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Single mom proud of her graduation By Tim Martin CAMPUS EDITOR

For many of the graduates taking the stage for commencement this weekend, they will conclude a college life full of wild parties and skipped classes. But for Sally Deedrick, her story consists of perseverance and More inside strength. Short-term Her greatest accomplishment, life insurance she said, is her son Ronnie, who is an available for active member of Student new Government by virtue of his role as graduates. student vice president for academic Page 5 affairs. Her son’s life-story is well- known among the Eastern populous. Her story is not. Sally is a 40-year-old single parent who will become the third generation of her family to receive an Eastern diploma Saturday along with nearly 1,000 other graduates. Ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. for graduates from the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences and the College of Arts and Humanities. At 2 p.m. graduates from the College of Education and Professional Studies, the College of Sciences and the School of Continuing Education begin ceremonies at Lantz Arena. “It’s gonna mean the world to see my friends and family in the crowd looking up at me (when I get my diploma),” Sally said. Sally, a psychology major, has been juggling a full- time job at the Robinson Correctional Center and a full slate of classes for the past two years. “It will be a relief when I graduate,” Sally said about her bachelor’s degree, which will allow her to move up in her company’s job ranks. “I’m proud of myself of finally achieving a degree and look forward to my STEPHEN HAAS/ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR future employment.” Sally was able to earn her bachelor’s degree by Exploring Lewis and Clark attending several weekend workshops and classes Jerry Hunt of Champaign watches his grandson Dalton Runyan, third grader from Carl Sandburg elementary school, look through through the Board of Trustees program. Although a web site about the Lewis and Clark expedition. The event was part of the project WOW semi-annual open house in Buzzard Hall some classes were held in nearby Lincoln Trail, others on Thursday night. required her to drive up to two hours a night. Her per- severance is something she hopes to pass on to her son. “I hope my experience is another reinforcing factor for my son,” she said. “It says a lot that I raised Ronnie alone since he was 1 1/2 years old — being able to do Jury finds former student innocent this and still produce the son that I have shows my determination.” Former football player was He needed to prove the act of penetra- Thursday. “What she said was, ‘I don’t Ronnie said he respects what his mother has done. tion, which was proven by medical records know if I want to do this.’” “Of course I am proud of her and she’s really excit- accused of rape last fall and confirmed by court testimony. A witness, who was a friend of the ed,” he said. “The fact that she works and goes to By Nate Bloomquist He needed to prove there was force, woman’s from Bollingbrook, testified school speaks volumes about her.” NEWS EDITOR on which Oliver and the 19-year-old that the plaintiff told her on the night of SEE MOM Page 6A woman plaintiff disagreed. the incident “she was horny” and she A Coles County jury took only 30 min- In the woman’s testimony she said, “I thought Oliver was attractive. utes to hand down a verdict in a two-day told him no over and over again. He was- Deters was unavailable for comment rape trial involving a former Eastern n’t listening. I was so afraid of what Thursday. Hours during finals and football player and a student. might happen if I did fight back.” Tulin said his client didn’t use any Antwan G. Oliver, 21 of Fort Deters also needed to prove the sex force and the woman’s testimony semester break Lauderdale, Fla., was found innocent of was non-consentual. showed some inconsistencies. The Booth Library criminal sexual assault after an incident Defense attorney Ron Tulin of woman testified that Oliver got on top of Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m, Saturday: 9 a.m. to 8:45 at his residence Jan. 20. Charleston said the woman consented to her, removed her pants and underwear p.m., Sunday: noon to 11:45 p.m., Dec. 16-20: 8 a.m. Assistant state’s attorney Duane Deters sex with Oliver. to 11:45 p.m., Dec. 21: 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., closed needed to prove three things in the trial. “She didn’t try to run away,” Tulin said SEE INNOCENT Page 6A Dec. 22-25; Dec. 26 and 27: 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; closed Dec. 28-Jan. 1; Jan 2 and 3: 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Gregg Triad Computer Lab Several projects planned winter break Dec. 13: 24 hours; Dec. 14: 9 a.m. to 9:45 p.m.; Dec. 15 to Dec. 20: 3:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., closed By Lindsey Nawojski and Genevieve Cyrs “We prefer to do utility outages when struction done that gets in the way of over winter break. STAFF WRITERS the students are not on campus so they students when they are here. won’t be affected,” Strode said. “Maintenance, carpentry and work Lumpkin Computer Lab Though Eastern’s campus will be “Remodeling projects in academic orders should all be finished while the Dec. 13: 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Dec. 14: 9 a.m. to 9:45 empty for semester break, workers will buildings are often scheduled during students are on break,” Hudson said. p.m., Dec 15: 2:30 p.m. to 10:45 p.m., Dec. 16 to Dec. be busy taking advantage of the respite times when the campus population is In Pemberton Hall, the big project 19: 7:45 a.m. to 10:45 p.m., Dec. 20: 8 a.m. to 4:15 to get additional construction project low.” over break and continuing into next p.m., closed over winter break. work accomplished. She said the greatest concern over summer, is the replacement of windows. Carol Strode, interim director of winter break is the weather. Many of the original windows from Student Recreation Center Facilities Planning and Management, The Human Services Building is 1907 need replacement. Over the years, Dec. 13: 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Dec. 14 and Dec. 15: said work on the Human Services build- scheduled for complete in June 2003. the windows have become hard to open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Dec. 16 to Dec. 18: 5:30 a.m. to 12 ing will include enclosing the exterior. Also on the agenda for semester and close and lead to drafts in the build- p.m.; Dec. 19 and Dec. 20: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Dec. 21 Mechanics also will start work on the break are improvements in university ing. and Dec. 22: closed, Dec. 23-Jan. 12: open 6 a.m. to inside portion of the building. housing and dining. The project has been underway since 6 p.m. weekdays and closed over the weekend and Strode said work on the Health Mark Hudson, director of university last summer and will save the university Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and Services building will require a South housing and dining, said the holiday New Year’s Day. Quad power outage. break is a nice opportunity to get con- SEE PROJECTS Page 6A Today Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Rain/snow Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy Cloudy Showers Showers

Friday, 41º 31º 45º 29º 48º 31º 47º 45º 55º 48º 52º 33º 46º 19º December 13, 2002 HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW Ensemble to perform holiday favorites

By Matthew Kent work has a lot of artistic and the- ACTIVITIES REPORTER atrical elements. An interesting aspect of “Phantom Dances” is The Percussion Department that it was written to be played will prepare to get in the holiday either backward or forward. spirit when it presents its holiday “It’s very exciting and visual,” program at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Mayhue said. the McAfee Auditorium. The percussion concert will The concert will feature all the also feature the Latin Ensemble percussion ensembles and special playing an arrangement of Phil guest Catricia Gill from Southern Collins’ piece “Hanging Long Illinois University-Carbondale. Enough,” featuring student Gill is a pianist and coordinator of soloists Jackie Bilbrey and Chris Southern’s prep program. Keniely. Mayhue noted several The concert will include a songs during the evening will number of recognizable holiday have a seasonal sound, but aren’t favorites including a number of traditional Christmas songs. tunes that have a seasonal feel to “Flight of the Falcon” and STEPHEN HAAS/ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR them, a press release stated. “Teamwork” are tunes that will Matt Regan, a freshman physical education major, takes a look at the new exhibit “Down on the Farm” in the Featured selections include be played using instruments typ- Tarble Arts Center. The exhibit is on display until Jan. 26. “Silent Night,” “God Rest Ye ically found in holiday music, Merry Gentleman” and “We including sleigh bells, wood Three Kings.” blocks, chimes and church bells. Exhibit to portray life on the farm One of the highlights of the con- A second choreographed piece, cert will be a performance art piece titled “Flight of the Six Virtiosic By Niki Jensen a 1906 Eastern graduate, is in the copper or acid that eats into the called “Phantom Dances.” This Hand Clappers,” is a tune using STAFF WRITER exhibit, Watts said. metal, Watts said. work is a choreographed piece with various clapping sounds to pro- “He’s probably the first artist of In addition to paintings, litho- the notion that a phantom is moving duce different noises. Referred to “Down On the Farm: Selections any notoriety to graduate from graphs and etchings, three-dimen- around the musicians throughout as “body instruments,” musicians from the Collection” is a farm- Eastern,” Watts said. sional woodcarvings and two folk the piece and keeping the players will use their hands to snap, clap, themed exhibition debuting today A painting by William Butler, a art pieces will be displayed. from playing their notes. and rub in order to create music. and running through Jan. 26 at the previous Newton E. Tarble Memorial Folk art is characterized by self- Terence Mayhue, director of Admission is free for every- Brainard Gallery in the Tarble best-of-show winner of the Tarble’s taught artists who may have the percussion program, said the one. Arts Center. biannual Drawing/Watercolor: received informal art instruction Comprised of 20 pieces from Illinois, is also in the show, Watts said. rather than formal art training, Tarble’s permanent collection, the The exhibit will display four lith- Watts said. Charity event will appeal “Down On the Farm” exhibit offers ograph prints, whose grainy Other pieces can be viewed images centered around the farm appearances are reminiscent of include Robert Root’s “October in and its inhabitants. crayon drawings, Watts said. Illinois” and a piece from about 1945 to everyone’s sweet tooth The exhibit was developed by Four etchings by Jamie Wyeth, a by Lynn Trank, a former Eastern Michael Watts, director of the Tarble well-known American artist, and a printmaking professor, Watts said. By Michael Dixon “The cookies and candies fea- Arts Center, and David Pooley, color etching by James Butler, an The “Down On the Farm: STAFF WRITER tured will be holiday based,” Tarble registrar, upon realizing how Illinois State University art faculty Selections from the Collection” Smith said. “Women in the group, many pieces in the collection were member, will appear in the exhibit, exhibit can be viewed during The Charleston Junior Women’s which consists of 35 members, relevant to the farm, Watts said. Watts said. Tarble’s regular hours of 10 a.m. to Club will host its annual cookie nominate different local, some- The exhibit features several oil, An etching differs from a paint- 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 walk from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. times international, charities.” casein and watercolor paintings. ing because it is created by either a a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 Saturday at St. Charles Catholic Smith said this year is a high An oil painting by Paul Sargent, tool that scratches into a sheet of p.m. Sunday. Church Moriarity Hall, which is at demand year for charities. The the intersection of Ninth Street main reason for this is because and Jefferson Avenue. there have been budget cuts The club, which is a non-profit throughout the state. Historical sites will showcase organization, will feature home- “Some of these organizations made cookies and hard candies aren’t receiving the same funding and is donating all proceeds to they have in the past,” Smith said. 19th-century holiday celebrations local charities. Because of the increase in “The members are making the money needed, the organization By Lindsey Recupito ing the holiday, because Christmas Mittelstaedt said. cookies themselves,” Jennifer will be making more cookies than STAFF WRITER was not universally celebrated at Also, two boys from a local town Smith, recording secretary of the usual. that time, Mittelstaedt said. at that time will return from their club said. “In fact, the recipes for “Most years, we sell out early,” This year’s annual Christmas on “There will be the butchering of regiment in the Union Army on all of the cookies will be available.” said Smith. “This year, we expect the Prairie celebration is being a hog, grinding of sausage and ren- Christmas to surprise everyone. The cookies and candies, which to be sold out by 9:30 or 10.” held Saturday and Sunday from 1 dering of the lard,” Mittelstaedt Mittelstaedt said the Charleston will be sold by the pound, range The annual cookie walk is open to 4 p.m. at the Moore Home, the said. “The lard is very important Harp Shape Note Singers will per- from sugar cookie cut outs, to to the public and all proceeds will Sargent Farm and the Lincoln because it was used for cooking form in the Harris Education fudge, to divinity. be donated to local charities. Farm located south of Charleston. and to make soap and candles. Center. Visitors can come see how The Lincoln men will also be Visitors also have the opportuni- Christmas was observed in the 19th going on hunting trips. ty to make crafts and and partake century at this living historical site. The Sargent Farm is set in 1845 in the hot apple cider that will be “It’s a close approximation (of as well, with the Sargent family served, a press release stated. what life was like), and is based on celebrating the holiday in a simple Mittelstaedt expects about 500 to historical evidence,” said Matt manner, including Bible readings 700 people from the local and sur- Mittelstaedt, a representative of and Christmas stories. rounding communities to attend. Editor in chief ...... Michelle Jones Verge editor ...... Ben Turner the Illinois Historical Preservation At the Moore Home, set in the Admission is free and all are Managing editor ...... Jamie Fetty Associate Verge editor ...... open Agency. 1860s, visitors can see a family welcome. News editor ...... Nate Bloomquist Online editor ...... Ben Erwin The setting is 1845 at the Lincoln decorating a sassafras tree. The Moore Home is located one Associate news editor . . .Jessica Danielewicz Accounts manager ...... Kyle Perry Farm, and visitors can view the “Sassafras trees were used mile north of the Lincoln and Editorial page editor ...... Karen Kirr Advertising manager ...... Steve Leclair Lincoln family members doing their because evergreen trees were not Sargent Farms, which are eight Senior reporter ...... Caitlin Prendergast Design & graphics manager . . . .Steve Leclair Activities editor ...... Jennifer Chiariello Sales Manager ...... Tim Sullivan winter activities instead of celebrat- native to this part of the country,” miles south of Charleston. Administration editor ...... John Chambers Promotions manager ...... Branden Delk Campus editor ...... Tim Martin National Advertising ...... Maureen Kudlik City editor ...... Carly Mullady Business manager ...... Betsy Mellott Organization collecting supplies for Haiti Student gov. editor ...... Avian Carrasquillo Asst. business manager ...... Luke Kramer Features editor ...... open Ediorial adviser...... John Ryan By Alicia Choi This January, Roy Lanham, advis- said. Schooling is exclusively fund- Photo editor ...... Colin McAuliffe Publisher...... John David Reed STAFF WRITER er of the Haiti Connection, and five ed by charging students tuition. Associate photo editor ...... Stephen Haas Press supervisor ...... Johnny Bough members will go to Haiti to hand- Nelms said many students are Sports editor ...... Matt Meinheit Subcriptions manager ...... Valerie Jany Associate Sports editor ...... Matt Williams Eastern’s chapter of the Haiti deliver the collected school items. unable to pay for school supplies Connection is collecting school sup- Maureen Tulley, a member of and a shortage in writing utensils The Daily Eastern News produced by the students of Eastern Illinois University. It is published plies to be delivered to Haitian chil- the Eastern Haiti Connection, said throughout Haiti makes supplies daily Monday through Friday, In Charleston, Ill. during fall and spring semesters and twice week- ly during the summer term except during school vacations or examinations. Subscription price: dren in January by Eastern students. some past Haiti Connection activi- scarce. $38 per semester, $16 for summer, $68 all year. The Daily Donation boxes are located in ties included a clean drinking “Parents might not be able to pay Eastern News is a member of The Associated Press, which is residence halls and supplies may water program and the purchase for tuition charges because the daily entitled to exclusive use of all articles appearing in this paper. be dropped off at the Newman of a cornmill so people would be concern in Haiti is to survive and Catholic Center until Dec. 20. more self-sufficient. get food on the table,” Nelms said. PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT: PHONE:217-581-2812 (fax 581-2923) The Haiti Connection works Haiti Connection has hosted Most of the donated school items Charleston, IL 61920 EMAIL:[email protected] ISSN 0894-1599 with different communities in numerous fund-raisers, such as the will be directly hand-delivered to NIGHT STAFF: Haiti with chapters throughout the Hunger Banquet, leaf raking and the Haitian recipients. PRINTED BY: Night editor ...... Jessica Danielewicz Eastern Illinois University News Design ...... Amber Williams United States, and was established garage sales to fund these programs. “The Haiti Connection is very Charleston, IL 61920 Sports Design ...... Matt Meinheit 14 years ago. “Donations were a large contri- successful. We have lots of goals ATTENTION POSTMASTER: Night Photo editor ...... Stephen Haas “Some chapters are more active bution to the funds collected for and we’ve reached every one,” said Send address changes to Copy editors ...... Eram Cowlas while others aren’t,” Frances such programs,” Tulley said. Melms. “We have dedicated mem- The Daily Eastern News ...... Ben Erwin Nelms, president of Eastern’s Haiti Haiti is currently one of the poor- bers and we make commitments Buzzard Hall, Eastern Illinois University Night News editor ...... Nate Bloomquist Connection said. est countries in the world, Nelms with the Haitians.” Charleston, IL 61920 ...... Jessica Danielewicz Friday, December 13, 2002 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS 3a Illinois forests receive funds from Gov. Ryan By Carly Mullady more than $240,000. Prairie Past projects done by the CITY EDITOR restoration and conservation of Embarras River Partnership Shellbark Bottoms Natural include an erosion inventory of On Nov. 26, Gov. George Ryan Heritage Landmark are part of the river. This involved a 16-18- announced grants of $3.8 million to the funds’ expenditures. day canoe trip with tree planters private-public partnerships While it takes several months and no-till drills that plant grass involved in Conservation 2000 for paperwork to go through, the seeds without disturbing the land. projects affecting approximately latest project’s plans include Gutowski and Biological 10,000 acres of Illinois forests, developing a permanent conser- Sciences Professor Bud Fischer wetlands and prairies. More than vation easement of 240 acres in have involved students in some of $3 million of local ecosystem part- the Shellbark Bottoms area. The the Embarras River Partnership nership funds have also been dedi- conservation easement would pre- projects. cated to the conservation process. vent development in that area. The Streambank Stabilization Illinois’ Conservation 2000 pro- “The land just goes on naturally project studied river construc- gram provides both money and forever,” Gutowski said. tion’s effect on the fish population. technical assistance to landowners Replanting five acres of prairie Fischer, Gutowski and students interested in improving ecology in grass in Lawrenceville is also on surveyed the river, doing a fish state watersheds. Habitat protec- the Embarras Rover Partnership’s count to evaluate the numbers and tion and restoration, environmen- agenda. species of fish. tal education, research and plan- Counties included in this year’s In 2001, the Embarras River ning projects also receive funding. state grant for the Embarras River Partnership received $300,000 in Working in conjunction with the Partnership are Douglas, Edgar, grants to purchase woods sur- Conservation 2000 project is the Coles, Cumberland, Clark, Jasper, rounding the Charleston reservoir C2000 Ecosystems Program. Richland, Crawford and Lawrence. for buffering and protecting the Watershed enhancement and pro- “We have done 26 projects since shoreline. “We’ll be creating quite tection is the focus of the ecosys- 1996 and have barely scratched a few acres of park land and hik- tem program which brings togeth- the surface,” Gutowski said. Many ing trails to provide recreational er the interests and labor of other conservation endeavors are opportunities,” Gutowski said. landowners, businesses, scien- in the partnership’s future. Since the Conservation 2000 tists, environmental organiza- The Embarras River Program’s funding goes to local tions, recreational enthusiasts and Partnership has dedicated $2.4 communities, anyone with a con- policy-makers. million of state grants and local servation plan fitting within the State grants are assigned to ecosystem grant matching for 26 Embarras River Project can apply organizations after the Audubon projects in more than 15 Embarras for grants. Society and other conservation watershed counties since the part- “We encourage land owners to societies determine which proj- nership began in 1996. visit the Illinois Department of ects are best. Local ecosystem grant match- Natural Resources web site Geology Professor Vince ing is the matching of labor, equip- (http://dnr.state.il.us/) for informa- STEPHEN HAAS/ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR Gutowski, a chairperson of the ment or supplies by local individu- tion about the mission of the pro- The state of Illinois has issued a grant to help fund cleaning projects for the Embarras River Partnership, said als or organizations to state gram and criteria for obtaining Embarras River east of Charleston. The river has been littered with trash, this year’s project has acquired grants, Gutowski said. grants,” Gutowski said. like this shopping cart. Short-term health CUPB to revise its bylaws Friday By John Chambers ics, which is over $1 million. Student Action Team lobby in ADMINISTRATION EDITOR “The (Illinois Board of Higher Springfield for Eastern’s inter- insurance available Education) called upon public ests, and the Legislative Action The Council on University universities to cease allocating Team would allow an organized Planning and Budget, an adviso- appropriated funds to athletics,” group of faculty and staff to do By Allegra Hoopingarner erage will also be applied to ry council to the president, will Radavich said. the same, Augustine said. STAFF WRITER those who lose coverage due to discuss revising its bylaws today. The IBHE made the recom- The CUPB will discuss the divorce or alumni between jobs. The CUPB advises on the mendation with the intention selection, training and utilization New December graduates The cost of GradMed, as stat- budgeting process and academic more would be allocated to high- of members for the team and the won’t need to worry about find- ed in a press release, with a and facilities planning, and has er education. interest the committee has in it’s ing dependable health insurance deductible between $250-$500, is four subcommittees to advise the “It’s not the primary purpose creation, said Jill Nilsen, vice right away. about $1.75 a day for compre- four university vice presidents: of institutions of higher learn- president for external relations. The Eastern Alumni hensive coverage and is avail- academic affairs, business ing...with fewer and fewer dol- Nilsen will select and train Association now provides able anywhere from 60 to 180 affairs, external relations and lars available to higher learn- members if a team is created. GradMed, a short-term major days. student affairs. ing,” he said. “It’s a way to be proactive in medical insurance plan special- Kilgore-Hadley said the There is no subcommittee to The president is responsible looking at our budgets. (The ly designed for new graduates. Alumni Association has provide counsel directly to the for allocations to athletics and CUPB) really doesn’t have an Christy Kilgore-Hadley, assis- received many requests from president, and while the CUPB the subcommittee will ask the involvement with the budget as it tant director of alumni services, parents who have heard about bylaws state such a committee president to explain budgetary moves through the legislative said the services provided by GradMed through other univer- should exist, there are no guide- priorities, Radavich said. process,” she said. GradMed will give graduate stu- sities. lines for its creation, said “Whatever priorities the seat- The Student Action Team has dents a “peace of mind” while “GradMed’s parent insurance English professor David ed president has, he or she would enjoyed the opportunity lobbying they look for a job or wait for company is American Insurance Radavich. run that by the subcommittee,” has given them and faculty and their medical coverage to begin. Administrators,” she said. The bylaw change will outline he said. “However much the staff likely will as well, Nilsen “The process of looking for a “I imagine if someone was the guidelines for establishing president wants to allocate to said. job might take longer than you’d looking for something longer, the subcommittee, and could be athletics is just between him and “I know the students have real- expect … especially now with they could get a plan through passed tomorrow by a two-thirds him.” ly enjoyed their time in the economy the way it is; peo- them.” vote, said CUPB chair Bob The presidential subcommit- Springfield and working with ple aren’t getting jobs right out The services provide several Augustine, dean of the graduate tee will be composed of five legislators on a one-on-one of school,” she said. different health plans depend- school. members, four from the vice basis,” she said. The services are designed to ing on the capabilities of each Radavich proposed the motion presidential areas and one from The CUPB is composed of 36 provide health insurance for person receiving them. so a subcommittee could play an the presidential area. faculty, staff and students. The recent graduates who may not New graduates can apply for advisory role in advising the The development of a meeting will be at 3 p.m. in the have it upon graduation, or when GradMed health insurance plans president on allocating money to Legislative Action Team will be Arcola/Tuscola Room of the they become ineligible to be cov- at www.gradmed.com or by call- areas of the university, especial- discussed. Martin Luther King Jr. ered by their parents. The cov- ing 1-800-922-1245. ly the portion that goes to athlet- Currently, students on the University Union.

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“Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Doubling the dilemmas When you think of someone liv- friends and your course work. ing a double life, no doubt “But I never really When you scramble home though, Editorial board thoughts of someone engaging in all of your responsibilities and Michelle Jones, Editor in chief an extra-marital affair pops into realized how prevalent difficulties there suddenly stream your head. Or perhaps your mind back to you. Jamie Fetty, Managing editor dwells on victims of Bipolar the double life feelings Living a double life in college Nate Bloomquist, News editor Disorder or maybe you associate were among students. ” may be something that most Jessica Danielewicz, Associate news editor convicts running from the law everyone gradually becomes and living under a false identity accustomed to, and the feelings Karen Kirr, Editorial page editor with living a double life. that eerie feeling of nostalgia that associated with it may seem Karen Kirr Caitlin Prendergast, Senior reporter I’ve never experienced any- seems to invade you when you go simultaneously like obvious and Editorial page thing remotely like the aforemen- home for even a non-extended familiar feelings that are Matt Meinheit, Sports editor editor and tioned, but I do feel like I live period of time. inevitable when you are a college [email protected] semi-monthly somewhat of a double life, being For the grand majority of you student. But I never really real- columnist more than 200 miles away from students, the place you call home ized how prevalent the double life for The Daily EDITORIAL my childhood home. After begin- on holidays is where you went to feelings were among students. Eastern News ning college in the fall of 2000, I high school, attended those goofy Last time I checked, it wasn’t a initially thought maybe this dou- slumber parties growing up and hot topic among students at the Kirr also is a ble life feeling was just a phase formed concrete air-tight friend- local fast food joints. junior journalism that would pass after a mere ships. This is the place where But if you have ever been major. month. However, I was startled to plenty of things near and dear to astonished to hear your friends’ Senate realize one year after enrolling in your heart exist. responses if you have ever asked She can be reached college, I still felt like I was liv- Although it is quite fulfilling to them, ‘hey, this may sound really at 581-2812 or [email protected] ing two separate lives — one at have friends in two different strange and unorthodox, but do my home and one here at towns, the feelings associated you feel like you are living two Eastern. with each town vary. You may separate lives — one at college lacking After surveying my friends have problems you’re facing in and one at home?’ from my home up north in the your hometown, but at Eastern They probably would shocking- western Chicago suburbs though, you may feel less troubled ly respond, ‘omigosh you feel that I discovered all of my friends because you are out of touch with way too.’ Although nothing may who had gone away to college those problems, or vice-versa. quell your confusion about living direction were all experiencing relatively Therefore, they are “out of sight, lives in two different towns, at Steps need to be taken to get tasks done that similar feelings. After venturing out of mind,” as the cliche goes. least it challenges you by making home for their first holiday and Some of my colleagues and you juggle a few more things than affect the students of this university because stu- every subsequent one thereafter, friends here at Eastern defined we were used to in high school. dents are the most imperative element to this facili- my friends and acquaintances the whole double-life scenario as However, the promise I encourage ty. continuously said they could not having distinctly different emo- you to make to yourself is, when shake the feeling that they were tions at both your college place of you arrive home for holiday We’re in a tough time right now. We’re in the revisiting a previous time in their living, and home, as well as hav- break, just remember to put your midst of a state budget crisis and negotiation trou- lives. ing different roles at each place. problems and worries associated bles. Work needs to be done for the students. From my experiences, there When you’re at Eastern, you’re with college aside. You deserve really seems to be no way around whole focus is here with your that much. In addition to the faculty and administration, another group on this campus needs to not only have the students’ interests at hand but get projects done for the students too. That At issue group is the Student Senate. The Student The Student Senate has the stu- Senate’s dents’ interests in mind. The semester executives have a list of lofty accomplishments

goals they want to achieve. The Cartoon by Ben Erwin Our stance Student Senate knows how The Student AGH! much input and influence it has Senate needs on this campus, and they realize to work on their task and want to help the more projects students. that directly involve and Good things take time. benefit However, the Student Senate students. does not have many accomplish- ments to show for its work this semester. Even the Student Senate finally realizes this. At Wednesday’s senate meeting, some senate mem- bers, including an executive, expressed concern they were not getting any work done that affects the student body. The Student Senate has spent hours discussing and implementing resolutions that only affect the members of the group. Yes, those guidelines need to be set, but we should be past that by now, or at least accomplishing outside goals that affect students as well. We don’t have a campus day care center nor have we been given any hints that one will exist soon since the student body president missed the dead- YOUR TURN: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR line for a grant, as a result of not knowing how to write a grant proposal. Maybe we need to throw out the pick-a-prof pro- Zoning board wants to give city time posal and accomplish something more realistic, something that won’t cost students money or As a member of the Zoning Appeals and Sports writer handful of students and the Charleston Board of Zoning Planning. The board’s dis- band cheering them on, require a grant to fund it. Appeals and Planning, I cussion will be to recom- should open his ears almost to the point of being Although the goal of frozen tuition has not been simply must respond to mend to the City Council hoarse. People do notice reached, and although some controversial moments your misinformed editorial approval or disapproval of I read Matthew Stevens’ that we have a band that on Wednesday. The Board the entire document. We will article in Monday’s edition does support our team and have popped up with the Apportionment Board, leg- of Zoning Appeals and not do any editing of the of The Daily Eastern News students that do cheer and islations have been made and tasks have been Planning is an independent document at that time. To and was disappointed in his yell. board of citizens appointed avoid having to send it back observation of the Dec. 7 Next time Mr. Stevens accomplished for the students. Senate also has by the mayor and approved to its developers yet again, it women’s basketball game. should open his ears and lis- admirably taken steps to get more student input on by the City Council. As a has been better to give the He claimed Lantz Arena ten to those cheering for hiring for academic faculty. result of the public hear- city time to get the docu- was nearly silent for all but our players. ings that took place earlier ment in final form. By giv- four minutes. However, executives only can say they’re “work- this year, the city and the ing the city the time it needs The gym was silent for Ben Sodergren-Baar ing” on a promise for so long. If work does not get firm hired to write the to finalize the document, we maybe four minutes during Junior special finished and the new executives abandon an idea, lots Unified Development Code will get the Unified the first half. There were a education major are taking into account Development Code to the of time will have been wasted. It’s good some Student comments and concerns City Council much faster. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: The Daily Eastern News accepts letters to the editor Senate members realize they need better direction to from those hearings and addressing local, state, national and international issues. They should be less than 250 do more external work. The executives should take a are putting the Unified Ann Brownson words and include the authors’ name, telephone number and address. Students should Development Code into a Secretary indicate their year in school and major. Faculty, administration and staff should indicate challenge and push for projects to show some results. their position and department. Letters whose authors cannot be verified will not be final draft form that can be Board of Zoning printed. Depending on space constraints, we may edit letters, so keep it concise. The editorial is the majority opinion of the discussed by the Board of Appeals and Planning Letters can be sent to The Daily Eastern News at 1811 Buzzard Hall, Charleston IL Daily Eastern News editorial board. 61920; faxed to 217-581-2923; or e-mailed to [email protected] Friday, December 13, 2002 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS 5a Davidson returns as speaker CAA adds, revises course Speaker of the Senate would tem of meal plans, like By Melissa Nielsen All perspective teachers will be like to register more students to allowing for meals to SENIOR WRITER required to take tests to assess their vote and establish tenant union carry over. We want to competency in those areas by 2003, find a better way for uni- The Council on Academic Affairs said Charles Titus, an assistant history By Avian Carrasquillo versal printing in all the approved two proposals Thursday to professor. STUDENT GOVERNMENT EDITOR computer labs, and extend add a new course and revise another. Perspective teachers currently library hours for finals The board voted unanimously to have some exposure to reading, spe- Fresh off a reelection to the Speaker of the next spring.” approve the addition of economics cial education and applied technology, Senate seat, Bill Davidson looks ahead to Davidson’s goals for course, Topics in Labor Economics, but he said the lab will allow students leading a team effort in getting goals accom- Bill Davidson senate members include ECN 4890 for next semester. more time to focus on those issues. plished next semester. bi-weekly meetings and Linda Ghent, an assistant professor The lab time will either free up class “We have a lot of goals for next semester, for each member to have a in the economics department, said the time to study the recommended issues and it’s going to take all of senate to accom- goal and a timetable to complete the tasks. new course was added to dig deeper while other aspects of class such as plish these goals. I will defend the senate and In response to criticism by his peers over into issues such as labor history, col- micro teaching models are moved into lead them in the right direction, and hold his first semester performance Davidson lective bargaining, labor law, poverty, labs, or proved students the opportuni- them accountable for what needs to get responded, “You can either take it harshly compensation structure, discrimina- ty to work in a specialized environment done.” and not do anything about it, or you can cor- tion and wage differentials. designed to approach the three topics. Davidson listed the goals that the senate rect your mistakes – I plan on correcting my Lower level economics classes “In some ways ... this is a little bit of has for next semester. mistakes.” spend the majority of time covering a work in progress,” Titus said. “We would like to get (Registered Student Ronnie Deedrick, student vice president basic principles, and Ghent said she He said the department will contin- Organizations) registered to vote, students in for academic affairs, endorsed Davidson and often wished the semester was longer ue to develop tools to monitor the residence halls registered to vote and work spoke on his behalf at Speaker of the Senate to study more interesting topics stu- effectiveness of the lab hour. on a door-to-door voter registration cam- election at Wednesday’s Student Senate dents’ expressed interest in survey “A number of matters have come paign for students living off of campus,” meeting. after survey. about that we don’t believe we can Davidson said. “I think it was the right move to re-elect The CAA also carried a motion to adequately address,” he said. “This Davidson said the senate also would like to Bill Davidson. I stand behind my statement, approve the addition of one laboratory will address them.” establish a tenant union for off-campus stu- it’s hard to change captains midstream,” hour to social science 3400, Methods in The council also added several dents to discuss the pros and cons of differ- Deedrick said. the Social Students in the Secondary items to the agenda to be voted on ent landlords, to come up with some kind of Student Body President Alison Mormino, School. Despite the added lab, however, after the semester break. rating system, as well as expand the service was optimistic about Davidson’s re-election. the class still be worth three credit hours. The items include a proposal from of the shuttle bus, and improve the movie “I think Bill’s going to do a fine job next The additional lab time was pro- Ronnie Deedrick, student vice presi- channel. semester,” she said. “I think even though it posed after the state reformed stan- dent for academic affairs, in favor of “We also want to look to outside funding to took a little time to get acclimated to the posi- dards for all teachers to include spe- adding a students to department grade beautify the 7th Street Underground,” tion this past semester, he has the tools he cialized course work in reading, spe- appeal procedures and a revised Davidson said. “We want to change the sys- needs to be successful.” cial education and applied technology. course proposal format.

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Innocent: Oliver’s scholarship “I feel a lot better now that this is over. I was voided because wasn’t really nervous of alleged incident during the trial. I CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A and raped her. Tulin said she know I didn’t do removed her clothes of her own anything.” will. “I was surprised this case —Antwan Oliver went to trial,” Tulin said. “I did- n’t really think the state had all scholarship for this year that much of a case because of because of the alleged incident. the inconsistencies in her testi- Oliver was free on bond and mony.” currently is enrolled at Illinois Ferguson said Tuesday during State University. Oliver red- his opening statement Oliver shirted because he didn’t know first told police the woman and when the trial would go to her friends weren’t at the apart- court. He is currently trying to ment at the time of the alleged regain his scholarship at Illinois incident. He later said he and the State. woman had consentual sex. “I feel a lot better now that this Oliver was a starting defen- is over,” Oliver said. “I wasn’t sive back for the Panthers last really nervous during the trial. I season, but Eastern voided his know I didn’t do anything.”

Mom: Audiences of around 300 expected for each ceremony CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A The biggest change to Saturday’s commencement will be the inclusion of four college banner-carrying faculty mar- shals from their respective col- leges. William Kirk, a psycholo- STEPHEN HAAS/ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR gy professor, will be the mace- PHOTO SUBMITTED bearing commencement mar- Sally Deedrick, pictured with her Things to do in Charleston shal. son, Eastern student Ronnie Steven J. Rauschenberger, Deedrick, will become the third Tim Clemmons, a freshman history major, gives a presentation as part of his EIU Foundations class Thursday night Illinois state senator from dis- generation of her family to receive in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. trict 33, will present the an Eastern diploma on Saturday. “Charge to the Class” for both the morning and afternoon cer- Marty Hackler, commence- Projects: be a huge improvement. important for the center because it emonies and Daniel J. LaVista, ment coordinator, said she “A lot of issues, such as parents’ will allow more available hours stu- executive director of the expects an audience of around Thomas convenience approval of the dorm, a reduction in dents can obtain food. Illinois Board of Higher 300 for the morning session and energy costs and an overall “We are doing everything we Education, will present greet- 370 for the afternoon. center should be open improvement in the quality of the can; pushing the manufacturers ings from the IBHE. “It’s going to be a great day, building will really be nice,” she to hurry up, so we can open the Alison Mormino, student it always is,” Hackler said. said. convenience center,” Hudson body president, and Anne For one mother and her son after break Students in Thomas Hall are said. Zahian, faculty senate chair- that day will be special. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A anxiously anticipating the open- Stuart Kaeding, resident director person, will address the gradu- “I work with guys between the from high energy bills. ing of their new convenience cen- at Thomas Hall, said residents can’t ates. ages of 17 and 32 who are sub- The windows in the common ter. wait for the convenience center. “I’m kind of trying to relive stance abusers every day,” Sally areas, such as the lounges and stair- “We are waiting for a door that is “They are excitedly waiting for what the college experience said. “I hope now when they look wells, will be replaced and by next currently being manufactured,” the completion of the center and was,” Mormino said about her at me, even in their later years in year, Pemberton will have new win- Hudson said. ready to start using it,” he said. speech. “I also want to remind life, they can achieve these dows, new carpeting and lobby fur- The door will be the connection The convenience center will graduates to thank those who things even though they have niture. through Thomas Hall and the con- also have cabinets and other have helped them out over the messed up. Rachel Irimiter, the resident venience center to the patio that items added so the center will be years and identify what their “I hope they see me as a role director at Pemberton, said she faces the quad. able to function completely in passion is.” model,” Sally said. thinks replacing the windows will This door’s installation is very January. MARY KAY POTEETE PROPERTY RENTALS need a 930 LINCOLN AVENUE 345-5088 Hey EIU Personal www.PoteeteRentals.com WHY WAIT UNTIL CHRISTMAS shopper? GET YOUR PRESENT EARLY BY SIGNING A LEASE Students... Whatever the occasion. DO YOU NEED MONEY FOR... Mary Kay has the gift. 5 Bd Houses 4 Bd Houses I can help you find that th th TUITION??? perfect something for 724 6 1520 10 everyone on your list. 1510 10th 1225 2nd ENTERTAINMENT??? So you can spend more th GAS??? time enjoying special 505 Harrison 1514 10 moments. Call me today. LAUNDRY??? Stop by or call the office to get a full list of all available houses Kelly Weir Recently remodeled, updated houses Independent Beauty Consultant Quality sevice for repairs CONSOLIDATED MARKET RESPONSE 217-923-3474 in partnership with Call and make an appointment www.marykay.com/kweir to see these houses today! WESTAFF where there are opportunities that will fit all your employment needs!!! imagine. *Business Casual Atmosphere *Flexible Schedules *Great Pay *Incentives / Bonuses Open Italian Beef $3.99 CALL TODAY 11 AM w/fries 345-1303 Friday & Saturday 4 o’clock club eoe m/f/h/v — Saturday Grad Back by popular demand ... You’llBe Surprised by DJ Santa advertise ADVERTISE the Results I like this place! 581-2816 Friday, December 13, 2002 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS 7a

Romo: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8A never play for Eastern again,” Romo said. Romo completed 237-of-363 passes for a career high 2,950 yards this season. Not bad for an athlete that was more well- known for his talents on the hardwood than the football field in high school. Romo came out of Burlington H.S. (Burlington, Wis.) as an established basketball player and golfer, but decided to accept a scholarship to play football for Eastern. “I didn’t know what kind of player he would be when he got here, but he has worked hard to get where he has been,” Spoo said. Romo brought the Panthers back from deficits in two key COLIN MCAULIFFE/PHOTO EDITOR games over Eastern Kentucky Freshman guard Ashley Kearney anchors the and at Southeast Missouri this Panthers guards at the point. year. At O’Brien Stadium, Romo Rest: led a 75-yard drive that took 43 seconds to keep his undefeated CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7A streak at O’Brien Stadium what can happen,” said Wunder. “But the focus will intact. In Cape Girardaeu, Mo., be on our team and how well we can play.” Romo led the Panthers to 23 Indiana State will also prove to be a challenge for unanswered points to get a key the Panthers because the Sycamores are playing well road win to wipe away an early too. The Sycamores have started their season off hot 21-7 deficit. by winning their first three games of the season. “It is very warranted that he After these two games Eastern will host Chicago has been picked as one of the State before the team starts its conference schedule. finalists,” Spoo said. “I’m glad Competition will be tough for the Panthers within he is in that mix because I cer- the Ohio Valley Conference. tainly think he deserves that.” They hope to be a little more successful against When Romo shows up for the familiar teams. Coach Wunder often uses the early I-AA College Football Awards non-conference opponents to prepare her team for Banquet in Chattanooga, Tenn., their conference counterparts. it will be his last official act as a “The non-conference schedule always seems to Eastern athlete and will imme- help the team during the conference schedule. The diately turn his eyes to the pro- tough games early always seems to help make us bet- fessional level. ter later on in the year,” Wunder said. Romo is planning on attend- ing a workout session in Florida Break: with former NFL wide receiver CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7A Don Bebbe and then will attend an all-star bowl game in the sun- what we need to do, we will be ready.” shine state as well. The Indians finished 8th in the conference last “I’ll be preparing with season, but young talent like last year’s OVC strength coaches that work with Freshman of the Year Derek Winans and junior Olympic athletes,” Romo said. college transfer Brandon Griffin, could put SEMO Romo has hinted he would in the hunt for a middle position in the conference. like to be selected in the first “They’ve been going through a rebuilding three rounds of the NFL draft process,” Samuels said. “They are talented kids, next April. and that process may start to pay off this year.” “I think the scouts like my The main thing that Samuels is still concerned performances against Hawaii about is scoring depth. Senior guard Henry and Kansas State,” Romo said. Domercant provides Samuels with consistent dou- “I think he is going to have an ble figures in scoring, but no one player has opportunity somewhere and stepped up into the No. 2 scoring role. STEPHEN HAAS/ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR somehow,” Spoo said. “I think “The concern still is if we can find balance in the Senior quarterback Tony Romo has not finished higher than 10th in Payton Award voting in the he has the prerequisite for a scoring,” Samuels said. “That’s a must if we want past two years. This season he threw for 2,950 yards and an OVC record 33 touchdowns. team to give him a go.” to be consistent winners.”

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL Winter’s rest will do Panthers good Break will give team chance to rest, regroup

By Aaron Seidlitz center Pam O’Connor, who has STAFF WRITER been sidelined so far this season with a knee injury. O’Connor is in The Panther’s women’s basket- Chicago today for a doctor’s ball team is hoping to have a short appointment where she might be memory. That way, they will be cleared to play. O’Connor is a pre- able to forget the tough start they season All-OVC first-team selec- have suffered through so far this tion and led Eastern in scoring season. with 18 points per game. Stuck in between a pair of three- Eastern will need to use this game losing streaks, this season time to its benefit because things has been one victory for the do not get any easier when play Panthers (1-6). The team has been resumes. inconsistent and has had a hard The Panthers will have two con- time putting together a solid effort secutive road games when they for an entire game. travel to Louisville on Dec. 22 and But the team has not had much Indiana State on Dec. 30. time for consistent practice this The matchup against Louisville year, and head coach Linda this season will provide the Wunder believes this is one reason Panthers with an opportunity to the Panthers have struggled this match up against an upper echelon season. program. “The break should have a posi- The Panthers do have a chance tive effect on the team,” Wunder in this matchup because the said. “We have not had a lot of Cardinals have struggled to a 1-2 practice time inbetween games start to their young season. this year, so we should have time “It is always interesting going to to regroup during break. We will a big name school like Louisville probably throw in some new wrin- because it is an opportunity to see kles for the team as well.” One new wrinkle could be junior SEE REST Page 7A

SO THERE! A no-punches-pulled look at Eastern and National sports What’s in a name anyway? COLIN MCAULIFFE/PHOTO EDITOR Leathernecks? Junior forward David Roos drives the lane against Illinois Tuesday. Eastern will use winter break to recover So what if the Panther from tough schedule. The Panthers are 2-0 at home this season, but 1-5 on the road. women’s basketball team is miss- ing its best player? So what if the team has the rebounding skills of Nate Bloomquist John Stockton? Break is what team needs STAFF EDITOR The team’s real problem is halftime. The Panthers need to By Matt Williams sists of games against Hawaii on ly 1-2 against Illinois teams with Call it Ishmael. simply get rid of it. Who needs all ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Dec. 20 and California their last being an 80-68 against Call it Raul — that’s the name those silly promotional games Polytechnic on Dec. 21. the University of Illinois on I’d bet on. In fact, call the new anyway? A break from basketball is The Rainbow Warriors (2-0) Tuesday. Panther mascot whatever your Eastern simply has struggled exactly what Eastern’s men’s competed in the NCAA tourna- Samuels is grateful that he can heart desires. You can even call it to hang with teams or hold leads team needs. After traveling all ment last season and are led by get the Huskies at home and sees late for dinner. this season in the second half over the country and playing Western Athletic Conference pre- them as a young, but talented But don’t expect anyone to care much like it did last year. three ranked teams in their first season player of the year, junior team. about it enough to be surprised. So, if the Panthers can’t abolish eight games, the Panthers (3-5) guard Carl English. English, a Samuels is hoping his team’s Most who remember there halftime completely, they ought welcome the week off before they native of Ontario, Canada, is one early competition will prepare ever being a mascot are still Billy not to go in the locker room. The travel to play in the Hawaii of eight foreign players Hawaii them for their Ohio Valley backers, and the rest likely don’t team could continue playing the Adidas Festival. has on its roster. Conference opener against care all that much. game against an imagi- “They are excited to get caught Cal Poly, a member of the Big Southeast Missouri Jan. 4. The fine folks in the nary team, or possibly up academically and get out of West Conference, are currently 1- “I think we will be prepared, athletic department have against the young ones this semester,” head coach Rick 4 and has an experienced, senior- but we have work to do,” Samuels decided on a name for from the YMCA who Samuels said. “With the amount of filled roster. said. “If we can build on the effort the new mascot, but they are often allowed to games and the travel we have had, Eastern also gets a shot at from the Illinois game and polish don’t want to tell you — roam the court. it has been difficult for them.” another in-state rival in Northern at least, not yet. The Somehow the team The team’s trip to Hawaii con- Illinois. The Panthers are current- SEE BREAK Page 7A mascot’s name unveiling must figure out how to goes down Jan. 16 in carry over some PAYTON AWARD WATCH Lantz Arena during momentum or else Eastern’s game against warm up the team bus The Panther Murray State. 20 minutes early. Will anyone really Romo hunting some hardware The Panther will hold Which Thompson a name that is non-gen- care what it gets will go pro first? Jan of Senior quarterback has finished 10th in Payton Award voting for last two years der specific. A non-politi- named? Panther basketball cally correct Panther? fame or Jason of soc- By Matthew Stevens candidate for the award and start- That would be unheard cer. Unless goofiness SPORTS REPORTER Poised for the ed off the season by throwing for of. earns a paycheck these days, it’s Payton award 319 yards and two touchdowns Why does the athletic depart- a safe bet to put the money on It’s been very clear over the against I-A Hawaii. Romo ment and the cheer team enjoy Jason, even though he’s not a sen- past three years at Eastern that A look at the top increased his case for the award keeping wraps on who is inside ior. the word team is spelled T-O-N-Y. three candidates by capping the Homecoming the Panther suit? The University There are no rankings for Panthers quarterback Tony for the Walter game with a 8-yard touchdown Payton Award. of Illinois makes it clear who the this sort of thing, but the Ohio Romo is the only player to win run to bring the Panthers from chief is each year. Valley Conference has the best three consecutive Ohio Valley behind to win. Does the cheer team and ath- football coach last names in the Conference Player of the Year “Playing for Eastern was a letic department think fans don’t country. A new one was added awards. He also holds the OVC Part 3: Tony Romo, Eastern great chapter in my life,” Romo realize there is a person inside? this week to replace another clas- career and single season records said in a previous interview. They must take us all for being sic. Names like Spoo, Kidd, Reese for touchdown passes. He has led of the best quarterbacks in I-AA However, Eastern’s star quar- dumber than Cubs management. and now Hope add to what is a Eastern to back-to-back OVC and increased the possibility of terback has begun to look mortal. Here’s some more dumb stuff collection of gold for headline championships and playoff being selected as a finalists after A loss at Murray State, where that might just be more surpris- writers in places where OVC appearances. throwing for 2,068 yards, 21 Romo threw two interceptions, ing than a mascot name. football is played. “We have been very grateful touchdown passes and only six and another disappointing 48-9 After the Western Kentucky Here’s hoping Hope and Spoo that he has been with us,” Eastern interceptions. However, a heart- loss in the first round of the play- Hilltoppers defeated Western spurn and Reese pieces together head coach Bob Spoo said. breaking loss to Northern Iowa at offs, this time at Western Illinois, Illinois in a barn-burner last some good game content for Unfortunately, history may O’Brien Stadium in the first round left Romo with a sour taste in his week, a post-game brawl ensued. headline writers in the future. repeat itself to prevent Romo of the playoffs dropped him to mouth. While the action wasn’t accept- Here’s a parting shot: Pete from receiving the Walter Payton tenth place in the Payton Award “It just hit me that I would able, where was that sort of fire Rose in the Hall of Fame next Award. voting last year. when the Panthers played the year? Don’t bet on it. In 2001, Romo emerged as one In 2002, Romo was the leading SEE ROMO Page 7A REVIEW THIS ON THE VERGE OF THE WEEKEND AUDIOSLAVE The much anticipated debut from Chris Cornell and three-quarters of Friday, December 13, 2002 Rage Against the Machine Section B Page 3B

Our movie critic picks his top five movies, WEIU FM’s rock director adds five albums that may have flown under your radar. ed guitar loops mixed with the superstars Coalesce. After form- shape in 1997 while its members album, The Blood Brothers By Kane Click and Ryan Rinchiuso break-beat drum stylings, I could ing The Casket Lottery in 1999, the were still in high school. Releasing attempt to craft a short story com- STAFF WRITERS swear I was listening to something band has been a non-stop force of this album on Three One G prised of equally disturbing chap- (Editor’s note: Kane Click is more along the lines of Daft Punk music that has been called Second Records, some music critics and ters. I recommend “March on rock director at WEIU FM 88.9. or VHS or BETA rather than post- Nature Record’s flagship band. record executives have tagged Electric Children” to fans of His rock show airs Monday and punk indie rock. The songs on The Casket Lottery writes dark the band as the next big thing. All Milemarker, Frodus, The Locust Tuesday from 5-9 p.m.) “Highly Refined Pirates” blend haunting songs about pain, despair I need to say about The Blood and Camera Obscura. together so perfectly that when and heartbreak. Their songs are Brothers music is when you to lis- Slowreader–S/T–The roots of Minus the Bear– “Highly the album ends, you have to play it self-contained journeys, full of ten to a Blood Brothers’ album, Slowreader go back to 1994 when Refined Pirates”– Seattle natives again out of disbelief it is already ebbs and flows, embracing a par- you better listen with an open The Impossibles formed. The two Minus the Bear began their career over. This album perfectly com- ticularly lush arrangement one mind. The music itself molds members of Slowreader, Rory in 2000 after members of Sharks bines top-notch music, great pro- moment and embarking upon a many genres including hard-core, Philips and Gabe Hascall, were Keep Moving and Botch decided duction values, creative artwork noise-inspired hammering the spazzcore, tech-core, emo and just the creative force behind the to collaborate on a “side-project.” and awesome song titles. I recom- next. “Survival is for Cowards” is good old hard rock into a com- group, one of the first true emo That “side-project” would go on to mend this album for fans of No easily the best Casket Lottery pletely new genre; call it avant- bands. A year after the demise of dwarf the popularity of the mem- Knife, Hey Mercedes, Botch and release. I recommend this album garde-core. Lyrically, The Blood The Impossibles found Rory and bers’ other bands. To describe Sharks Keep Moving. for fans of Grade, Quicksand, The Brothers is like listening to some- Gabe back together with their new The Casket Lottery– “Survival Get Up Kids and Fugazi. one describing their worst night- project Slowreader, releasing Minus the Bear as dynamic would be the grossest understatement I is for Cowards”–The roots of The Blood Brothers– “March on mares rife with sexual confusion, their debut album on Fueled By could make. Sometimes while lis- Kansas City’s The Casket Lottery Electric Children”–Hailing from social awkwardness and insanely Ramen Records. tening to the constant hand-craft- can be traced back to hard-core Seattle, The Blood Brothers took dark characters. With each SEE BEST Page 5B

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Online Editor Ben Erwin The Roots Friends & Co. wraps up impressive Motherlode and Nature’s Gravy both envisions a world where semester with three more bands Friday playing Friday plus some choices for everyone laughs with you “Phrenology” night. winter break. Page 2B Page 5B Page 3B Page 8B 2B ON THE VERGE OF THE WEEKEND THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Friday, December 13, 2002 JUST THINKING... TAN LINES Buy TAN LINES a full size The virtues of looking bottle of lotion Regular, Power, and and tan free that day silly in an unhappy world 345-5666 Ultimate Beds Simply by looking a little ~Next to Joey’s, across from Old Main silly, all of society’s ills could be “Imagine how difficult it instantly eradicated. would be for George W. Bush Get Rid of the Winter Blues Of the many traditions associated with to be so set on plans of war A New Look Tanning Christmas, and the holiday season in gener- al, Santa Claus is possibly the oddest. With a and mass destruction while Lowest Prices in penchant for both, breaking and entering and gift giving, Santa is the paradox of wearing a pink bunny suit Ben Erwin Town on Minutes and Christmas. and brandishing a giant Online Editor Despite the creation of America’s modern Unlimited Tanning Santa Claus by the Coca-Cola company (com- lollipop.” He is also a plete with red suit, pudgy physique and Come In and See junior journalism overly jovial disposition) as a means to sell and mass destruction while wearing a pink and English soft drinks, the jolly fat man from the north bunny suit and brandishing a giant lollipop. 544 West Lincoln Suite 12 major. brings joy to many who are unaware of his Not only would he become completely 348-8123 auspicious beginnings. In fact, it’s tough not unconcerned with matters of war, but it contact him at to love someone whose sole purpose is to would be impossible for anyone in in his or benerwin@hotmail bring gifts and pose for pictures with chil- her right mind to take him seriously (not that dren while looking perennially goofy all the many take Bush seriously in the first place, while. but it couldn’t hurt). Or simply imagine how Specializing in Unique Sandwiches, Few realize, however, the true power of much friendlier the world would be if every Seafood, Santa, not in any commercialized, pandering Middle Eastern leader was forced to wear Pasta, Home-made Soups & Cajun capacity, but in his ability to bring a smile to pink shoes and funny hats, rather than mili- Classics almost anyone’s face. tary fatigues and brandishing automatic Lunch: Anyone donning a white beard and a red rifles. Tuesday - Sunday, 11:30am - suit can automatically bring a small ounce of Exactly how aggressive could anyone 2:30pm joy to most people. Through a simple, bel- appear while wearing pink shoes? Any plans lowing laugh and a fuzzy red outfit, hilarity of genocide and conquest would instantly Dinner: is born. melt into laughter after realizing pink While I generally regard children simply footwear breads hilarity, not murder. The mil- as rats with duller teeth and more diseases, I itary may also want to consider replacing assume this is merely because they are gen- archaic camouflage with hot pink or powder erally as afraid of me as I am of them. blue. Not only could America’s pathetic mili- Despite this attitude, however, even I have tary forces stop contemplating plans of sub- played the role of Santa (under the assump- jugation and conquer, but I imagine far fewer tion that, hey, I’m fat, I have a red face and I men and women would be willing to “defend” can at least pretend to be jolly). I have America while looking like a laughing stock. noticed everyone is just a little nicer when And if the military is dismantled, maybe you look silly, even children. Looks normally those billions of dollars could be used for appearing as forced grimaces of acknowl- something a bit more useful than developing edgement instantly become smiles and plague and pestilence. laughter. Although this theory may sound far- Wherever you go while looking hilariously fetched, this principle has been used in pris- goofy, the world laughs with you, but never ons for decades. In order to decrease hostility at you. It is also just that much harder to be and aggression in the prison population, many anything but jovial and loveable when look- sectors of the Department of Corrections ing so transmundane. Any thought of rage or force inmates to wear pinks, blues and other aggression flies completely out the window pastels to quell angst. Likewise, many com- while appearing so odd. mon areas in prison have brightly colored How differently would society act if aver- walls, as bright colors have been proven to age citizens all donned bright colors and generate non-hostile moods. occasionally smiled, rather than scowling I imagine if tactics such as these can be blankly while trudging down the street? used to make inmates a little happier, it’s Maybe rather than blind animosity, the bound to work with everyday citizens or any- Flowers, Plants, Balloons, world could at least be granted the occasion- one else for that matter. If each individual al laugh if nothing else. were to take a step in a goofier direction, even Plush Just imagine if this principle were to be the surliest of individuals might find some- placed into other areas of life. How much thing to smile about. happier would the world be if every interna- Through something as silly as, well, looking tional leader and every disgruntled citizen silly, the world could become a much happier would be forced to don hilarious outfits as place. Maybe someday Palestinians will be everyday dress? I have surmised that world hugging Jews while wearing giant sombreros peace could be obtained and any number of and bunny slippers, and Muslims will be hug- societal ills could be completely eliminated ging Christians in purple jumpsuits and rain- if powerful leaders were to swallow their bow wigs. Until then, however, America is on collective prides and immense egos and look the brink of war, world leaders are taking a little funnier. themselves and their selfish campaigns far Imagine how difficult it would be for too seriously and the world is in desperate George W. Bush to be so set on plans of war need of a good laugh at its own expense. All Acoustic Sundays

Coming soon: THE FAVORITE FIVE THE BEST OF COLES COUNTY, vote on the best in entertainment, food, retail outlets and many others. New to The Verge: We want your feedback and opinions. Instead of running a long column on page two, we want This Sunday you to help us fill it. To encourage reader feedback and expose many of you to new horizons, page two will be Ryan Groff home to The Favorite Five. Each week we will select a topic and we encourage students, faculty and staff to submit lists of your favorite five. To be honest, the more original and or obscure lists are more likely to get print- ed. The topic for the Jan. 19 issue will be albums of the 1990s. Email your favorite fives to The Verge staff at [email protected] or drop them off at the newsroom, 1811 Buzzard. Please include your name, major and year in school or position at Eastern. Deadline for entrys is Wednesdays at noon. Some of the other topics next semester will include websites, comic books, movie comedies and midwest music venues. We welcome any top- ics that you come up with too. Voice your opinion, email The Verge. –Ben Turner, Verge Editor

New on Eastern’s online magazine, New music on WEIU FM 88.9 Top Ten albums (in sales) at Where it’s At Magazine Rock Positively Fourth Street Records for log on to www.atmag.com the week of Dec. 3 through Dec. 9 The Ghost/Prosperity Wallet 1. 8 Mile Soundtrack Book Banning split vinyl 2. Pearl Jam–Riot Act History of Christmas Minus the Bear--Highly 3. Jay Z–The Blueprint Supersuckers concert review 4. Dave Matthews Band–Live at Refined Pirates Folsum Field Boulder, Colorado Secret to college fashion We Baxter--Complete Discography 5. Eminem–The Eminem Show CHINA 88 6. Audioslave–S/T Five new opinion pieces DELIVER We Ragazzi--The Ache 7. Missy Elliott–Under 1140 Lincoln 348-1232 New editions to the arts section Hip Hop Construction Dinner Specials $5.65 8. Mudvayne–The End of All Served w/ (2) Crab Rangoon or Egg Roll A poll question about being bad Fat Joe--All I Need Things to Come & choice of BBQ Pork or Chicken Fried Rice around Christmas time Mariah Carey featuring Jay Z 9. Ja Rule–The Last Temptation Includes softdrink D6- Beef and Vegetables and Freeway--You Got Me 10. Nirvana–S/T D1- Sweet Sour Chicken or Pork D2- Moo Goo Guy Pan D7- Chicken Chop Suey * D3- Hunan Beef D8- Sesame Chicken Staff * D4- General Beef or Chicken Ben Turner, Verge editor Jessica Danielewicz, Copy editor * Indicates Hot & Spicy ON THE VERGE OF THE WEEKEND * D5- Kung Paw Chicken Kelly McCabe, Associate Verge editor Ben Erwin, Copy editor Hours Sun-Thurs 11am-9pm Fri-Sat 11am-10pm Jesse Wu, Copy editor Ben Turner, Cover design Friday, December 13, 2002 ON THE VERGE OF THE WEEKEND THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS 3B Friends & Co. wraps up semester with high octane Friday evening By Ben Turner ences like Black Sabbath, AC/DC 2001, which they call the self-titled VERGE EDITOR and Fu Manchu in producing their Leather CD. Nathan Arling said hard and loud sound. In July, the the band is currently talking with It’s been quite the semester for band made a trip to Chicago to some labels about their follow-up live music at Friends & Co. While record a full-length album; Rick full-length, but no release date or some bars are cutting back on Sims of Gaza Strippers produced album name have been decided on. musical acts, Friends owner Jason the album. “We opened for Gaza The Last Vegas will have a cover Kottwitz continues to bring bands Strippers and (Sims) let it be of The Dead Boys’ “Caught with to town. To close out the semester, known that if we wanted, he would the Meat in Your Mouth” featured Friends will host another three help us get the album recorded,” on a Chicago compilation that will band lineup Friday night. Copeland said. Copeland said the feature 22 local bands. Nathan All three bands sport intense, in- band is considering calling the Arling said the compilation will your-face sounds. The Last Vegas album “We Want Our Souls Back.” benefit a friend of the bands who and LoFreq play hard and loud, Currently LoFreq is putting the has been diagnosed with cancer. featuring elements of both stoner finishing touches on the album and The Last Vegas will appear at the rock and metal. The Slurs are cut will begin looking for a label to compilation release show at The from the garage band mold, but release it after the first of the year. Double Door Dec. 27. don’t expect the same cleaned up A split with fellow St. Louis band, Next spring the band plans on aspect that many mainstream Electric, is available until then. departing for a west coast tour PHOTO COURTESY OF THELASTVEGAS.COM garage bands have had thrust upon The Last Vegas began their with Drag Strip Syndicate. “We’re The Chicago based The Last Vegas will be one of three bands taking the them. musical journey in Bloomington, looking forward to the shows in stage at Friends & Co. Friday night. LoFreq has made a name for Ill. but moved to Chicago about two Austin and Los Angeles,” Nathan themselves in their native St. Louis years ago where the band lives Arling said. “We fit in well in LA performance at Friends the back for a full set. “A lot of garage area, where according to frontman together in a converted feather- because were a high-energy rock Saturday night of Homecoming rock bands say they are influenced and guitarist Gary Copeland the dusting factory. The location, ‘n’ roll band.” weekend. The band arrived a little by The Stooges, but these guys real- music scene is experiencing a which offers plenty of practice The last time the band visited late and had their set cut short ly are,” Kottwitz said the night of resurgence. “It seems to get better space, is located right downtown. Charleston they opened for Gaza after not taking the stage until The Slurs previous show. all the time,” Copeland said. The Arling brothers make up Strippers, and according to Nathan almost 12:45. Friends extended musical invita- “There are new places to play all half the quartet, with Adam on gui- Arling, perhaps had too much fun. The Slurs are an intense quartet tions to many different acts the time, and there’s lots of good tar and vocals and Nathan on “After we played we sat at the bar that sports an Indianapolis version throughout the course of the bands in the rock area.” drums. John Waters on guitar and with Gaza Strippers and I have no of garage rock. The Slurs got quite semester and the final weekend of The trio of Copeland, Ted Matt Tanner on bass and vocals idea what time it was when we a bit of feedback from the crowd at music will be perhaps the hardest Margos on drums and Mark complete the lineup. The band self- left.” Friends that night and Kottwitz lineup to date. Doors at 10 p.m. Eberhardt on bass draws on influ- released their debut full-length in The Slurs made their inaugural kept good on his word to bring them with a $5 cover. High expectations don’t hinder Audioslave’s debut

By Ben Turner Audioslave Cornell apparently had second sounds that no one had ever been included a couple, longer, slower VERGE EDITOR S/T thoughts and Audioslave spilt able to master prior. Critics did- numbers on their releases. before the first Ozzfest stop. n’t believe that Rage didn’t use Towards the end of Rage Against the Machine and Apparently Cornell changed synthesizers, forcing them to Soundgarden’s run, rumors of Soundgarden were arguably two his mind because Audioslave’s include the disclaimer “all Cornell losing some vocal range of the better bands of the 1990s. self-titled debut is now available sounds made by guitar, bass, surfaced, creating an interesting A decade that began with the on Epic Records. What exactly drums and vocals,” which also sidebar to including some slower majority of mainstream publica- and the backlash on “grunge” brought Cornell back is some- appears in the liner notes of numbers, where those deficien- tions and cable television music that followed, Rage Against the what of a mystery, but I would Audioslave’s album. cies most likely could be heard. channels, embracing a Great Machine became one of the few venture to think that producer Audioslave’s debut effort is by “Exploder” and “Light My Northwest offshoot of punk rock, mainstream acts left that still Rick Rubin, Rage and the large no means as hard as any prior Way,” the latter being the best ended with–well let’s face it, the retained a high level of amount of money Epic was releases from either previous track on the album, are the high- 90s ended pretty flat. respectability. Although they throwing at the project might project. “Cochise” is the first lights of the B-side. Starting out Soundgarden was influential weren’t the first rap-rock band, have played a small part. proof that Morello and company slow and hypnotic, “Light My on the Seattle scene before it they were one of the most influ- Continuing to build on his is indeed back. The guitar riffs Way” erupts into the most vivid became the world-renowned ential. already impressive and diverse speak for themselves and the example of what would happen if hotbed of experimental and So now it’s the fall of 2000. résumé, which includes the likes content of the lyrics deal with Cornell fronted Rage. Despite influential rock music. Frontman Soundgarden has been broken up of Run D.M.C, Red Hot Chili the indian chief who refused to what writers and critics say Chris Cornell was instrumental since 1997 and Rage frontman Peppers and Johnny Cash, Rubin give into American relocation about Audioslave’s album, it will in the band’s early success on Zack De La Rocha announces was just the marquee name that plans and died free and uncon- sell a ton of copies because that smaller labels like Sub Pop and he’s leaving Rage to pursue a Epic needed to make this album quered. Freedom and the evils of very idea, Cornell and Rage SST. Soundgarden signed to solo career. Immediately rumors the can’t miss rock album of the America–we’ve heard these together, is too intriguing to A&M Records in 1989, two years began that Chuck D of Public upcoming Christmas season. issues before. many rock fans who have before everything from the Enemy might step in; he sure had Although it is unlikely “Show me how to Live” and become disenfranchised by Seattle area turned to gold after the lyrical background for the Audioslave will ever reach the “Gasoline” are both full of today’s mainstream sound. second-wave Seattle rocker Kurt gig. Instead, guitarist Tom level of prominence Morello echoes and wah-wahs, Basically it breaks down like Cobain became a household Morello, bassist Tim Soundgarden or Rage achieved, and while Cornell’s vocals are this. If you were a fan of De La name. Commerford and drummer Brad this album will be too intriguing powerful, they’re at a different Rocha and his uptempo style of Meanwhile, further down the Wilk reverted back to a more tra- for many rock fans to pass up. pace than is accustomed over the delivering angry and pissed off Pacific coast, another band was ditional formula with Chris The entire album is heavily Rage musicians. “Set it off” lyrics, you most likely won’t like beginning its musical journey Cornell providing vocals. influenced by each member’s brings the band back to more dis- Audioslave. But if you always and was also breaking new The new project, originally previous projects. Cornell wrote tortion and power charged cho- wondered what if that dread- ground. Fusing heavy amounts of called Civilian, began playing in all the lyrics, and Morello contin- ruses. locked emcee would get the hell distortion with politically- the studio in May of 2001. After a ues to make his presence felt “I am the Highway” is the first out of the way and let Morello intense lyrics and a charismatic year of making music as a quar- with his trademark distortion entirely slow song on the album. and Company blow holes in some frontman, Rage Against the tet, the band now known as and revolutionary guitar sounds. It’s not exactly a ballad, but as speakers and amps, Audioslave Machine exploded out of the gate Audioslave was scheduled to Somehow Morello uses his vast close as a hard rock band gets to may be right up your alley. in 1992. After Cobain’s suicide appear at last summer’s Ozzfest. array of guitars to create new one. Soundgarden typically We’re Almost Finished Good Luck On Finals From the Staff of The Daily Eastern News 4B ON THE VERGE OF THE WEEKEND THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Friday, December 13, 2002 Motherlode continues to provide area with musical change of pace Trio has three course of the band’s existence. “We play all our favorites, they "In 13 years . . . let's see, 12 shows scheduled this months per year times two engage- weekend just happen to be in a lot of dif- ments . . . that makes more than 300 performances," Pendergast said. ferent genres, like blues, the Some places will usually let local By Holly Myers bands have shows at their place of STAFF WRITER Beatles, bluegrass, old-time business as a form of entertainment for their customers. An all female local band featur- square dance music, rock ‘n’ roll Ryan and Dulcy Dawson, owners ing guitar, bass and fiddle or man- of Jackson Avenue Coffee, have dolin, will be performing at – whatever we like, we rework it been allowing bands to play there Jackson Avenue Coffee this Friday and make it our own.” since they first opened for business. night. The layed-back coffee shop "We do not have bands all the will open its doors to music fans —Althea Pendergast time," Dulcy Dawson said. "We just for a performance from wanted the people to be entertained. Motherlode. Every time we have a band the The members of Motherlode are house is packed." Althea Pendergast, Wendy Meyer charity, they like to support com- When it comes to recruiting and Gaye Harrison. They have munity groups who are doing great bands for shows, the coffee shop been playing together for about 13 work. They also like to play for will welcome anyone providing years with Pendergast on upright pay, while always trying to strike a they let the owners know what will bass, Meyer on guitar and balance between the two. be on their set list. Harrison on fiddle or mandolin. The band plays about 10 free "A lot of people just come to us," The band’s musical stylings con- gigs a year to help support the var- Dawson said. "We ask them to come sist of everything from old-time ious charities they believe in. In in and play for a little while or to and folk to blues and rock, plus the past they have supported such give us a list of lyrics to make sure much more. charities as Hospice. we keep all performances family "We play all our favorites," They also have played at local oriented." Pendergast said. "They just happen daycare centers and schools. The Motherlode is coming to the cof- to be in a lot of different genres, band also has supported several fee shop to perform something PHOTOS COURTESY OF MOTHERLODE like blues, the Beatles, bluegrass, environmental groups with free "Christmassy." They will be play- Top: Motherlode (from left to right) Wendy Meyer, Althea Pendergast, and old-time square dance music, rock concerts, as well as Take Back the ing Christmas songs along with Gaye Harrison. Catch the ladies live at Jackson Avenue Coffee Friday ‘n’ roll – whatever we like, we Night marches, breast cancer ben- some of their own music. night. Bottom: The ladies of Motherlode cruising in style. rework it and make it our own." efits and in support of doing away Evan Kubicek, manager of Motherlode will play in all types with adult illiteracy. Jackson Avenue Coffee, loves it of different places, for all types of Earlier this semester the ladies when local bands play there. different reasons. Besides the played part of The Second Annual "I think we have a very unique Friday night show at Jackson Sue Pope Breast Cancer atmosphere," he said. "Everybody Avenue Coffee, the ladies will Fundraiser and Awareness Benefit is having a good time. It's a fun make appearances at the Lincoln at Friends & Co. The lineup, which time to work, I want to do more." Log Cabin on Saturday and Sunday. also included The Siderunners and At Jackson Avenue Coffee, peo- "We don't limit where we play, The Velvet Jones, was put together ple can meet and talk to others unless it's for a cause we don't by Charleston resident Ellen whom they have never met believe in," Pendergast said. "We Standerfer, wife of Pope’s nephew before in a "very relaxed atmos- like to play in all different atmos- Jim Standerfer. Proceeds benefit- phere." pheres, from daycare centers and ed cancer research as well as keep- Motherlode will take the stage nursing homes to outdoor festi- ing alive the memory of Sue Pope, at 8 p.m. Friday, with a $3 cover vals," Harrison said. "It is nice to who lost her battle with breast can- for the show. be a part of (a band) offering peo- cer in March of 2001. The Lincoln Log Cabin is locat- ple options for listening to live The three women have kept up ed at 400 S Lincoln Highway music outside of the bar scene." their musical talents by perform- Road south of Charleston in Even though this show is not for ing many live shows over the Lerna, Ill. VERGE VERGEVERGE Happy Grad jackson avenue coffee Queen presents Motherlode in a special Christmas Concert Saturday, Dec. 13th, 8-10 pm DOUGHNUTS ARE ON SALE IN Open Late Finals Week UNIVERSITY UNION PANTHER PANTRY Merry Christmas Next Monday and Tuesday

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Advertise 581-2816 Love, 1075 Girls Friday, December 13, 2002 ON THE VERGE OF THE WEEKEND THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS 5B The Roots prove to be the best band in hip hop Ben Erwin stocatto delivery of “Quills.” With ONLINE EDITOR The Roots the mixed samples and live instru- “Phrenology” mentation, “Pussy Galore” stands Building a name for themselves 3 as one of the most musically com- on the underselling “Things Fall plex tracks on the record that puts Apart” and proving themselves to most of hip hop to shame. be the best band in hip hop after continues the vast experimenta- Possibly the best track on backing up Jay Z on “Unplugged,” tion on "!!!!!!!" with its rollicking “Phrenology,” however, is the The Roots return to the most 24 seconds of noise showing more building, low key hip hop of ambitious rap in the business on rock in a few scant seconds than “Water,” which morphs from hip the heady and lyrically adept the entire rest of the album. hop to an all-out jam session, “Phrenology.” Tracks like "Sacrifice," with its ending in a guitar-fueled romp Combining elements of hip hop, bleating bass, buried wah-wah that eventually recedes like rock, jazz, R&B and techno all guitar and accompanying breathy water running down a drain. within the setting of a live band, choruses, and old-school hip hop Ending “Phrenology” the members of The Roots have flourishes of “Rolling With Heat” is"Something In the Way of consistently proven to be some of bring an element of classic hip Things," a spoken word opus the best musicians and most intel- hop to an overtly progressive with swirling melodies produced ligent lyricists in all of hip hop. album. by retro organs and whisper soft Favoring musical flourishes and The Roots break away from drums. clever metaphor over lude boasts conformity yet again with the Deftly melding elements and cliched rhymes, The Roots clean strummed, guitar accentuat- across the musical spectrum, have transcended genres on ing, soulful delivery of “The “Phrenology” has transformed “Phrenology.” seed,” combining the best ele- The Roots from a simple hip hop With “Rock You,” The Roots ments of Al Green and Marvin outfit to one of the most solid weave bass heavy, layered blips Gaye. bands today. Period. With more and bleeps between fluid polysyl- The band again mixes genres on creativity than their genre typi- labic rhyme schemes in a true the R&B flavored “Break You cally allows, The Roots shine ALBUM COVER COURTESY OF MCA RECORDS meeting of rap and rock. The band Off” and the bouncing bass and throughout “Phrenology.” The roots newest joint “Phrenology”

Best: beautiful harmonic in a split sec- it. be, a movie that the late Stanley going to the theatre. ond. All vocal ranges are open to About A Boy–This was a very Kubrick would have been proud Changing Lanes–Give Volatato and he takes full advan- good book turned into a very to make. Top five indie rock and Samuel L. Jackson the tage of them in all of the Waxing good movie. “About A Boy” also Academy Award for best actor releases. I recommend Waxing’s is a career best for Hugh Grant, Punch Drunk Love–Not being right now! Jackson became his movie releases album to fans of Cursive, Texas who is, for once, not playing a a big fan of “Boogie Nights” and character before my eyes. By CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B is the Reason, Pedro the Lion bumbling romantic lead and for really not liking “Magnolia,” I putting on those awful glasses, and Sunny Day Real Estate. the Weisz brothers, who proved was kind of surprised at how growing that little mustache they can effectively direct a top- much I enjoyed Paul Thomas and slouching instead of walk- This album is the definite chill- notch film. “About A Boy” is bit- Anderson’s “Punch Drunk ing, Jackson perfectly gave the out album of the year containing ing, touching and always hilari- Love.” I am glad I decided to aura of a man that has been Movies ous with never a slow moment. slow, atmospheric, indie-rock hunt this movie down because it beaten down by one awful day. Solaris–When I went to see There is not much here not to songs. This is the perfect CD to turned out to be one of the most Jackson, with the role of a man this, I was not sure if I was going like. Do yourself a favor and play while working, driving, interesting and romantic love that makes all the wrong deci- to like it. After I saw it, I was not rent this film when it hits video doing the dishes, sleeping or stories I have ever seen. Never sions possible in a 12-hour sure if I liked it. About a week stores. whatever. I recommend this before have I seen such a unique timespan, shows range that has later after much thought and Minority Report– “Minority album to fans of Bright Eyes, character like Barry Egan. been seldom seen. One minute discussion, I realized I really Report” isn’t just a good science Jets to Brazil, Owen and The Mainly a ball of rage that never furious, the next sorrowful and enjoyed it. “Solaris” brings up fiction movie; it is also a good Stereo. does the right thing, Egan is still the next at peace, Jackson many plot points and good ideas crime noir, a good thriller and a Waxing– “Nobody Can Take a sweet and naïve man that the keeps the viewers on their that a typical movie would never good action adventure film. What Everybody Owns” toes. Add in Ben Affleck in his bring up. The film was more of a Steven Spielberg directed a audience loves to root for. With –Waxing started in 1996 as the best role yet, a fine supporting meditation on death, love, long- movie so well crafted that not “Punch Drunk Love,” Adam rock project of frontman Rocky cast, tight directing and a sim- ing, fate and faith than a movie only are there a lot of ideas Sandler does the unimaginable Volatato. I hear daily about how ple but great screenplay and with a narrative. This beautiful- thrown into the movie, it also and shows that he can act, play- Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes) is “Changing Lanes” is by far the ly-shot film with a very strong entertains more than most films ing the very different role of the best new voice in music best movie I have seen this performance by George Clooney released this year. Great special Egan perfectly. Emily Watson today. I usually tell those people year. “Changing Lanes” will polarize moviegoers into the effects, stunning visuals, a showed, in this film, she can to listen to Rocky Volatato. proves that the smaller, char- loved it or hated it camp. Yet, restrained and interesting per- become a dream girl for many Besides having a burgeoning acter driven studio dramas are “Solaris” will stick with you for a formance by Tom Cruise, cool guys with her sweet and under- solo career, Rocky also has an not extinct and with the quality long time, whether you hate it or futuristic toys and out-there incredible rock outfit in Waxing. standing character. Most impor- that “Changing Lanes” exem- love it, and will give you some- characters make “Minority His voice is very raspy, folksy, tantly it gave film fans some- plifies, proves that they should thing to talk about after seeing Report” what “A.I.” wanted to and can go from yelling to a thing to be excited about when be made more often.

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By Ben Erwin tering delivery vocalist Deryck help but sound eerily like seminal Sum 41 ONLINE EDITOR Whibley has so often relied on. So-Cal punks NoFX. “Does This Look infected?” The grinding guitars and While “Does This Look 1 With a snottier and more 2 /2 patchwork quality of Infected?” is filled with great humorous veneer than many of “Yesterday.com” and wah-wah hooks and catchy melodies, much their pop-punk contemporaries, tinged melody and chanted of the material blithely bleeds Canadian imports Sum 41 quick- been able to get past simple vocals of “Billy Spleen” add a together, making it better back- ly made a name for themselves arrangements, dilettantish good deal of variety to an album ground music than anything else. as wisecracking Canucks draw- lyrics and a smattering of well- that could easily get bogged The true gem in this package, how- ing heavily from the likes of placed hooks. In many respects, down in typical punk trappings. ever, is the album’s accompanying California punks NoFX, Green Sum 41 shares much with the Even on tracks like “Hooch,” DVD “Cross the T’s and Gouge Out Day and others. While the plat- aforementioned punk brigade, with its blazing chord progres- Your Eyes.” Clocking in at more inum success “All Killer, No though the Ajax natives have sion and spewed delivery (which ALBUM COVER COURTESY OF DEF JAM than twice the length of the album, RECORDS Filler” made them mainstays on made great strides away from sounds oddly reminiscent of the DVD offers a comical window MTV and modern rock radio, the Green Day archetype with P.O.D.’s hit “Boom”) the group Sum 41’s lastest effort “Does This into a band known as much for its Look Infected.” the group’s latest, “Does This the aptly-titled “Infected.” manages to avoid utter medioc- sense of humor and mischievous Look Infected?” (with its accom- Shedding the snotty sneering, rity. too many times, however, to ways as for its music. panying DVD “Cross the T’s and Sum 41 has gone in a tighter, It is on more metallic num- make “Does This Look With live footage as well as mini Gouge out Your Eyes”) goes well more metallic direction empha- bers like “Still Waiting,” with its Infected?” truly great. Songs documentaries on the band, beyond the group’s punk roots to sizing simple but effective song Iron Maiden meets Bad Religion like “My Direction” and “Gouge Out Your Eyes” is enter- show a more stylistically and structures and the tightest gui- approach and the lightning-fast “Thanks For Nothing” stand taining if not at times moronic. The lyrically diverse band of still tar work the group has ever pro- Judas Priest-style riffery and simply as warmed-over versions best feature, however, is a mocku- merry pranksters. duced. Tracks like “Hell Song” Whibley’s ample screech on of previous hits providing little mentary of the band’s nihilistic With the release of Green are rife with bouncy riffs and “Mr. Amsterdam” that the more than formulaic suburban alter egos Pain For Pleasure who Day’s seminal album “Dookie” standard pop fare with the wel- group shows its true colors, whining and rap-meets-rock, claim to be the greatest band on in 1994, a floodgate was open for come addition of added depth however. When hampered by respectively. Again, “A.N.I.C.” earth despite never actually play- largely mediocre pop-punk the both musically and lyrically. On simplistic punk conventions, the is a mere 37-second blast of ing a show. world over. Few group’s, how- “Over My Head (Better Off band is hit and miss, but as a drums and guitar simmering With more than 2 hours of enter- ever (Good Charlotte, Simple Dead),” the group utilizes build- metal band, they shine (even if below a garbled delivery and tainment between the two disks, Plan and Blink 182, I am looking ing dynamics to perfectly punc- the guise is largely ironic). profanity. Even on the catchy buy “Does This Look Infected?” in your general directions), have tuate staccato riffing and a stut- Sum goes back to the well one “All Messed Up,” the group can’t for the music, stay for the DVD.

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Editor’s note: In Thursday’s edition of The Daily Eastern News, the Mother Goose and Grimm cartoon was omitted. Printed here are Thursday and Friday’s cartoons.

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The Honor System, The Ghost and The Siderunners performed Dec. 7

Clockwise from top left: Bassist Jeanne McClure and gui- tarist Sappy of The Siderunners open the show with their unique blend of alt-country.

Jordan Schalich, bass, and Brian Moss, guitar and vocals, blend powerful vocals and power chords in creating a powerful mix of Chicago punk via the Bay Area.

Rob DePaola, drummer of The Honor System, is arguably one of the most underrated Chicago drummers.

Schalich and Randy Bleichner of The Ghost.

Chris Carr, bassist and founding member of The Honor System.

PHOTOS OF THE SIDERUNNERS AND THE GHOST BY BEN TURNER/VERGE EDITOR. THE HONOR SYSTEM PHOTOS BY COLIN MCAULIFFE/PHOTO EDITOR

CONCERT CALENDAR Friday Sunday Top concerts of 2002 LoFreq, The Ryan Groff Dark Star piece power hardcore Forward Look West all by The Honor Slurs and The Acoustic night @ Orchestra Dec. 29 Hi there music band from Elmhurst. played. Some high- System playing at Last Vegas The Uptowner VIc Theater lovers and haters. It’s Seven Days is a simi- lights from the show Friends & Co. on Friends & Co. $5 No cover Chicago that time of year when lar band from were Since by Man Saturday. I liked one goes through the Milwaukee. coming down from Milemarker’s Motherlode Tuesday Rusted Root best of whatever their The show was Milwaukee to play. I albums, but you Jackson Avenue Chevelle, Stone Dec. 27 & 28 favorites are of the hyped up, as possibly, think they are defi- can’t fully experi- Coffee $3 Sour House of Blues past year. This col- the last show either nitely one of the most ence Milemarker Madison Theater Chicago umn focuses on band would play and a animated live bands. until you see them Nature’s Gravy Peoria Chunsa was a new live. They are, by favorite concerts of record-release show The Uptowner $2 WGCI Big Jam band I think would far, the most ani- 2002. In my opinion, of Seven Days discog- Colin McAuliffe Shows over featuring Nelly, LL take home the Oscar mated band I have Five Gone Mad break Cool J, more the music scene, in raphy. Nevertheless, STAFF WRITER for best new band, if seen to date. I have Dec. 29 general, has been this concert was full Gunner Buc’s $3 Small Brown again, a spectacular they let me give out seen The Honor Bike Dec. 20 United Center lacking quality shows of a lot of emotion and show that included Oscars. The highlight System about five Fireside Bowl, Chicago Mugga, in the Chicago craziness. On a nakedness and more of the evening came other times in the Chicago punk/hardcore genre brighter note both silliness than you can when Timmy Chicagoland area, comedian Violent 7th Street lately. However, there bands are still togeth- shake a stick at. Stafford, wearing a but for this show 10th Annual Femmes Dec. 31 Underground, free were a few quality er. The third, and quite wrestling mask, they played in my Chicago Winter Navy Pier with Panther card shows this year. In no The second spec- possibly the best con- jumped off the speak- temporary back- Nationals Dec. 23 Chicago particular order, the tacular show of 2002 cert of 2002, was the er into the moshpit. yard. Plus the band Metro following are my was the second day of He sort of just flopped played all new The Tossers, J. Davis Trio picks for the top con- Frontside/Tom DuPageFest, which off it. material that I was Pegboy, GC 5 Dec. 31 certs of 2002. Sawyer record release was held at the The fourth and very excited to hear. House of Blues, The first great con- show with He Who LaGrange Park Skate fifth top concerts As you can see, Chicago Park. Ten or 11 bands cert of 2002 was the Corrupts. I went to actually happened 2002 was not the played for a $6 cover KungFu Rick and see Frontside and last weekend. Last best year for rock HWC. I know the charge. Bands like Seven Days of Friday, Milemarker concerts, but it defi- guys in Tom Sawyer, Frontside, Tom Samsara show at the and a few other local nitely was not a so I guess I went to Sawyer, Since by Man, bands played in Fireside Bowl on June sleepy summer. 29. KFR is a five- see them as well. Once Chunsa and Step Champaign, followed