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Daily Egyptianwww.siude.com VOL. 92, NO. 41, 16 PAGES S OUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 17, 2006 Murphysboro couple sentenced English language for January murder of student program Brandon Augsburg DAILY EGYPTIAN Before sentencing the couple, sentences must be served in full and excuse for the crime they committed. Judge Charles Grace described also carry three years of mandatory He said he would suggest that the The mother of slain SIUC stu- Gandy’s murder as one of the most supervision upon their release from Illinois Department of Corrections flourishing dent Christopher Gandy looked gruesome he has seen in 35 years. prison. enroll the Bryants in a drug rehab across the courtroom to address her “I’ve been in this a long time, According to the coroner’s report, program during their incarceration. Center for English as son’s murderers and seek answers and I haven’t seen anything quite Gandy died from severe head trau- Both Bryants addressed Grace a Second Language about why he was killed. as brutal or heinous as this crime,” ma. He was beaten with a wrench, during the hearing and John Bryant “I would like to know why you he said. stuffed into the trunk of his car, maintained his innocence while Lisa enrollment doubles had to go this far in killing my John Bryant, 38, was sentenced stabbed several times, and he was Bryant asked the court for mercy. child?” Edith Gandy asked tearfully to 50 years in prison for first-degree burned along with his vehicle at the “The world is missing a good Sean McGahan during the sentencing hearing for murder and received a concurrent cemetery. The murder was the result man who deserved a good life, but DAILY EGYPTIAN the Murphysboro couple Monday. sentence of five years for conceal- of a botched drug deal. he was not taken by my hand,” John The architecture student’s body ment of a homicide. Lisa Bryant, Grace expressed regret for the Bryant said. Enrollment at SIUC’s Center for was found Jan. 28 at Mount Carbon 37, was sentenced to 25 years in Bryants’ admitted drug addictions English as a Second Language has Cemetery in Murphysboro. prison for first-degree murder. The but said their addiction was not an See SENTENCE, Page 11 doubled in the past year, and the program’s leader attributes the jump to the university’s increased relationships abroad. Enrollment jumped from 47 full- time and five part-time students in fall 2005 to 93 full-time and eight part- time students this semester, CESL director Marilyn Rivers said. “This is a wonderful school. We have great programs. I just want to let people know that the international program is not losing enrollment — it’s growing,” Rivers said. The university itself has seen other enrollments decline, including a loss of 55 international students since fall 2005. SIUC has lost 384 international students since fall 2002. 'BMM

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KELI BILLINGSLEY ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN James Peterson, 14, of Carterville, dressed in a banana costume, watches as Nancy Muzzarelli, left, of Murphysboro reads the nutrition suspensions label on a box of crackers. She compares it to the other types of crackers held by the boy’s mother, Sharon Peterson, an assistant professor in the Department of Animal Science Food and Nutrition at SIUC, on Saturday morning at Tom’s Mad Pricer grocery store in Murphysboro. handed out Brandon Weisenberger Apples, bananas and oranges, oh my! DAILY EGYPTIAN Freshman year is over for two more Grocery store “I actually learned how to cook coordinator Kris Sherrill said. SIUC students linked to an on-cam- squash from a couple ladies. Other Sharon Peterson, an assis- Grocery store tours pus attack earlier this month. tour gives tips for than using spaghetti squash as tant professor in Animal Science • Oct. 25 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Student Judicial Affairs on spaghetti, I hadn’t really learned Food and Nutrition, is Kinsella’s Kroger east Carbondale location Monday suspended Brandon Gaines eating fruits and how to use squash,” Kinsella said. academic adviser for the proj- • Oct. 27 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at and DeShaun McGee for one year She also tries to answer their ect. Peterson attends the healthy Tom’s Mad Pricer in Murphysboro. apiece. vegetables questions and give them ideas to shopping days and makes dis- The pair are among nine new- make eating fruits and vegetables plays showing healthy alternatives information on specific benefits comers from the Chicago area who Sarah Lohman more convenient as well as give that cost less than typical junk each category of fruits or vegeta- were banned from campus after DAILY EGYPTIAN them tips on keeping them fresh, foods. Giveaways, healthy dishes bles provides, such as promoting SIUC authorities accused them of Kinsella said. to taste-test and people dressed a healthy heart and reducing the being involved in an Oct. 6 attack Mom isn’t the only one who Kinsella will give tours Oct. up as a banana, apple or carrot also risk of cancer. on a sophomore. Two other students, says to eat fruits and vegetables. 25 at Kroger on Giant City Road attract attention to the program, “I think it’s extremely impor- Derrick Reese and Aric Anthony, Kelsey Kinsella, a senior and Oct. 27 at Tom’s Mad Pricer Peterson said. tant because a lot of people don’t were suspended for multiple years on from Lexington, which is near in Murphysboro. On average, Kinsella gives realize what’s out there for them. Thursday. Bloomington, studying dietetics, Healthy Shopping Days is part between eight and 12 tours during You can tell people whatever you Vincent Mack, Christian Jennings, agrees with those picky parents. of Southern Illinois Healthcare’s the three-hour program, Peterson want, but if you actually show Timothy Hart, Charles Gill and Kinsella is giving grocery store Colorful Choices Campaign, a said. them, they get a more visual Reshaun Scott will learn of their fate tours to shoppers who want to four-week nutrition education Ada Ford, a health educator experience, and they remember,” later this week. learn about the benefits of eating challenge to get people think- for the Jackson County Health Kinsella said. Three days after the late-night more fruits and vegetables. ing about eating in a healthier Department, also attends the incident, the nine students were served The experience is a learning and more varied way by using healthy shopping days to hand Sarah Lohman can be reached at with an “interim separation” notice opportunity for both the custom- the colors of the rainbow, SIH out Five-A-Day cookbooks and 536-3311 ext. 263 or ers and herself, she said. Community Benefits Worker and brochures. The handouts give [email protected]. See SUSPENSIONS, Page 11 2 Tuesday, October 17, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN News CALENDAR NEWS BRIEFS Study Abroad Fair Rates rise at weekly Treasury auction • 7 to 8 p.m. today at Grinnell Hall in the WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday’s auc- lower level of Brush Towers tion to the highest levels since late August. • Talk to SIUC students who have been The Treasury Department auctioned $16 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate abroad, SIU program faculty about specific of 4.940 percent, up from 4.850 percent last week. Another $15 billion in six-month bills was programs, and exchange students about auctioned at a discount rate of 4.935 percent, up from 4.890 percent last week. their experiences The three-month rate was the highest since these bills averaged 4.960 percent on Aug. 28. The six-month rate was the highest since 4.970 percent, also on Aug. 28. The discount rates reflect that the bills sell for less than face value. For a $10,000 bill, the Visiting artist: Paul three-month price was $9,875.13 while a six-month bill sold for $9,750.51. Separately, the Federal Reserve said Monday that the average yield for one-year Treasury Young bills, a popular index for making changes in adjustable rate mortgages, rose to 5.03 percent • 5:30 p.m. today at the Communication last week from 4.90 percent the previous week. Building in the Dean’s Conference Room • Director of Film Studies Program at Vanderbilt University will present a lecture: Quinn, Blagojevich oppose electric rate increases “Telling Descriptions: Frank Norris’s Mis- CHICAGO (AP) — Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn says instead of increasing electric rates to help power invention of Cinema, 1899” companies make ends meet, utility officials should tighten their own belts. Electric rates have been frozen since 1997, but that freeze is scheduled to end Jan. 1. A recent power auction among companies determined customers will pay an average from 22 “He Saved Me” percent to 55 percent more for electricity. • 12 p.m. today at the Student Center ComEd officials have said they will lose about $1.4 billion and face possible bankruptcy if Auditorium there is no rate increase. St. Louis-based Ameren has warned that if rates stay frozen, officials • Mussain Andaryas shares his story of eth- will have to cut one-quarter of the company’s work force, hundreds of contractors and proj- nic persecution in Afghanistan and how his ects that improve service reliability. life was later transformed But Quinn blamed the increase on “inflated egos with inflated salaries.” • This event is free and open to the public “It’s hard to get a violin out for anyone who makes $27 million,” Quinn said, referring to the annual compensation package of Exelon CEO John W. Rowe. ComEd is a division of Exelon. “Teaching Frederick Exelon spokesman Thomas Stevens said Quinn’s complaints about executive salaries Douglass” were “misleading.” • 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Student “Exelon senior executive salaries are paid by Exelon shareholders, not ComEd customers,” Center in Ballroom A Stevens said in a statement. ComEd’s board of directors set executives’ salaries “to attract and • University Core Curriculum Sponsored retain industry leaders so that the company can continue to deliver to customers the reliable Workshop service they expect,” he said. POLICE REPORTS Law School forum • 10 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Student University Friday at Lot 45. A Pioneer DVD player and Center in Ballroom D a massive equalizer line driver valued at • Opportunity for students considering A theft under $300 occurred between 6 $2,300 were reported stolen. There are no law school to meet representatives from p.m. on Oct. 6 and 3 p.m. on Oct. 10 at Mae suspects at this time. schools throughout the Midwest Smith. A portable Playstation valued at $250 was reported stolen. Harassment by telephone occurred between 5 p.m. Friday and 4:23 p.m. “Scuba Diving Club A burglary of motor vehicle parts and Saturday at University Hall. There are no accessories occurred between 6 p.m. on suspects at this time. (RSO)” meeting Wednesday and 3:22 p.m. Friday in Lot 23. • 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Quatro’s Pizza A Panasonic DVD, CD and FM stereo player, SIUC student Tremmel S. Turner, 23, of The calendar is a free service for speakers, amplifier, DVD’s and CD’s valued Chicago was arrested on a Carbondale fail- at $2,400 were reported stolen. There are no ure-to-appear warrant on an original charge community groups. We cannot suspects at this time. of resisting and obstructing a peace officer guarantee that all items will run. at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday on Neely Drive at A burglary of motor vehicle parts and Logan Drive. Turner posted $200 cash bond Submit calendar items to the accessories occurred between 3 and 6 p.m. and was released. DAILY EGYPTIAN newsroom, Communications 1247, at least CORRECTIONS two days before event, or call If you spot an error, please contact the DAILY EGYPTIAN accuracy desk at 536-3311, (618) 536-3311, ext. 266. ext. 253.

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Warmer with some A thunderstorm Partly sunny, a Partly sunny; warm Partly sunny sun possible shower 70° 45° 72° 51° 61° 38° 62° 40° 63° 42° Illinois Weather Almanac National Cities Carbondale through 3 p.m. yesterday Today Wed. Temperature: City Hi Lo WHi Lo W Rockford Atlanta 65 62 t 82 63 pc 63/45 High/low yesterday ...... 54°/50° Normal high/low ...... 69°/43° Boston 57 50 c 60 54 r Rock Island Chicago Cincinnati 61 53 r 69 53 pc 62/46 61/48 Precipitation: 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest...... 1.64” Dallas 85 64 pc 78 54 pc Month to date ...... 1.72” Denver 50 25 pc 43 29 sn Normal month to date ...... 1.34” Indianapolis 60 51 pc 69 53 pc Peoria Year to date ...... 39.17” Kansas City 70 49 pc 52 36 pc 61/51 Normal year to date ...... 35.93” Las Vegas 74 54 s 73 53 s Nashville 70 55 t 73 60 pc Sun and Moon New Orleans 87 72 t 90 70 t New York City 56 54 r 68 58 r Quincy Sunrise today ...... 7:07 a.m. Champaign Orlando 87 73 pc 90 72 pc 64/50 60/47 Sunset tonight ...... 6:17 p.m. Moonrise today ...... 2:47 a.m. Phoenix 80 61 pc 81 59 s Springfield Moonset today ...... 4:23 p.m. San Francisco 68 51 pc 70 50 s 62/48 Seattle 58 45 pc 54 48 pc New First Full Last Washington, DC 59 57 r 73 61 pc Legend: W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. Oct 22 Oct 29 Nov 5 Nov 12 All forecasts and maps provided by Carbondale National Weather Today AccuWeather, Inc. ©2006 70/45 Shown is today’s Shown are weather. Temperatures noon positions are today’s highs AnchoragAnchoragee of weather 46/3746/37 30s 30s and tonight’s lows. 20s systems and Cairo 40s precipitation. Temperature 71/47 30s Regional Cities 50s bands are CalgarCalgaryy highs for the Vancouverancouver 39/3139/31 Winnipeg day. Forecast Today Wed. 38/2938/29 55/48 40s high/low City Hi Lo WHi Lo W 30s MontrealMontreal 40s SeattleSeattle 57/4357/43 temperatures Bloomington 66 46 pc 68 46 pc 60s 58/45 BillingsBillings 50s are given for 39/26 Minneapolis selected cities Cape Girardeau 72 48 pc 74 55 pc 50s 57/36 ToTorrontoonto 70s 50s 59/5159/51 Champaign 60 47 pc 68 48 pc SanSan 40s NeNew YoYorkrk DenDenverver DetrDetroioitt FranciscoFrancisco 50s 56/54 Chicago 61 48 pc 63 45 pc 50/25 60s ChicagoChicago 56/4956/49 68/51 61/48 Washingtonashington Danville 60 44 pc 68 51 pc 59/57 Edwardsville 65 53 pc 70 52 pc LosLos AngelesAngeles 70s 60s 69/5569/55 60s Moline 61 46 pc 58 40 pc 70s Showers 70s AtlantaAtlanta Mt.Vernon 66 45 pc 70 48 pc ElEl PPasoaso HoustonHouston T-storms Cold Front 80/5780/57 80s 65/62 Paducah 70 47 t 78 55 pc 60s 80s 93/6793/67 Rain 70s Peoria 61 51 pc 59 42 pc 90s Warm Front 70s Flurries Quincy 64 50 pc 60 40 pc 80s ChihuahuaChihuahua 84/5484/54 Snow Rockford 63 45 pc 61 41 pc Stationary LaLa PaPazz Monterrey Miami Front 91/6491/64 94/7394/73 86/77 Ice Springfield 62 48 pc 66 43 pc 90s News DAILY EGYPTIAN Tuesday, October 17, 2006 3 Student Center undergoing more than $2 million in renovations

Sean McGahan an area in the International Lounge DAILY EGYPTIAN might be shut down, but the rest of the lounge would remain open. The Student Center is putting a “We’re going to try to make it as new roof over students’ heads. convenient as we can and still get the Construction of the largest roof work done. We’re hoping not to dis- on the SIUC campus began Oct. place too many students,” Jaros said. 2 and will cost slightly more than Jaros said both projects are $1.5 million, associate director of the designed to save students money in Student Center Ken Jaros said. the long run. Additional renovations to sec- Folasade Ajayi, a senior from ond floor ceilings and light fixtures Chicago studying health care man- began Monday on the west end of agement, said she is skeptical of the the International Lounge. Jaros said efforts for a new roof. these renovations would cost about “I think it’s a waste of money. I $315,000. think there’s a lot more important Work is scheduled to wrap up by things to spend money on,” Ajayi March 31, 2007. said. “We should concentrate on the The renovations are part of the departments, like the engineering Student Center’s ongoing attempt to building, because it seems like it’s conserve and manage energy in light lacking.” of rising energy costs, Jaros said Ike Minton, a junior from Du “It’s easier to save a penny than Quoin studying music theory and make a penny, and saving energy composition, compared the sacrifices makes sense as far as the environ- students will have to make during ment goes and as far as the bottom the Student Center renovation to line — the dollar — goes and as far the sacrifices students made dur- as the students go, keeping the fees ing the renovation of the School of LANE CHRISTIANSEN ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN low,” Jaros said. Music’s Altgeld Hall that finished Union Roofing employee Bill Brockett spreads the single-ply roofing membrane onto the upper The roof will get more insulation in 2004. Student Center roof Friday morning. This is the final step in the roofing process. Union Roofing is expected to lower heating and cooling costs, “I’m glad they went through that to be continuing the project for the next couple of months. and the second floor will receive because now it’s a top-notch facil- more energy-efficient lighting. ity to study music in,” Minton said. The Student Center is also plan- New lanes and electronic scor- proud of,” Jaros said. Some areas will be closed dur- “If it’s good for the university as a ning a $600,000 renovation of the ing are among the additions in the ing the work, but Jaros said workers whole, then yeah, I’m for it. It just Bowling and Billiards area. Work is renovation. Sean McGahan can be reached at 536- would only have to shut down cer- means that people are going to have scheduled to begin Dec. 18 and fin- “It’s going to be a showcase, that’s 3311 ext. 259 or tain sections at a time. For instance, to be a little bit more tolerant.” ish in spring 2007. for sure — something you can be [email protected]. Business College rated one of the best 282 business schools

also announced as having moved to Administration (MBA) program is student comments and the ranking ing graduate school, but with all of College of Business the third tier of the U.S. News and getting all of the college’s attention is based upon the student reviews. the great job connections that I have World Report rankings. and praise. SIUC attracts students This year, COBA enrolled 140 stu- through COBA, I may go straight highlighted by The In October, The Princeton Review from throughout the world for the dents in the graduate programs and into a job after this,” Johnson said. again tapped SIUC by honoring MBA program who aspire to become approximately 1,500 undergraduate “The school should be proud of its Princeton Review its business college as one of the tomorrow’s business leaders. students. ability to connect people with jobs, nation’s “Best 282 Business Schools” Lisa Bentley, a graduate student “The student comments on The even without a master’s.” Aerial McCall for 2007. from Schaumburg in the MBA pro- Princeton Review is clearly applaud- Although Johnson’s words may DAILY EGYPTIAN Numbers such as 163 and 282 gram, said the program has offered ing the professors who teach the class be true, Cradit said the college has may impress some people, but J. her a lot of choices after she gradu- and the manner in which the classes a lot of work to do because of The The College of Business and Dennis Cradit, dean of the college, is ated with a bachelor’s degree. are taught,” Cradit said. Princeton Review’s ranking. Administration has added another not impressed. “Carbondale is not the place Another attraction to the college is “Higher rankings do not produce award to SIUC’s list this semester. “I don’t want to downplay us, but you want to be for eight years, but the Master of Accountancy program. genuine value,” Cradit said. “That’s In September of this year, The to some extent, I’m not particularly because of the MBA program, I Mike Johnson, a senior from the tail wagging the dog.” Princeton Review named SIUC happy. While I am pleased that we decided to stay here and further my Peoria studying accounting, said the as one of 163 “Best Midwestern are ranked among 282, I am by no career with SIU,” Bentley said. school should be proud of its accom- Aerial McCall can be reached at Colleges” and as one of “America’s means satisfied,” Cradit said. Cradit said some assets of The plishments. 536-3311 ext. 263 or Best Value Colleges” for 2007. It was The Masters in Business Princeton Review are that it includes “I have had thoughts about attend- [email protected]. China steps up inspection of North Korea trade after U.N. sanctions

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday before traveling to South China and Russia contend that ership is concerned that tightening the Korean defectors,” said Professor Kim Korea and China. The United States interdicting ships might needlessly squeeze on Pyongyang might trigger a Woo-jun at the Institute of East and DAN D ON G, China — announced that air samples gathered provoke the North and at the very least collapse of the North Korean regime, West Studies in Seoul, South Korea. Customs officials examined trucks at last week contain radioactive materials discourage it from returning to talks on sending refugees streaming across the “As the U.N. sanctions are enforced ... the North Korean border Monday as confirming that North Korea conduct- its nuclear program though the United border. the number of defectors are likely to China complied with new U.N. sanc- ed an underground nuclear explosion, States and Britain say most inspec- In a sign of Beijing’s wariness about increase as the regime can’t take care tions on Pyongyang for its nuclear test. as it claimed. tions of ships would be done at ports refugees, construction of a massive con- of its people.” But China’s U.N. ambassador indi- China’s support is key to whether rather than on the high seas. Australia crete and barbed wire fence along parts The sanctions ban trade with the cated its inspectors will not board ships the measures will have any impact announced it was banning the North’s of its 880-mile border with the North North in major weapons and materials to search for suspicious equipment or on neighboring North Korea. Beijing’s ships from entering its ports, except in has picked up in recent days. Scores of that could be used in its ballistic mis- material. mixed response on implementing dire emergencies. soldiers have arrived in communities sile and weapons of mass destruction The United States began a new the sanctions, approved Saturday by While China is angry over its com- along the banks of the Yalu River, up programs. They call for all countries round of diplomacy in Asia to address a unanimous U.N. Security Council munist ally’s behavior and is loath to from Dandong, over the past week to to inspect cargo to and from North divisions over how to impose the including China, demonstrates the dif- appear out of step with other powers, erect the barrier, farmers and visitors to Korea to enforce the prohibition, “as sanctions, with Secretary of State ficulties U.S. diplomats will encounter it has been reluctant to support or the area said. necessary,” and consistent with each Condoleezza Rice to arrive in Japan on as they tour the region. implement tough measures. The lead- “The move is mainly aimed at North nation’s laws. 4 Tuesday, October 17, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN News WORLD & NATION

WIRE REPORTS Bush assures Iraq leader U.S. will stay W ASHINGTON Harry Reid to reimburse Anne Plummer Flaherty with its new ally. But even as Bush Also providing ammunition for considered are whether to set a time- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS reassured al-Maliki, he is having to lawmakers unhappy over Iraq — and table for withdrawal and whether to campaign for donations confront growing doubts among potential political cover — should solicit help from Iran and Syria to WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress about his be recommendations expected by stop the fighting, but “the study group Democratic leader Harry Reid has been President Bush told Iraq’s prime war policies. an independent commission after has made no decisions,” he said. using campaign donations instead of his minister on Monday he has no plans A small but growing group of next month’s congressional elections. By then, there could be enough personal money to pay Christmas bonuses to pull U.S. forces out of the war-torn GOP lawmakers, including Senate Former GOP Secretary of State Republican defections to produce the for the support staff at the Ritz-Carlton, country, in a conversation that under- Armed Services Committee James A. Baker III, a leader of that biggest challenge yet by Congress to where he lives in an upscale condominium. Federal election law bars candidates from scored Iraqi worries that the president Chairman John Warner, R-Va., has panel, has said the group will recom- Bush’s policy in Iraq — even if the converting political donations for personal is being pressured to curtail America’s suggested a change in course may mend options for changing course GOP retains control of the House use. role in the widely unpopular war. be necessary. Warner could pro- in Iraq. and Senate. Questioned about the campaign expen- In a 15-minute morning phone vide political cover for other GOP Leon Panetta, a member of the “The war is a 100-pound albatross ditures by The Associated Press, Reid’s call, Bush told Nouri al-Maliki that members to challenge Bush on Iraq panel and President Clinton’s former hanging on the necks of Republicans,” office said Monday he was personally rumors of a withdrawal of troops in because he is normally a Bush loyalist chief of staff, said the panel hopes said Norman Ornstein, a political reimbursing his campaign for $3,300 in two months were untrue and that and a respected leader on national to present Congress its findings by scholar with the American Enterprise donations he had directed to the staff holi- the United States would stand strong security issues. January. Among the options being Institute in Washington. day fund at his residence. Reid also announced he was amend- ing his ethics reports to Congress to more fully account for a Las Vegas land deal, highlighted in an AP story last week, that allowed him to collect $1.1 million in 2004 for property he hadn’t personally owned in three years. In that matter, the senator hadn’t dis- closed to Congress that he first sold land to a friend’s limited liability company back in 2001 and took an ownership stake in the company. He collected the seven-figure payout when the company sold the land again in 2004 to others. Reid portrayed the 2004 sale as a per- sonal sale of land, making no mention of the company’s ownership or its role in the sale.

N EW ORLEANS Cargo ships collide on Mississippi River NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A cargo ship heading down the Mississippi River struck another vessel anchored west of New Orleans on Monday, knocking a huge gash in the anchored vessel, the Coast Guard said. The anchored ship was listing, but the hole was above the water line, and the vessel was not believed to be taking on water, said Chief Petty Officer Veronica Bandrowsky. No injuries were reported. The vessels were the 712-foot Greek freighter Zagora, which was headin down- river at the Kenner Bend area west of New Orleans, and the 737-foot Panamania DION NISSENBAUM ~ MCT freighter Torm Anholt, which was at anchor Images of Syrian President Bashar Assad hang around the country, such as this one in a bath house in Damascus, Syria. Assad has at the time of the collision. tried to start new talks with Israel over the disputed Golan Heights region with no results. The Torm Anholt had a 12-foot-wide, 6-foot-long gash in its right side 6 to 9 feet above the water line, the Coast Guard said. The ship listed after being struck, but the Surge of violence leaves nearly 100 dead in Iraq tilt may have been due to a loss of ballast, the Coast Guard said. Steven R. Hurst died in fighting a day earli- in war-related violence this The U.S. military has sought U.S. military assis- There were no reports of damage to the Zagora. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS er. That raised the U.S. toll month, or just over 44 a kept a low profile in Balad, tance in quelling the vio- to 58 killed in the first two day, compared to a daily where violence began lence. The Coast Guard established a one-way traffic safety zone in the area, but river BAGHDAD, Iraq weeks of October, a pace average of more than 27 Friday with the slaying of “Coalition force units traffic was not halted, Bandrowsky said. — Four days of sectar- that if continued would since the AP began track- 17 Shiite Muslim workers. are partnering with Iraqi ian slaughter killed at least make the month the worst ing deaths in April 2005. Revenge-seeking Shiite police and Iraqi army 91 people by Monday in for coalition forces since A surge in sectar- death squads then killed 74 units involved in opera- A DOPTION Balad, a town near a major 107 U.S. and 10 British ian bloodshed and jump Sunnis, causing people to tions around Balad. We U.S. air base an hour’s soldiers died in January in U.S. casualties coincide flee across the Tigris River are also providing quick British boy adopted by drive north of the capital. 2005. with the run-up to the to the nearby Sunni-domi- reaction assets to the Madonna London bound Elsewhere, 60 Iraqis died Iraqi deaths also are American midterm elec- nated city of Duluiyah. raqi police and army. LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — A 1-year- in attacks and 16 tortured running at a high rate. tions in which the Bush An American spokes- The IA and IP are in the old boy whom Madonna and her husband bodies were found. According to an Associated administration’s handling man did not directly lead with the operations are seeking to adopt left for England on The U.S. command said Press count, 708 Iraqis of the Iraq war has become respond when asked if around Balad,” Lt. Col. Monday, flying first on a chartered plane to seven American troops have been reported killed a key issue. the Iraqi government had Christopher Garver said. South Africa, then on a regularly scheduled flight to London, where the singer has a home. The boy, David Banda, was accompanied by two Britons and two Americans, one of Hawaii earthquake triggered by stress in crust whom listed her occupation as nanny, said to an immigration official at the airport in Jaymes Song from the quake or several after- spokesman, said a loss estimate was lion residents, had been blacked out Malawi who spoke on condition of ano- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS shocks, including one measuring not immediately available because on Sunday. nymity because he was not authorized to 6.0. damage was so scattered. “It’s just The quake hit at 7:07 a.m., 10 speak to the media. KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii “It lets you know Mother premature to come up with dollar miles north-northwest of Kailua- A woman carried the child through — A favorite pidgin expression in Nature is doing her thing,” said estimates right now,” he said. Kona, on the west coast of the Johannesburg International Airport to Hawaii — “Lucky you live Hawaii” Robin Eising, a teacher at Waikoloa The Federal Emergency Big Island. On Monday, the U.S. board the plane for London. Three male bodyguards tried to prevent reporters from — gained new meaning Monday Elementary School, which was Management Agency was flying Geological Survey raised its mea- photographing the boy, whose face was as authorities quickly restored elec- closed for the day for inspection. a 75-member response team to surement of the magnitude to 6.7 shielded by the woman’s hand. tricity and started to clear away “It was a wake-up call.” Honolulu on Monday with plans from a preliminary 6.6. A statement from Liz Rosenberg, boulders after the strongest earth- Still, officials cautioned that they to go to the Big Island on Tuesday. At least one stretch of road Madonna’s publicist in New York, said quake to hit the islands in more needed to inspect the many bridg- Utilities restored power to 97 leading to a bridge near the epi- the child was issued a passport and a visa than two decades. es, roads, earthen dams, schools percent of the state’s customers center collapsed, Civil Defense Monday. She said the family expected to be Twenty-four hours after and other structures across the Big by early morning. That figure was Agency spokesman Dave Curtis reunited in coming days. Sunday’s 6.7-magnitude quake, Island, the isle closest to the epi- expected to reach nearly all by the said. Several other roads on the Big “She’s going to do her best to not make there were no reports of any deaths center. There were no immediate end of the day. Most of Oahu, the Island were closed by mudslides, it a public circus,” Rosenberg said. “It’s not or serious injuries, and there were estimates of the overall damage. most populous island, with more debris and boulders, but most were my sense that she would want to expose few signs of any major damage Ray Lovell, state Civil Defense than 800,000 of Hawaii’s 1.2 mil- still passable, he said. the whole thing to public scrutiny.” News DAILY EGYPTIAN Tuesday, October 17, 2006 5 Junk food ousted from schools Ban passes new New food rules requirements Beverages that can be sold: •fl avored or plain milk for food sold to •dairy alternatives •fruit and vegetable drinks children containing at least 50 percent juice Alicia Wade •water DAILY EGYPTIAN •fruit smoothies with less than 400 calories, no added Schoolchildren with a sweet tooth sugar and made with fruit or will have to find somewhere outside of approved juice the classroom to satisfy it. The Joint Committee on Food that can be sold: Administrative Rules voted 8-4 for a •nuts junk food sales ban in Illinois elemen- •seeds DUVALE RILEY ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN tary and middle schools last Tuesday. •nut butters Rachel Quinn, left, a sophomore in architecture talks with Maria The vote marked a reversal on a previ- •eggs Del C Vera, architecture and interior design assistant instructor, on ous ban that was voted down in April. •cheese how to hang her architecture midterm project on a wall Monday The ban outlined new require- •fruits afternoon in Quigley Hall. ments for food sold to children, tar- •non-fried vegetables geting soft drinks and high-calorie •low-fat yogurt snacks. Students in kindergarten and food in which through eighth grade will only be •total calories from fat do not able to purchase beverages and food Judge rules Mesaba exceed 35 percent that encourage healthier diets, such as •total calories from saturated milk, water, nuts, fruits and non-fried fat do not exceed 10 percent vegetables, according to the Illinois •total amount of sugar by can reject contracts State Board of Education. schools, but that just can’t happen in weight does not exceed 35 Meta Minton, an ISBE spokes- an afternoon,” Minton said. out its union contracts. Much of his percent Chris Williams woman, said the ban had been a long Illinois is not alone in the move- first decision was upheld on a union •calories do not exceed 200 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS time coming. ment to take unhealthy food out appeal, and Kishel’s ruling on Monday “Children who are properly nour- of schools. States such as Arizona, MINNEAPOLIS — A bank- dealt with the parts that weren’t. ished do better in school,” Minton Georgia and Kentucky restrict ele- According to the Illinois State ruptcy judge ruled on Monday that The judge ruled the airline had said. “There are studies out there that mentary schools from selling junk Board of Education Mesaba Aviation Inc. can reject its bargained in good faith on snapbacks, prove that.” food to students until after lunch. union contracts with workers, a legal or automatic restorations of cuts in She also stressed the action was not Stricter rules in Hawaii and Florida step toward a showdown that could the future. He also rejected a union a prohibition on vending machines do not allow such food sales in grade result in a strike this week at the argument that Mesaba parent MAIR alone, but a ban on high-fat and high- schools. to its Web site, saying local school Northwest Airlines Corp. feeder. Holdings Inc. would get an economic sugar foods. The ban is part of an effort by districts should have the authority to Judge Gregory Kishel’s ruling said windfall through bankruptcy. The ban will go into effect when Illinois schools to curb child obe- make local decisions. Spokespeople Mesaba can impose terms at 12:01 Within minutes of Kishel’s deci- procedures and paperwork between sity and diseases caused by being from the alliance, which is a voluntary a.m. on Wednesday, the day after he’s sion, the unions renewed their vow to the legislative committee and the overweight, such as type-2 diabetes. organization made of local boards of scheduled to hear the airline’s request strike if the airline imposes terms. ISBE are filed. However, the notice- Approximately 15.3 percent of chil- education, did not return calls for for an injunction against a strike. “We simply will not accept this able difference in schools will not be dren between the ages of 6 and 11 comment. Mesaba has said it will impose injustice,” Tim Evenson, a spokesman immediate. are obese according to the American Carbondale Elementary School terms on its 1,140 pilots, mechanics for the flight attendants union, said in Minton said if schools have con- Obesity Association. The number District 95 did not return calls for and flight attendants if given the legal a statement. Tom Wychor, head of tracts established with companies for increases slightly to 15.5 percent with comment. right to do so. Unions have said they the pilots union, said employees don’t vending, the new ban will allow them adolescents ages 12 to 19. will strike rather than accept the pro- fear liquidation. to honor those contracts and have The Illinois Statewide School Alicia Wade can be reached at posed work rule changes and pay cuts. “We need a consensual agreement schools renegotiate once they expire. Management Alliance has come out 536-3311 ext. 274 or Mesaba funnels passengers to for the company to survive,” he said. “We want to get junk food out of against the statewide ban, according [email protected]. Northwest’s hubs in Minneapolis, Mesaba has warned that its finan- Detroit and Memphis, Tenn., from cial situation is deteriorating, and it nearly 100 cities in America and can’t tap into $24 million in debt Canada. It’s the only air carrier serv- financing unless it reaches a deal with ing some of those cities. its unions. At the same time, the The airline has said it wants to cut airline’s creditors are getting impa- labor costs by 17.5 percent. tient and could push for liquidation This is the second time Kishel has in an attempt to recover some of given Mesaba permission to throw their money. D AILY EGYPTIAN EDITORIAL BOARD

DAILY EGYPTIAN Andrea Zimmermann Jennifer French Kyle Means EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR VOICES EDITOR Lydia Higgins D. W. Norris oices ASST. VOICES EDITOR NEWSROOM REPRESENTATIVE VAGE · UESDAY CTOBER P 6 T , O 17, 2006

OUR WORD Better rates a consortium away

f only every victor of capitalism thought like NBA star Stephon Marbury. I In a recent interview about his latest venture — a sneaker line for which the highest product comes at a price of $15 — the New York Knicks guard stated that “everyone loves a deal.” That is true, indeed. Everyone loves a deal, especially cash-strapped universi- ties. Unfortunately, most energy companies aren’t as giving as Marbury. Try living off campus and see if you will receive any $15 electricity bills. Better yet, try running an entire university system and conserve enough to get that kind of bargain; it’s not going to happen. That’s why it is good news to hear SIU has become part of a consortium of universities that has sought out a fixed rate for energy, one that keeps these schools Think of from debt by way of rising electricity the effect if costs, which up until this spring, was a real worry for SIU. Carbondale and SIUC and SIU-Edwardsville, along THEIR WORD several other with universities such as Illinois State, Western Illinois and Eastern Illinois, have municipalities joined together and found a fixed rate Stopping school shooters not easy got together and with MidAmerican Energy Company. This rate locks SIU in with the company A key ingredient in the rash must examine whether their anti-bullying policies decided to offer for the next two years but is renewable need to be upgraded. on a yearly basis thereafter, allowing the of school massacres is being Two recent shooting incidents — in Bailey, Colo., this working university to opt out of the contract if and Lancaster, Pa. — departed from the norm in they find something better. ignored: students have guns that they involved men who invaded schools with area to the After hearing proposals from four the apparent intent of molesting female students. company with different companies, it seems SIU and MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL One recommendation — that all schools draw up an the consortium found a price with which emergency plan in the event violence breaks out and the best deal they can agree. The consortium got its How do you stop gun toters determined to shoot that they practice the plan — is worth adopting. contract quickly as well, the efficiency up a school? That problem defies easy answers. But the one-day conference was too reticent about of the whole process surprised director of Plant and Service Accordingly, none came forth at a conference guns. A Wisconsin lawmaker has contributed to Operations Phil Gatton, who said as much on Friday, not long President Bush convened in suburban Washington that topic, but not in a helpful way. State Rep. Frank after the Board of Trustees approved SIUC’s membership. last week in response to a spate of deadly school Lasee, a Green Bay Republican, wants to arm teach- As a consortium member, the university will save more shootings, including the fatal shooting of a principal ers and principals on the theory that they could pull than $6 million in the next two years. Such is the way consor- in rural Wisconsin. out their trusty weapons to stop armed assailants. tiums work. Maybe a little burg connected to SIUC can learn Sadly, the conference avoided a promising line of While that outcome is possible, guns in schools are something from these proceedings. inquiry. A common ingredient of the incidents was likely to do more harm than good. For one, students If legislators fail in special session to extend the utility the use of guns. The natural question: Can the nation could steal the weapons. For another, they might be rate freeze, Carbondale residents will likely be hit hard by do a better job of keeping firearms out of the hands too handy when heated disputes erupt. Also, in the AmerenCIPS, with the energy company expected to raise of people who use the weapons to terrorize schools? event of an assault, a teacher could be killed while monthly rates by as much as 40 percent at the turn of the year. That question went unexplored. reaching for a gun. In southern Illinois, this means about a $26 raise. For the most The day before the conference, a 13-year-old stu- Remember, Columbine High School had an part, people in the area are stuck with Ameren, with the only dent brought an AK-47 clone to a middle school in armed guard on the premises, and he was not able to option being the Egyptian Electric Cooperative. Joplin, Mo., and fired it — without hitting anyone, stop the massacre. Another object lesson comes from Consortiums are a viable way to get out of any financial vice thank goodness. An administrator talked him into Tyler, Texas, where last year a bystander, licensed to grip that a company can put a town or a university in. Think leaving the building, and police arrested the boy. The carry a concealed weapon, pulled out his handgun of the effect if Carbondale and several other municipalities incident was a reminder of Bush’s lax stand on gun to stop a shooting spree outside the courthouse. The got together and decided to offer this working area to the control. Two years ago, he let expire a ban on military- assailant, armed with an AK-47, shot the bystander company with the best deal. style, semiautomatic weapons, such as the AK-47. to death. When news hit last month of the potential Ameren rate Yes, these incidents are complex, and guns are The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence hike, Mayor Brad Cole stated that he and a group of mayors not the only factor. Alienation is a common thread has faulted Bush for excluding the topic of guns from would appeal to Illinois’ General Assembly in order for the among accused and would-be shooters from the the conference. White House spokeswoman Emily government to get behind them in bucking the rate hikes. We ranks of students. They feel taunted or bullied by the Lawrimore fired back in an e-mail message to the still agree with those actions, but let’s also exercise the other “in” crowd. Fifteen-year-old Eric Hainstock, charged Los Angeles Times: “President Bush believes we options. in the shooting death of Weston Schools Principal should target criminals who break our laws — not John Klang in Cazenovia, seemed to fit that pattern. law-abiding citizens who follow the law.” He said he was upset because a group of students was Trouble is, the government already deals about as teasing him. effectively as it can with shooters. Unfortunately, this Clearly, as conferees noted, early detection of tick- is only after they break the law and shoot up a school. ing time bombs is key. Better yet, can schools take Law enforcement officers arrest them if they haven’t steps to ease tensions among cliques so that bombs already killed themselves. That’s not where the weak- won’t start ticking? One possible answer is uniforms. ness in the system is. The weakness is in heading off Schools that have adopted them report reduction in such shootings. Relaxing gun laws does not shore up such tensions — a fact worth pondering. And schools that weakness.

MISSION STATEMENT WORDS OVERHEARD The DAILY EGYPTIAN, the student-run newspaper of Southern Illinois It’s not that I can’t take a joke. I take jokes every day. I’ve University Carbondale, is committed to being a trusted source of news, “ been told I’m too jocular at times. information, commentary and public discourse, while helping readers ” Chancellor Walter Wendler understand the issues affecting their lives. on Garth Kiser’s claim that he has no sense of humor Voices DAILY EGYPTIAN Monday, October 16, 2006 7 TUDENT COLUMNIST UEST COLUMNIST S G A BOUT U S

The DAILY E GYPTIAN is pub- lished by the students of Southern Show me the money Warner’s decision a Illinois University at Carbondale, with fall and spring circulations of 20,000. Free copies are distributed on campus What would people accomplish if money LAURA TEEGARDEN Democratic victory and in the Carbondale, Murphysboro, wasn’t the driving force in life choices? Would we ltgarden@ and Carterville communities. siu.edu all be fulfilling our dreams or still be unwilling to Peter A. Brown put ourselves out there? My guess is that people MCT R EA CHIN G U S Money makes the world go ‘round. It is an would be doing what they wanted, and therefore, undeniable fact. doing a better job at it as well. Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner’s decision not to run Phone: (618) 536-3311 News fax: (618) 453-8244 I work for money so I can have a roof over Starting my senior year in high school, news for president is a telling statement about the Democratic Ad fax: (618) 453-3248 my head, food to eat and a car to drive. So articles about high wages and big signing bonuses Party, the strength of its liberal wing and the inevitability of Email: [email protected] when it comes to the question of life or money, for nurses were mysteriously appearing in my Hillary Clinton’s presidential nomination in 2008. EDITOR IN CHIEF: the answer is simple — both. Maybe it is the room. When I chose journalism, which is notori- Warner, who has been touring the country engaging in ANDREA ZIMMERMANN EXT. 252 capitalistic and materialistic nation I live in, but ous for producing paupers, my mom then joked the ritualistic work for party candidates during this congres- MANAGING EDITOR money is life. If one truly wanted to pose a ques- that I should go for a future as a doctor or a sional election in preparation for a presidential run, was JENNIFER FRENCH EXT. 253 tion, it would be — do you want to live your life lawyer. thought the best hope for party moderates. ADVERTISING MANAGER: MARQUES ANDERSON EXT. 230 for money or break from the never-ending cycle So then that leads to another choice that can The “smart money” had identified Warner as the most CLASSIFIED MANAGER: and live life for yourself? be driven by money. Girls are advised to marry likely candidate around whom the forces wanting to deny STEVE NWANGUMA EXT. 225

Who is to say you can’t do both? After all, I rich. On the other hand, boys are told to get rich Sen. Clinton the nomination would coalesce. BUSINESS OFFICE: am sitting here enjoying the small things in life, to get a good girl. And so the vicious cycle con- Think of Warner as a candidate akin to Sen. Joseph MATT DREUTH EXT. 223 listening to the rain while sipping on a cappuc- tinues. Interesting that an institution that is sup- Lieberman of Connecticut, the Democrats’ 2000 vice presi- AD PRODUCTION MANAGER: cino my hard-earned money went toward. Yes, posed to be driven by true love is, more often than dential nominee, who ran afoul of party activists earlier this LUCY MUSIELAK EXT. 244 you can have both, but in reality — you will not, decided by money. But maybe that is just year because he did not toe the party line. NEWS EDITOR: BRENT JONES EXT. 248 eventually encounter a time when you have to the cynic in me. I am sure Anna Nicole Smith Lieberman lost the Democratic primary to anti-war CITY EDITOR: choose between the two. really did love her 89-year-old oil billionaire ex- activist Ned Lamont but is favored to win re-election as an BRANDON AUGSBURG EXT. 262

Everyone has a dream deep within. husband. Right… independent because of his appeal to the larger group of CAMPUS EDITOR: Something they may not have even ever admit- We look down on and feel sorry for those general election voters. BRANDON WEISENBERGER EXT. 254 ted to anybody, but it is there. Some follow who aren’t making much money. But they are Although Warner was not well-known nationally — an SPORTS EDITOR: JORDAN WILSON EXT. 256 their passion and go for it, while others hold probably shaking their heads and feeling sorry August Quinnipiac University poll of public attitudes about VOICES EDITOR: themselves back because it is less risky to live for those company CEO’s who spend countless potential candidates showed 73 percent did not know KYLE MEANS EXT. 281 life for money. hours at work and go home to a cold and empty enough about him to have an opinion — insiders saw PHOTO EDITOR: For instance, if all the law and medical school penthouse apartment while they go home to a potential and gave him high marks. LANE CHRISTIANSEN EXT. 264 students were asked what made them choose warm dinner with family that loves them. A high-tech entrepreneur who made $200 million in cell GRAPHICS EDITOR GIORGOS MARATHEFTIS EXT. 264 their major — passion or money — I can bet Of course there are many exceptions, but life phones, Warner was elected in one of the nation’s reddest FACULTY MANAGING EDITOR: most would say the latter. My sister is an educa- is full of choices; don’t let money make all your states and left office popular among Virginians. He decided ERIC FIDLER EXT. 247 tion major and considered switching because the decisions for you. There are more important to bypass a challenge to Republican Sen. George Allen this ACCOUNTANT 1: low wages outweighed her passion for working things in life. year and instead explore running for president, visiting more DEBBIE CLAY EXT. 224 with kids. So who is actually going to school for than 25 states and giving $9 million to local Democratic ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: JERRY BUSH EXT. 229 something they truly have a passion for? Teegarden is a senior in journalism. candidates through his political action committee. MORNING CIRCULATION MANAGER: Although not a conservative by Republican standards, MATTHEW AUBRY EXT. 243

his support for the death penalty, gun rights, certain restric- EVENING CIRCULATION MANAGER: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tions on abortion and willingness to challenge Democratic ERIC FLEMING EXT. 243 orthodoxy stamped him as a candidate more in the image of MICRO-COMPUTER SPECIALIST: KELLY THOMAS EXT. 242 Political correctness is Student Judicial Affairs not President Bill Clinton than 2004 nominee John Kerry. PRINTSHOP SUPERINTENDENT: education, not exploitation handling incident well His ability to write a check for campaign costs and his BLAKE MULHOLLAND EXT. 243 history of winning in the South were his greatest advantage DEAR EDITOR: DEAR EDITOR: in the multi-candidate dash for the Democratic nomina- N OT IC E The DAILY EGYPTIAN is a “designated tion. I am writing in response to the letter Leave it to the Student Judicial Affairs office to public forum.” Student editors have by Joseph Parenti under the heading that mess up something as cut-and-dried as this. With Sen. Clinton likely to have the endorsement of authority to make all content decisions “Political correctness going too far.” I found A kid gets jumped and robbed. Nine freshmen most of the party liberal bigwigs, labor unions and activ- without censorship or advance approval. the letter to be contradicting and illogical in are accused of battery, robbery and mob action type ists, the expectation has been that one other Democrat will some places. In regards to the initiative to charges, and several are thrown off campus despite C OPYRIGHT I NF O create separate bathrooms for transsexual/ their protestations of innocence. I would first like to emerge as the anti-Hillary candidate in the presidential transgender students, I find the move to be make it very clear that if these charges are true, these primaries. © 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN. All rights frivolous and totally unnecessary. Political cor- students fully deserve to be sent packing. This kind Until he dropped from the race, many had expected reserved. All content is property of the rectness should not be about exploitation but of thing really has no place on a college campus. But Warner would be that person. DAILY EGYPTIAN and may not be repro- education. American citizens have a respon- there is a problem. duced or transmitted without consent. sibility to be aware of the varying groups that Even if they are found guilty, they were still ini- No disrespect meant toward Warner, one wonders would The DAILY EGYPTIAN is a member of constitute this nation. tially deprived of due process. The kangaroo court of the decision have been the same were Sen. Clinton not such the Illinois College Press Association, No singular group helped form the history the SJA saw fit to bounce them out of their homes. a formidable candidate for the nomination. Associated Collegiate Press and College of this nation. America is a combination of a If SIUC wants to send a message and make an Of course, the same polls that show her far ahead in the plethora of ethnicities and social groups. Ergo, example, so be it. But the nature of the beast is this: Media Advisers Inc. those groups all deserve the same amount of An example set is going to be scrutinized. nomination race find her profile among the larger electorate publicity, despite the fact that some people feel If guilty, then they certainly do constitute a threat that votes in November to be much less positive, especially P UBLISHIN G I NF O that it is inconvenient to learn about them. to the university community. But what about the in the Sun Belt. Privately, many Democrats say she can’t win The DAILY EGYPTIAN is published In regards to Mr. Parenti’s comment that baker’s dozen people I know who have been DUI’d? in November. “Tolerance is important. We shouldn’t attack Or the girl during my first and only year in the by the students of Southern Illinois someone based on their beliefs or the fact that dorms who despite repeated attempts to drink her- The hope of many of these Hillary skeptics was that a University. they are not the same as us,” I feel that the self to death was allowed to remain on campus? Did candidate like Warner could somehow capture the presi- Offices are in the Communications comment does not quite equate with the later anyone forget that our esteemed Chancellor, George dential nomination and be much more competitive in the Building, Room 1259, at Southern comment that “And if you feel you aren’t being W. Wendler stands accused of plagiarism? Do Illinois University at Carbondale, treated fairly, let it go once in a while. Life they not constitute threats to the university general election. Carbondale, IL 62901. Walter Jaehnig, isn’t always fair.” community? It’s the kind of thing that makes me If, as many expect, the Democrats capture the House of Life is not always fair, this is true. But I proud to say on a résumé, “Yes, I attended Southern Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, a San Francisco liberal, will fiscal officer. First copy is free; each additional copy 50 cents. Mail don’t believe it is acceptable to acquiesce to a Illinois University. The home of hypocritical judg- become speaker, and along with Sen. Clinton, the national defeatist attitude in regards to education. That ments and undergraduate assaults/exploitation.” And subscriptions available. is the beauty of education; it creates a fulcrum because of situations like this, my 16-year-old, soon- face of the Democratic Party. In addition, even if Lamont on which the mind can explore infinite pos- to-be-high-school-graduate sister will not be attend- loses, the anti-war wing will remain a major force in the E DI TO RIAL P OLICY sibilities. The point of history is to study it so ing SIUC. The fact that this nonsense took place at primary selection process. OUR WORD is the consensus of the that it can be remembered and preserved. One all is the kind of thing that parents of prospective Of course, politics abhors a vacuum, and someone will should not confuse laziness with a bombard- students hear about. The lesson learned is if you DAILY EGYPTIAN Editorial Board on ment of political correctness, that just comes attend SIUC, bring your money, and don’t expect to become the anti-Hillary candidate in the primaries. But local, national and global issues affect- off as flippancy. be kept safe or treated with decency. given a lack of other Southern Democrats of Warner’s ing the Southern Illinois University Great job people! Keep finding ways to boost stature, it is unlikely that candidate will have his potential to community. Viewpoints expressed in Duane Phillips that enrollment! change the electoral map. columns and letters to the editor do not 2005 SIUC graduate in curriculum and instruction Carbondale resident Michael Marsh It is early in the 2008 campaign, but Warner’s decision necessarily reflect those of the DAILY senior in geology is both an important development and quite telling about EGYPTIAN. Murphysboro what is likely to happen.

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A student walking to class is reflected in a puddle Monday between Lawson Hall and Life Science II. Highs on Monday reached the mid-50s with a steady rainfall and winds that ranged from 10- 20 mph. MAX BITTLE DAILY EGYPTIAN

BRETT NADAL ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN ABOVE: George Wiedlocher, an SIU herdsman, closes a gate behind student worker Chris Webster to corral pregnant cows Monday after- noon at the SIUC Beef Center in Carbondale. RIGHT: As a steady rain falls, a student walks to class under her umbrella Monday afternoon outside Lawson Hall.

MAX BITTLE ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN California and the Northeast join to reduce greenhouse emissions Karen Matthews carbon dioxide emissions at power plants companies in the state must cut their and first “green” residential high-rise New York and Vermont. Maryland is THE ASSOCIATED PRESS starting in 2009. Under the program, greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 25 buildings. expected to join in June 2007. power plants in participating states will percent by 2020 as part of a landmark Pataki said that a “market-driven The executive order is NEW YORK — The governors be granted a limited number of carbon global warming law. cap and trade system” would benefit Schwarzenegger’s latest move to of California and New York announced credits, equal to the amount of carbon Linking California to the Northeast both the environment and industry. address global warming — an issue a partnership Monday to reduce green- dioxide they are allowed to emit. Those program could help California power In an effort to make the cap work- that has often put the Republican house gas emissions by allowing power that exceed their limits must purchase plants meet their obligations under that able for businesses, Schwarzenegger has governor at odds with the Bush plants in their states and across the credits to cover the difference, while state’s new law. advocated setting up a market system administration. Schwarzenegger, Northeast to trade emissions credits. those that produce less carbon dioxide “Our cooperation can be a model to that could enable the state’s companies up for re-election in November, has Schwarzenegger said he would sign can sell the surplus credits. the rest of the states and to other coun- to buy, sell and trade emission credits urged the governors of Western states an executive order on Tuesday that The partnership is the first step in tries actually,” California Gov. Arnold instead of making their own reduc- to join California in a regional trading calls for a program allowing his state creating a system that helps California’s Schwarzenegger said after he and New tions. system and signed an agreement with to work with the Northeast’s Regional largest manufacturers comply with York Gov. George Pataki toured a green The Northeast system involves British Prime Minister Tony Blair to Greenhouse Gas Initiative. stricter environmental regulations. residential building in lower Manhattan seven states — Connecticut, Delaware, develop new technologies to combat The goal of the initiative is to reduce Industrial corporations and utility touted as one of the country’s largest Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, global warming. News DAILY EGYPTIAN Tuesday, October 17, 2006 9 classroom, including CESL-sponsored Dunilka Ratnayaka, a sophomore CESL trips to the Illinois State Fair and St. from Sri Lanka in pre-medicine and a CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Louis. student in Ernst’s class, said she enjoyed Because of several factors such as an “We want them to get out and the experience. economic crisis in Asia and the SARS about, not just studying in their room “I learned a lot of things about dif- outbreak, enrollment in the center had all the time,” Rivers said. ferent cultures. It was a challenge to me, steadily declined since the late 1990s, Qin Pu, a senior from China study- from the way they eat to the way they with a low point of 19 students in ing psychology, completed his first speak,” Ratnayaka said. 2003. CESL term Friday. He said the CESL Last week, one CESL class designed Rivers attributed this year’s increase program helped him overcome the a banner with words of encouragement to the relationships SIUC has estab- shyness he experienced when he first for incoming CESL students. lished with several universities and started speaking English. Notes on the banner ranged from scholarship programs around the world, “It’s given me a lot of confidence,” advice for overcoming homesickness to many of which have listed SIUC as one Qin said. “SIU is very comfortable an endorsement for Italian Village as of the preferred schools for interna- and natural for me. I love Carbondale’s the best place to eat in Carbondale. tional students to attend. environment.” One note, written by Hamad She also said the recruitment Cheryl Ernst, the upper-level cur- Abusaq, read: “I hope Americans will increase can be attributed to students riculum coordinator for the center, said have a good opinion about Saudi Arabia who have graduated from the CESL confidence is one of the CESL’s overall after September 11. I hope Saudis will KELI BILLINGSLEY ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN program. goals. have a good opinion about Americans. Yoonkyung Kim, an exchange student from Sejong University “Word of mouth is still one of the “I want them to be a self-sufficient CESL students and teachers can help in Seoul, Korea, listens as Marilyn Rivers, director of the Center primary ways. Students go home and student, so they can succeed at SIU,” change these opinions.” for English as a Second Language, talks about CESL classes. Kim is tell stories of their experiences,” Rivers Ernst said. studying hotel management and will be at SIUC as an exchange said. To achieve this, Ernst said she tries Sean McGahan can be reached at student until December. Rivers said these experiences take to create a safe environment for cultural 536-3311 ext. 259 or place both inside and outside of the exchange and learning. [email protected].

Lawyer sent to prison Guatemala, Venezuela pull even in for helping terrorists race to win seat on Security Council Larry Neumeister Strategic Issues ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Nick Wadhams finally garnered 93 votes, the same as “Venezuela will not withdraw — • Charged with smuggling THE ASSOCIATED PRESS its rival. Mexico received one vote. we’re fighting until the end,” Cardenas NEW YORK — A firebrand messages between her client The earlier results were an embar- said. “We are fighting against the first civil rights lawyer who has defended and his followers that could have UNITED NATIONS — rassment to Chavez, who had waged power of the world, the owners of the Black Panthers and anti-war radicals potential lethal consequences Venezuela pulled even with Guatemala a highly public campaign on the claim universe. We’re happy, we’re strong was sentenced Monday to nearly in the sixth round of voting for a U.N. that his nation would use its seat and we will continue.” • She defended groups such two and a half years in prison — far as Black Panthers and anti-war Security Council seat Monday, a result on the council to speak out against Guatemala, whose candidacy had less than the 30 years prosecutors radicals that could either boost Venezuelan the United States. The United States been backed by the United States, wanted — for helping an impris- President Hugo Chavez’s campaign and its allies argued that Venezuela’s never received more than 116 votes, oned terrorist sheik communicate yer Elizabeth Fink had warned in a for a spot on the powerful body — or stance could stymie the council and and got 93 in the sixth ballot. At with his followers on the outside. plea to the judge: “If you send her show that members states are dead- undermine its credibility. one point, Venezuela received just 70 Lynne Stewart, 67, smiled, to prison, she’s going to die. It’s as locked and clear the field for a new Venezuela’s U.N. Ambassador votes, but it later rebounded. cried and hugged supporters after simple as that.” candidate. Francisco Arias Cardenas complained Guatemala has the support of U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl Outside court, Stewart said she After trailing Guatemala in the the United States has pressured coun- Colombia, apparently most of Central pronounced the sentence of 28 thought the sentence was “a victory first five rounds of voting in the 192- tries worldwide to prevent Venezuela America, and much of Europe. Some months. for doing good work all one’s life.” nation General Assembly, Venezuela from winning the rotating seat. diplomats had expressed concern that The judge said Stewart was guilty She added: “You get time off for of smuggling messages between her good behavior, usually at the end client and his followers that could of your prison term. I got it at the have “potentially lethal consequenc- beginning.” Houston gets up to 10 inches of rain es.” He called the crimes “extraordi- U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia narily severe criminal conduct.” had no immediate comment. a sport utility vehicle in floodwaters several other schools were closed. But in departing from federal Stewart has represented Black Two women found at least 8 feet deep in Houston. Twenty bayous overflowed their guidelines that called for 30 years Panthers, leaders of the 1960s student Another body was discovered in banks, but county officials said no behind bars, he cited Stewart’s more activist group Weather Underground, dead in floodwaters a submerged vehicle in Fort Bend evacuations were ordered. Some than three decades of dedication to a former mob hit man and a man County, on the southwest side of delays were reported at both of poor, disadvantaged and unpopular accused of trying to kill nine police at least 8 feet deep Houston. Houston’s major airports. clients. officers. Rasha Madkour As much as 10 inches of rain A tornado struck east of Houston “Ms. Stewart performed a public Stewart was convicted in 2005 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS fell in the Houston-Galveston area near the Jefferson County town of service, not only to her clients, but to of providing material support to overnight. China, not far from the Louisiana the nation,” Koeltl said. terrorists. She had released a state- HOUSTON — Torrential More rain was expected across line, said emergency management The judge said Stewart could ment issued by one of her clients, rains and a tornado swept through Texas on Monday, although flood- spokeswoman Darlene Koch. The remain free while she appeals, a pro- Omar Abdel-Rahman, a blind Southeast Texas, killing three peo- waters were receding in parts of the National Weather Service con- cess that could take more than a sheik sentenced to life in prison for ple trapped in the rising floodwa- Houston area by late morning. firmed the tornado, and Koch said year. plotting to blow up five New York ter, destroying homes and shutting Parts of Interstates 10 and 45 five mobile homes and two houses Stewart was diagnosed with landmarks and assassinate Egypt’s down numerous schools Monday. were shut down around Houston, were destroyed. No injuries were breast cancer last year, and her law- president. Two women were found dead in and the University of Houston and reported. 10 Tuesday, October 17, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN News CELEBRATING RAMADAN Beth Ward MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

WHAT IS RAMADAN? This year, 1.2 billion Muslims worldwide will take part in Ramadan. The ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, Ramadan is the time when, many Muslims believe, the angel Jibril (Gabriel) began his revela- tions to the prophet Muhammad in the seventh century. These revelations became the Quran, the Islamic holy scripture. During Ramadan, Muslims seek to deepen their faith by abstaining from worldly pleasures — including eating, drinking and smoking — from sunrise to sunset. Exemptions from fasting are made for people who are sick, pregnant or nursing. Children are not required to fast until puberty. Like Lent for Christians and Yom Kippur for the Jewish, Ramadan is also a time of contemplation and introspection. It is a time to make sure one is fol- lowing the will of Allah (God). In addition to praying, fasting and studying the Quran, Muslims spend more time with friends and family, especially at evening meals when they break the fast.

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Jim Salter time off without notifying the team. in wake of football melee THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Rams (4-2) have a bye week. Coach Scott Linehan was scheduled to discuss the Tim Reynolds Miami president Donna Shalala said in an ST. LOUIS — Defensive end Anthony trade during an afternoon news conference. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS open letter that the fight was “outrageous.” Hargrove, who lost his starting job with the St. Hargrove could get immediate playing time “Regardless of who started it, this was Louis Rams after skipping two days of practice in Buffalo. The Bills’ pass rush has been inef- CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The an embarrassing display of unsportsmanlike and meetings, was traded Monday to the Buffalo fective, and the team is thin on the defensive University of Miami extended the suspension of behavior,” Shalala wrote. “Fortunately, there Bills for a fifth-round draft choice in 2007. line. Buffalo was down to three defensive tack- one player and said further disciplinary measures were no injuries.” Hargrove was inactive Sunday, when the les after placing rookie first-round pick John will be taken in the wake of a sideline-clearing The ACC and Miami (4-2) suspended Rams lost 30-28 to Seattle, and has played just McCargo on injured reserve Saturday after he brawl with Florida International. Reddick, Carlos Armour, Chris Barney, James three games this season. The third-round selec- broke his left foot against Chicago on Oct. 8. Sophomore safety Anthony Reddick was sus- Bryant, Tyrone Byrd, DajLeon Farr, Ryan tion in 2004 out of Georgia Tech played 35 Buffalo (2-4) has managed just six sacks the pended indefinitely following further consultation Hill, Bruce Johnson, Charlie Jones, Brandon games for St. Louis, starting 19. He has just two past four games. The Bills also have struggled Monday with the Atlantic Coast Conference, Meriweather, Brian Monroe, Derrick Morse tackles, one assist and a half-sack this season. against the run, allowing 287 yards rushing in the school said. Reddick charged across the field, and Randy Phillips. Last month, he failed to show at Rams the past two games. helmet raised over his head, and slammed it into All will miss Saturday’s game at winless Park on consecutive days. Hargrove was Buffalo starts two rookie safeties, and rook- an opposing player during the melee. Duke. fined an undisclosed amount and did not ie fifth-round defensive tackle Kyle Williams “After thinking this through last night, “These suspensions send a clear and defini- make the trip to Arizona for the Rams’ has had significant playing time. (Miami athletic director) Paul Dee and I agreed tive message that this type of behavior will not 16-14 victory on Sept. 24. Rookie Victor To make room on their roster for Hargrove, this morning that additional measures were be tolerated,” Swofford said. Adeyanju, a fourth-round pick, took over the Bills placed linebacker Josh Stamer on needed regarding Anthony Reddick and the use The Sun Belt Conference and FIU (0-7) Hargrove’s spot. Hargrove apologized for injured reserve. Stamer hurt his right knee in of his helmet during Saturday’s incident,” ACC suspended Michael Alls, Scott Bryant, Roland his absence but did not say why he took Sunday’s 20-17 loss at Detroit. commissioner John Swofford said. Clark, Michael Dominquez, John Ellis, Cory One-game suspensions for Reddick and 12 Fleming, Reginald Jones, Marshall McDuffie teammates were announced Sunday. Other dis- Jr., Robert Mitchell, Quintin Newman, Luis ciplinary measures for the players may include Pena, Jarvis Penerton, Julian Reams, Lionell community service and other unspecified actions, Singleton, Chris Smith, Samuel Smith, Mannie the school said in a statement. Wellington and Chandler Williams. Florida International, which said Sunday They’ll miss FIU’s next game Oct. 28 at that 18 players would be suspended for one Alabama. game, called a news conference for later Monday “There is no place in higher education for the and was likely to announce “much harsher pen- type of conduct exhibited,” Sun Belt commis- alties,” coach Don Strock said. sioner Wright Waters said. “This is certainly embarrassing. It’s disgrace- The NCAA, in a statement released Monday, ful. It’s amazing. I’ve run out of words,” Strock called the fight “wholly unacceptable.” said. “There’s no place for it in college football “It is hoped that the actions taken by Miami, or football period. This is way overboard. I FIU and the conferences will send a message apologize to all the fans of college football for that such behavior is not tolerated,” the NCAA this taking place.” statement said. 15Sports Tuesday, October 17, 2006 DAILYD AILEGYPTIANY EGYPTIAN Tuesday, October 17, 2006ww 15Sports Saluki Insider STATS OF THE WEEK

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The Chicago Cubs are expected to name Lou Piniella as their new manager 3 today as reported by The Associated Press. Piniella led the Reds to a World Series  Nick Hill 36

Championship in 1990 and managed some great teams in Seattle while with the  Nick Hill Mariners. Can Piniella turn around a Cubs team that finished in last place last 7 went nine 1

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43 games and .

“The Cubs would have been better off 8 attempted ’

with an untrained monkey as their skipper. 6 104 straight JORDAN WILSON passes before

Dusty Baker really confused me and made 1 me wonder if he actually enjoyed losing. finally throw- 08

. ing his first jordan_wilson@ Piniella should be able to reverse the Cubs’ interception of his collegiate career fortunes, maybe not next year, but he’ll get 06 dailyegyptian.com . it done.” against the Illinois State Redbirds 36

: on Saturday. The Salukis went on to

5 lose the game 37-10.

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Cubs in October for fear the universe might 0 collapse. I thought the Cubs should have hired Joe Girardi, but Piniella is also a very BRIAN FELDT good manager. I don’t think the Cubs will win next season, but at least you Cub fans can have hope while I actually watch my brian_feldt@ team in the playoffs.” dailyegyptian.com Do you have questions for the Saluki Banter that you want answered? E-mail [email protected]

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE SPORTS NETWORK’S I-AA POLL Date Opponent Time Nov. 5 Christian Brothers (ex.) 2:00 p.m. Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank Nov. 12 Missouri 2:00 p.m. 1. Appalachian St. Mountaineers (88) 6-1 2,693 2 2. Montana Grizzlies (2) 5-1 2,498 3 Nov. 17 Murray State 7:05 p.m. 3. Illinois State Redbirds (11) 5-1 2,401 5 Nov. 21 Saint Louis 7:05 p.m. 4. Cal Poly Mustangs (1) 5-1 2,371 4 Nov. 24 San Francisco 7:05 p.m. 5. Youngstown State Penguins (1) 6-1 2,172 6 Nov. 25 Kentucky or Delaware TBA 6. Massachusetts Minutemen 5-1 2,034 8 Nov. 29 Austin Peay 7:05 p.m. 7. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 5-1 2,023 1 Dec. 2 Weber State 3:00 p.m. 8. James Madison Dukes 5-1 1,991 13 9. North Dakota State Bison (2) 6-0 1,981 9 Dec. 5 South Alabama 7:00 p.m. 10. Richmond Spiders 5-1 1,720 10 Dec. 9 South Dakota St. 6:00 p.m. 11. Hampton Pirates (3) 7-0 1,645 12 Dec.16 Indiana 7:00 p.m. 12. Furman Paladins 5-2 1,558 11 Dec.19 Tennessee Tech 7:05 p.m. 13. Southern Illinois Salukis 5-1 1,466 7 Dec.28 Wichita State 7:00 p.m. 14. Northern Iowa Panthers 4-2 1,349 14 Dec.30 Missouri State TBA 15. Harvard Crimson 5-0 1,060 15 Jan. 4 Illinois State 7:05 p.m. 16. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 5-1 925 17 17. Eastern Illinois Panthers 4-3 889 16 Jan. 6 Indiana State 2:00 p.m. 18. UC Davis Aggies 3-3 719 18 Jan. 11 Bradley TBA 19. Maine Black Bears 4-2 626 23 Jan. 13 Northern Iowa 7:35 p.m. 20. Alabama A&M Bulldogs 5-1 612 20 Jan. 18 Creighton 7:05 p.m. 21. San Diego Toreros 6-0 587 21 Jan. 20 Drake 2:00 p.m. 22. Princeton Tigers 5-0 507 24 Jan. 27 Evansville TBA 23. Portland State Vikings 4-3 373 25 Feb. 2 Indiana State 6:00 p.m. 24. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 5-2 228 NR 25. Sam Houston State Bearkats 4-2 182 NR

Others receiving votes: Jackson State 179, Montana State 109, Towson 104, MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Central Connecticut State 74, Penn 52, Charleston Southern 51, Georgia Southern 50, Date Opponent Time Delaware 47, Jacksonville State 27, Delaware State 25, Holy Cross 17, Yale 15, McNeese Nov. 2 Quincy 7:05 p.m. State 13, Wofford 13, South Dakota State 9, Western Kentucky 8, Nicholls State 7. Nov. 5 Henderson State 4:05 p.m. Nov. 10 Washington, MO. 7:05 p.m. INTENSITY EARLY Nov. 19 Murray State 2:05 p.m. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 Nov. 23 Arkansas Noon Nov. 24 Marist or Minnesota 12:30 p.m. Nov. 26 ESPNU Classic TBA The final installment in prac- “They recruit like they coach,” Nov. 29 Louisiana Tech TBA tice is centered on SIU’s offensive Mullins said. “They outwork people.” Dec. 2 Saint Louis TBA scheme and bringing the entire Parrish said he had been in Dec. 9 Western Kentucky TBA practice together. Plays are broken contact with Saluki assistant coach Dec. 17 Indiana 8:00 p.m. down, and the transition game is Jack Owens since last year and text- Dec. 20 Central Michigan 7:05 p.m. worked on with an emphasis on messaged back and forth with him Dec. 23 Saint Mary’s 11:00 a.m. passing. “almost every weekend.” Dec. 29 Illinois State TBA Eikenberg is quick to admit, With the commitment, the Jan. 1 Wichita State TBA though, that the team doesn’t focus Salukis secured their first verbal com- Jan. 4 Drake TBA too much on offense. Instead, it mitment of the 2008 season. Per Jan. 6 Northern Iowa TBA projects a defensive tone to the NCAA regulations, coaches cannot Jan. 10 Bradley TBA practice as well as the season. comment on future players until they Jan. 13 Missouri State TBA “We really believe our defense sign a National Letter of Intent. Jan. 15 Drake TBA will be a key in the beginning Jan. 17 Evansville TBA of the season,” Eikenberg said. Jordan Wilson can be reached at Jan. 20 Creighton TBA “It needs to be a constant for us, 536-3311 ext. 256 or Jan. 23 Northern Iowa TBA instead of relying on our offense. [email protected]. Jan. 27 Illinois State TBA We cannot afford to have a defen- sive breakdown or to not be in the right spot.”

Brian Feldt can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 269 or [email protected]. DAILY EGYPTIAN Saluki Banter: Piniella expected to be named new Cubs head coach, page 15

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VOLLEYBALL Immediate Impact Saluki volleyball team dependent on young talent Brian Feldt as one of the Salukis’ top attackers. DAILY EGYPTIAN Her 142 kills — a 2.09 kills-per-game aver- age — rank fourth among Saluki players, but her Without them, the SIU volleyball team talent goes beyond attacking the net. would likely be looking up in the Missouri Laughlin can also block, dig and serve Kelsie Laughlin Valley Conference standings — way up. well, making her one of the best all- outside hitter Kelsie Laughlin and Chandra Roberson, around players on the team. both freshmen, have made an immediate impact “Kelsie has been asked to do a lot as game, in SIU history since this season and have started every game of every a freshman,” Winkeler said. “She has the stat has been offi- match for the Salukis. to do all the skills. She can really do it cially recorded. Laughlin and Roberson, teamed all, and we knew that coming in that she could Roberson’s 90 total with other freshmen Marina Medic and provide that for us.” blocks, 17 solo and 73 Jennifer Berwanger, have helped SIU to Laughlin’s play, although not the best on the assisted, have helped a 9-10 record, 4-5 in the MVC, tied for team, is solid throughout. revitalize a blocking sixth place. She has above-average numbers in nearly corps that ranked seventh “We would be in bad shape if we didn’t every single statistical category and has been in the MVC last year, a have either of them,” said head coach Brenda depended on for production in numerous pres- defense that now ranks third. Winkeler. “We don’t have a lot of depth, and we sure situations. Roberson has consistently really need them to perform for us.” Roberson, meanwhile, brings a different atti- been mentioned as being a suc- Laughlin and Roberson have both tude and style to the team. cessor of senior middle responded to Winkeler’s demands in their While she doesn’t get much of the statistical blocker Johannah first seasons in the NCAA by becoming credit Laughlin does, Roberson has an equally Yutzy, SIU’s top player top performers for SIU. important job. for the last four seasons. Both have earned praise from coaches She is given the assignment of defending “She is like Yutzy because and teammates and could be in conten- some of the league’s best attackers. she is always out there smiling and tion for MVC All-Freshman team honors “The reason she isn’t always in the stats is always out there doing her best and working when the season comes to a close. because she is stopping the opposing teams hard,” Winkeler said. “She is just a player.” The two represent two different styles No. 1 hitters,” Winkeler said. “If she isn’t The duo also represents something more of play, though. recording a block, she is tipping it and chan- than just a solid freshmen season — it represents One is designed to stop opposing neling the ball so our defense can dig it, which the future of the SIU volleyball program. Chandra Roberson offenses, while the other is designed is very big.” “It’s great to have that youth,” said Winkeler. middle blocker to attack opposing defenses. Roberson is also a prime reason for the rapid “By the time they are juniors, they will have two Laughlin, an outside hitter turnaround of the Salukis’ blocking game, which years under their belts, so it will be an exciting from Cornell, is highly touted is the best blocking defense, at 2.76 blocks per time for the program.”

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL Saluki basketball picks up intensity Team lists defense Never too early Jordan Wilson which only competes against 17U and conditioning as DAILY EGYPTIAN teams in the summer — Parrish has grown used to being a boy among two keys factors Chris Parrish may be young, but men. At 14, Parrish played with he knows what he wants. the 16U Wolves and found himself Brian Feldt Less than two weeks after being squaring off against some of the best DAILY EGYPTIAN offered a basketball scholarship from 17-year-olds in the nation. SIU, the junior from Riverside- It’s a role he welcomed. The If the intensity of the SIU wom- Brookfield High verbally committed upper-level competition has seemed en’s basketball team’s first practice to the Salukis on Sunday afternoon. to pay off, too. of the season is any indication of The 15-year-old Parrish made Parrish led his high school team, what’s to come, the Salukis could be his college decision even before the Bulldogs, in scoring last year as playing just as tenaciously as their mugging for his driver’s license a sophomore with 15.2 points-per- male counterparts. photo. Parrish said he didn’t care game average. He also pulled down In Saturday’s workout, the first that he made his commitment so 5.8 rebounds a game while helping of the year, junior guard Debbie early because he was certain SIU was RBHS to a 15-11 record. He was Burris suffered a broken nose in LANE CHRISTIANSEN~ DAILY EGYPTIAN FILE PHOTO the right fit, and he wanted to play selected as an all-conference player a four-on-four drill, referred to as Saluki forward Jasmine Gibson dribbles past Redbird center Lori in the “up-and-coming” Missouri for the Suburban Prairie Conference “war-drills” by the team. Trumblee during the Saluki basketball game against Illinois State in Valley Conference. East Division. Burris participated in the rest of March 2006 in the SIU arena. Sometimes prospects will have Parrish described himself as a no- practice and later discovered some offers on the tables for years and not nonsense player and said he likes to displaced cartilage in her nose. Burris was introduced into Eikenberg said, “You would think decide until late in their senior year. just “go in and get the job done.” It’s Head coach Dana Eikenberg Saluki basketball the hard way, with we were running a marathon.” Parrish was confident he wanted an attitude that should help him adjust said the great part about the injury her broken nose. The next portion of the work- to be a Saluki. to the Salukis’ up-tempo offense and was that Burris still participated Eikenberg said she was pleased out is dedicated to defensive drills, “I’ve always known Southern uncomfortably close defense. despite the injury, which was dis- with her new players’ efforts. breaking down the different defen- was a good choice, since day one,” Parrish followed the lead of for- covered shortly after practice. “I liked the fact that our newcom- sive philosophies and working on Parrish said from the backseat of his mer Wolves teammates who made Eikenberg appreciated the inten- ers were all catching on early and communication. father’s vehicle Monday afternoon the jump to Carbondale. Bryan sity from not only Burris, but the keeping up with our drills and our Eikenberg said defensive com- on the ride home from school. Mullins and redshirt freshman entire team. tempo,” Eikenberg said. “I think our munication is key for the team to Parrish might sport a schoolboy’s Christian Cornelius are two current “What I really liked was our tempo for practice was very high.” be successful, and it runs a defensive age, but the resemblance stops there. Salukis who wore Illinois Wolves intensity,” Eikenberg said. “I liked a With three weeks remaining to series, known as “phantom,” where Mike Mullins, Parrish’s AAU jerseys. Carlton Fay, a 2007 recruit lot of our energy over the weekend prepare for the Salukis’ first exhibi- the team works on defensive strat- coach for the Illinois Wolves, labeled who already verbally committed to and even this morning.” tion game against Christian Brothers egy without a ball, focusing on the the 6-foot-3-inch, 200-pound junior SIU, also played for the Wolves. The Salukis introduced a slew of University on Nov. 5, SIU is focus- communication aspect. as chiseled. With head coach Chris Lowery newcomers to this year’s squad, includ- ing on defense and conditioning. “The most important thing for “He was the glue guy of our 16 and his assistants constantly recruit- ing three junior college transfers. The team stresses “in-your-face” us is that we have an offensive phi- team last summer,” said Mullins, the ing Wolves players, Mike Mullins Burris, Courtney Grant, defense, similar to what the men’s losophy and a defensive philosophy, father of former Wolves player and said the SIU coaching staff were Courtney Sales and Dana Olsen basketball team preaches, and its but we need a communications phi- sophomore Saluki Bryan Mullins. regulars at big-time AAU events. were all on hand to participate in ability to out-work opponents. losophy,” Eikenberg said. “For girls, “He would guard the other team’s It was that type of recruiting, their inaugural practice in a Saluki SIU typically runs a three-to sometimes that is hard, so we are toughest player. He would out- Mullins said, that influenced Parrish uniform. Burris, Grant and Sales four-hour practice, with the first really trying to work on that.” rebound taller guys.” to SIU. are all juniors while Olsen is the hour devoted solely to condition- Playing for the 16U Wolves lone freshman on the team. ing with the ball. So much so that See INTENSITY, Page 15 — one of the top in the nation, See, EARLY Page 15