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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC February 2007 Daily Egyptian 2007 2-12-2007 The Daily Egyptian, February 12, 2007 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_February2007 Volume 92, Issue 98 Recommended Citation , . "The Daily Egyptian, February 12, 2007." (Feb 2007). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 2007 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in February 2007 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NEWS, page 5: Gus Bode says MONDAY check out my dance moves Daily Egyptianwww.siude.com VOL. 92, NO. 98, 20 PAGES S OUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 12, 2007 Poshard: Ethics test not all bad Faculty seek support of university leaders Ryan Rendleman DAILY EGYPTIAN SIU President Glenn Poshard said Sunday he would not speak out against the Illinois Inspector General’s office over a contentious ethics exam after Illinois State University President Al Bowman criticized the office last week. After 600 ISU employees were listed as noncompliant for taking the test too quickly, Bowman sent a letter to the Inspector General’s office, saying its actions “exhibited an alarming lack of judgment and common sense.” State officials claimed those whose test was invalidated hast- ily took the exam, while employ- ees argued that a minimum time requirement was not listed in instructions. Last week, faculty union presi- dent Marvin Zeman and math professor Walter Wallis filed a law- JAKE LOCKARD ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN suit against the state requesting it Senior guard Jamaal Tatum wrestles with Creighton’s Isacc Miles for a loose ball during Saturday’ s game at SIU Arena. The Salukis shot purge the names from the non- a Missouri Valley Conference record-breaking 85.7 percent from the field in the second half, and defeated the Bluejays 72-68. compliance list because no mini- mum time limit was specified on #21 S. ILLINOIS 72, CREIGHTON 68 the exam. Poshard said the state meant Saturday at SIU Arena Creighton (17-8,11-4) well when it issued the ethics 35 33 —68 SIU (21-5,12-3) exam, but an unclear minimum 37 35 —72 Alone at the top CU Individual stats time limit created confusion. He said Zeman has the right to Top scorer: Nate Funk, Dane Watts 17 fight being listed as noncompliant, Salukis beat Creighton to take first place in MVC Top rebounder: Nick Porter 7 but the university would not take a stance against the state. Scott Mieszala Creighton (17-8, 11-4). The it to them.” SIU Individual stats “If he feels that this is an unjust, DAILY EGYPTIAN Salukis won 72-68 to take first The game began with a 7-0 Top scorer: Matt Shaw 25 unfair thing, then he has every place in the Missouri Valley run from SIU (21-5, 12-3), which Top Rebounder: Randal Falker 6 right to seek justice however he The only thing better than win- Conference and shot 12-for-14 took a 37-35 lead into halftime feels necessary,” Poshard said. ning in front of a sell-out crowd from the floor in the second half. and led until the 16:51 mark in the TEAM STATS CU SIU “That’s any individual’s right to do at home in a nationally televised SIU, however, committed 22 second half, when Bluejay fresh- Field goal % 53.8 65.0 3-Point % 66.7 72.7 that, but that doesn’t mean the test game is beating a rival and seizing turnovers in the contest. man guard Isaac Miles hit a pair Free throw % 68.8 75.0 itself is bad or that it is intended to first place in the process. “In the second half, it felt like of free throws to put Creighton Field goals-attempts 21-39 26-40 be something wrong.” Attendance at the SIU Arena we didn’t miss a shot,” Saluki ahead, 43-41. Rebounds (O-D-Total) 7-16-23 2-17-19 was 9,628 for the SIU men’s coach Chris Lowery said. “And Steals 12 7 See ETHICS, Page 12 basketball team’s game against when we didn’t make it, we threw See SALUKIS, Page 12 Turnovers 17 22 Obama declares candidacy Alicia Wade in which he announced his White House bid. DAILY EGYPTIAN Obama said a failure in national leadership had caused the nation to be politically divided and he SPRINGFIELD — Sen. Barack Obama hoped to be the one to repair the rift. recalled a historic event as he stood in front of the The festivities for the freshman senator’s cam- Old State Capitol Building in Springfield. paign announcement began at 9 a.m., when lines of As he spoke of Abraham Lincoln’s “House people that had looped around the blocks by the Old Divided” speech given in the capitol building nearly State Capitol were ushered through the wrought- 150 years ago, his words echoed off of the stone iron gates surrounding the building. Police closed Supporters of walls to the silent crowd the surrounding streets, and Sen. Barack standing before him in the Check out www.siuDE.com snipers perched on nearby Obama bitter cold. buildings. traveled by “In the shadow of the for a photo slideshow of As the crowd flooded the busload Old State Capitol, where Obama’s announcement onto the grass and trampled to witness Lincoln once called on a planters full of ivy, people him announce divided house to stand together, where common began offering money for hats and gloves to the his candidacy hopes and common dreams still live, I stand before nearest taker. for the 2008 you today to announce my candidacy for president of Jenny Bursell drove from Bloomington to see presidential the United States,” Obama said. Obama’s speech. Crammed on the lawn of the capi- election in The crowd, which local police estimated to be tol building, she said she was glad to be there, even if Springfield between 15,000 and 17,000 people, erupted with she couldn’t feel her toes. Saturday chants of “Obama!” and raised blue signs proclaim- “I’m insane,” Bursell said. “But I just thought it morning. ing “Obama ‘08” to celebrate the senator’s announce- would be cool to be here.” JASON JOHNSON ment Saturday. Obama, the 45-year-old Harvard- DAILY EGYPTIAN educated civil rights lawyer, gave a 22-minute speech See OBAMA, Page 12 2 Monday, February 12, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN News CALENDAR NEWS BRIEFS HIV/AIDS in the black Harvard University selects first female president community CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University named historian Drew Gilpin Faust • 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the Student as its first female president on Sunday, ending a lengthy and secretive search to find a Center, Kaskaskia Room successor to Lawrence Summers and his tumultuous five-year tenure. • Promoting blacks to get tested and the The seven-member Harvard Corporation elected Faust, a noted scholar of the facts and risks of being sexually active American South and dean of Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, as the university’s 28th president. Faust is the first Harvard president who did not receive an undergraduate or Résumé blitz graduate degree from the university since Charles Chauncy, an alumnus of Cambridge • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Woody Hall B, University in England, who died in office in 1672. She attended Bryn Mawr College and Room 204 the University of Pennsylvania, where she was also professor of history. • Have your résumé evaluated by a Career Service Specialist and become interactive in the eRecruiting system Four dead in single-car crash in Oswego • Drop in, no appointment needed OSWEGO (AP) — A 23-year-old Montgomery woman was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after a car crash Sunday that killed four Oswego teenag- ers. Black History Month Sandra Vasquez was driving a four-door sedan carrying eight teenagers when the A Circle of Friends — A Circle of Love, The car struck a utility pole in the Kendall County town around 2:20 a.m., police said. Four widows of Medgar Evers, Martin Luther teens died and Vasquez and four other teenagers were injured. King Jr. and Malcolm X All the teenagers were students at Oswego High School, police said. • 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at SIUC, Stone Center Damage to the utility pole caused a power outage that lasted nearly two hours and • Free admission affected about 1,500 people. A section of Route 31 was temporarily closed Sunday as • Contact 536-6646 or 453-7147 for more police investigated. information Bear has surgery after courtship gone wrong Black History Month MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — As first dates go, this one didn’t end well. ‘Woman of the Diaspora’ Brown Bag Lunch A male polar bear who was trying to court a female polar bear apparently pushed Series her over the edge of a 14-foot drop while playing this week, Memphis Zoo officials • Tuesday at the Illinois Room, free said. admission Cranbeary, the 5-year-old female, had surgery Saturday to insert two steel plates • Contact 453-7147 for more information and 26 screws to repair a broken leg. Payton, the 3-year-old male, is on loan from the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois as part of a breeding program. This may be both bears’ first romance, and it got a little awkward, Pamper party said Matt Thompson, mammal curator. • 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Cambria Room Zoo officials said Cranbeary is in heat, which could have led to Payton’s aggressive • Services of $3 manicures, $5 pedicures, behavior.