Hedgecock broke his right Brown played a key role as the ship role.” thumb in Sunday’s 30-28 loss to the Bears rallied from a 20-point defi- Can the defense withstand this Seahawks but may play against the cit against the Cardinals. loss? Chargers. The comeback began when he “It has to,” Smith said. “We “Even though we don’t have a lot scooped up a loose ball after Mark have to pick it up.” of guys on the injury report, but we Anderson sacked Matt Leinart Brown’s injury leaves the Bears do have a lot of guys that need to at the end of the third quarter. thin at safety. Backup Chris Harris get healthier so we’re able to go into Brown returned it 3 yards for has missed three of the past four the last 10 regular-season games and a touchdown that made it 23- games with a pulled quadriceps just refocus what we need to do,” 10. Charles Tillman returned a and a sprained ankle. Brandon Linehan said. fumble 40 yards for a touchdown McGowan was suspended by the The break was bittersweet for after Brian Urlacher ripped the team for a week for violating a some players still stinging from los- ball from Edgerrin James in the team rule but is expected to be ing to Seattle on a last-second 54- fourth quarter, and Devin Hester back Monday. yard field goal. put Chicago ahead when he ran a Brown’s injury could mean more “Losing before the bye, I think punt back 83 yards. playing time for Todd Johnson, it gave us extra motivation to really Finally, Arizona’s Neil Rackers who replaced him on Monday, and work hard, and to really sit back and missed a 41-yard field goal with Cameron Worrell. think about things, and come back 53 seconds left, and the Bears “The encouraging thing is we next week and just get ready to play,” celebrated, jumping around and have guys who can step in and rookie cornerback Tye Hill said. “I pointing toward the sky. They make plays for us,” cornerback think losing probably would help us were relieved and overjoyed. They Nathan Vasher said. coming off the bye.” IU majoring in chemistry during turnaround year Rusty Miller The Hoosiers haven’t played in this trust, this bond, and it’s tan- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the postseason since a trip to the gible.” Independence Bowl in 1993. Now the Hoosiers have won Twelve years and four head Terry Hoeppner, in his second back-to-back Big Ten games for coaches have passed since Indiana year as head coach, has worked hard the first time in five years and are last won more games than it lost. to discard the old, losing ways in 2-0 on the road for the first time in Pushed by a coach who has over- Bloomington. He had a three-ton 13 seasons. come brain surgery twice in nine block of limestone, a remnant of “The last two weeks we’ve had months, and with a lineup stocked Memorial Stadium’s construction seniors selected as the scout team with guys not even old enough to in 1960, placed near the field, and players of the week,” he said. “To legally drink a beer, the Hoosiers the players and coaches touch “The me, that’s pretty significant. It’s think they’re ready to make a bowl Rock” before each home game. one of those thankless, young run. “Championship teams have a guy-type jobs, and that’s where After wins over Illinois and Iowa, special affection, a special trust, the together thing really takes on the Hoosiers are 4-3 and 2-1 in the a special bond that we usually meaning for me. That’s where this Big Ten heading into Saturday’s summarize as chemistry,” he said. bond, this trust and this chemistry game at No. 1 Ohio State. “We are developing this affection, comes from.” 14 Thursday, October 19, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN Sports Dawg Pound meets to discuss upcoming season Salukis’ only home loss of 2005, which home-court advantage that powered a Trude: ISU fans came against the Redbirds when head 66-3 home record since the start of the coach Jerry Kill left the game after suf- 2001-02 season. were disrespectful fering a seizure. Because of the men’s success, the Saluki fans were offended by the women’s basketball team wants a share Matt Hartwig ISU student section as well, which of the wealth now, too. DAILY EGYPTIAN led to discussion about what would be Women’s basketball coach Dana expected out of the Dawg Pound. Eikenberg said fans truly make a dif- After a distasteful showing by Brad Weier, a junior Dawg Pound ference. With her team on the way Illinois State University fans at the member from Troy studying radio- up, she called on the Dawg Pound Oct. 14 football game against SIU, the television, said the Redbird fans gave for support. Eikenberg said she would Saluki student section adopted a new their school a bad image. He said buy 700 dollars worth of pizza for set of rules and regulations. people knock the Salukis’ reputation the student section if it was filled to Before the game in Normal, but added the Dawg Pound never capacity for the Nov. 12 game against Redbird fans in the student section crosses the line. University of Missouri. were handed small, plastic footballs. “We heckle opposing fans and play- Trude said the Dawg Pound is one On more than one occasion, fans threw ers,” Weier said. “We just don’t do it to of the most infamous student sec- the footballs onto the field. Thousands that extent.” tions in the MVC but also one of the of mini-footballs pelted the players in The Saluki Dawg Pound is the classiest, thanks to a close watch from machine gun-like fashion during pre- student section comprised of roughly security. game warm-ups. 400 fans who pay $10 every year to get To maintain a respected student On the heels of the incident at priority seating at SIU athletic events. section, Dawg Pound members are ISU, the Saluki Dawg Pound met with In response to the ISU game, Trude trying to avoid a situation similar to SIU marketing director Mike Trude on said he would kick out the entire Saluki the ISU game. Tuesday night to ensure similar events student section if they didn’t celebrate Genae Welch, a senior Dawg Pound do not occur. with class. He said the school wants member from Dallas studying psychol- Trude said he was upset the Redbird to continue its reputation as the best ogy, said the Athletic Department is fans didn’t stop with the plastic football student section in the Missouri Valley quick to stop any unruly fans. assault. He said fans stationed behind Conference but wants to do so without “We don’t want to look like a bunch the Saluki bench crossed the line with being overly offensive. of unclassy idiots out there,” Welch their heckling. Toward the end of the meeting, said. “If people act like morons, it looks “The fans went above and beyond both the men’s and women’s basketball bad on the entire program.” offensive,” Trude said. “They were coaches spoke to the crowd. Men’s mocking coach Kill’s wife and even basketball coach Chris Lowery said Matt Hartwig can be reached at started a seizure chant.” he loves the rowdy nature of the stu- 536-3311 ext. 238 or The fans were referencing the dent section. He said it provided the [email protected].
Mohamed and the team run four or Championship. CHANGE five miles in the morning and seven or Mohamed should be a top challeng- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 eight miles in the afternoon four days er for the MVC individual title, despite Parts of Mohamed’s summer rou- a week. the fact that he’s only a sophomore. tine have carried over to inseason train- Aside from regular workouts, the “It’s exciting to see him do that ing and teammates as well. Mohamed’s team partakes in a 90-minute run, now, as opposed to what oftentimes favorite route, a nine-mile loop, is now a which tracks 15 miles once a week. The will happen as a kid before their senior common team route during practice. team also does abdominal workouts and year. (They) will realize that and start to “He kind of takes you out into the push-ups, but Mohamed said he doesn’t work before their senior year,” Sparks country, running towards Murphysboro, lift weights. said. “For Mohamed to realize that and the first time the guys go run it, “Lifting weights is just going to going into his sophomore year, it’s really they’re like, ‘Where the heck are we make you heavy, and you don’t need that exciting to see, as a coach, the maturity going?’” Sparks said. “It’s a long loop as a distance runner,” he said. he has.” that Mohamed’s freshman year. We The Salukis have the weekend only did it once a week or even once off from competition before head- Scott Mieszala can be reached at a month. Now he does it three or four ing to Lincoln, Neb., on Oct. 28 for 536-331 ext. 238 or days a week.” the Missouri Valley Conference [email protected]. Competitors put the pressure on Burton Jenna Fryer Nextel Cup title is his to lose. version of trying to rattle a guy’s THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “You can’t break him. He’s just cage? there every week doing a great job,” If that’s the goal, Burton said it CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jeff Dale Earnhardt Jr. lamented. isn’t working. Burton couldn’t do anything right “If he keeps running great races, “I just don’t understand how for five long seasons. Now he can’t you’re not going to be able to catch somebody saying something good do anything wrong. him. That’s a really good team, about you can be a head game,” he Burton has overcome late-race and they’re doing an awesome job,” said. “I just don’t get into that. I take problems the past two weeks to Kasey Kahne said. it as a huge compliment when some- widen his lead in the Chase for the So are these guys ready to hand body says something good about me championship standings, leading over the championship? Or are or our race team. And that’s all I his rivals to wonder openly if the these just mind games — the racer’s take it as, as a compliment.” Sports DAILY EGYPTIAN Thursday, October 19, 200615 Saluki IInsidernsider Saluki BBanteranter SALUKI “Quote of the Week” A brawl during a college football game between the University of Miami and Florida Jerry Kill International University has caused national outrage. Miami suspended 12 players for just one game with community service, while FIU kicked two players off the team and sus- “The only pended 16 others indefinitely. Which punishment was the correct punishment? stat that makes a difference to me is “Neither is the correct punishment. Hearing if we have a W or JORDAN WILSON Jerry Kill talk about this made me realize the an L. And the other severity of it all. He said he’d leave SIU if some- stat that matters jordan_wilson@ thing like that happened. The punishment is if we turn out good people or dailyegyptian.com should be more severe. Kick everyone who threw a punch, kick or cleat off the team.” turds. That means a lot to me right now is what kind of “This isn’t even counting the 12 other FIU character. I know they aren’t all angels, players who were suspended for one game but that is important to me.” and the community service and anger man- BRIAN FELDT agement courses they will all have to take - Head coach Jerry Kill on what is part in. Miami is giving the impression they important to him in coaching a college just don’t care about this whole melee. FIU’s brian_feldt@ football team. punishment is a lot better but still seems a bit dailyegyptian.com strong.”
“Florida International’s punishment was D.W. NORRIS the correct punishment. It seems like the correct punishment, but Miami has always dale_norris@ had a rogue program. Supposedly, Butch Davis Do you have questions for the dailyegyptian.com cleaned up the program a little bit, but it is all Saluki Banter that you want falling back under Larry Coker. “ answered? E-mail [email protected] Government skeptical but cautious of threat against NFL stadiums
Lara Jakes Jordan The FBI also expressed doubt The bombs, according to the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS about the threat. posting, would be delivered to the “While the credibility of the stadiums in trucks. All but one of the WASHINGTON — A Web threat is questionable, we have stadiums — Atlanta — are open-air site is claiming that seven NFL foot- passed the information on because arenas, the posting noted, adding: ball stadiums will be hit with radio- it has been carried in some open “Due to the open air, the radio- logical dirty bombs this weekend, source reporting,” said FBI spokes- logical fallout will destroy those not but the government on Wednesday man Richard Kolko. He said the killed in the initial explosion.” expressed doubts about the threat. FBI was discussing the threat with Explosions would be nearly The warning, posted Oct. 12, the NFL as “part of our routine simultaneous, the posting said, with was part of an ongoing Internet discussions this week.” the cities specifically chosen in dif- conversation titled “New Attack on The nation’s alert level remains at ferent time zones. America Be Afraid.” It mentioned yellow, signaling an elevated risk of The posting said that al-Qaida NFL stadiums in New York, Miami, an attack. The threat level for airline would automatically be blamed for Atlanta, Seattle, Houston, Oakland flights is at orange, a higher level, the attacks and predicted, “Later, and Cleveland, where games are where it has been since a foiled plot through al-Jazeera, Osama bin scheduled for this weekend. to bomb U.S.-bound commercial Laden will issue a video message The Homeland Security jets was revealed on Aug. 10. claiming responsibility for what he Department alerted authorities and NFL spokesman Greg Aiello dubbed ‘America’s Hiroshima.’” stadium owners in those cities, as said stadiums around the country Tony Wyllie, the vice president well as the NFL, of the Web mes- “are very well protected through the of communications for the Houston sage but said the threat was being comprehensive security procedures Texans, said the team had been in viewed “with strong skepticism.” we have in place, including secure contact with the NFL regarding Officials at the NCAA, which over- facility perimeters, pat-downs and what security precautions should be sees college athletics, said they too bag searches.” taken for Sunday’s game against the had been notified. Officials were made aware of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Homeland Security spokesman Web posting on Monday. The threat In Indianapolis, where the Colts Russ Knocke said there was no was timed to be carried out Sunday, were preparing for a home game this intelligence that indicated such an Oct. 22, marking the final day in weekend, head coach Tony Dungy attack was imminent, and he said Mecca of Ramadan, the Islamic said, “I’ve been waiting for this to the alert was “out of an abundance holy month. happen for a couple of years now, of caution.” “The death toll will approach and you try and handle the security “The department strongly 100,000 from the initial blasts and and put it out of your mind.” encourages the public to continue countless other fatalities will later “We’ll let the security people to go about their plans, including occur as result from radioactive fall- do their job, and we’ll do our job,” attending events that involve large out,” according to a copy of the Dungy said. “We’ve got a lot of public gatherings such as football posting that was obtained by The confidence in NFL security and our games,” Knocke said. Associated Press. own security here.”
VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time (Home games listed in bold) Oct. 21 Western Kentucky 6 p.m. Oct. 28 MVC Championship All Day Oct . 20 Illinois State 7 p.m. Oct. 28 Missouri State 1:30 p.m. Nov. 11 NCAA Regional Championship All Day Oct . 21 Indiana State 6 p.m. Nov. 4 Youngstown State noon Nov. 20 NCAA Championship All Day Oct . 27 Northern Iowa 7 p.m. Nov. 11 Northern Iowa 3 p.m. Oct . 28 Bradley 7 p.m. Nov. 18 Southern Utah 3 p.m. Nov. 3 Wichita State 7 p.m. MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Nov. 4 Missouri State 7 p.m. Date Opponent Time WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Nov. 10 Evansville 7 p.m. Nov. 2 Quincy 7:05 p.m. Nov. 17 Creighton 7 p.m. Date Opponent Time Nov. 5 Henderson State 4:05 p.m. Nov. 18 Drake 7 p.m. Nov. 5 Christian Brothers (ex.) 2:00 p.m. Nov. 10 Washington, MO. 7:05 p.m. Nov. 24 MVC Tournament TBA Nov. 12 Missouri 2:00 p.m. Nov. 19 Murray State 2:05 p.m. Nov. 17 Murray State 7:05 p.m. Nov. 23 Arkansas Noon SWIMMING AND DIVING SCHEDULE Nov. 21 Saint Louis 7:05 p.m. Nov. 24 Marist or Minnesota 12:30 p.m. Nov. 24 San Francisco 7:05 p.m. Nov. 26 ESPNU Classic TBA Date Opponent Time Nov. 25 Kentucky or Delaware TBA Nov. 29 Louisiana Tech TBA Oct. 21 Drury TBA Nov. 29 Austin Peay 7:05 p.m. Dec. 2 Saint Louis TBA Nov. 3 Missouri Dual Invitational TBA Dec. 2 Weber State 3:00 p.m. Dec. 9 Western Kentucky TBA Nov. 4 Missouri Dual Invitational TBA Dec. 5 South Alabama 7:00 p.m. Dec. 17 Indiana 8:00 p.m. Nov. 17 Northwestern Invitational TBA Dec. 9 South Dakota St. 6:00 p.m. Dec. 20 Central Michigan 7:05 p.m. Nov. 18 Northwestern Invitational TBA Dec.16 Indiana 7:00 p.m. Dec. 23 Saint Mary’s 11:00 a.m. Nov. 19 Northwestern Invitational TBA Dec.19 Tennessee Tech 7:05 p.m. Nov. 30 U.S. Open (at Purdue) TBA Dec.28 Wichita State 7:00 p.m. Dec. 29 Illinois State TBA Dec. 1 U.S. Open (at Purdue) TBA Dec.30 Missouri State TBA Jan. 1 Wichita State TBA Dec. 2 U.S. Open (at Purdue) TBA Jan. 4 Illinois State 7:05 p.m. Jan. 4 Drake TBA Jan. 13 Northern Illinois/Evansville TBA Jan. 6 Indiana State 2:00 p.m. Jan. 6 Northern Iowa TBA Jan. 20 Western Kentucky TBA Jan. 11 Bradley TBA Jan. 10 Bradley TBA Jan. 27 Missouri State TBA Jan. 13 Northern Iowa 7:35 p.m. Jan. 13 Missouri State TBA Feb. 8 MVC Women’s Championships TBA Jan. 18 Creighton 7:05 p.m. Jan. 15 Drake TBA DAILY EGYPTIAN Keeping it classy: Saluki Dawg Pound members meet to discuss rules, see page 14
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FOOTBALL FANTASY The p Greatest mid-season student slum show on Numbers show student game attendance dwindles between weeks three and four turf, part II? BRIAN FELDT Jordan Wilson away from McAndrew Stadium in DAILY EGYPTIAN the thick of the football season. brian_feldt@ “It’s kind of odd as the season goes dailyegyptian.com Sitting behind his desk in the along, student attendance declines,” depths of Lingle Hall, SIU Athletic Pietz said. “If anyone out there has Director Mario Moccia sifted through any idea, let me know.” a pile of papers. In the Salukis’ third home game of Too much focus in this year’s fan- “That’s what I’m concerned 2004, they attracted 3,136 students. tasy blabber has been devoted to Rex about,” Moccia said, pointing his In their next game in Carbondale, Grossman and the Chicago Bears, right index finger at a column of the No. 1 nationally ranked Salukis Donovan McNabb and his Eagles or figures in tiny print. hosted the No. 4 team in the nation, injuries that have plagued fantasy teams Moccia’s apprehensions stem from WKU. The game, a 38-10 SIU vic- everywhere. 2004 and 2005 attendance figures tory, engrossed only 1,844 students. There are two fantasy studs that MELISSA BARR ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN that show a sharp decline in the A year later, the No. 5-ranked have been overlooked all season. They SIU home football game attendance for students has declined in number of students who attended Salukis rallied to score two fourth- have been doing the job and getting SIU home football games from week quarter touchdowns for a come- past years between weeks three and four. Consistently, attendance excellent fantasy numbers but little fan- three to week four. from-behind victory over No. 15 has dropped by more than 1,000 people. tasy attention. With the Salukis’ fourth home Youngstown State. Again, the student Quarterback Marc Bulger and wide game of the year approaching turnout was depleted in SIU’s fourth free ticket devalues the product. In the fourth home game to be exact. receiver Torry Holt have been over- Saturday against Western Kentucky home game; there were 1,107 fewer other words, something free must not The thinning student support looked this season despite putting up University, Moccia and other mem- students in the stands than the week be worth going to. may be something selective to SIU, very good fantasy stats. bers of the athletic department are before. The Salukis’ track record dismiss- Pietz said. Although the Rams lost in week six, searching for a solution to the fading SIU marketing director Mike es that. Pietz said other schools don’t have Bulger and Holt most likely led their fan support. Trude said one of the best aspects SIU (5-1, 2-1 Gateway) has spent comparable student dropouts, as late- fantasy teams to victory by hooking up They’re looking for the origin, of SIU football games may also be 46 straight weeks as a top-25 team in season games tend to be rivalry games for three touchdowns. too. a downfall — tickets are free to the Division I-AA. Yet student support that draw large crowds. Bulger and Holt hooked up three SIU ticket manager Brad Pietz is student population. has consistently fizzled toward the times against Seattle for touchdowns, puzzled why the student body shies Trude said some students feel a end of the season — from the third to See SLUMP, Page 14 giving Holt a league-leading seven TD’s this season. They are ranked two and three in CROSS COUNTRY Yahoo! Sports’ fantasy rankings and have been top fantasy players for years — but without the hoopla surrounding them. Bulger has thrown a total of seven Regimen change fuels success touchdowns this season and is still without an interception on his 2006 Scott Mieszala trained all summer and did about 90 Mohamed said he laid the foun- your season,” Sparks said. “That’s resume, while Holt has found the end DAILY EGYPTIAN miles a week.” dation for his success with his new- what’s turned him into a guy that zone in four straight games. The change in Mohamed’s run- found offseason training program. was, a year ago, barely an All-MVC Bulger and Holt, both Pro-Bowl Mohamed Mohamed recently ning habits was sparked by a case of Head coach Matt Sparks agreed. performer to a guy that’s going to nominees, should be able to keep their began logging more miles per week pneumonia, which he came down “Just like any sport, it’s not nec- challenge for a win at the confer- fantasy success going, too. on foot than most college students with after the indoor track sea- essarily what you do when practice ence meet.” After their bye week in week seven, put on their cars. son. The illness prevented him from starts; it’s the work you do in the the Rams have games against San Mohamed, a sophomore on the training for a month. preseason that will make or break See CHANGE, Page 14 Diego, Kansas City, San Francisco, SIU men’s cross country team, has Mohamed even contemplated Arizona, Oakland, Washington and been the Salukis’ top runner in every redshirting for the outdoor track Minnesota still left on the schedule, event he’s raced this season. He season but opted not to. He said which should be good news for their attributed his success to his new he was back to form by the end of owners. offseason training regimen. the season, finishing second in the Phillip Rivers seems to be adjusting “I think that’s the biggest conference in the 10K. to his new role as starting quarterback thing that contributed to my suc- “Having that pneumonia made for the San Diego Chargers nicely. cess,” Mohamed said. “I’ve never me realize how much I could lose After a poor first game, where trained that hard. Previous sum- not doing what I needed to do,” Rivers threw for only 108 yards and a mers, I’ve put in 40 to 50 miles Mohamed said. “It made me that touchdown, some fantasy owners were a week, and then last summer, I much hungrier to work harder than willing to give up on him. stayed here in Carbondale and everybody in the conference.” Since week one though, Rivers has played just as advertised. He has thrown for at least one -OHAMEDS FAVORITE ROUTE touchdown in every game this sea- son, including two in each of his last two games, and averages 212.8 passing
-URPHYSBORO 2OAD 3 /AKLAND !VENUE yards per game. And for leagues that penalize for interceptions, Rivers has 3 4OWER 2OAD only thrown two, a respectable number. True, there are better fantasy options at the quarterback position, but Rivers is a very solid backup and a good choice 34!24 #HAUTAUQUA 3TREET if you play in a keeper league.
#OUNTRY #LUB 2OAD Rivers also has an abundance of 3OUTHERN weapons to use. He has arguably the )LLINOIS 5NIVERSITY best running back in the league in LaDainian Tomlinson, arguably the best tight end in the league in Antonio 7 0LEASANT (ILL 2OAD Gates and two decent receivers in Keenan McCardell and Eric Parker. 5NION (ILL 2OAD Rivers does a good job of spreading %VERGREEN his passes evenly among all four but 0ARK focuses mainly on L.T. and Gates, who can catch pretty much anything thrown his way. KELI BILLINGSLEY ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN Mohamed Mohamed runs the 8K during the Saluki Invitational on Check out our web site Oct. 7 behind Abe Martin Field. The Salukis won team championships For more fantasy, check out the DAILY in both the men’s and women’s divisions. EGYPTIAN Web site, www.siuDE.com.
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