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Students gave their personal testimonies Monday in hopes of convincing the General Assembly to find money for the Monetary Award Program. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission, which provides fund- ing for student grants such as MAP, held its final public hearing at 11 a.m. Monday in the Student Center Audi- torium. Don McNeil, chairman of the commission, said the purpose of the hearing was to create a record of public testimony to help persuade the Gen- eral Assembly to restore the grant. “This is a program that has univer- sal support, but no funding,” McNeil said. Funding for the grant, which af- fects more than 5,000 students on the Carbondale campus, was cut in half this year, leaving no money for grants ISAAC SMITH | DAILY EGYPTIAN Andy Davis, right, executive director of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission speaks at a public hearing Monday in the Student in the spring semester. Center Auditorium. The purpose of the hearing was to gather testimonials from students about the possible loss of the Monetary Award Program. Half the program’s funding was cut for the year. Other members of the panel included ISAC chair Don McNeil, center right, SIUC See MAP | 3 Financial Aid Director Linda Clemons, center left, and Student Trustee Nate Brown, left. Southern Glassworks prepares University recognizes for largest sale of the year Indigenous Peoples Day C hristina Spakousky reservation, and all of Osage County DAILY EGYPTIAN Erin Holcomb should be considered Indian Country, DAILY EGYPTIAN [email protected] [email protected] according to Tulsa World newspaper. Columbus Day signifies “What is fundamental about Art students are creating glass pumpkins this week American culture for some people, being part of an indigenous nation for their annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch sale. but for Jean Dennison, it reminds her today is culture, community, Southern Glassworks, a Registered Student of the struggle for Native American political association and something Organization, has sponsored the sale for four years. freedom. biological,” Dennison said. It will start at 10 a.m. Saturday and continue until Dennison, professor of anthro- Roberto Barrios, assistant every pumpkin has been sold at the Carbondale pology at the University of North professor of anthropology at Town Square Center. Carolina, visited SIUC on Monday SIUC, said people with different Those interested in purchasing a glass to address Native cultural values pumpkin should come early, said Alissa Friedman, American citizen- shape our system, a member of Southern Glassworks. ship as part of “In- e can’t forget and recognizing “Last year we sold out in less than two hours,” said digenous Peoples Wthe great indigenous people Friedman, a senior from Chicago studying fine arts. Day.” !!diversity of the on Columbus Day is “There were 100 people in line before we started.” Dennison is an important part of The group sold more than 480 handmade glass a member of the people who live diversity.

pumpkins ranging from $15 to $100 each last year, she Osage Nation and here. “Here we have a said. She said they’re hoping to make even more this said, unlike all other — Roberto Barrios huge nation (where) assistant professor year and are making pumpkins as fast as they can. Indian nations, the of anthropology the first settlers … Money from the sale will help fund the Osage are the only are actually being glass program at the School of Art and Design, Native American tribe that still has a excluded through legal and political Friedman said. federally recognized reservation. policies.” The industrial wing in Pulliam Hall hosted busy In January, however, the state of Dennison said while there students blowing and forming molten glass infused Oklahoma refused to recognize the are struggles, the Osage Nation with bits of color Saturday. reservation and insisted on collecting continues to thrive despite the ruling. While the students continuously create pumpkins, taxes from Osage citizens, which It no longer defines citizenship by Friedman said it still provides a unique experience KEVIN TRUJILLO | DAILY EGYPTIAN Dennison said states are not allowed blood but by something biological each time. Victoria Heine, a senior from Sesser double to do in Native American territory. passed down from ancestors, she said. majoring in graphic design and glass, molds a The Osage argued Congress | pumpkin in Pulliam Hall Friday. | See GLASS 3 never formally disestablished the See RECOGNIZE 3 2 Tuesday, October 13, 2009 !"#$%&'(%)*#"+ News Sniping starts early in governor’s race

Deanna Bellandi Hynes is after the job that The ad was Quinn’s first of the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Quinn, the former lieutenant gov- campaign but hardly his first jab at ernor, inherited in January when Hynes. CHICAGO — The gover- then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich was Quinn inherited a budget mess nor’s race is barely under way, but removed from office by lawmakers when he took over from Blagojevich the name-calling and finger-point- after being arrested on federal cor- and he has castigated Hynes for, in- ing are already in full swing with ruption charges. Blagojevich has stead of helping to fix it, only com- Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller pleaded not guilty to charges he plaining about various proposals. Dan Hynes duking it out months schemed to sell or trade President “There will always be ankle- ahead of the Democratic primary. Barack Obama’s old Senate seat. biters over on the sidelines ... The Quinn has called Hynes an “an- The crowded Republican pri- comptroller wasn’t part of the solu- kle-biter,” accused him of sitting on mary for governor has been low- tion and it doesn’t appear he ever the sidelines and chastised him for key, but the Democrats’ race heated will be,” Quinn said. trying to “deceive” voters in a TV ad. up quickly. Hynes has shot back at Quinn Hynes has swiped at Quinn’s tax “When you have a primary, you for what he says is a lack of leader- proposal, criticized him for having know, politics ain’t bean bag. If ship in navigating the state through “no plan” in a worsening budget cri- somebody attacks me, I’m going to a fiscal crisis. sis and sent him a dozen 2009 wall defend myself,” Quinn said Mon- “The problem’s getting worse, calendars so he isn’t stuck in the past. day in Springfield. and we seem to be drifting from The two also have dueling TV Hynes went after Quinn last one day to the next,” Hynes said. ads touting their tax plans flooding week with the first TV ad of the “There’s no plan. There’s no com- the airwaves in Chicago, Spring- campaign. He criticized Quinn for prehensive proposal. There doesn’t field and points downstate. proposing a 50 percent income tax seem to be, really, the will to deal But all this back and forth so rate increase, while trumpeting his with this crisis now.” early in the election season could own tax plan, which he said would The two camps also continue to backfire, said Robert Rich, director only raise income taxes on some of spar over each other’s support for of the University of Illinois’ Institute the state’s wealthiest people. a progressive state income tax that of Government and Public Affairs. “I think our campaign reflects would make the rich pay more. “I think that to the extent that the mood of voters: Where’s the Hynes got into the race by pro- Mr. Quinn and Mr. Hynes contin- leadership and who’s going to get posing a progressive income tax, ue the kind of negative campaign- us out of this mess?” said Hynes’ which would require a state consti- ing we heard this weekend, I do be- spokesman, Matt McGrath. tutional amendment. lieve that the voters will be turned Quinn didn’t waste time firing But Quinn’s campaign has trot- off,” Rich said. back, putting up a TV commercial of ted out a 2003 newspaper story that Disenchanted voters could stay his own that called out Hynes for his said Hynes opposed a proposed away from the polls in the February “negative ad.” A narrator in Quinn’s state constitutional amendment to primary or turn to a Republican in ad asks: “Do we really want to go raise taxes on the rich that Quinn, the November 2010 election. back to the same old political games?” then lieutenant governor, backed.

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MAP Goldman said. “I would actually go ment from the federal government, Mallory said. we even have to argue to get (MAP) CONTINUED FROM 1 to gloom and doom and say we can- but not from my state,” LeMay Kristi Brownfield, a doctoral stu- funded,” Brownfield said. “If we fail to meet this funda- not recover from that.” said. “The MAP Grant — it’s my dent in sociology from Champaign- Andy Davis, executive director of mental challenge … then whatever Donovan LeMay, a junior from livelihood.” Urbana, said though she is not a the Illinois Student Assistance Com- else we do won’t matter. We will have Elk Grove studying management, Aaron Mallory, a senior from recipient anymore, cuts in grant mission, said students have organized failed this generation,” said SIU Pres- said in his public testimony finan- Flossmoor studying electrical engi- funding affect both her students and great efforts to restore the grant, but ident Glenn Poshard. cial aid and the MAP grant are the neering, said he has worked for five her job. the real battle will be Thursday in Chancellor Sam Goldman said if only ways he can pay for his college years to get his bachelor’s degree, and Brownfield said half of her stu- Springfield. the grant is not restored, the univer- education. LeMay said he joined the spring is supposed to be his final se- dents are grant recipients, and if those “That’s when you’ve really got to sity could lose the more than 5,000 military after high school in order to mester at the university. Mallory said students do not return next semester, raise some hell,” Davis said. “This is MAP recipients in spring. receive the GI Bill to help pay tuition, without the grant, he might not be it would only be a matter of time be- do or die.” “If they don’t return in the spring but he has not received any money able to finance his final semester. fore her classes are cut and her job as semester, I am told we will not see from it yet. “I feel like the state of Illinois a graduate assistant is lost. Madeleine Leroux can be reached them again, and that is a terrible loss,” “I’ve come to expect disappoint- has given up on its students,” “It’s just depressing to see that at 536-3311 ext. 254.

RECOGNIZE GLASS in fine arts from South Korea and a CONTINUED FROM 1 CONTINUED FROM 1 member of Southern Glassworks, said he is working on his second master’s in Dennison said sovereignty at its “You have to understand how fine arts with a specialization in glass. most basic is the ability to govern to heat the glass, tool it, swing it “When I was younger, I went to a one’s own affairs, which is why the around,” she said. “It’s just a discovery glass factory and saw the melting glass,” Osage need the ability to govern process, and in the end you get this Cho said. “I didn’t know glass could their own land. rhythmic dance.” melt. I felt energy from it moving.” Barrios said he looks forward to The students danced around from Wendy Sanders, a senior from celebrating Native American Heri- oven to table to tools and back to the Carbondale studying fine arts and a tage Month in November and is oven Saturday. member of Southern Glassworks, said always impressed by the beauty and After a pumpkin shape was molded, she also shares the same passion the resilience of Native Americans. another student helped attach the stem. other students have when it comes to “We can’t forget the great di- Both were careful to keep the molten blowing glass. versity of the people who live here,” and impressionable shape round while “I cut and stained glass for 30 years,” Barrios said. twirling it at the end of a stainless steel Sanders said. “I never stopped.” pole. She said she signed up for classes hat is Tim Shepherd, a member of at the university because she wanted to fundamental Southern Glassworks, said the process learn all there was about working with W of creating glass pieces is what keeps glass. !!about being part of him passionate about the art. The enthusiasm the students of an indigenous nation “It’s kind of a breathtaking material Southern Glassworks share may be the and it has life in itself,” said Shepherd, reason the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch SUZANNE CARAKER | DAILY EGYPTIAN today is culture, Jean Dennison, an assistant professor in anthropology from a senior from Carbondale studying fine sale is a success, Friedman said. University of North Carolina, visited the SIUC campus Monday to community, political arts. “It’s like a never-ending dance from “With painting and drawing, you help celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. Dennison talked about association and start to finish.” can always take a break and come back the Osage Nation, whose Native American reservation is located He said he likes the challenge of to it,” she said. “This is like you start and in the northern part of Oklahoma. Dennison has a dual citizenship something biological. — Jean Dennison creating art without getting to touch it you have to finish. That’s why we’ve in both the Osage Nation and the United States and is a strong professor of anthropology at the in its development. always been really fascinated with the advocate for Native Americans. University of North Carolina Hyunsung Cho, a graduate student material and the process.” ! "#$% &'( % ) * # " + &'!#*,-#"$&., "-! DAILY EGYPT IAN !"##$%&'"()*+,- !4"$7")*&*$ !"&&6#"+$8/-2)"+ %56(=$:/&>(*," '!#*,-&#+&/0#'1 4"+"(#+(&'!#*,- 5,#/'3&'!#*,- )0,*,&'!#*,-

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in London that called any scale-down of interest of the United States. The U.S. has The top U.N. official on the panel, Kai troops “short-sighted.” This was in response been urging Pakistan to un-root the Taliban Eide, acknowledged “widespread fraud” in the to President Barack Obama taking into con- and al-Qaida from their hiding grounds along election. Their recommendation of whether TYJUAN CRATIC sideration Vice President Joe Biden’s advice the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. to throw enough votes out to cause a run-off [email protected] to use unmanned drone aircrafts to strike the Recently, the Pakistani government has, election is expected soon. Taliban and scaling background operations, a in order to push the terror groups back into Afghanistan cannot be won by military more modern form of combat. Afghanistan, began to attack them in their force. That country has shown this time The war in Afghanistan has been raging This could be seen as a disruption of the strong holds. and time again in its history. It must be won for eight years. Whether you are opposed chain of command. The terror groups have pushed back with politically and economically. to or in favor of the military situation in the As much as some people in this country a series of suicide bombings against the Pakistan is following through, with U.S. country, one thing is certain: Everyone is call- would like to cut our losses and head home, Pakistani people, most recently the attacks pressure, in pushing al-Qaida and the Taliban ing for a respectable end to the war. we can’t. in the Shangla district that killed 24 people. back in Afghanistan. But it is also waiting for The top American commander in We have to leave Afghanistan better than Obama is waiting for a resolution to the a decision from Obama about U.S. involve- Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, we found it and cannot let it fall back into the Afghan presidential election before making ment in the region. A stable economy has to has requested 40,000 American troops to hands of the Taliban. Or for that matter, have any decisions concerning military strategy. be created in Afghanistan in order to hold any fight in the region. it became a breeding ground for al-Qaida to A United Nations election panel has Taliban or al-Qaida recruiting at bay. This is a very serious request as the grow and operate. been appointed to address any allegations A new military policy is needed in the U.S. already has about 68,000 troops on the Afghanistan’s neighboring country is of fraud. country and it may not involve 40,000 ground in the country. Pakistan, a country that does not have a stable Incumbent Afghan President Hamid American troops. McChrystal is a good man and a great government but does have nuclear weapons. Karzai has been accused of ballot stuffing by commander. Last week, he gave a speech A politically weak Pakistan is not in the best his chief opponent Abdullah Abdullah. Cratic is a senior studying political science.

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Lindsay Pollard-Post U.S. are overflowing with lovable, friendly, plenty of adorable puppies who need homes, or neutered, microchipped, dewormed and MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE healthy dogs who would make wonderful with adult dogs, “what you see is what you vaccinated. companions. get” in terms of the dog’s size, grooming Trained adoption counselors at animal Walk into almost any animal shelter, and Most dogs in shelters are victims of cir- needs, energy level and personality. shelters help match potential adopters with you’ll see row after row of homeless dogs with cumstances beyond their control, such as For those of you whose hearts are set on the dog who will be the best fit for their per- wagging tails and pleading eyes, their wet divorce or an allergic guardian. The recession a pedigreed pup, you should know that about sonality and lifestyle. Many shelters also offer noses jammed between the cage bars as if to and the foreclosure crisis have flooded shel- 25 percent of shelter dogs are purebreds, and free training classes and follow-up support to say, “Pick me, pick me!” ters with dogs who were given up by people Web sites such as PetFinder.com make it help make the dog’s transition to a new home All of them — purebreds and mutts alike who could no longer afford to care for them possible for adopters to find the breed of their successful. — are desperate for attention, for love and for or who moved into liv- choice and still res- Many people who have adopted shel- someone to take them home. ing situations where dogs he recession and the cue a dog. ter dogs, myself included, say that their October is “Adopt a Shelter Dog” Month, aren’t welcome. foreclosure crisis have flooded Of course, canine companions are exceptionally devoted and for people who have the time, patience, Many have ended up T mixed-breed dogs to them and that they seem to be especially money, energy and love needed to care for an homeless simply because shelters with dogs who were make equally great grateful for a warm home, a soft bed, nutri- animal, there has never been a better time to someone didn’t spay or given up by people who could no companions, and tious food and a human who adores them. take home a grateful dog awaiting adoption at neuter his or her dog and longer afford to care for them or they don’t suf- So if you’re considering adding a canine the local animal shelter. While not every dog an unwanted litter was fer from many of companion to your family, why wait any may be perfect for everyone, every homeless born. who moved into living situations the genetic health longer? dog is perfect for someone; if only that some- Adopting pre-loved where dogs aren’t welcome.! problems that October is the perfect time to “fetch” a dog one would come along. dogs has many advan- plague purebreds. from your local animal shelter. Not only will That’s why, as a shelter volunteer, it’s tages. They are likely to Another reason you save a life, you’ll also make a best friend baffling to me that some people still turn to be housetrained, pros at basic skills such as to visit your local shelter: Dogs in animal for life. pet stores, classified ads or breeders, all of walking on a leash and familiar with good shelters are usually screened for health and which contribute to the animal overpopula- behavior and proper canine etiquette. temperament issues, and for a nominal adop- Pollard-Post is a research specialist for People tion crisis, when animal shelters across the And while most animal shelters have tion fee, most shelter dogs go home spayed for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sexual preference is not a prerequisite for worship

D!"# E$%&'#: and resurrection mean for us all. he created sex as a gift to be enjoyed Where we would part ways with as a part of a lifelong marriage cov- I am writing in response to the those churches that are “coming out enant between a man and woman. article in the Oct. 8 D"%() E*)+&%", of the closet” is that we were never Even though statistics and experience titled “Church Extends Cultural in the closet to begin with. We have prove that, even within the church, Acceptance.” been, are now and will continue to most of us fail to live up to God’s I think that the article’s headline, proudly be a body of Christian believ- standards, he welcomes us to a jour- as well as other aspects of the article ers who state the truth that God ney of grace anyway. itself, is misleading with regards to accepts anyone in any situation with- His goal along that journey isn’t to Gus Bode says: It’s time to send the DE a letter. Don’t how more traditional churches feel out precondition but a God who instill us with pride about our human like what our student columnists and editorial board have with respect to gay and lesbian per- loves us too much to leave our lives identities, but to call us to service and to say? Want to make your opinion heard on some other sons. unchanged. lives that reflect the goodness and university policy? Do something about it. At our church, there is no vote This isn’t simply applicable to gay mercy of the God that saved us from needed to affirm that gay- and lesbian- and lesbian persons, but applies to me ourselves and allows us to be instru- Send letters to the editor and guest columnist oriented individuals are welcome. In and those who worship alongside me. ments of his grace. submissions to [email protected], and don’t forget to include your name, year in school, major, hometown and a fact, the doors of our church are open Christ came to give people new lives . phone number for verification. to anyone who wants to learn about . . changed lives. Jacob Swain Jesus Christ and what his life, death One aspect of God’s plan is that Associate pastor of “The View” Church

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ON THE BACK SHELF Walter Branch, 53, said he has been homeless since 1994 and has been in Carbondale since 2001. Branch said he sleeps each night on a makeshift bed behind a building off Route 13. He said the owners of the building were kind enough to allow him to sleep there and even gave him the shelf he uses as a bed. The location is ideal, Branch said, because it is located under an awning, and the shelf allows him to protect one of the open sides with a tarp when it rains. Of all of the cities he has been homeless in, Branch said Carbondale is the worst. “They act like we ain’t nothing but giant cockroaches walking around,” he said. ISAAC SMITH DAILY EGYPTIAN

TEN-YEAR ITCH ‘Archers’ play relentless raucous rock ‘n’ roll

Luke McCormick all over the place. in at a bruising 38 minutes. The The sonic chemistry of the not really depict what either is like. DAILY EGYPTIAN One of the forefathers of the angular guitars and Bachmann’s band is a huge drawing point, but It sounds like those involved with [email protected] genre, Archers of Loaf, never re- rough voice is relentless through- it is Bachmann’s voice that sets its creation had the time of their ceived the respect it deserved. out as the softer side found in the the band apart from its contem- lives recording, which comes ring- T en-Year Itch is a weekly column fo- While bands such as Pavement band’s later releases is absent. poraries. There is nothing fey or ing through while listening. These cusing on a film or album at least 10 performed similar music and were The record is 13 tracks of lo-fi, twee about the band’s sound, and a are good-time, bounce-off-the- years old and deserving of a second namedropped for years, Archers’ hook-filled, near punk rock. The vocalist with a clear, succinct voice wall jams, even if the lyrics are not look. catalogue never seemed to come tempos rarely reach a Ramones would have doomed the band. all sunshine and flowers. up. Perhaps this was because of level; this is unapologetic rock ‘n’ Bachmann sounds as if he spent While Archers of Loaf ex- In the past decade, indie rock the amped-up energy of the band’s roll. the night before drinking whiskey panded its sound on subsequent has penetrated the daily lives of music or the abrasive vocals of Bachmann is angry about re- and chasing it with glass and ciga- releases, its debut is the best start- most people. front man Eric Bachmann. Either lationships and those writing his rettes. It is a wonder he can still ing point and album of the band’s Whether it be a Cadillac com- way, the band should be mentioned band off as nothing more than talk. career. mercial or the newest romantic in the same breath as Pavement. some Sonic Youth clone. Lucky for The album is a raucous one; comedy, this genre of music once The Chapel Hill, N.C., band’s listeners, Bachmann used all his the kind played at high school and Luke McCormick can be reached reserved for college dorm rooms is debut album “Icky Mettle” clocks vitriol to spawn a classic record. college parties in movies that does at 536-3311 ext. 275. News !"#$%&'(%)*#"+ Tuesday, October 13, 2009 7 Sharpton, Jackson attack Limbaugh’s Rams bid

R.B. Fallstrom “Now, this saddens me as well THE ASSOCIATED PRESS this disappoints me,” he said. “I know Rev. Sharpton. Sharpton is better ST. LOUIS — The Revs. Al than this. He knows better than this. Sharpton and Jesse Jackson attacked You know, I didn’t judge Al Sharp- the bid by Rush Limbaugh to buy ton’s fitness to be in radio when he the St. Louis Rams on Monday, wanted to earn an honest living for saying the conservative radio host’s once, given his well-documented past track record on race should exclude as the author of the Tawana Brawley him from owning an NFL team. hoax. I believe in freedom and I also Sharpton sent a letter to NFL don’t discriminate.” Commissioner Roger Goodell, Limbaugh said last week that he arguing Limbaugh has been divi- is teaming up with St. Louis Blues sive and “anti-NFL” in some of his hockey team owner Dave Checketts comments. in a bid to buy the Rams. He has de- Jackson said Limbaugh made clined to discuss details of the offer, his wealth “appealing to the fears citing a confidentiality agreement. of whites” with an unending line In 2003, Limbaugh worked of insults against blacks and other briefly on ESPN’s NFL pregame minorities. show. He resigned after saying “The National Football League Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has set high standards for racial Donovan McNabb was overrated JULIA RENDLEMAN | DAILY EGYPTIAN justice and inclusion,” Jackson said. because the media wanted to see a “He should not have the privilege black quarterback succeed. BINGO BUCKS HELP SCHOOL of owning an NFL franchise and Transcripts posted on the radio Jabari Howard, 2, of San Diego, plays with bingo markers as his mother, Tamyca Jackson, tries to it is a privilege.” The civil rights host’s Web site also say that on a concentrate on the game at the weekly Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Bingo Night Sunday in leader said he’s had contact with January 2007 show, Limbaugh Herrin. The proceeds go to the private, catholic school. The two joined Howard’s grandmother who numerous players and ex-players commented: “The NFL all too of- plays every week. concerned about the bid. ten looks like a game between the Limbaugh shot back at Sharp- Bloods and the Crips without any ton on his radio show. weapons. There, I said it.” 8 Tuesday October 13, 2009 !"#$%&'(%)*#"+ Classifieds Tuesday, October 13, 2009 !"#$%&'(%)*#"+ Study Break 9 Duplex The

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C hris Brummitt cilities,” said Gareth Price, head of the Pamela Hess THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Asia program at London think tank Chatham House. “There are enough command-and-control mechanisms ISLAMABAD — An auda- in place to prevent that.” cious weekend assault by Islamic A U.S. counterproliferation offi- militants on Pakistan’s army head- cial in Washington said strong safe- quarters is again raising fears of an guards are in place and there is no insurgent attack on the country’s reason to believe the nuclear arsenal nuclear weapons installation. is in imminent jeopardy of seizure Pakistan has sought to protect by militants. its nuclear weapons from attack by The official, who commented on the Taliban or other militants by condition of anonymity because he storing the warheads, detonators was not authorized to speak on the and missiles separately in facilities matter publicly, said there is a major patrolled by elite troops. difference between attacking a nucle- Analysts are divided on how se- ar site and actually seizing and using cure these weapons are. Some say the nuclear material stored inside. the weapons are less secure than they Security at Pakistan’s isolated were five years ago, and Saturday’s at- nuclear installations is believed to tack would show a “worrisome” over- be significantly higher than at the confidence by the Pakistanis. army headquarters, which was rela- While complex security is in tively relaxed by the standards of place, much depends on the Paki- other nations. Thousands of people stani army and how vulnerable it is and vehicles enter the headquarters to infiltration by extremists, said a compound in Rawalpindi daily, and Western government official with the 10 attackers, while able to take access to intelligence on Pakistan dozens of hostages Saturday and struck near an air base in Sargodha, the July issue of The Sentinel, the drawing them almost exclusively and its nuclear arsenal, speaking on kill 14 people before a commando where nuclear missiles are believed to monthly journal of the Combating from Punjabi officers who are con- condition of anonymity because of raid ended the siege, never pen- be stored, and the Wah cantonment, Terrorism Center. sidered to have fewer links to reli- the sensitivity of the subject. etrated to the heart of the complex. where missiles that could carry nuclear The components are stored in gious extremists or with the Pashtun Analysts say a more realistic sce- Pakistan is estimated to have be- weapons are believed to be assembled. protected underground sites. The area of Pakistan, where the Taliban nario would involve militant sym- tween 70 and 90 warheads, according He added that the attacks did not ap- warheads themselves are electroni- garners much of its support. pathizers getting work as scientists to Hans Kristensen, director of the pear to have targeted nuclear weapons. cally locked to ensure that they can- No action or decision involving at the facilities and passing infor- Nuclear Information Project of the Pakistan uses armed forces per- not be detonated even if they fall in a nuclear weapon can be undertak- mation to extremists. Federation of American Scientists. sonnel to guard nuclear weapons terrorists’ hands, Gregory said. en by fewer than two persons. But “It’s not thought likely that the Shaun Gregory, an expert on facilities, and it physically separates The Pakistan military carefully Gregory acknowledged the possi- Taliban are suddenly going to storm Pakistani security at the University of warhead cores from their detona- screens and monitors the officers bility of collusion between cleared in and gain control of the nuclear fa- Bradford in Britain, said militants have tion components, Gregory wrote in vested with protecting the warheads, officers and extremists.

North Korea fires 5 short-range missiles Insurers’ warning shot has

Hyung-Jin Kim July, South Korea’s Yonhap news Moscow to meet with Russian Democrats scrambling THE ASSOCIATED PRESS agency reported. leaders on a variety of issues, in- Yonhap, citing a South Korean cluding nuclear reduction con- R icardo Alonso-Zaldivar try’s top lobbyist in Washington THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL, South Korea — official it did not identify, said cerns. stood her ground. In a call with North Korea test-launched five the KN-02 surface-to-surface South Korea’s YTN television reporters, Karen Ignagni, president short-range missiles Monday, re- missiles were fired from mobile network carried a report similar WASHINGTON — Insur- of America’s Health Insurance ports said, in what analysts said launch pads and had a range of to Yonhap’s. It quoted an uniden- ance companies aren’t playing nice Plans, pointedly refused to rule was an attempt to improve its up to 75 miles. It said North Ko- tified government source as say- any more. out attack ads on TV featuring the bargaining position ahead of pos- rea launched two missiles in the ing North Korea had announced Their dire message that health study, though she said she believed sible talks with the United States. morning and three more in the a no-sail zone in areas off the care legislation will drive up pre- the industry’s concerns could be North Korea has recently afternoon. country’s east and west coasts for miums for people who already amicably addressed. reached out to the U.S. and South South Korea’s Defense Min- Oct. 10-20 — an apparent indi- have coverage comes as a warning At the heart of the industry’s Korea following months of ten- istry and National Intelligence cation the country could carry out shot at a crucial point in the debate complaint is a decision by lawmak- sion over its nuclear and missile Service — the country’s main more missile tests. and threatens President Barack ers to weaken the requirement that tests earlier this year. Leader Kim spy agency — said they could not The reported launches ap- Obama’s top domestic priority. millions more Americans get cov- Jong Il told visiting Chinese Pre- confirm the reports. peared to be aimed at displaying Democrats and their allies erage. Since the legislation would mier Wen Jiabao last week that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary North Korea’s missile capability scrambled on Monday to knock ban insurance companies from de- his government might return to Rodham Clinton said in Belfast to bolster its negotiating hand down a new industry-funded study nying coverage on account of poor stalled six-nation negotiations on on Monday that American efforts ahead of talks with the U.S. and forecasting that Senate legisla- health, many people will wait to its nuclear program depending to resume the nuclear talks with other countries to wrest more tion, over time, will add thousands sign up until they get sick, the in- on the outcome of direct talks it North Korea will proceed despite concessions, said Koh Yu-hwan, of dollars to the cost of a typical dustry says. And that will drive up seeks with the United States. the new tests. a North Korea expert at Seoul’s policy. “Distorted and flawed,” said costs for everybody else. Washington has said it is con- “Our goal remains the same,” Dongguk University. White House spokeswoman Linda Insurers are now raising pos- sidering holding talks with North she said after a meeting with Yang Moo-jin, a professor at Douglass. “Fundamentally dishon- sibilities such as higher premiums Korea as part of efforts to restart Northern Irish business lead- Seoul’s University of North Ko- est,” said AARP’s senior policy for people who postpone getting the six-party negotiations. ers. “Our consultations with our rean Studies, agreed and added strategist, John Rother. “A hatchet coverage, or waiting periods for The missile launches off North partners and our allies continues that North Korea was unlikely to job,” said a spokesman for Sen- those who ignore a proposed gov- Korea’s east coast were the first unabated. It is unaffected by the take more drastic steps such as its ate Finance Committee chairman ernment requirement to get insur- by the communist nation since it behavior of North Korea.” April long-range rocket test or Max Baucus, D-Mont. ance and later have a change of test-fired seven missiles in early Clinton was to fly later to May nuclear test. But the health insurance indus- heart.

P!"#$%!& I$'!( ) N( * Y+'" W!$,#&-%+& Taliban expanding their base as Israel will not allow its leaders or Trade mixed as weak tech shares American is first woman to win fourth attack kills 41 at market troops to be put on trial balance out gains in energy stocks Nobel in economics

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RT of Pakistan teamed up with Taliban insurgents from Netanyahu on Monday vowed never to allow Israeli ings reports to flow in traded cautiously Monday, giv- first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics, says the remote Afghan border region to carry out the leaders or soldiers to stand trial on war crimes charges ing up early gains and leaving the market narrowly a key thread of her research is people power. PO bold weekend assault on army headquarters, the over their actions during last winter’s military offen- mixed. The Dow Jones industrials reached a new The Indiana University political scientist says that RE

army said Monday — an ominous development as sive in the Gaza Strip, furiously denouncing a U.N. 2009 trading high, edging closer to 10,000. means the power of people to successfully manage

E the fourth major attack in just over a week killed 41 report in a keynote address to parliament. Volume was light because of the Columbus Day common resources like forests, fisheries, oil fields or people at a northwestern market. Netanyahu’s fiery rhetoric — and his decision holiday. Bond markets were closed and there were grazing lands, rather than having them handled by WIR The prospect of militant networks from across to open the high-profile speech with remarks on no economic reports. the government or private companies. Pakistan cooperating more closely could complicate the report — reflected the deep distress felt among A weaker dollar and a spike in oil prices more “What we have ignored is what citizens can a planned offensive against the Taliban in their north- Israeli leaders after a U.N. commission accused Israel than $73 drove energy and materials prices higher, do and the importance of real involvement of the west stronghold, a push seen as vital to the success of of intentionally harming civilians when it launched but weakness in technology and industrial shares people involved — versus just having somebody in the faltering U.S. war effort in Afghanistan. a massive attack in Gaza to stop years of rocket fire. held the market back. Washington ... make a rule.” Ostrom said. Sports !"#$%&'(%)*#"+ Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11 LINE numbers without a very good perfor- CONTINUED FROM 12 mance up front, both with the run- !"#$%&'()*&+,- blocking and the pass-protection,” Lennon said the team’s offense Lennon said. On Sunday, the Cincinnati Bengals upset the Ravens 17-14 in Baltimore to improve their record to 4-1 and take the AFC North would not be where it is now if it lead. Are the Bengals for real? were not for the line. Ryan Voyles can be reached “You don’t put up those type of at 536-3311 ext. 256.

It’s too early for me to call them ‘for real,’ but I like what I’ve seen from them so “Our drives were off a little bit, and far. I took note after they scorched the Packers in week 2, and they have just kept GOLF #+,)%.&+/"* winning since then. The defense is rocking, and Carson Palmer is looking like the CONTINUED FROM 12 some of us were stuck behind trees, pre-torn everything quarterback of old. Too bad they play in Cincinnati — the and so we have to tighten up on !"#$%&' only city worse than that happens to have its own team in the Northern part of (')*+&,* Scheil said the weather might those things.” the state. have caused some of his teammates Senior Jordan Cox finished tied to struggle. for 39th with a score of 230, while “For some of the senior Blake Driskell You better believe they are for real. They only scored 17 points against guys it was their first finished 79th overall Baltimore, but the Ravens’ defense let the Bengals scorch them for 413 total time playing in cold e didn’t play with 242. offensive yards. The Bengals seem to come from behind every week and pull out weather, and that Freshman Jeff victory from the jaws of defeat. The Bengals play in the tough north, and they have !"#"$%#&''()* up to our defeated every northern opponent. Who would have thought the week 1 game takes a lot to get W Miller rounded out the ,!#--).' against the Broncos — which looked like a matchup of two UFL teams — would used to, and we were potential, and we Salukis, finishing tied (')*+&,* !! actually mean something? a little rusty,” Scheil for 84th with a score said. are disappointed of 247. Erickson fin- The Salukis will by that. ished 35th overall, — Leroy Newton conclude their fall #+,)%*(-&)() I like what I am seeing from them. They have a high-intensity offense, and they shooting a 229. Er- men’s golf coach season at the Univer- managed to beat the Super Bowl champs of last year. Carson Palmer is looking ickson shot a 77 on sity of Dayton Fall !')//$ sharp and has shown he can still run and gun. If they keep it up, they are looking his first round and carded a 74 and Invitational in Kettering, Ohio on at a great chance to make a run for it. (')*,&+0#/ 78 on his last two rounds. Oct.19. “The conditions were very cold, but there were still shots we Ryan Simonin can be reached should’ve made,” Erickson said. at 536-3311 ext. 282. US Soccer: One step forward, two steps back

it has a chance to put the elusive spotlight on the sport, its poor performance or the powers-that- RYAN VOYLES be dash away any hopes. [email protected] Just several months ago people were on the verge of actually car- ing about soccer after the U.S. somehow pulled off the upset over the No. 1 Spaniards in the Con- It was a thriller in Honduras Sat- federation Cup. urday as the U.S. national team The sport almost completed its clinched a spot for its sixth- decades-old climb to American straight World Cup with one of prominence the next match when the best qualifying matches in past the U.S. almost pulled off the up- memory. Too bad only a handful set against Brazilians, who are so of people could watch it in the talented they only need to go by a U.S. single name — such as Prince. One of the most important But head coach Bob Bradley matches for the national team was decided the best way to hold on only shown in select bars because to the improbable 2-0 lead was to of a bizarre FIFA rule that grants completely back off offense, curl television rights to the home up in a ball and pray the Brazil- team, and Honduras chose not to ians missed every shot. Unfortu- give the rights to any American nately, the Brazilians had no prob- outlets. lem scoring three straight goals en Instead, a select amount of bars route to a 3-2 victory. obtained the rights with a closed- And just like that, the Ameri- circuit deal for the game and can’s flirtation with soccer ended. charged all patrons $20 to watch. The sport went into obscurity And that $20 was not to drown faster than the news of Jon and away the pain of paying to watch Kate’s inevitable divorce. Every- soccer. body went back to baseball and CHUCK MYERS | MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE Once again, the national soc- ‘American’ football, and not an ex- Members of the USA Men’s National Team (left to right) Carlos Bocanegra, Brian Ching, Sacha Kljestan, cer team accomplished a feat met tra second was spent on the sport with a mere shrug in its homeland. everybody else in the world loves. Michael Bradley and Landon Donovan take the field for warm ups prior to a World Cup qualifying semi- ESPN, as if to spite the Hon- And now, once again, the pow- final match against Cuba at RFK Stadium in Washington, Saturday. duras television providers, decided ers-that-be decided soccer will to relegate the game to a bottom have to wait another time to be won’t have anything to play for. there are so many other games to doesn’t seem to be much interest. scroll. Watching SportsCenter on cared about. The U.S.-Honduras The most passive viewers could not follow on our side of the pond. So for the sixth-straight time, Sunday, one could not be blamed match could have gone either be blamed for dismissing a possi- With baseball, basketball, football, the U.S. will send its best and for not knowing a match hap- way for America. Win, they go to bly indifferent American team as hockey and NASCAR, it’s tough brightest to the World Cup in pened Saturday, let alone one that South Africa next year. Lose, they national embarrassments; they did finding time to squeeze some soc- hopes of surprising the world. guaranteed America a ticket to have an almost must-win game the last time they were on TV. cer in there. Hopefully, this time they will be the World Cup in South Africa Wednesday against a solid Costa On the scale of worth, soccer But is sending our team to the on TV. next year. Rican team broadcasted live on ranks somewhere between leather most watched sporting event in the It’s the major problem for the ESPN. chaps and mullets for most Ameri- world not a big deal? From initial Ryan Voyles can be reached American soccer team: Every time Now they’ll be on TV, but they cans. In defense of Americans, reactions to this weekend, there at 536-3311 ext. 256. DAILY EGYPT IAN INSIDER, page 11: Are the Cincinnati Bengals for real?

TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 2009 12 SFOOTBALL!"#$% MASTERS OF MCANDREW Third round: wide receivers

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Editor’s note: This part three of the Sports desk’s tribute to McAndrew Stadium and its history. Each week, the sports staff will draft a position to make its All-McAndrew football team. This week: All-McAndrew wide receiver.

Ryan Voyles selects: Cornell Craig (1996-1999) This was an easy choice. Look at the SIU record books and Craig’s name is on nearly every offensive page. The 2008 SIU Hall of Famer was unstoppable in his four seasons in ma- roon. His name resides atop the lists for career pass receptions, receiving EVAN DAVIS | DAILY EGYPTIAN yards and receiving touchdowns — in Blake Brunner, left, a Saluki offensive lineman, blocks for running back Deji Karim, center, during Saturday’s 43-23 Homecoming victory. a game, season and career. Craig didn’t just set the records; he demolished them. He has 1,205 more Teammates praise unit career yards, 83 more receptions and for dominance 17 more touchdowns than any other Linemen lead the way receiver in SIU history. His senior year was among the greatest offensive outputs by any re- Ryan Voyles Valley Football Conference) to run get to that second level,” Karim said. Dieker said the line has provided ceiver in Football Championship DAILY EGYPTIAN for 1,260 yards on the season for an “They tell me they’ll take care of that the opportunity to put up big numbers. Subdivision history. Craig finished the [email protected] average of 252 yards per game. first level, and when I get to the sec- “Those guys up front are open- season with 77 catches for 1,419 yards Redshirt senior Deji ond level, I’m sup- ing things up, letting Deji find some and 15 touchdowns en route to being The Salukis down in the trenches Karim has excelled be- posed to do the rest. running room,” Dieker said. “With named first-team All-American and fighting to get extra yards don’t get hind the strong line, And that’s what I him running like that, it makes it even the FCS Player of the Year. much attention, but head coach Dale running for 855 yards on ur offensive did. I owe a lot of easier to throw the ball and find my Craig decided to continue his edu- Lennon said they have been a bright the season and a Football Oline, I think, is thanks to them.” receivers. It’s working out really well cation after SIU, earning his master’s at spot for the team. Championship Subdivi- The passing at- for us.” Bellarmine University, where he is now Lennon said his offensive line de- sion best 166.8 yards per!! our unsung hero tack has seen a lift The front line is also one of the the director of minority programs and serves the bulk of the praise for the game with eight touch- from the line as younger units on the team, return- international student counselor. right now. explosive Saluki offense. downs. — Dale Lennon well. ing only two starters, and both of Craig is the obvious first look for “Our offensive line, I think, is Karim, who was head football coach Junior quarter- them are playing new positions. Se- any quarterback and the perfect re- our unsung hero right now,” Lennon named the Sports Net- back Chris Dieker nior tackle Shawn Smith and senior ceiver for the Masters of McAndrew said. “They’re doing it at both ends, work FCS National Of- has aired the ball guard John Purdy switched positions squad. and it’s paying off for us.” fensive Player of the Week, said the out for 1,084 yards with nine touch- during the offseason. This season, the offensive line has offensive line has been the key to his downs. Dieker has also had plenty Derek Robbins selects: Brent controlled opposing defenses, allow- success. of time to throw, as he has only been Little (2002-2005) | ing the Salukis (4-1, 3-0 Missouri “They put in all that work, and I sacked seven times this season. See LINE 11 Craig was the obvious choice, but Brent Little isn’t a bad backup. Little played for a high-powered Saluki of- MEN’S GOLF fense from 2002-2005. Little is sec- ond in career receiving yards and also has the fourth and fifth best receiving seasons in SIU history. Little also had Salukis tie for 10th in D.A. Weibring Invitational a game in which he had 167 receiv- ing yards. He was the go-to receiver Ryan Simonin advantage of its home-course as for Joel Sambursky and a staple to the DAILY EGYPTIAN it took first place with a 54-hole Salukis’ offense. Patrick Scheil, [email protected] score of 873. Western Illinois Uni- Little’s resume is even more im- left, and Jordan versity finished second with 888 pressive considering he came to SIU Cox, center, both As the weather cools down, so while the University of Missouri- shortly after Craig ended his stint as seniors, and do the Salukis’ golf clubs. Kansas City and the University of a Saluki. Craig was an offensive force, freshman Jake The SIU men’s golf team Detroit-Mercy tied for third with and any No. 1 receiver that came after Erickson, right, continued its struggled at the scores of 905. him was going to be under pressure. take a look at D.A. Weibring Invitational at Loyola University Chicago Given that Little was arguably the Erickson’s putt Normal Monday as it tied for 10th (906) rounded out the top five. second best receiver SIU has ever had, during practice place with South Dakota State Senior golfer Patrick Scheil he proved he could handle the pres- Sept. 22. The University. and freshman Jake Erickson were sure of stepping into a key role. Head coach Leroy Newton the only two Salukis to score in Unlike Craig, Little played in the Salukis traveled said everybody on the team was the 70s. NFL. He was signed by the Cleveland to Illinois State disappointed by their playing on Scheil finished in seventh place Browns as an undrafted free agent in to compete in Sunday and Monday. overall with a 54-hole total of 220 2006, and was also a member of the the D.A. Weibring “We didn’t play up to our po- after shooting a 72 in his first Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Intercollegiate tential, and we are disappointed round and a 74 in his final two Vikings. Just for a receiver to make an tournament by that, and we need to work on rounds. NFL team requires skills 90 percent Sunday. all the little things that make great of most wide outs do not have. Little SUZANNE CARAKER golfers,” Newton said. is a perfect addition to the Masters of See GOLF | 11 DAILY EGYPTIAN Illinois State University took McAndrew team.