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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 employees argued that a minimum time requirement was not listed in instructions. Last week, faculty union president 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 minimum 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 teenagers. 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. A visitor reported seeing him tussling with her atop the cliff before she fell. $2 eyebrow arching, $2 facials and $3 Cranbeary will stay in her cage for at least 10 weeks until her leg is strong enough massages for her to return to the exhibit, zoo officials said.

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The • 1 to 3 p.m. May 31, Dunn-Richmond burglaries arrested classes will be held throughout the Center, room 150 spring, both at the Dunn-Richmond • 6 to 8 p.m. June 5, Du Quoin City Hall Danny Wenger Richard Gragg Darryl Vinson Three of the burglaries targeted Center at SIUC and at various loca- • 9 to 11 a.m. June 20, Dunn-Richmond DAILY EGYPTIAN electronic equipment. Sytsma said tions in towns around Carbondale. Center, room 150 equipment from Radio Shack had “What we do is we give a basic Carbondale Police have arrest- been recovered and will be used as overview of how to start your own To register for classes call 536-2424 or ed two men suspected of burglar- evidence. business,” she said. ! visit www.southernillinois.biz izing five separate businesses in Clothes and jewelry were taken Laur Russell said the classes offer Carbondale. from the Egyptian Corner, and an overview of starting a small busi- opened up new avenues. Richard Gragg, 34, of alcoholic beverages were taken from ness, including start-up requirements, “In line with what President Springfield and Darryl Vinson, • 30, of • 45, of Ron’s One Stop. such as paperwork and forms, and Poshard is trying to do with tak- 45, of Carbondale were arrested Springfi eld Carbondale Gragg was transported to financing options. The classes also ing the university to the community, Thursday and charged with break- • Arrested • Arrested Jackson County Jail and was being discuss business-planning basics, we started thinking maybe we could try ing into Ron’s One Stop, Egyptian Thursday, Thursday, held Sunday. His bond was set at which highlights why it is important a new concept,” Laur Russell said. Corner, Radio Shack, Rent One and charged with charged with $50,000. and what a successful plan must con- Poshard said the classes are a valu- Rex TV and Appliances, according breaking into breaking into Vinson was not taken to jail but tain, she said. able tool for many people, wheth- to a press release Friday. The first fi ve Main Street fi ve Main Street has been charged and will be given Pre-registration through the er they already own businesses or happened at Ron’s One Stop on businesses businesses a court date, Sytsma said. center’s Web site is recommended are looking to start one. Taking the Jan. 12. During further investiga- Carbondale Police Chief Bob because classes will be canceled if too classes out to other areas of southern “We’ve been investigating a tion, Vinson was also found to be Ledbetter praised the work of the few people are expected, but Laur Illinois also makes them more helpful series of burglaries going as far back involved. investigation. Russell said they would still accept and convenient, he said. as about mid-January, what we call Sytsma said the incidents were “Good, solid police work by walk-ins. “I think it’s an excellent attempt to a rash of business burglaries, that similar. All five businesses had glass our patrol officers and investigators For a $10 fee, Laur Russell said take our university out to the people,” were similar,” Carbondale Police Lt. on the front door that had been solved these burglaries,” Ledbetter small business tool kits are also avail- Poshard said. “The small business John Sytsma said. broken to gain entrance. He also said. “We utilized resources from able at the classes, though they are community is always the community Police observed a suspicious said all the burglaries had occurred the entire department to catch these not a required purchase. The inch- that produces more jobs in our econ- vehicle Thursday at the BP gas sta- on Carbondale’s east side. guys, and we were successful.” thick kits include registration forms, omy than any other community.” tion located at 905 E. Main St., the “They were all committed in a Sytsma said there is a possibility tax forms, resource guides from The center historically offered release stated. One of the people in similar fashion, as far as entry to the of additional arrests in connection various agencies and a workbook with classes at the university twice a month the vehicle matched the description building and so on, which led us to with the burglaries. a sample business plan. on a rotating morning, afternoon and of a suspect in the burglaries. The believe that they were being com- “We’re going to teach you the evening basis to accommodate those officers determined Gragg was one mitted by the same person or group [email protected] basics in the free class and then, if we who worked at different times. But of the burglary suspects. of individuals,” Sytsma said. 536-3311 ext. 273 can get you in here to sit down with the success of a workshop held in a counselor, we’re going to talk to Herrin after the Maytag plant closed, you about your own specific business Poshard’s message and support Inmates around country and your own specific ideas, confi- from local mayors allowed the cen- dentially,” she said. ter to move some of its classes into College behind bars: take classes, earn degrees Laur Russell said setting up a free surrounding communities, Laur consultation is an important second Russell said. Erica Perez “Now I feel like, obviously, I’ve written feedback by mail. step that would allow the entrepre- The center also offers free classes MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE got some time to learn and bet- Meanwhile, a staffer at the pris- neur and a counselor to hammer out on Quickbook, small business finan- ter myself when I get out,” said on monitors inmates’ attendance, specific ideas together. cial management software. Students In some ways, Randy Gutierrez Gutierrez, who will be eligible for sends their questions to the MATC She said the Dunn-Richmond are also encouraged to attend the is like a lot of other 19-year-olds. release in 2009. instructor and proctors their tests. Center, located at 150 E. Pleasant classes or set up appointments with The former varsity athlete is strug- The MATC program, called Students pay $10 a course. Hill Rd., has been open for 22 years counselors, but she said they can’t do gling through his first college his- College of the Air, works much like After they complete credits, stu- and has always offered free classes class project business plans. tory course with hopes of earning an online class or a correspondence dents receive an MATC transcript at the university, but SIU President a degree. course. MATC sends instruction- that looks like they went to school Glenn Poshard’s plan to take the uni- [email protected] The difference is that Gutierrez al videos to prisons in Wisconsin, in Milwaukee. Students who take versity out into the community has 536-3311 ext. 262 is behind bars at Kettle Moraine Maine, Tennessee, Texas, Alaska, enough credits can get associate Correctional Institution near Minnesota and New Jersey through of arts degrees from MATC from Plymouth, Wis., for sexual assault. a satellite feed. behind bars. That degree would He’s one of about 150 young inmates At the prisons, inmates watch then enable them to transfer to the in more than a dozen prisons around one hourlong video each week for University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee the country who are taking classes 14 weeks. An MATC instructor once they are released. and could even earn degrees from sends assignments such as textbook MATC English instructor Mark Milwaukee Area Technical College reading, written papers and tests Connelly has never had face-to-face — virtually for free — through a from Milwaukee. Students send contact with his students at Kettle new federally funded program. their work back. The instructor gives Moraine, but he knows their stories. 4 Monday, February 12, 2007 WORLD & NATION News WIRE REPORTS

I RAQ U.S. officials say weapons orders Suicide truck bomber kills 30 in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — A suicide come from Iran’s highest level truck bomber slammed into a crowd of police lining up for duty Sunday near Tikrit, killing at least 30 people and Steven R. Hurst wounding 50, police said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Minutes later, a roadside bomb struck a car on a highway on the west- BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. ern outskirts of Tikrit, 80 miles north military officials on Sunday accused of Baghdad, killing two civilians and the highest levels of the Iranian lead- wounding two others, police said. ership of arming Shiite militants in Police said 21 of the 30 killed were Iraq with sophisticated armor-pierc- policemen. ing roadside bombs that have killed The bomber drove a small truck that more than 170 American forces. was packed with explosives covered by The deadly and highly sophisti- hay and the force of the blast caused cated weapons the U.S. military said the building to collapse. it traced to Iran are known as “explo- Adwar, about 12 miles southeast sively formed penetrators,” or EFPs. of Tikrit, is where former Iraqi leader The presentation was the result Saddam Hussein was captured on Dec. of weeks of preparation and revisions 13, 2003. as U.S. officials put together a pack- Insurgents frequently target Iraqi age of material to support the Bush security forces, accusing them of col- laborating with the U.S. administration’s claims of Iranian intercession on behalf of militant Iraqis fighting American forces. P HILADELPHIA Three senior military officials who explained the display said the Mother, 4 children “machining process” used in the con- die in blaze at struction of the deadly bombs had abandoned house been traced to Iran. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A fire The experts, who spoke to a large engulfed a dilapidated house early gathering of reporters on condition Sunday, killing a mother and four chil- that they not be further identified, dren who were staying in the home said the supply trail began with Staff Sgt. despite relatives’ warnings that it was Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Nekia unsafe, officials said. Force, which also is accused of arm- Whatley, Officials did not name the victims ing the Hezbollah guerrilla army in 29, of — a 25-year-old woman and her chil- Lebanon. Montgomery, dren, a girl and three boys ages 2, 3, 4 The officials said the Ala., and 6. Revolutionary Guard and its Quds questions two The house was owned by the force report directly to Iran’s supreme Iraqis digging deceased mother of the woman and leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. a ditch if they had been abandoned after her death. Senior U.S. officials in Washington The young mother was living there — cautious after the drubbing the were preparing despite safety warnings from family administration took for the faulty for a roadside members. The house’s electrical wir- intelligence leading to the 2003 Iraq bomb on Jan. ing was rigged dangerously and it was invasion — had held back because 29. choked with debris, a fire department they were unhappy with the original TOM LASSETER MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE spokesman said. presentation. The display appeared to be part D ALLAS of the White House drive that has roadside bomb that shoots out fist- against U.S. troops in Iraq. interdiction ... you don’t do it by empowered U.S. forces in Iraq to use sized wads of nearly molten copper Senate Intelligence Committee invasion.” Former escapee asks all means to curb Iranian influence in that can penetrate the armor on an member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Many key government figures to hasten execution the country, including killing Iranian Abrams tank. “the administration is engaged in a and members of the Shiite political DALLAS (AP) — One of the notori- agents. “A normal roadside bomb is like drumbeat with Iran that is much like establishment have deep ties to Iran, ous Texas Seven, who escaped from It included a power-point slide a shortgun blast. But these are like a the drumbeat that they did with Iraq. having spent decades there in exile prison and killed a police officer during program and a handful of mortar rifle. It’s going to take anything out We’re going to insist on account- during Saddam Hussein’s rule. The more than a month on the run, has shells and rocket-propelled grenades in its way, go in one side and out the ability.” Badr Brigade was formed and trained told court officials he wants to drop all which the military officials said were other,” said 1st Lt. Zane Galvach, a On the Republican side, Sen. by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. appeals to speed up his execution. made in Iran. soldier with the Army’s 2nd Division, Trent Lott of Mississippi said he U.S. officials have alleged for Michael Anthony Rodriguez, 44, The centerpiece of the display, based in Baghdad. did not think the United States was years that weapons were entering would be the first of the escapees to however, was a gray metal pipe Skeptical congressional Democrats trying to make a case for attacking the country from Iran but had until face execution for the 2000 Christmas Eve killing. One of the escaped inmates about 10 inches long and 6 inches in said the Bush administration should Iran. Lott said the U.S. should try to Sunday stopped short of alleging killed himself before he could be cap- diameter, the exterior casing of what move cautiously before accusing Iran stop the flow of munitions through involvement by top Iranian leaders. tured. The five others are all on death the military said was an EFP, the of fomenting a campaign of violence Iran to Iraq but that “you do that by The dates of manufacture on row but are still appealing their sen- tences. At the time of their escape on Dec. 13, 2000, Rodriguez was serving a life sentence for hiring a hit man to kill his wife. ‘One Cold War is End near for heavy The escapees committed a string of robberies, ending with a Christmas Eve holdup at an Irving sporting goods store where officer Aubrey Hawkins, 29, enough,’ Gates says Northeast snowfall was shot 11 times. Police caught up with the gang a month later in Colorado. Lolita C. Baldor fight against terrorism, has faced John Kekis in Monday that’s going to kick all THE ASSOCIATED PRESS charges that the Taliban militia stage THE ASSOCIATED PRESS this out. We may get one more N EW YORK attacks from Pakistan against Afghan burst of snow, but then it’s over. MUNICH, Germany government troops and NATO- and PARISH, N.Y. — The snow Finally, some mercy,” McLaughlin Student rescued — Pentagon chief Robert Gates U.S.-led coalition troops. got even deeper Sunday but the said. after nearly falling responded Sunday to Vladimir Gates’ rebuke of the Russian end was in sight after a weeklong Residents of the nearby town Putin’s assault on U.S. foreign policy president relied on humor and some series of squalls that have bur- of Mexico see 5- to 6-foot snow- into Niagra Falls by saying “one pointed jabs. ied towns on one corner of Lake falls every two or three years, but NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A Cold War is “As an old Cold Ontario. this time even hardened locals are Polish tourist was stranded for about enough” and that Warrior, one of By early Sunday, the persistent amazed. 45 minutes on Saturday after he fell he would go to e all face many yesterday’s speech- streams of squalls fueled by mois- The only signs of parked SUVs and slid down an icy hill near the brink Moscow to try to es almost filled me ture from the lake had piled snow are their radio antennas or roof of Niagara Falls. common problems reduce tensions. W with nostalgia for a 115 inches deep at the Oswego racks sticking up above the snow. Waldek Kubicki, 29, fell around 2 Gates also sought and challenges that less complex time. County town of Parish, about 25 Front doors are buried and foot- p.m. when he tried to retrieve a dropped ‘‘ more allied help Almost,” Gates miles northeast of Syracuse. prints lead to second-story win- cell phone, police said. must be addressed in State Parks police used ropes and in Afghanistan. said. Then, as the But as efforts to dig out Parish dows. Sidewalks that have been dug a harness to pull the man back up the He delivered partnership with other audience chuckled, and surrounding towns was ramp- out look like miniature canyons. bank at Terrapin Point. He was rescued his first speech as countries, including the defense sec- ing up, the weather system was The state transportation depart- around 2:45 p.m., and police say it was Pentagon chief at retary said he has winding down. ment said 125 workers from else- a security confer- accepted Putin’s The squalls shifted northward where in the state had been sent in tricky because Kubicki kept going the Russia. wrong way and slipping. ence in Germany invitation to visit to the Watertown area Sunday with snow equipment to help. — Robert Gates Police said Kubicki had climbed a and then flew to U.S. Secretary of Defense Russia. “We all morning, and were expected to The region is located along snow bank to get a better view and Pakistan to dis- face many com- die down before drifting back to the Tug Hill Plateau, the snowi- ended up sliding down the bank due cuss fears of a renewed spring offen- mon problems and challenges that the south again, said meteorologist est region this side of the Rocky to the ice, stopping just short of going sive by Taliban fighters in neighbor- must be addressed in partnership Steve McLaughlin at the National Mountains. It’s a 50-mile wedge of over. Kubicki estimated he slid about ing Afghanistan. with other countries, including Weather Service in Buffalo. land that rises 2,100 feet from the 200 feet, to within 50 feet of the falls. Pakistan, a close U.S. ally in the Russia,” said Gates. “We have a sharp front coming eastern shore of Lake Ontario. News DAILY EGYPTIAN Monday, February 12, 2007 5

DUVALE RILEY ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN ABOVE: Jake Dial from Mt. Vernon imitates a few of Justin Timberlake’s dance moves during a Justin Timberlake look-alike contest Saturday afternoon at the University Mall.

RIGHT: GeNae Welch, a graduate student in psychology, approaches a friend for a hug after winning the contest.

BRINGING ‘‘SexyBack’SexyBack’ CarbondaleTO Justin Timberlake look-alike contest held at University Mall Alejandro Gonzalez question correctly. ner of the contest, two more tickets were given break in 2002? And, in which variety DAILY EGYPTIAN The winner of the contest, GeNae Welch, in a raffle. The winner of the raffle, Melissa series did Justin participate in 1994?” a graduate student from Dallas, Texas, in McManaway, who is from Christopher, was Jake Dial, who drove from his hometown As Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack” and psychology, entered as Timberlake’s partner in working at her job at Express when she won. of Mt. Vernon to participate, answered his “My Love” crowd the airways and music the Superbowl, Janet Jackson. Welch said she She said she isn’t a big fan of Timberlake but question wrong. Dial said many people say charts, the University Mall had a visit from the didn’t know the person she wanted to imper- she was excited for her co-worker during the that he looks like Timberlake so he thought pop star’s wannabes in a look-alike contest. sonate before she entered. competition. he was going to win. The Timberlake look-alike contest was “I couldn’t be Cameron. I couldn’t be “One of the guys that works here was in “This sucks because I could have won if I held Saturday in the University Mall and was Justin, because I don’t look like any of them,” the contest so we were all excited about it,” had answered that last one,” said Dial. “I knew sponsored by WCIL-FM. In the contest, Welch said. “So Janet was the perfect person said McManaway. “He did awesome. He it but I passed it just in case.” the participants had to dress like Timberlake for me.” should have won but he didn’t get the trivia The Cameron Diaz look-a-like won third or someone associated with him, and they Although Welch didn’t practice for the question right.” place and the Britney Spears post-Kevin were judged on three criterion: who danced event, she won the two tickets to the Justin The judges gave the contestants a choice Federline look-a-like won third. most like the person they were impersonat- Timberlake concert at the Gaylord Center in of an easy, medium or a hard trivia question. ing, who sung most like Timberlake and Nashville, Tenn., on March 16. Two questions that contestants answered [email protected] who could answer their Timberlake trivia While two tickets were given for the win- wrong were, “What body part did Timberlake 536-3311 ext. 266 D AILY EGYPTIAN EDITORIAL BOARD DAILY EGYPTIAN Mark Edmondson Brandon Weisenberger Danielle Dalo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR VOICES EDITOR

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OUR WORD The tunnel of death pring is on its way. At SIUC, that means mud, spiders, poison ivy and angry deer — all of which make Sa springtime jaunt through Thompson Woods a potentially risky one. Fortunately, the university has paths bordering the woods that allow students to get to their classes without the worry of ruining shoes, slipping in the mud, breaking out in rashes or being mauled by an overly protective mother doe. But there is one clog on the major concrete artery between the eastern and western sides of campus — the tunnel behind Morris Library. Meant to protect us from falling chunks of library, the plywood tunnel is seconded only by Faner Hall on the list of university eyesores. And last year, the tunnel temporarily closed and sent students over the ditches and through the woods to get to class. But a closed walkway is the least of the university’s concerns. Break-ins, assaults and general mayhem are on the rise in Carbondale. People get mugged and stabbed. Pepper

spray and whistles adorn many student key chains. LYDIA BARGIELSKI ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN After spring break, Brush Towers will no longer allow unaccompanied guests inside, and students will be required The outside construction on the south wall’s lower levels weave through the crowd in defiance of the “no bikes” signs. to swipe their student ID cards all day long to gain access. is almost complete. If anything were to fall from the upper And, when prospective students visit campus, guides are The university, by requiring the new safety measure, admits levels, the third floor balcony would stop it from tumbling discouraged from including the tunnel on the tour. there is already a climate of fear on campus. to the sidewalk. Not every rule has to be written in blood. Nothing bad We’re thankful something terrible hasn’t happened in The tunnel is now, for all intents and purposes, useless. needs to happen in the tunnel to justify its demolition. the tunnel, but we’re worried that something still might. It provides nothing but a false sense of security from the In its defense, the tunnel is a handy refuge from The tunnel is up for safety reasons. Last year, the old dangers above, but increases paranoia for the dangers inside. the rain and a great place to watch spiders devour façade of Morris Library crashed down through the third At night, the tunnel is well lit, but because of its design houseflies. And there are a lot of spiders. Their webs floor balcony. After the accident the library closed for a person can stand outside the open wall of the tunnel and still cling to the rafters from last year. Brown Recluses almost a month while engineers made sure the damage be unseen by those walking through. Though the open wall — though none have been reported — enjoy habitats wasn’t going to send the rest of the library to a comfortable provides a means of escape from an attacker, the beams are similar to that of the tunnel, and paper wasps appreciate angle of repose. narrow and difficult to squeeze through. the overhang, too. The area was blocked off for several days to keep stu- During the between-class rush, the tunnel is packed full The tunnel has outlived its usefulness. It is time for dents safe, despite the “protective” tunnel. of pedestrians who have to dodge crazed bicyclists who it to go.

OUR WORD Be proud of SIU’s basketball teams

hat a weekend. sity and its current state of declining college sports town in the nation. The Many students take pride in The men’s basket- enrollment. university and the student schools that promote their athletic Wball team defeated the We think he’s on to body are more prone to department. It seems these days that Creighton Bluejays 72-68 on Saturday, something. While this drinking than anything academics are not the only important the same day the women’s swim- Publicizing the success institution has else, the magazine reported. asset to a university. A credential such ming and diving troupe nabbed the of the Saluki athletes is been criticized for While this institution as a first-rate sports program carries a Missouri Valley Conference champi- a great way to increase has been criticized for its lot of weight. onship. Sunday, women’s basketball enrollment. The univer- its beer swilling, beer swilling, the Saluki Marketing SIUC with the success defeated Northern Iowa University sity will become appeal- the Saluki athletes athletes have developed of Saluki athletics is a way to attract 49-46. ing with top-ranking have developed respect and have obtained new students. Enrollment will increase Although the university has its athletics. national recognition. and maybe other problems will resolve problems, Saluki athletes are helping Who doesn’t want respect and have The Salukis men’s in moderation. pave the way to a possibly brighter to be part of a winning obtained national basketball team recently Congrats to Saluki athletes on their future for SIUC. For instance, Interim team? recognition. reached the Associated accomplishments. Chancellor John Dunn said the In 2003, Sports aIllus- Press’ Top 25 poll for the Let’s hope that success and pride national ranking of the men’s basket- trated On Campus maga- first time this season, rank- spreads through the university like ball team would benefit the univer- zine named Carbondale the worst ing No. 21 in the nation. wildfire.

MISSION STATEMENT WORDS OVERHEARD When you’re ranked, you get a little more visibility than The DAILY EGYPTIAN, the student-run newspaper of Southern Illinois University “ Carbondale, is committed to being a trusted source of news, information, commentary you might otherwise and I think that’s in the interest of the betterment and public discourse, while helping readers understand the issues affecting their lives. of the university and all of us. ” John Dunn interim chancellor, on national recognition of basketball team’s success Voices DAILY EGYPTIAN Monday, February 12, 2007 7

A BOUT US Mary Cheney’s The DAILY E GYPTIAN is If you have a published by the students of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, with pregnancy is political fall and spring circulations of 20,000. Free copies are distributed on campus question, ask it and in the Carbondale, Murphysboro, Andrea Lewis be more comfortable defending his and Carterville communities. MATT DUFFY I wanted to be the first person MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE boss, President Bush, from critics [email protected] in the Cubs clubhouse to meet than he is arguing for the rights of R EACHING US Barrett. Mary Cheney can’t have it both his daughter. When CNN’s Wolf Phone: (618) 536-3311 I waited around his locker like ways. Neither can the vice president. Blitzer gently asked Dick Cheney to News fax: (618) 453-8244 Most people have a rough first a little kid on Christmas who When the high-profile lesbian respond to anti-gay comments like Ad fax: (618) 453-3248 Email: [email protected] day of work and this past summer knows he is going to get exactly daughter of Vice President Dick those of Dobson, the vice president I proved that I was no exception what he asked for, and when Cheney announced that she and her bristled. “I think, frankly, you’re out EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: to the rule. My situation, however, Barrett came out, I was ready. I partner of 15 years, Heather Poe, of line with that question,” he said. MARK EDMONDSON EXT. 252 took place on a slightly larger let a couple of people ask ques- are expecting their first child in the Mary Cheney herself is caught MANAGING EDITOR: BRANDON WEISENBERGER EXT. 253 scale than I was prepared for. tions before me, and then when spring, she understandably sought to in a hypocritical bind. In 2003, ADVERTISING MANAGER: I had an interview about two the next awkward pause came, avoid controversy. she became the director of vice- MARQUES ANDERSON EXT. 230 weeks before I started my intern- I pounced. I asked him, “What “This is a blessing from God,” presidential operations for the CLASSIFIED MANAGER: ship with the company owner, was your approach to that at bat Cheney said while pointing to her Bush-Cheney 2004 presidential THERESA DANIEL EXT. 225 Steve Leventhall. Now, Steve in the seventh inning?” To my pregnant belly at a re-election cam- BUSINESS OFFICE: MATTHEW DREUTH EXT. 223 planned on drilling a lesson deep surprise, he gave me a dynamite recent Glamour maga- But like it or paign. That was the down inside my head. He told answer. He talked about the zine panel discussion. same campaign that AD PRODUCTION MANAGER: LUCY MUSIELAK EXT. 244 me, “If you ever have a question, pitches he looked for, and how “It’s not a political not, Mary pushed for the anti- NEWS EDITOR: don’t be afraid to ask it. These he got so frustrated — impatient statement. It is not a Cheney has gay Federal Marriage HEATHER HENLEY EXT. 248 athletes are humans, too.” if you will — up at the plate that prop to be used in a Amendment, a con- CITY EDITOR: As I was set to begin my he ended up making a fool of debate by people on stepped into stitutional amend- ALICIA WADE EXT. 258 internship covering Chicago Cubs himself. either side of an issue. ment that would have CAMPUS EDITOR: SEAN MCGAHAN EXT. 254 and White Sox games, I met two I left the stadium that night It is my child.” the middle of defined marriage as SPORTS EDITOR: other members of the company, grinning ear to ear, knowing that But like it or not, the debate over being only between a JIM NELSON EXT. 256 Len Ackerman and Phil Myers. I had a day off the next day and Mary Cheney has man and a woman. VOICES EDITOR: They, too, immediately reiterated feeling like I’d earned it. I was so stepped into the mid- She also didn’t DANIELLE DALO EXT. 261 rights for gay PHOTO EDITOR: the one lesson that seemed most happy I went out to the bars that dle of the debate over publicly criticize the JOSEPH MIDKIFF EXT. 264 important: “If you have a ques- night with my friends, and told rights for gay families. families. Republican anti-gay GRAPHICS EDITOR tion, ask it. Don’t be intimidated.” them all about it. It was one of Some allies of platform until she GIORGOS MARATHEFTIS EXT. 264 The game started, and sure the proudest moments I’d had in the Bush-Cheney administra- got a contract to author a biogra- GENERAL MANAGER: JERRY BUSH EXT. 229 enough, in the bottom of the my lifetime, being a kid with rela- tion immediately attacked her. For phy titled “Now It’s My Turn: A FACULTY MANAGING EDITOR: seventh the Cubs got a rally going tively no experience, no profes- instance, James Dobson of Focus Daughter’s Chronicle of Political ERIC FIDLER EXT. 247 against the Cincinnati Reds. sional history but showing no fear. on the Family authored a Dec. 12 Life.” She is reported to have ACCOUNTANT 1: Trailing 3-0 entering the inning, I’d done what I set out to do, and Time magazine essay titled “Two received a $1 million advance for DEBBIE CLAY EXT. 224 the Cubs made it a 3-2 game and I felt I’d made my bosses proud. Mommies Is One Too Many.” the book. CIRCULATION REPRESENTATIVE: had two runners on base — Juan Apparently my bosses didn’t “With all due respect to Cheney Now Mary Cheney is saying that MATTHEW AUBRY EXT. 229 MICRO-COMPUTER SPECIALIST: Pierre on second, Neifi Perez share those same sentiments, and her partner,” Dobson wrote, her decision to be a mom and raise KELLY THOMAS EXT. 242 on first and hot-hitting catcher because when I showed up for “the majority of more than 30 years her child in a same-sex couple is not PRINTSHOP SUPERINTENDENT: Michael Barrett coming up to work two days later, I was caught of social-science evidence indicates a political issue. BLAKE MULHOLLAND EXT. 243 the plate. Well, Barrett wasn’t completely off guard. that children do best on every mea- Sorry, Mary. While no one wants N OTICE as prepared for the at bat as he Ackerman, my boss, said to sure of well-being when raised by to turn your child into a political The DAILY EGYPTIAN is a “designated should’ve been, as he swung and me, “Matt, it’d probably be better their married mother and father.” prop, you can’t be a public figure public forum.” Student editors have missed at the first two pitches, if you just don’t talk for a while.” Numerous scholars and activ- who openly campaigns for an anti- authority to make all content decisions fouled off the third and then “But you all told me if I had a ists, as well as Mary Cheney, have gay Republican agenda and then without censorship or advance approval. swung and missed so badly on the question I should ask it,” I replied disputed Dobson’s comments and turn around and expect that your fourth that his bat went all the “Well,” and he paused for argued that responsible research has decision to have a child with your C OPYRIGHT INFO way back to the mound. about five seconds. “We didn’t shown no difference between kids same-sex partner would not stoke © 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN. All rights Right then I realized that this think you’d actually do it.” raised by same-sex parents versus the debate around the issue of rights reserved. All content is property of was the moment for which my Sounds like the start of some- heterosexual couples. for same-sex families. the DAILY EGYPTIAN and may not bosses had prepared me. I had the thing great. “What matters is that children be reproduced or transmitted without consent. The DAILY EGYPTIAN is a question, and was waiting anx- are raised in a stable, loving environ- Lewis is co-host of member of the Illinois College Press iously to get into the locker room Duffy is a senior studying radio ment,” Mary Cheney said. “The Morning Show” on KPFA Association, Associated Collegiate to ask it. When the game ended, and television. Sadly, Dick Cheney appears to Radio in Berkeley, Calif. Press and College Media Advisers Inc.

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The DAILY EGYPTIAN is published by the students of Southern Illinois LETTER TO THE EDITOR University. Offices are in the Communications Building, Room 1259, at Southern “Don’t heat the outdoors!” old excuses....As for those suggestions that the Illinois University at Carbondale, Saluki Way will not fix the Carbondale, IL 62901. Walter Jaehnig, Speaking of efficiency, did I mention that answer is higher taxes, the American people fiscal officer. First copy is free; university’s problems all the radiators are conveniently located by have repeatedly rejected that shopworn advice. each additional copy 50 cents. Mail the windows? They know that we don’t have deficits because Dear Edit or : subscriptions available. If the students were encouraged to go people are taxed too little; we have deficits The issues regarding higher student fees to www.illinois.gov and flood Blagojevich, because big government spends too much.” E DITORIAL POLICY and tuition are drop in enrollment, lack of Obama and Durbin with letters to have the Perhaps if student fees and tuitions weren’t OUR WORD is the consensus of the state funding and increased prices of utilities. I state fund our university — perhaps we’d increased because fewer students are enrolled, DAILY EGYPTIAN Editorial Board on think there’s a way — though not a Saluki receive help. It seems rather odd to me that maybe more people would enroll. And perhaps local, national and global issues Way — to fix the problems. campus vandals get charged with destroying if the “big university” didn’t spend funding on affecting the Southern Illinois Utility prices have increased, but this state property and yet our own state backs questionable projects without the bat of an eye University community. Viewpoints campus isn’t exactly known for efficiency. The away from feeling obligated to claim all of it. as a desperate means to get higher enrollment, expressed in columns and letters to the heating/cooling system functions on its own I had a recent homework assignment then we’d have more students to split the editor do not necessarily reflect those of the DAILY EGYPTIAN. schedule, not necessarily to daily weather. to read Reagan’s 1987 State of the Union tuition/fee costs. Anyone who has been in Faner during the Address, in which he says “But now, let’s talk warm days of winter knows exactly what I about this year’s budget....Well, I think the Adam Colbert mean. I remember being young, hearing, American people are tired of hearing the same senior studying music and philosophy

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS known as “Horizons.” asked a court to recognize her as The baby girl, Dannielynn Hope the owner and reject Thompson’s NA S S AU, Bahamas — Anna Marshall Stern, was also there, claim on the house in the exclusive Nicole Smith’s 5-month-old daugh- attorney Wayne Munroe told The neighborhood. ter and the baby’s purported father Associated Press. An AP Television The island chain’s Supreme have reclaimed the Bahamas mansion News reporter also saw Smith’s moth- Court has scheduled a Feb. 26 where they lived before the former er, Vergie Arthur, enter the white hearing on the matter, Munroe Playboy Playmate died last week, her house. said. lawyer said. Munroe said he has filed a robbery Munroe said Smith’s will would Not only is the paternity of Smith’s complaint with police over computer be admitted to probate — under baby — who stands to inherit a for- equipment, drawings and paintings which the will is officially proved tune from Smith’s late husband — in allegedly taken from the home, and as authentic or valid — in the dispute, but so is the Bahamas man- authorities interviewed the house- Bahamas and that the process can sion where Smith had been living. keeper. Police said Sunday they are take from one year to 18 months. Smith, who died in Florida on investigating. He said he has not been advised of Thursday, had claimed that a U.S. Munroe said the house now funeral plans, but that he expected developer and former boyfriend, G. belongs to Stern, Smith’s companion. Smith would be buried in the Ben Thompson, gave her the house. “Right now, Howard is very happy Bahamas alongside Daniel Smith, But Thompson said he had only to be reunited with Dannielynn but her 20-year-old son who died here loaned it to Smith — and during the extremely angry that somebody had in September. weekend had the locks changed. the gall to break into Anna’s resi- Who will get custody of the Smith’s lawyer and companion, dence,” Stern’s spokesman, Ron Rale, baby girl was not clear. Howard K. Stern — one of three said Sunday by telephone from Los Munroe said Stern, who men who claims to be the baby’s Angeles. is listed on a birth certificate as father — had the locks changed Smith’s ownership of the mansion Dannielynn’s father, was due cus- again and on Sunday was once was the basis of her claim to residency tody. But two other men have again at the gated waterfront estate, in the Bahamas. In a lawsuit, Smith challenged for paternity. DAN CELVI~ DAILY EGYPTIAN Marin McInnes, a sophomore in paralegal studies, signs a thank you letter for Interim Chancellor John Dunn Thursday night in Faner during a meeting of the group students for peace and democracy. SIUC apparel soon to be sweatshop-free Chris Klarer abide by a code of conduct pertaining DAILY EGYPTIAN to worker rights. He said the contract was created by the group of lawyers, A group of student activists have human rights investigators and rep- come close to making sure that there resentatives from various universities will never be a child bent over a sewing that make up the consortium. machine producing SIUC apparel for The standards outlined in the con- pennies a day. tract revolve around categories includ- Right now there is no institutional ing wages and benefits, working hours, mechanism to ensure that such condi- child labor, women’s rights, health and tions won’t exist. safety, freedom of association and col- Students for Peace and Democracy, lective bargaining, harassment and a registered student organization at abuse, nondiscrimination and forced SIUC, recently received word from labor. Interim Chancellor John Dunn that “We think this contract represents the university will soon be signing on both the strongest defense of worker with the Worker Rights Consortium, rights and the most well thought out, a goal the student group has worked professionally put together package we towards for over a year. could hand over to the school admin- “This is a great thing for the school, istration,” Baiman said. something that we can really be proud Upon signing, the contract says of and everyone can get behind,” orga- the university is bound to disclose nization president Jeremy Baiman said. all licensees producing goods embla- “This is not something that people are zoned with the SIUC name or logo. going to debate. No one is going to The licensees are then to be investi- say, ‘we’re for sweatshops.’” gated by the consortium and given a The Kathy Lee Gifford and Wal- time frame to conform to its standards Mart scandal in 1996 catapulted if they are in violation. sweatshop conditions into the national If a licensee fails to comply, the spotlight. Since then the issue has contract says the university “reserves faded into the background for most its right” to terminate its relationship Americans. with the business. But these conditions still exist in Coordinator of public information many countries, including the United for the athletic department Michael States, according to the National Labor Trude said that it is impossible to esti- Committee’s Web site. The commit- mate how much SIUC merchandise tee exposed the Gifford scandal. is sold in stores every year, but 160 “Fairness and social justice are high businesses paid royalties in the past six values for the university,” Dunn said. months to use the SIUC name. “This is clearly the right thing to do.” Baiman said he hopes USG can Dunn said signing the contract will take up the responsibility of making also show the university’s international sure the contract does not fall by the students that SIUC recognizes it is wayside over time. part of a global community. USG passed a resolution in March Katie Lenza, 22, a senior from of 2006 urging the university to become Evergreen Park studying social work, affiliated with the consortium. said that juggling two jobs, homework Students for Peace and and her participation in the organiza- Democracy would not be the appro- tion was sometimes tricky. priate body to ensure the univer- “There were just a lot of meet- sity stays vigilant in its enforcement ings with different administrators. of the standards in the contract Sometimes one would be in the mid- because they are not representa- dle of a class and I’d have to skip tive of the student body as a whole it,” Lenza said. “Sometimes I would Baiman said. neglect homework a little, but I think “I think it’s important to have it was well worth it.” some type of student oversight on Jeremy Baiman, 21, a senior from this, because in the end we are ulti- Oak Park in political science, said mately the enforcers of it.” the contract the university will sign is meant to ensure that all factories [email protected] licensed to create official SIUC apparel 536-3311 ext. 267 Gloria Bode says Ben Erwin actually DAILY EGYPTIAN liked a movie... wow. To see what we didn’t like this week, see siuDE.com ulse Movies PAGE · ONDAY EBRUARY P 9 M , F 12, 2007 www.siude.com/pulse ‘Hannibal Rising’ out of gas

Wes Lawson Ulliel, as Hannibal, can’t decide if he’s chan- DAILY EGYPTIAN neling Anthony Hopkins or just overact- ing. Either way, his character is a smiling, Rated R lifeless mass. Gong Li, whose English has Starring: Gaspard Ulliel, Gong Li, Rhys significantly improved since “Miami Vice,” Ifans, Dominic West is wasted in a role that is awkward and mis- Directed by: Peter Webber interpreted. The other actors shuffle through Run time: 117 minutes their scenes with all the energy of an old folk’s home, and none of them are worth The Hannibal franchise, which began mentioning. with “Manhunter” in 1986 and spawned two Peter Webber directs with no real excite- sequels and a remake, is now out of gas with ment for the material. It feels like he was the prequel “Hannibal Rising.” a replacement director for someone who Author Thomas Harris has milked this backed out at the last minute. Not that he character for all it’s worth, and it’s a shame to really had much to work with in this sce- see the cannibalistic doctor in crap like this. nario, but hey, at least there’s a film being Not since “AVP” has there been a sequel/ shown. prequel that was so totally inept in every way. The only thing the movie really has going “Hannibal Rising” is a generic for it is the franchise name, and the horror/thriller that serves as a Gus heads death scenes. There is one scene revenge picture instead of the involving a man in the woods and PROVIDED PHOTO story of how this ordinary boy some rope. Too bad the rest of the Idi Amin, played by Forest Whitaker, is the brutal and reviled dictator of Uganda. became Hannibal Lecter, which movie didn’t live up to that scene. is what the film audiences are 1 Gus head out of 4 “Hannibal Rising” repre- paying to see. sents the epitome of lazy, inept The movie traces three phases in genre filmmaking, and this movie serves ‘Last King’ reigns supreme Hannibal’s life. The first phase is Hannibal as a skid mark on the underpants of the during the war, where his family is killed and franchise. Hopefully this movie will be Ben Erwin Gorrigan then becomes privy to Amin’s opu- his sister eaten by Russian soldiers before quickly forgotten and not viewed as a part DAILY EGYPTIAN lent lifestyle and growing paranoia in a country his eyes. The move skips ahead eight years of the Hannibal legacy, because it doesn’t in upheaval. In the process, Macdonald, whose to teenage Hannibal, who is taken in by deserve to even be mentioned with the pre- Rated: R other films include the documentaries “Touching the mysterious Lady Murasaki (Gong Li) vious films. Starring: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, the Void” and “One Day in September,” provides and is taught the ways of the samurai. The Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson a series of wonderful character studies in a some- final phase of the film, taking up most of the Directed by: Kevin Macdonald times lackluster film. runtime, shows Hannibal between medical Run time: 121 minutes While McAvoy, Whitaker and Kerry school and hunting down and murdering the Washington (as Amin’s third wife) all do won- Russian soldiers who killed his sister. At this point, it almost goes without saying derful jobs depicting the arc of their respective The central problem in the film is easy that Forest Whitaker’s portrayal of Ugandan characters, Macdonald’s style is often heavy on to see. By the end, the audience still doesn’t dictator Idi Amin in James McAvoy’s “The Last unnecessary cutaways and extreme close up cam- know exactly why Hannibal became the King of Scotland” is the biggest and best reason era zooms. Likewise, screenwriters Peter Morgan character we see in “Silence of the Lambs.” to see the otherwise prosaic film. and Giles Foden often pack unnecessary ele- The book, although awful, at least gave us In the end, “The Last King of Scotland” is a ments of intrigue and thrill into a storyline that is the story up to where “Manhunter” came in. decent film filled with wonderful performances. already wholly frightening and intriguing. But the movie stops short. The reasons given While the rest of the world has been It’s also a shame that it took so for his ultimate transformation (watching well aware of this fact for weeks, Gus heads long for the film to reach Carbondale. his sister get eaten, medical school fascina- the film has only made its way to While the city isn’t near any great tion with corpses) are such tired clichés. It’s Carbondale in the last few days. cultural Mecca, there’s no excuse for almost embarrassing to see how uncreative “The Last King of Scotland,” “Last King of Scotland” to arrive the screenwriting is here. based on the realistic-fiction novel of 4 Gus heads out of 4 months after its release. But wait, who wrote the screenplay? the same name by Giles Foden, tells These gripes not withstanding, Why, none other than the author of the a truth-based but fictitious tale of the inner circle “Last King” is carried by its wonderful perfor- original book, Thomas Harris! Shouldn’t he of brutal and reviled dictator Amin. Nicholas mances and the screen presence of Whitaker as have known better than to give one of the Gorrigan ( James McAvoy) is an idealistic but the alternately frightening and funny Amin. Not greatest cinematic antiheroes in history a vain Scottish doctor who moves to war-torn since his portrayal of Charlie Parker in “Bird” has back-story that wouldn’t pass on an episode Uganda to escape his overbearing father and Whitaker been so effective or enthralling. of “CSI”? Apparently this guy was looking to “make a difference.” When Amin is in a car “Last King of Scotland” is a powerful and riv- make a quick buck on the franchise he cre- accident, Gorrigan treats him and becomes the eting film. Then again, you probably knew that ated. Harris should feel shamed for peddling PROVIDED PHOTO dictator’s personal physician and confidant in unless you’ve been living under a rock or confined this trash to the American public. Gaspard Ulliel starring as Hannibal the process. to Carbondale. But the faults don’t end there. Gaspard Lecter in Hannibal Rising. 10 Monday, February 12, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN Monday, February 12, 2007 11 12 Monday, February 12, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN News MVC STANDINGS Shaw got the ball the next time down the ETHICS SALUKIS court at the three-point line, and pump-faked CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Team Record Conference Overall his defender into the air. He then freed himself Zeman, who is also a mathematics profes- The Salukis retook the lead on the strength SIU 12-3 21-5 to hit a long 2-pointer. sor, said he has awaited support from univer- of a 10-0 run that began with sophomore guard Creighton 11-4 17-8 “If we were going to have a chance to win it, sity administrators, and didn’t think it was an Wesley Clemmons spinning his way to the rim Missouri State 10-5 19-7 he was going to have to step up and make plays,” unreasonable request. for a short basket. Bradley 8-7 17-10 Lowery said. “We have our expectations of our integrity Clemmons finished the game with seven Wichita St. 7-7 16-9 Tatum had been battling a thigh bruise being defended by our leaders,” Zeman said. points, all in the second half, and five rebounds. Northern Iowa 7-8 16-10 recently, and missed the second half of SIU’s Zeman said he praises Bowman’s decision “Wes is starting to get back to where he was Indiana St. 5-9 12-12 previous game against Bradley. However, he Evansville 5-9 12-13 to stand up to the state through his letter. the first part of January where he’s our sixth Illinois St. 4-10 12-13 said he wasn’t about to miss the game against “I’m applauding the president of ISU for starter, and we feel really good about him being Drake 4-11 13-13 Creighton. stepping up both in terms of complaining in,” Lowery said. “When he’s playing that way, “I don’t care if I had to come up with some to the state when they acted improperly, but it gives us another dimension because he’s big ished them off, and that’s what you want your home remedy and put a battery on my leg and tie more importantly applauding him for stand- and physical.” seniors to do, to be able to go make plays. a shoelace around it,” Tatum said. “I just wanted ing up for his faculty and staff,” he said. The run was capped when senior guard “Down the stretch those two shot it, and that’s to be a part of it. I definitely would’ve felt like ISU spokesman Jay Groves said Bowman Jamaal Tatum drove baseline and pulled up with what you want to have out of your seniors.” I let my teammates down if I didn’t play and I wanted to respond to complaints he received a fadeaway jump shot to put SIU up, 65-58. The high scorer in the game was SIU junior didn’t want any excuses to not play today.” from ISU faculty and staff about the non- The game was locked at 67-67 with less than forward Matt Show, who scored 25 points and Other notes compliance. a minute to go, however, until senior guard Tony had two blocks and two steals. Shaw shot 9- Salukis Randal Falker, a junior forward, and “The reason President Bowman wrote the Young broke the tie with a jumper of his own to of-12 from the field and 5-for-6 from beyond Bryan Mullins, a sophomore guard, fouled out letter was to be in support of his own faculty bring the score to 69-67, Salukis. the arc. of the game. …The 1946 NAIA Champion and staff members,” Groves said. Young recorded 11 points in the game and During the Salukis’ 10-0 run in the second SIU Maroons were honored at halftime. … Groves said Bowman’s letter was not per- Tatum scored 18. half, Shaw made a basket on the offensive end The Salukis’ play at Missouri State (19-7, 10-5) mission for ISU employees to remain in non- “We needed to make plays down the stretch,” then recorded a block on Creighton’s posses- Tuesday. The Bears won Saturday at Northern compliance. The exam’s instructions stated Lowery said. “JT was huge and then Tony fin- sion. Iowa, 62-58. that most people took an average of 30 minutes to an hour to read the 80 pages of material and answer 10 questions. The test, required for all state employees under the 2003 Ethics the country should universalize healthcare. He speech ended, held signs in both English and Act, included questions that asked if people OBAMA stood staunchly against the war in Iraq, saying Spanish that read “Justice for all, without excep- should look away or tell a supervisor if they see CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 that it never should have been fought, but that tion.” a coworker abusing office resources. there was one thing remaining is the conflict that David Skrzypczynski of Downers Grove said Those whose test was invalidated were She said that being a part of a crowd that he felt could be done right. he normally stands outside of places such as asked to sign a form, which would mark them stood shoulder to shoulder, bundled in winter “That is the homecoming of the men and Planned Parenthood on the weekend, but saw as noncompliant. Signing the form could have coats, came as no surprise. women — our veterans — who have sacrificed Obama’s speech as an opportunity to send a mes- brought discipline, including firing. “I assumed it would be pretty full,” she said. the most,” Obama said. “Let us honor their valor sage to the senator. Zeman and Wallis’ lawsuit claims the state “I think he has a lot of supporters, especially in by providing the care they need and rebuilding “I hope he takes into account the needs of acted illegally by threatening to discipline fac- Illinois.” the military they love.” young mothers and doesn’t turn his back on black ulty members who failed the online test. The crowd waited an hour before the National The senator also said he hoped to restore mothers,” he said. Inspector General spokesman Gilbert Anthem was performed and Democratic Sen. financial prosperity to America’s middle class. However, the supporters far outweighed the Jimenez said the SIUC professors’ request Dick Durbin introduced Obama, along with As he finished his speech, he took his wife by protestors at Obama’s speech. Some even showed that the state purge the names of those listed other elected officials who attended the ceremo- the hand and waved to the cheering crowd. up in costume. as noncompliant seemed reasonable. ny. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who did not speak, was But not all who turned out to the event were Patrick Kane of Boston and his two friends He said he had not seen the letter and was greeted with a mixture of cheers and jeers. supporters of the senator. drove through snowstorms and dodged traffic unable to discuss the state’s position. The Hawaii-born Obama took the stage, Marching just outside of the fence around accidents with semis just to be there to don their Morteza Daneshdoost, chairman of the where he recalled his life as a non-native son the capitol building, a group of more than 20 Superman costumes. The three explained their Faculty Association’s grievance committee, of Illinois. He moved to Chicago two decades anti-abortion protestors held signs with pictures superhero duds were inspired by a video on www. said faculty and staff members found non- ago and working as a community organizer for of aborted fetuses chanting “Life yes — Obama YouTube.com that compares the freshman sena- compliant have no due process because of the $13,000 a year. no” during his speech. tor to Superman. way the state responded. He said the state is After he announced his presidential cam- The senator did not talk about his stance on “The guy really does inspire a sense of awe in trying to be the jury, the prosecution and the paign, Obama said he hopes this will be the abortion issues. people,” Kane said. “When he spoke, everything judge. generation to end poverty in America and that One protestor, who remained long after the just got silent.” Classified DAILY EGYPTIAN Monday, Febrary 12, 2007 13 14 Monday, February 12, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN Classifieds Classified DAILY EGYPTIAN Monday, February 12, 2007 15 16Monday, February 12, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN Comics The Duplex by Glenn McCoy

By Linda Black Today’s Birthday (02-12-07). You Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Today is may be a genius, but you’d be a fool a 5 - An amazing discovery changes to think you’re the only one. Surround nearly everything. This is a beneficial, if yourself with others who have different somewhat startling development. areas of expertise. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) - Today is a To get the advantage, check the day’s 7 - You’ll find the answer you’ve been Girls and Sports by Justin Borus and Andrew Feinstein rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most seeking. Check another chore off your challenging. list. Allow yourself a brief celebration, Aries (March 21-April 19) - Today and then get back to work. is an 8 - The job’s not easy, but you Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21 - Today is have the support you need. You love a an 8 - Looks like you’ve hit the jackpot, challenge, and this is a game you can but this isn’t from a gamble. This is the definitely win. payoff for work you’ve already done. You Taurus (April 20-May 20) - Today is get extra for waiting. an 8 - You’re not being selfish when you Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - Today provide first, for yourself and your fam- is an 8 - The farther you go, the more ily. It’s good sense and of course, you’re you appreciate what you left back home. famous for that. Don’t give it a second The more you study at home, the farther thought. you’ll be able to go. Gemini (May 21-June 21) - Today is Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Today an 8 - Your problem has been that you is a 7 - Recycling is good for your con- haven’t known how to find the secret science, of course, in this day and age. It by Marc Chyba door. There is one, in one of those seem- is also good for your business and your John and the Giraffe ingly solid walls you’ve been bashing personal pocketbook. Find more ways into. to sell junk. Cancer (June 22-July 22) - Today is Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - Today is an 8 - Continue with your project, which a 7 - If you inspire others to follow and is to stash away more than you’ll need. help achieve your objective, you win That will keep you busy during the day, much more easily. You also save lots of and you’ll sleep well at night. money. Work on your communication Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) - Today is an skills. 8 - Continue to listen and learn, being Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) - Today is careful not to fall for your own public- a 6 - Consider taking on more respon- ity. You’re not as bad as some think, but sibility. You won’t get any more money you’re not as holy as others think, either. yet, but you’ll be indispensable. And, they love you. (c) 2007, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by Henri Arnold and Mike Argirion

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

Level: 1 2 3 4 ©2007 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by- 3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to MIILT 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk. SolutionSolution toto Friday’sTuesday’s puzzle puzzle PUNCOO

www.jumble.com UNBOCE Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. “ ” OF A: THE (Answers tomorrow) Jumbles:Jumbles:LISLERABBI BERETALIAS ROSARYTORRID PYTHONGYRATE Saturday’sYesterday’s Answer:Answer: TheThey postal enjoy clerk discussing was good old at times solving at aanagrams becausereunion he — was HISTORIANS a — LETTER SORTER Sudoku on your cell phone. Enter 783658.com in your mobile Web browser. Get a free game! 11/29/06 © 2006 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved. Sports DAILY EGYPTIAN Monday, February 12, 2007 17 SPORTS BRIEFS Prep star verbally commits to SIU Softball starts out hot in Florida tournament Torres Roundtree of Florissant, Mo. “Coach Lowery has a solid pro- Learning Lowery’s system gram in Carbondale,” Reed said. at SIU is not the only job for Senior pitcher Ashley Hamby has led “I think Torres will be a great fit Roundtree. He said he wants to the Saluki softball team to a 4-1 record. announced intention last week The Salukis competed in the for them.” earn a 4.0 grade point average in Jacksonville University Tournament in Jim Nelson He is in the recruiting class of Lowery cannot comment on the classroom. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 9-11, where they DAILY EGYPTIAN 2008. recruits until they sign a National Roundtree is the brother of for- won their last game on Sunday 6-4 against His coach, Randy Reed, doesn’t Letter of Intent, due to NCAA mer ACC player-of-the-year Chris the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Hamby One of the top players on the think there will be any surprises rules. Carrawell, who played at Duke improved to a perfect 3-0 on the season with the Sunday win. No. 1 ranked high school basket- come signing day. Other schools in his home-state from 1997-2000. The Salukis played two games on ball team in the state of Missouri “I’m 100 percent certain Torres of Missouri, including Missouri The St. Louis area could con- Saturday and won both. They defeated the has verbally committed to play bas- will play at SIU,” Reed said. and St. Louis University, were also tinue to be a prime location for SIU hometown Jacksonville Dolphins 3-1 and ketball at SIU. Roundtree, rated a 3-star recruit recruiting the guard. Big Ten team recruiting. dominated North Carolina Greensboro 6-2. Torres Roundtree, a high by recruiting Web site Rivals.com, Purdue and Saluki conference foes Saluki junior forward Randal The only loss the Salukis suffered was their first game on Friday where they lost school junior and 6-foot-4 guard seemed very happy to have made Illinois State and Indiana State Falker is from St. Louis, where 9-0 to the Greensboro team. at McCluer North High School in his decision. were on the list. he prepped at Gateway Tech. The big loss only motivated the Salukis Florissant, Mo. — a northern sub- “I really like coach Lowery,” Roundtree is averaging 17.4 Roundtree said he is trying to get to come out and beat Jacksonville later urb of St. Louis — announced his Roundtree said. “He made me feel points, 6.4 rebounds, three assists his teammate, 6-foot-8 Anthony that night 7-2 behind the pitching of intention to play for the Salukis last really comfortable during the pro- and two steals per game for his team, Booker, to join him in Carbondale. Hamby and clutch hitting of junior Becky Wegmann. week. Roundtree can still change cess.” which moved to 20-2 on the season The Salukis will continue their season his mind until he signs a National Reed shares the same senti- after throttling Hazelwood West [email protected] Friday in Houston, Texas, where they will Letter of Intent. ments. (Hazelwood, Mo.) 79-36 Friday. 536-3311 ext. 256 play Indiana in the Crowne Plaza Classic. 18 Monday, February 12, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN Sports SWIMMING AND DIVING Women place first in MVC DAILY EGYPTIAN Junior swimmer Julie Ju and senior diver Cristi Curtuneanu led the Saluki swimming and diving team to a Missouri Valley Conference Championship in Carbondale, Illinois on Saturday. The Salukis took first place in five out of seven events leading them to their overall first place finish. The Salukis dominated the 100-yard freestyle as they took the top three places. Cristi Curtuneanu won diver of the year after shattering an MVC Championship record by posting a score of 311.65. The Salukis also received two more honors with Julie Ju earning Swimmer of the Year, and Chunhua Zhao winning Diving Coach of the Year to go along with their MVC Championship. 1650-Yard Freestyle – 8, Lisa Jaquez – 18:07.75 9, Keli Kramer – 18:09.16 11, Karin Mullendore – 18:24.53 14, Jenna Helm – 18:40.26

200-Yard Backstroke – 3, Kelly Dvorak – 2:04.68 4, Danielle Quarry – 2:07.89 5, Samantha Dvorak – 2:08.59

100-Yard Freestyle – 1, Julie Ju – 51.18 2, Isabel Madeira – 51.39 3, Therese Mattsson – 51.40 8, Tovah Gasparovich – 53.84

200-Yard Breaststroke – 1, Nora Bunford – 2:22.48 5, Keli Kramer – 2:27.63

200-Yard Butterfly – 1, Rachel Winius – 2:04.72 5, Abby Blank – 2:09.12 6, Lisa Jaquez – 2:09.87 7, Kasey Fernandez – 2:10.35 10, Gabriela Flores – 2:11.41

3-mtr Diving – 1, Cristi Curtuneanu – 311.65 5, Emily Gable – 246.05

400-Yard Freestyle Relay – 1, Isabel Madeira, Tovah Gasparovich, Therese Mattsson, Julie Ju – 3:27.48 MELISSA BARR ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN Final Team Standings 1, SIU – 894 2, MSU – 807.5 3, ISU – 740.5 4, UNI – 382 5, Senior Nora Bunford practices the backstroke during workouts at UE – 314 the Dr. Edward J. Shea Natatorium.

TWO STRAIGHT MVC STANDINGS LUES Team Record B CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 Conference Overall “I had to apologize to them in SIU 10-2 14-9 SIU senior guard Tony the huddle because I questioned their Illinois St. 10-2 17-6 Young, who has scored 11.2 heart.” Eikenberg said. “It’s a full 40 Evansville 8-4 15-8 points per game in his career minute battle with us.” Northern Iowa 7-5 13-10 against the Bluejays, said hav- Indiana St. 7-6 14-10 The game was big for the much- Creighton 6-6 9-14 ing the fans cheering for the maligned Pauk, who lost her starting Bradley 4-8 8-15 Salukis’ side helped them out job early in the season. Wichita St. 3-8 8-13 a lot. Pauk finished off the Panthers with Drake 3-9 8-14 “When we’re down on our- a pair of free throws that would cement Missouri State 2-10 6-15 selves and they’re constantly SIU’s three point win. cheering us and picking us She said the game was a story of the second half, SIU went on a three back up,” Young said, “it’s like two halves. minute run where the Salukis cut the 9 another man out there on the “We couldn’t really find a groove point Bradley lead to one. court.” offensively,” Pauk said. “We really had SIU allowed only 11 rebounds in The game was televised on to focus on our defense and get some the second half and shot 60.9 percent ESPN2 for Rivalry Week, and stops.” from the field, while outscoring the the Jan. 20 meeting was broad- The Salukis shot 24 percent in the Braves 35-22. cast on FOX Sports Net. first half but improved to 41.4 percent Freshman forward Dana Olsen led in the second half. SIU also domi- the Salukis with 14 points and six [email protected] nated the glass 50-28 with Moore and rebounds. 536-3311 ext. 269 Sweere grabbing 10 rebounds each. Eikenberg said the bench gave the On Friday night the Salukis trailed team a big lift. Bradley 28-20 at halftime after the “It’s going to take 10 players to For more on this and Salukis shot 36.4 percent from the field accomplish our goals,” Eikenberg said. other stories check and were out rebounded 21-14. “They gave us the opportunity to have out siude.com Just before the halfway point in an opportunity in the second half.” Sports DAILY EGYPTIAN Monday, February 12, 2007 19 SSALUKIALUKI ‘Quote of the Day’ Saluki IInsidernsider Jamaal Tatum The Miami Heat crushed the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday 100-85. Although the Heat are still a sub-.500 team, they would be the eighth seed in the NBA Playoffs if they were to “I don’t start today. Are they the team to beat out of the Eastern Conference with a healthy Shaq? care if I had to come up with some home “Miami should definitely be considered remedy and JIM NELSON to be the team to beat now that Shaq is back, put a battery but the Detroit Pistons should also be in the on my leg and conversation. Since being traded to Detroit, tie a shoelace jim_nelson@ Chris Webber has been playing extremely well around it. dailyegyptian.com in Detroit’s system. I’ve been saying all along I just that Detroit and Miami are the teams to beat.” wanted to be a part of it, I definitely “Think about this, Pistons fans: Shaq would’ve felt like I let my teammates shot 67.1 percent in last year’s Eastern down if I didn’t play and I didn’t want any Conference Finals against the Pistons. Now SCOTT MIESZALA excuses to not play today.” exit four-time defensive player-of-the-year Ben Wallace and enter balky-kneed, never- scott_mieszala@ — Saluki senior guard Jamaal Tatum, going-to-win-that-award-in-this-lifetime dailyegyptian.com when asked if he thought about missing Chris Webber. Short answer: yes.” Saturday’s game against Creighton. Tatum was suffering from a thigh bruise and missed the second half of the Feb. 7 “It’s all about Shaq in a weak Eastern game against Bradley. Conference. The Shaq/Wade tandem was MATT HARTWIG unstoppable in the Heat’s championship run last season. The Detroit Pistons have won eight of Do you have questions for their last 10 with Chris Webber now on the team, matt_hartwig@ but what starts off hot doesn’t always stay hot. I the Saluki Banter that you dailyegyptian.com know because I eat bagels in the morning.” want answered? E-mail [email protected]

SPORTS BRIEFS BASEBALL SCHEDULE Feb. 16 Southern Miss Tourn. 4:00 p.m. Riley and Stuart lead team at Iowa State Classic Feb. 17 Southern Miss Tourn. 12:00 p.m. Brittany Riley and Bianca Stuart led the Saluki track team this weekend with top three Feb. 18 Southern Miss Tourn. 11:00 p.m. finishes at the Iowa State Classic, in Ames, Iowa. Feb. 23 Central Michigan 2:00 p.m. Riley kept her winning streak going by finishing first in the weight throw with an Feb. 24 Central Michigan 1:00 p.m. impressive throw of 24.19m. Bianca Stuart had an impressive showing in the long jump with a leap of 6 meters, placing her second overall. Feb. 25 Central Michigan 1:00 p.m. The men had top ten finishes this weekend from Mohamed Mohamed and Antwon Feb. 28 Tennessee-Martin 2:00 p.m. Stapleton. Mohamed finished sixth in the 5,000 meter run and Stapleton finished seventh in the triple jump. March 02 Northern Illinois 2:00 p.m. March 03 Northern Illinois 1:00 p.m. March 04 Northern Illinois 1:00 p.m. SIU individual placements March 07 Murray State 2:00 p.m. Women’s Weight Throw Men’s 60-Meter Hurdles March10 Youngstown State 2:00 p.m. 24.19m 1 - Brittany Riley 53 - Derrick Fisher 8.66 March 11 Youngstown State 1:00 p.m. 23 - Sasha Leeth 16.83m 36 - Jasmine Matthews 15.31m Women’s 60-Meter Dash March 13 Middle Tenn. State 3:00 p.m. 26 - Andrea Norris 7.80 March 14 Middle Tenn. State 3:00 p.m. 7.85 Men’s Weight Throw 31 - Bianca Stuart March 16 Western Michigan 2:00 p.m. 12 - Joe Mueller 91 - Leslie Murillo 8.42 18.10m 13 - Brenton Siemons March 17 Western Michigan 1:00 p.m. 18.01m Men’s 60-Meter Dash March 18 Western Michigan 1:00 p.m. Women’s Long Jump 55 - Brandon Love 7.18 68 - Trenton McKinney 7.28 March 21 Murray State 2:00 p.m. 2 - Bianca Stuart 6.00m 75 - Jonathon Daniels 7.32 March 23 Illinois State 2:00 p.m. 7.33 Women’s Pole Vault 78 - Derrick Fisher March 24 Illinois State 1:00 p.m. 26 - Jaque Menke 3.10m Women’s 1-Mile Run March 25 Illinois State 2:00 p.m. Women’s Triple Jump 35 - Lindsay Wagner 5:08.68 March 28 Tennessee-Martin 2:00 p.m. 69 - A’Seret Dokubo 5:23.93 32 - Mikeya Nicholson 11.57m March 30 Evansville 6:00 p.m. Men’s Triple Jump Men’s 1-Mile Run March 31 Evansville 2:00 p.m. 4:18.17 7 - Antwon Stapleton 14.98m 32 - Kyle Monroe April 01 Evansville 1:00 p.m. 34 - Greg McBride 4:18.72 April 03 Missouri 6:30 p.m. Men’s High Jump 62 - Jason Brosseau 4:29.04 36 - Trevor Poore 1.93m April 07 Valparaiso 2:00 p.m. Women’s 400-Meter Dash April 08 Valparaiso 1:00 p.m. Women’s Shot Put 50 - Kendra Deck 58.55 April 10 SE Missouri 3:00 p.m. 27 - Brittany Riley 13.53m 53 - April Heath 58.63 34 - Sasha Leeth 12.95m 59 - Marquita Vines 59.02 April 13 Witchita State 3:00 p.m. April 14 Witchita State 2:00 p.m. Men’s Shot Put Men’s 400-Meter Dash 24 - Brenton Siemons 15.54m 26 - Sammy Biggs 48.46 70 - Brett Brachear 49.38 Men’s 5000-Meter Run 83 - Antoine Jennings 49.72 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 6 - Mohamed Mohamed 14:38.91 48 - Tyler Bradford 15:31.94 Women’s 800-Meter Run Feb. 13 Missouri State 7:05 p.m. 52 - Toni Whitfield 2:18.88 Feb. 17 ESPN Bracket Busters TBA Women’s 200-Meter Dash 42 - Andrea Norris 25.31 Women’s 3000-Meter Run Feb. 21 Indiana State 7:05 p.m. 87 - April Heath 25.97 26 - Katie Birn 10:11.80 Feb. 24 Evansville TBA 137 - Leslie Murillo 27.50 48 - Cherylynn Schilling 10:26.78 65 - Sarah Rinker 10:51.91 Mar. 1 MVC Tournament TBA Men’s 200-Meter Dash 55 - Sammy Biggs 22.30 Men’s 3000-Meter Run Mar. 2 MVC Tournament TBA 85 - Antoine Jennings 22.66 68 - Jason Ordway 8:59.95 Mar. 3 MVC Tournament TBA 88 - Brandon Love 22.72 94 - Derrick Fisher 22.76 Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay Mar. 4 MVC Tournament TBA 107 - Brett Brachear 22.97 20 - Southern Illinois 3:52.59

Women’s 60-Meter Hurdles SWIMMING AND DIVING SCHEDULE 56 - Leslie Murillo 9.52 For more information check 73 - Terri Counts 10.26 ! out www.siusalukis.com Feb. 15 MVC Tournament TBA Feb. 16 MVC Tournament TBA DAILY EGYPTIAN A great way to end season: Women’s swimming and diving win Sports conference championship, Page 18 P AGE 20 S OUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 12, 2007

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL Creighton has the Saluki blues

Scott Mieszala DAILY EGYPTIAN

The SIU men’s basketball team has reversed its fortunes against Creighton after a long losing streak during the 1990s. The Salukis lost seven games in a row to the rival Bluejays between Jan. 29, 1996 and Dec. 5, 1998. Between 1996 and 2001, Creighton won 10 of 12 against SIU and the Bluejays currently hold a 41-35 series edge. “They were the ones we wanted to be like,” Saluki coach Chris Lowery said. “They were the ones we wanted to beat so bad.” SIU has now won eight in a row against the Bluejays with Saturday’s win. The streak began Feb. 7, 2004. “It’s good to see that this rivalry means so much again between two great programs,” Lowery said. “We totally respect what they do as far as business concerns. They conduct them- selves the right way, they recruit JAKE LOCKARD ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN the right way, they get kids to Debbie Burris, left, and Coutney Grant, right, scream in excitement while celebrating with the SIU bench after their come-from-behind play the right way and we totally victory at home against Northern Iowa Sunday afternoon. The Salukis maintain their position in first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. respect that.” Creighton and the Salukis last played Jan. 20 in Omaha, Neb., where SIU won on a shot by sophomore guard Bryan Mullins with 4.1 seconds remaining in the game. The game featured a Missouri Not to be denied Valley Conference record for attendance with 17,459 people Salukis pick up home from senior Carlai Moore with on hand. S. ILLINOIS 55, BRADLEY 50 S. ILLINOIS 49, NORTHERN IOWA 46 1:37 remaining. “We played real well in that Friday at SIU Arena Sunday at SIU Arena wins against Bradley The Salukis run started when game,” Mullins said. “We had a BU (8-15, 4-8) 28 22 —50 UNI (13-11, 7-6) 23 23 —46 and Northern Iowa Smith stole an inbound pass from four or five minute span in the SIU (14-9, 10-2) 20 35 —55 SIU (15-9, 11-2) 16 33 —49 Northern Iowa forward Megan second half where they got the Keefe and took it coast to coast for lead back but we fought really BU Individual stats UNI Individual stats Matt Hartwig a layup, cutting the lead to six with hard.” Top scorer: Jen Brown 17 Top scorer: Tara King 20 DAILY EGYPTIAN 8:50 left in the game. Saturday’s game was a sell-out Top rebounder: Ashley Chelleen 9 Top rebounder: Tara King 7 Smith said the play was a turn- at the SIU Arena, with 9,628 The SIU women’s basketball ing point in the game. people in the stands. SIU Individual stats SIU Individual stats team is starting to make a habit of “That was the point when Dana “Creighton has a good fan Top scorer: Dana Olsen 14 creating suspense. (Eikenberg) really challenged us,” base, Wichita State does, they get Top scorer: Erica Smith, Erin Pauk 13 Top rebounders: Dana Olsen, Carlai Moore, The Salukis (15-9, 11-2) fend- Smith said. “We knew we had to a lot of people in,” Saluki senior Top rebounder: Erica Smith 11 Jayme Sweere 6 ed off Northern Iowa (13-11, 7-6) make something happen.” guard Jamaal Tatum said. “But 49-46 on Sunday, and beat Bradley Smith led the team in rebounds when you get that many fans in TEAM STATS BU SIU TEAM STATS UNI SIU (8-15, 4-8) 55-50 Friday. with 11 and tied junior guard Erin and they’re cheering for you it’s a Field goal % 35.1 48.9 Field goal % 32.6 33.3 After chipping away at Pauk with 13 points to lead the different story. It’s a great atmo- 3-Point % 33.3 14.3 3-Point % 21.4 12.5 Northern Iowa for the final 10 SIU comeback. Free throw % 80.0 83.3 Free throw % 68.4 52.4 sphere to be in and we just want Field goals-attempts 20-57 22-45 Field goals-attempts 15-46 18-54 minutes of the game, Erica Smith Saluki coach Dana Eikenberg to thank everybody for coming Rebounds (O-D-Total) 14-18-32 7-24-31 Rebounds (O-D-Total) 7-21-28 22-28-50 was able to score the go ahead said it was a gutsy win. out today and supporting us.” Steals 5 6 Steals 9 7 basket after a junior Jayme Sweere Turnovers 15 13 Turnovers 12 18 steal and an off-balance assist See TWO STRAIGHT, Page 18 See BLUES, Page 18