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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2004 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in January by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 7 January 12,2004 + M Q N0 AY Living in a THEDAILYEASTERNNEWS.CDM,:::~:-:=:~~;: ~~~ THE n~n "IT L '.1. ghost town 22 Eastern students stay on campus over break. EASTERN NEWS Page 3 NEWS State could get unclaimed deposits Suspect found +Many students forget to submit a written request to be refunded money is turned over to the Unclaimed in '99 murder claim $25 after leaving Eastern the $25 fee, something few students do, Property Division of the state, Coffey Coffey said. said. By Kevin Sampier "The deposit is very small. Most stu The last time unclaimed deposits were of an Eastern ADMINISTRATION EDITOR dents forget about it," Coffey said. "It's sent to the state was last October. something they pay for before they come Unclaimed deposits are usually sent once More than 7,000 students have to Eastern and by the time they leave, a year, Coffey said, adding that any unclaimed housing deposits on record they forget about $25." accounts older than 1996 have been taken student with Eastern, money that will go to the When students fail to request the care of. state if it remains unclaimed. refund, a survey is sent to the students Illinois Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka By Jamie Fetty Linda Coffey, Eastern's bursar, said from University Housing and Dining has a Web site explaining the Unclaimed SENIOR WRITER although Eastern has $229,016.29 in Services. The survey asks students what Property Division and a program called unclaimed housing deposit fees, only a action they would like to take with the fee. Cash Dash, created to help people find Nearly four years after the murder of Eastern portion of that money belongs to students "The surveys are sent out twice a year, unclaimed money. student Amy Blumberg at her uncle's dance appar who are no longer attending Eastern. September and February," Miller said. "In On the Web site, www.cashdash.net, el store, O'Fallon Police have charged a suspect. Students living on campus pay a hous September we sent out 1,206 (surveys) Thpinka said "every year business and Edward Scott "Eddie" Phillips, of the west cen ing deposit fee of $50, of which $25 is used and in February we sent out 475 for a governments send millions of dollars to tral Illinois town of Mount Sterling, was already in for an application fee, said Kelly Miller, grand total of 1,681." my office. It is all wealth that people have jail for unrelated offenses when police charged assistant director of student housing. Miller said around SO percent of the forgotten about, lost or never knew they him Dec. 19, O'Fallon Police Sgt. Mark Berry con When a student leaves Eastern through surveys are returned. had. Our job is to get it all back to the firmed Sunday. graduation or for other reasons, they can If students still don't respond, the rightful owners." Blumberg was a 20-year-{)ld junior family and consumer sciences major at Eastern when she was killed while working at her uncle's store Dec. 31, 1999 in the St. Louis suburb of O'Fallon. The Collinsville resident and member of Eastern's Sigma Kappa sorority was shot once in the head, O'Fallon police told the The Daily Eastern News when the crime occurred. Blumberg's parents "Sometimes say they didn't worry their daughter's case when cases go, would go unsolved, but her father Kenneth like, three Blumberg admitted they were relieved years or so, when they heard police had a suspect. the clues dry "We always thought we would see this case up. But I solved, but we decided understand if we never did, that was something we the police could live with," he said Sunday. never gave up Vanesa The Blumberg's Anderson, a and kept sophomore haven't decided family whether to attend working." consumer and Phillips' trial. President Lou sciences major, -President Lou Hencken unpacks her car Hencken, who was vice outside of president for student Lawson Hall affairs at the time of Blumberg's death, said the Sunday call from the O'Fallon police was the first he afternoon. received in 2000. He said he worried since then that leads in the case would grow cold as years DAILY EASTERN NEWS PHOTO BY COLIN MCAULIFFE passed. "Sometimes when cases go, like, three years or so, the clues dry up," he said. "But I understand the police never gave up and kept working." Students return after 3-week break Hencken said that assuming Phillips' arrest leads to a conviction, he hopes it will bring closure By Brittany Robson ing time with her friends and family over "I got a new Nextel phone and a gift to the Blumberg family. ACTIVITIES EDITOR the three week break. certificate for a massage and facial," "It's very difficult to lose someone, of course," he "The funniest thing that happened over Tesdal said. said. "But to never be able to catch the person and Many students spent their holiday break would have to be dancing to the Perhaps the most exciting gift some realize they're still walking around must be worse." breaks catching up on movies, sledding, milkshake song in the snow with my two one received over the holidays was a tick The university does not yet have plans for sipping hot cocoa and just spending time best friends on Christmas Eve," she said. et to London. memorials like the ones that took place during the with their family and friends. The best gift Steben said she got for "My parents got me a digital camera trial for Anthony Mertz, convicted last spring of Some looked forward to coming back Christmas was being able to spend time and are buying my plane ticket to London murdering Eastern student Shannon McNamara in to their Charleston abodes after a three with her friends and family. But for over spring break," said sophomore span the summer of 2001. week break while others dreaded it. Freshman business education major Thry ish education major Amanda Frame. Hencken said, however, that the administration Sophomore career and technical edu Tesdal, her favorite gifts were more would be in contact with the Counseling Center to cation major Erin Steben had fun spend- material. SEE STUDENTS+ PageS discuss any such plans this week.
Mad Cow Questions Eastern has no Mad Cow Disease worries Q. What is Mad Cow Disease? By Evan Hill the USDA responsible for regulating the dled in any way lower quality." CAMPUS EDITOR production and slaughter of cattle in the Under USDA guidelines, downers must A. USDA defines it as, "Bovine spongiform United States. be segregated from the rest of the ani .- encephalopathy {SSE), widely referred to as The confirmation of the first known Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, mals, and tissue samples must be submit "mad cow disease."' 'Mad cow disease' is a case of Mad Cow Disease to be found in ted for testing. chronic degenerative disease affecting the also known as "Mad Cow Disease," is a central nervous system of cattle. The disease the United States came as a shock to the disease causing deterioration of the nerv Samples from the animal found in .was first diagnosed in 1986 in Great Britain."..._ agriculture industry and consumers ous system, was detected Dec. 9, 2003 at Washington were sent to the USDA's worldwide; however, director of Panther Verns Moses Lake Meats, a slaughter National Veterinary Services Q. What is being done to stop the spread of Mad Dining Jody Horn said the beef served at plant in Moses Lake, Wash., according to Laboratories in Ames, Iowa for testing. Cow Disease? Eastern's dining centers was safe. a chronology on the USDA's Web site The case of BSE was given final confor "We buy all of our food from Allen http://www.usda.gov. The animal was mation at the BSE World Reference A. The USDA requires inspectors and veterinari--...... Foods out of St. Louis," she said. "They identified as a "downer" and segregated Laboratory in Weybridge, England. ans to be on hand at all times. Ingredients have assured us that they do not buy from from the other cattle. from any cattle parts are banned from cattle any of the companies that are involved in Jim Herlihy, of Swift and Company, Economic Fallout feed. The USDA has quarantined all cattle in the findings related to Mad Cow one of Eastern's beef suppliers, defined a Since the BSE case was discovered and connection with the case discovered in Disease." "downer" as a cow unable to enter the confirmed, many countries have banned Washington. Several cow body parts, lnalud- Horn said all companies supplying slaughterhouse under its own power. beef imports from the United States. ing the central nervous system, are identified Eastern with beef comply with guidelines "Our policy is in place because any ani These bans have driven beef prices down by the USDA as "risk materials" and many companies do not use these risk materials in set by the United States Department of mal that is incapacitated is not up to our significantly. products. Agriculture. The Animal and Plant quality standards,"Herlihy said. "Science Health Inspection Service is a division of seems to indicate that animals mishan- SEE MAD COW +Page 7 Tuesday Wednesday Saturday Sunday Mostly sunny Rain/Snow Mostly sunny PAGE . -)~ ~---~: ~~~ 0 Monday, 43° 31° 440 :l)O 28° 21 ° 2go 21 ° 330 23° 40° 260 January 12, 2004 TWO HI GH L OW HI GH LOW HI GH LOW HI GH L OW HI GH L OW HI GH L OW HI GH LOW Businesses glad to see students return to town
By Jessica Youngs CITY EDITOR
When Eastern students left for winter break, the population of Charleston was drastically sliced in half from around 22,000 to 11,000 people. Many local business owners popular with students said they could tell a difference in business while the students were gone. "Businesses live and die with students," said Jimmy John's manager Tracy Cole. Although some local businesses, such as Marty's, shut down over break, most do not worry about the slowdown because it means time for a breather, both for the business and for the rest of the town. Stix manager Dave Heidemann said there are between 400 and 500 patrons on a normal night. With the students gone, that number drops to between 100 and 150 local residents. DA ILY EAS TE RN NEWS PHOTO BY STE PHE N HAAS The decrease doesn't give Heidemann any wor Great wheels of fire ries because, breaks are "Businesses repair times at Stix, he Charleston firefighters respond to a vehi cle fire Saturday night in the driveway of 401 Harrison St., at the comer of Fourth and live and die Harrison streets. Emergency personnel quickly put out the blaze. said. During this break, the with students." bar floor was on the list of things fixed. - Tracy Cole, Because students are Jimmy John's manager not able to overflow busi UB ready to plan for spring fling nesses during break, area residents have more "It's been pret By Brian O'Malley mouth," Kieffer said. fun." options on where to go, STUD ENT GOV ERNMEN T EDITOR Larry Ward, student vice president Kieffer said some of the money will Heidemann thought. ty slow here for Financial Affairs, said it's a good be used for other work, but most of it "Locals order (over The Student Senate allocated $6,000 to event and he's glad the money was given will be used on the Spring Fling. break) because they're the last the University Board to bring back the toUB. Kieffer said because Spring Fling has intimidated by students," weeks." Spring Fling, an event that has been "This is something that affects 3,000 n't been held in so long, many current she said. absent for more than three years. students," Ward said. students have never experienced one. Even with business - Danielle Azett, UB Chair Jennifer Kieffer said Spring The money is coming out of the sen "Most students don't know what being "really good" at Pizza Hut Manager Fling is similar to the Quakin' the Quad ate's reserve account, Ward said. they're missing because they didn't go Jimmy John's during this event, held in the beginning of every Kyle Donash, chair of the external here yet," Kieffer said. year's holiday break, Cole academic year. relations committee, said the event will The Spring Fling has multiple events said the effects of the "I think it's been missed," Kieffer give students something to do in the and is a celebration of the arts to enter missing students were felt. said. spring. tain all students, Kieffer said. UB will She estimated that students make up almost 75 to 80 In the past, almost 3,000 students have "There's not really anything going on purchase inflatables as well as virtual percent of the shop's cliental. attended because of games, prizes, free in the spring," Donash said. imagine equipment, which provides vir Local pizzerias, whose business is mostly student food and other things the event holds, Senate member Alecia Robinson said tual reality entertainment, Kieffer said. generated, did not see much of an increase in resident Kieffer said. UB plans to spread the spring is the best time of year for an out "I hope we continue to do it every business during the break. word to all students to ensure good door event. year," Kieffer said. "It's been pretty slow here the last weeks," said attendance. "It's going to be nice outside," The event will be scheduled for a date Pizza Hut manager Danielle Azett. "We really want to get out word of Robinson said. "It's going to be fun, fun, near the end of the semester. She said a large part of Pizza Hut's business comes from students or university related activities such as basketball and football games. When the university is in session, she said week Fighting the flu, learning how to dance nights - especially Monday and Thesday -are busy. With the students being gone however, the Monday Hey Eastern kids, hope your winter buffet only saw two rounds as opposed to the normal break was well. It definitely snowed in WHAT ' S Looking to brush up on your dancing seven, Azett said. the Chicagoland area and made for HAPPEN IN ' skills? The Mattoon Area Family Joseph Powell, a manager at Papa John's, said he some great sledding. Hopefully most of YMCA is offering winter/spring ball also noticed business was very slow without students you got to relax and maybe take in a Brittany Robson room dance classes in January, around. movie. Unfortunately, today is back to AC TI VITIES EDITOR February, March and April. Dancing is "During college sessions, (student patrons) are SO classes, but smile because it is second a great way to have fun, stay in shape, percent, if not more, of our business," he said. semester and there are only a couple of get ready for a wedding, class reunion, Eateries where students compose a much smaller months left! Want to learn about dance? Lakeland company function or night out on the part of the business felt fewer effects of the break. College is offering a class titled African town and to meet new people. Choose Derek Kai, a manager at Blimpie's, said business Thesday through Friday there will be American Influences on Dance in the from Fox Trot (Jan. 8-29), Rhumba was pretty slow over break even though students gen flu immunizations available without United States 1518-1990's. Classes start (Feb. 5-26) and Polka (March 4-25). All erate only a "little bit" of the shop's business. appointment. The shots will be 8 a.m.-5 Jan. 23-24, 30-31, and Feb. 20-21. Times of these four week sessions will meet "Because Subway's closer to campus, they usually p.m. and are free to students. They are are 6 p.m.-10 p.m Fridays and 8 a.m ..Q at the YMCA every Thursday from take in a lot more students," he said. $10 for university employees. For all p.m Saturdays. For registration infor 7:45 p.m.-8:45p.m. Call (217) 234-9494 Kai said because most of Blimpie's sales already other times call 581-2727 to seclude an mation call the school of continuing with any questions or for more infor come from local residents, numbers had very little appointment. education at 1-800446-8918. mation. change.
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"They're That night, Brian Bellott fell asleep bored from being at home and are in room 115 of Douglas Hall on the ready to get back to college. bottom bunk of a bed, across from They're ready to come back and his Xbox and television and below we've been here the whole time." two lab goggles hanging from the thermostat. He would sleep in that bed for From home to Home Depot to the next 21 nights, including Christmas and New Year's. So Wai-Mart uninhabited was his residence hall John Thorsen left home to go at times that Bellott, a senior home - Home Depot that is. The chemistry major who wears shorts senior business management all year long, said, it was "just me major and former Panther basket and the walls." ball player returned a week early For many students the three from the holiday break, on Jan. 5, week holiday break that ended yes because he could only receive two terday could not have come any weeks off. sooner, but a very small number Despite working a 40-hour work chose to stay here for $65 a week in week, Thorsen, who works in the the Lincoln-Stevenson-Douglas electrical department at Home complex. Their prize: a desolate Depot, was bored. campus where the parking lots "When there's really nothing to were empty and cars weren't DAILY EASTERN NEWS PHOTO BY STEPHEN HAAS do, Wal-Mart is always a big option. roaming the streets, where all the The typically busy Food Court in the Martin Luther King, Jr. University Union sits empty Friday afternoon. Only 22 You can always find something to dining halls were closed and where students were left on campus over holiday break, 15 of whom were athletes. do at Wal-Mart," Thorsen said. the ultimate source of fun was a He recalled his recent four-hour trip to Wal-Mart. dents did at their families' homes More so now than ever, interna visit to the store, looking at every Still, students like Bellott stayed - they relaxed by watching International students tional students have less incentive single thing, playing in the toy sec on campus for various time movies, sleeping and socializing to go through the hassle of leaving tion and reading magazines. demanding reasons, such as athlet with friends. stay in US for break the country during the holiday "It's really weird walking around ics, classroom research, student Bellott, 21, may have been break. Eastern's International (campus) and not seeing anybody," teaching or work obligations. the exception. Needing to do By Tim Martin Program doesn't track how many Thorsen said. "It's actually kind of Of the more than 4,100 on-cam some catch-up work after a SENIOR REPORTER students leave the United States depressing. Wal-Mart is really the pus students, only 22 requested semester of demanding inor for the holidays, but Adrienne only place you see people." housing during the holiday break ganic chemistry classes, he In the face of harsher govern Paoadino, the office's systems But staying on a lonely campus sandwiched between the fall and sorted through three milk ment-imposed regulations for specialist, heard many toured the is justified by the task at hand. For spring semesters. Fifteen of those crates worth of disheveled travel into the United States, most United States. the 22 students who remained, students play on the men's or paper, completed 28-page grad international students at Eastern All but two of Eastern's 153 their sacrifice was worth it, even if women's basketball team. Two of uate school applications and did not leave for their home coun international students enrolled they had to travel to Wal-Mart or the remaining seven are interna conducted research experi tries, a worker in the International for fall semester left campus. McDonald's to see more than a few tional students. ments in the Physical Science Studies program estimated. Paoadino knows some students people. They stayed for the sake of "I wouldn't like to be here during building. By his estimation, 90 After the terrorist attacks of traveled north to Champaign, a team, for the sake of research, or that time," said Matt Boyer, the percent of the time Bellott was Sept. 11, 2001, the government where at the University of for the sake of Home Depot. housing office employee in charge awake - usually 20 hours or tightened immigration regula Illinois, the Intervarsity Christian When asked what advice he'd of handling holiday break arrange more each day - was spent tions and implemented a tracking Fellowship conference was held. give to a student contemplating ments. "It would be a little eerie for working. system for all non-immigrants Some 20,000 college students staying over break, Thorsen said, me. It's a quiet campus where noth "I'm not a workaholic," he says, who enter the United States on a attended the conference, which is "I'd first ask, '\'\Thy?"' ing is going on." "I'm just busy." student visa. held once every three years. Why? These students all had That is why most students ven Not leaving the confines of answers for that question. ture home. At Western Illinois Eastern is not unusual for him: Break aitical for basketball teams But they didn't. Instead, the On this chilly Friday morning, University, an estimated 30 stu Bellott stayed here last summer teams spent time together as a Bellott wears gym shorts that have dents requested holiday-break and during the Thanksgiving The season of giving was not too group. The women's team gathered Phi Sigma Pi - Eastern's honor's housing, while more than 200 stu break as well. Bellott's friends rewarding for the men and at the houses of players living off fraternity - labeled on the back. dents at Southern Illinois joke he lives in Charleston 365 women's basketball teams, com campus. The men's team went He requested to answer questions University didn't go home. days a year. Not quite. At the urg bining for two wins in 11 games. bowling one night and saw the now, not later, wanting to pick up Some 1.8 million college stu ing of his mother, Bellott Yet Rick Samuels, the head coach movie, "Elf," on another. his textbooks then scoot back to the dents live on-campus, according to returned to Streator, a town of of the men's team, said the break "Those were designed to help Physical Science building. Association of College and 14,000 in the middle of Illinois, on was necessary because the end of build team unity and have some He had good reason to stay here, University Housing Officers' num Christmas day only to return to the fall semester also represents fun away from the court," Samuels just as the other 21 students did. bers, but fewer than 10 percent Charleston later that night. the middle of the basketball sea said. "But we also wanted to break There were no reasons to feel stay over break, speculates Jack It is not that Bellott is an anti son. up the loneliness of not having any sorry for them. They weren't left Collins, president of the organiza social person, however. With no distractions from other one else on campus." behind or forgotten. They knew tion that has more than 900 mem He said he met 12 new peo students and class, the three weeks Other popular places to hang out what they were getting into. bers in the United States, ple over the three-week is the last time the coaches will included McDonald's and Thco And, of course, there were some Australia, England and Canada. break, and when he walked by have their players' undivided Bell. With the campus' five dining perks. three Building Service attention. During many days, the halls and university Food Court "I'm so used to (the team) having Workers in the foyer of men and women's teams practiced closed, the players had little alter the dorm to ourselves, the showers Friends say sb.ldent stays all year Douglas Hall, the all-male res twice. natives for food. Additional free and the bathrooms," Ploger said. idence hall housing 200 stu "The only reason to get up was time, men's team forward David "Already, it's getting sort of annoy So what can one do when the dents on four floors, the men for basketball," said Melanie Roos, a senior, said, was spent play ing (as others return). We never university's 11,522 students exchanged warm pleasantries. Ploger, a freshman guard on the ing video games like Madden foot locked our doors. We left our doors leave? In most cases, the answer "Those are my guys - they take women's team. 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The Seattle Times Charleston is the reason worry about my grades or Carly Mullady, Associate news editor recently reported that one in what classes I take until my Jennifer Chiariello, Editorial page editor four college freshmen don't students keep returning sophomore Matt Meinheit return for a second year of Myth No. 9: I can't start Matthew Stevens, Sports editor Managing editor school. So I repeat myself, to Eastern." thinking about financial aid and semi-month congratulations for returning until I know where I'm going ly for another semester of class Championship, but swarms of to college. [email protected] columnist es. students don't exactly pack Myth No. 10: I can take for The Daily Retaining students is one O'Brien Stadium, Lantz Arena whatever classes I want when Eastern News area that Eastern excels in. and other venues on campus. I get to college. E D IT ORI A L Eastern's Web site states the I know! It must be the great Most of these myths relate Meinheit also is a university retains over 80 per high-speed Internet connec to what students can do to bet junior journalism cent of its freshmen. This tion students get on campus. ter prepare themselves for major leads to another strength of Oh yeah, I forgot about that. college, but the number one Eastern: graduation rate. The Maybe the answer to why myth on the list is something A Daily He can be reached at Web site also proclaims Eastern retains so many stu mmeinheit@yahoo. Eastern is able to debunk com Eastern's graduation rate of 68 dents can be found in a study rather easily. percent places it in the top 10 published by Stanford An in-state Eastern student percent among peer institu University on the top 10 myths taking 15 credit hours a Eastern tions in the Midwest. about college. The 10 myths semester pays under $2,500 in Why does Eastern post such the report list are as follows: tuition and fees. At the great numbers in these areas? Myth No. 1: I can't afford University of Illinois, tuition Is it because of the universi college. and fees are $7,790. ty's great location? Somehow I Myth No. 2: I have to be a Thition isn't the only reason New Years doubt the cultural epicenter of stellar athlete or student to students stay at Eastern, but it Coles County that is get financial aid. is a big reason for many stu Instead of counting calories this year, The Daily Charleston is the reason stu Myth No. 3: Meeting high dents. Eastern News is getting a facelift. dents keep returning to school graduation require The most important reason Eastern. ments will prepare me for col why Eastern retains so many With the beginning of a new semester comes Is it Eastern's fine athletics lege. is because of the students, and the opportunity to start fresh and make a differ program that keeps students Myth No. 4: Getting into col to the ones reading this col ence. Here at The News, we are planning to seize coming back? Even though lege is the hardest part. umn I wish you good luck this Eastern routinely wins the Myth No. 5: Community col spring and in semesters to fol that opportunity with a series of modifications. overall Ohio Valley leges don't have academic low. As part of The News' resolutions, our staff is targeting the prevention of small errors reaching s ~------~------. ----~--~~------, --~~~ print. By encouraging more cooperative editing ~ t }' "I' ~ t and punctuality, more eyes will be editing our con :E ,. u tent with more time to do so. - 1b allow more time, we At issue have adjusted our meet It is the time for New ing schedules. By meet Year's resolutions. ing earlier and more Our stance often, staff members will The Daily Eastern be better prepared and News has composed able to find more sources resolutions to improve the quality in their reporting. of the newspaper. Readers will also notice changes in the paper's design. The staff has met and decided on style changes that should sup ply readers with a more appealing newspaper. Alterations include using different fonts, sizes and layouts to make reading our paper both easier and more exciting. The DaUy Eastern News' main headlines will be different. The staff box on page two will include staff members' e-mail addresses to foster contact from readers with questions or comments. The content within these stylish new pages will be revamped as well. The spring staff of fresh new reporters and editors combined with experi enced editors should bring in a variety of perspec tives to catch more readers' interests. Timely and relative state and national stories will be more prevalent in The News' content. Our staff will work to find ways those stories may BA~ effect Charleston or Eastern's students and facul ty and report on those possibilities. We are planning on running news series on YOUR TURN: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR issues important to the campus community. For example, as a response to racial issues on campus Fall semester, The News is planning a series to Jackson review inaccurate enlighten readers on campus diversity and its importance. Editor's note: The article With regard to Michael that there is a "practical has exhibited that are referenced in this letter was Jackson's loss of pigment, it treatment for Vitiligo to "untypical of a man?" Is it Our most important of resolutions is to satisfy printed in the Verge Dec. 5. has nothing to do with his remove remaining pigment his voice? Is it his slender our readers. A newspaper's purpose is to provide mutation "from a black man from normal skin and make body? Is it the way he important ideas and issues to its readers with the Ben Erwin's opening sen to an effeminate white the whole body an even dresses? Is it because his tence of the article woman." Mr. Jackson's loss white color. And I do recall marriage didn't last? Is it information necessary to educate them and give "Jackson's Number Ones' of pigment is the result of having read an article sev his love of children? I hope them room to form their own opinions. fail the test of time" Vitiligo, a "skin condition" eral years ago that noted not. In an attempt to interest readers, The News will reviewing Michael that the American Academy that Michael jackson had Jackson's latest CD of Dermatology (AAD) says sought that treatment. be distributing a readership survey at the end of "Number One" was uncalled "often begins with a rapid Finally, what are the qual Annette Samuels January to find out what the paper has been miss for, inaccurate and insult loss of pigment which may ities that Michael Jackson associate professor, ing. ing. continue until, for unknown First of all, to suggest reasons, the process stops." LETIERS TO THE EDITOR: The Daily Eastern News accepts letters to the editor We want to know what readers and potential that Michael Jackson is not It is also a condition that addressing local, state, national and international issues. They should be less than 250 words and include the authors' name, telephone number and address. Students should readers want to see. sane, insults all of our fel affects Black, brown and indicate their year in school and major. Faculty, administration and staff should indicate After all, the newspaper belongs to you. low Americans who are whites alike. their position and department. Letters whose authors cannot be verified will not be mentally ill and need our The AAD Web site printed. Depending on space constraints, we may edit letters, so keep it concise. The editorial is the majority opinion of the empathy and support. (www.aad.org) also notes Letters can be sent to The Daily Eastern News at 1811 Buzzard Hall, Charleston IL Daily Eastern News editorial board. 61920; faxed to 217-681 -2923; ore-mailed to [email protected]. Monday, January 12, 2004 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS 5 City council approves tax levy By Jessica Youngs new comptroller and Illinois The extra revenues from the city was passed. By passing the a $28,000 loan and a $28,000 grant. CITY EDITOR Municipal Retirement Fund surtax would provide permanent ordinance, the city adopted the DiNaso will use the money for agent, worked on preparing the property tax relief to homeown Medicare multiplier and mileage building renovations for 618 During its last meeting of 2003, new levy which was figured ers and generate approximately rates for ambulance calls. The Jackson Avenue. Cougill said Charleston's city council unani largely from previous fiscal $575 million in educational fund Medicare rates are based on level huge chunks of limestone started mously approved a new tax levy years, Cougill said. ing, he stated. of care and length of drive. falling off the building, so the TIF ordinance for the coming 2004-05 The new tax levy is an approxi + A resolution authorizing an expenditure will cover a portion fiscal year. mately $100,000 increase from In other business agreement between the city and of the emergency repairs done on The levy will consist of last year's levy of $2,651,026. + Three ordinances amending New World Systems for new finan the building. $2,753,748 in property taxes from In a related tax issue, Cougill the city's Title 1 Adrninistrati ve cial software was passed and the + The council approved a reso May 1, 2004, through April 30, said the council would not place previously placed on file for pub layover period waived. New World lution authorizing the expendi 2005. an advisory referendum proposed lic inspection were passed. The Systems won the bid among three ture of $3,000 in tourism funds Mayor Dan Cougill explained by Illinois Lieutenant Governor, first ordinance increased the area bidding vendors to supply the soft and waived the layover period. that a tax levy is an estimate of Pat Quinn, on the March 16 pri around Charleston in which the ware for the amount of $173,800 The funds will be used to promote the revenues needed to run the mary ballot. City Manager, Scott Smith, can plus travel expenses. In addition, "Celebration, A Festival of The city for the upcoming fiscal year. Instead, the Coles County live while holding his position. In the council also authorized Arts" to be held on Eastern's cam He said the estimated expenses Board will place the referendum addition, the two other ordinances Moshtagh to spend up to $10,000 in pus from April30 to May 2. of approximately $2.8 million, on its ballot. created new city positions: travel expenses to receive the nec + A resolution to adopt a new however, will probably not be Quinn proposed asking resi Comptroller, held by Tamara essary training to utilize the soft city investment policy was placed what the city actually required by dents if they would support Moshtagh and Human ware. on file for public inspection. The the end of the fiscal year; amending the state constitution Resource/Payroll Clerk to be held + The council approved a Tax policy, presented by Moshtagh, because, there is no way of know by placing a three percent surtax by Dustah Goddard. Increment Financing (TIF) reiterates investment restrictions ing the actual future expenses. on taxpayers earning more than + An ordinance amending the expenditure for Charleston resi and policies for the city as laid out Tamara Moshtagh, the city's $250,000. ambulance rate structure for the dent Jim DiNaso in the amount of in Illinois state statutes. Charleston voters will decide on pool +Referendum for bond will be er, Charleston's If the city does The council decided in addition to a "hole" needs some receive the grant, simple pool, it would be feasible to add on primary ballot major repairs. "What will sell the project it would lower the attractions for both parents and chil City Manager cost needed in dren. By David Thill and Jessica Youngs Scott Smith said the most will be the requested bond "What will sell the project the most STAFF WRITERS the pool has zero-depth entry pool." money. will be the zero-depth entry pool," Smith reached its life Charleston said. Local voters in the March 16 primary span. -scott Smith, city manager Comptroller With a zero-depth pool, meaning the will see an extra question on their ballot After almost a Tamara Moshtagh pool gradually slopes downward, moth this year concerning Charleston's year and a half of said the city also ers could sit in shallow areas while their Rotary Swimming Pool. meeting with has $800,000 from children play in exactly the right depth Charleston's city council held a spe design and engi- sales tax that may for their needs, Cougill explained. cial morning meeting Friday, Jan. 9 to neering firms to be used to help In addition to the major change to a discuss recommended actions regarding discuss the state of the pool and fund pool repairs. zero-depth pool, a small aquatics park the current condition of the pool's facili improvements to be made, Cougill said Over the years, the pool has developed could be created in the facility. ties and future plans for improvement. he thinks the restoration could be done significant leaks in under pool piping Cougill said the park would include The council voted 5-0 to place a refer at a relatively reasonable price. and in the pool side gutters, Cougill said. fun toys for young children such as endum on the primary ballot asking vot Although the referendum will ask the Normally, only 500,000 gallons of pipes or possibly animal heads that ers if they would authorize the city to public to authorize the city to take out water are needed to fill a pool the size of spray water. take out a general obligation bond for bonds up to $1.5 million, Cougill said Charleston's. Other plans for the renovated facility the maintenance. that much money may not ultimately be However, Smith informed the council also include removing the diving boards, By voting yes on the referendum, the necessary if the city can receive an nearly four times that much has been creating a walking path around the pool public would help Charleston's pool Open Space Lands Acquisition and required in recent years to keep the pool and installing a sliding bulkhead to receive needed repairs and a brand-new Development grant from money the fed open all summer, and the amount of change pool length for the high school look. eral government gives Illinois. water needed has been increasing year swim team. Mayor Dan Cougill said the swimming He said it was important for voters to ly. Smith told the council there were sev pool is in need of repair and restoration turn out in the primary because the city In 1998, 1.85 million gallons of water eral options for when to complete the and its facilities have been declared needs public consent for the project by was pumped into the pool, and in 2003, project. "insufficient for operation." the beginning of the summer to request that number rose to around 3.8 million "We could close the pool for one sea "When I was growing up, you dug a the grant. gallons, he said. son and do all the renovations in one hole and filled it up," he said. "That was "By the time of the election in Another repair goal for the pool would year or do the renovations over the peri a pool." November, it will be too late (to request be removing existing guttering and od of three years in between swimming After close to 30 years of use, howev- the grant)," Cougill said. replacing it with stainless steel models. seasons," he said. Ooes your life blow? 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George Lesica said he has plans to involved, I plan on submit An issue Lesica said he would like to change the way the senate is run. ting several bylaw changes clarify is that non-senate members are closing Bryant Lesica, elected Dec. 10, succeeded allowed to join senate committees and Mike Walsh who spent the fall semester have a voice in possible legislation as speaker. at the very beginning of my changes. "I feel that (Walsh) did a good job over term to involve the senate "Non-senators are welcome to join hearings all," Lesica said. "However, being elect senate committees and always have ed, I will run certain things differently." committees more." been," Lesica said. DENVER (AP) -There is no way to hold public One problem Lesica said he will work Getting more students involved in sen court hearings on the medical records of Kobe on is encouraging committees and stu -George Lesica, Senate Speaker ate decisions is a goal Lesica said he Bryant's alleged sexual assault victim without vio dent senate members to get more aims to accomplish. Lesica said there is lating her privacy rights, lawyers for the prosecu involved in the writing of legislation. a section in the senate meeting agendas tion and the woman say in court filings. " In order to get people involved, I plan four new senators a mentor who will allowing students to speak to the senate The NBA star's attorneys want access to the on submitting several bylaw changes at answer questions and show the new sen about anything, and Lesica urges all stu woman's medical records because they contend the very beginning of my term to involve ators around. dents to let their voices be heard. they will prove that she engaged in a pattern of dan the Senate committees more in the deci "The Senate Mentor was a brilliant Lesica said the only issue that received gerous acts - including suicide attempts -to gain sion making process," he said. idea," Lesica said. "(The program) will a lot of student feedback was a change the attention of her ex-boyfriend. Another issue Lesica said he will be effective now that is has been written concerning tailgating regulations at foot A Jan. 23 hearing is expected to center on the examine is the Student Mentor Program, into a bylaw." ball games last semester. issue, and media organizations, including The which is a program Walsh created with Lesica said another issue proving "I think that students are interested in Associated Press, have argued that the public assistance from Lesica. problematic last semester was the length more than just that issue," Lesica said. should be allowed at the proceeding. The program allows each new senator to of the meetings. Lesica said he wants to As speaker, Lesica said he is not going In filings made public late Friday, prosecutors, a be trained by a committee chair, Walsh said. run meetings smoothly enough to take to take sides on certain issues and plans lawyer for the alleged victim and lawyers for a vic "I wish there was a program like this less time, as opposed to a couple meet to run the body as smoothly as he can. tim's advocacy center said the hearing and the when I started as a senator," Walsh said. ings lasting close to three hours last "As the chair, I'm not impartial," medical records should remain private. They Lesica said he will assign each of the semester. Lesica said. argued that privacy rights regarding medical or mental health records are absolute unless they are waived. Students: "There is little if any benefit to public access to this proceeding aside from satisfying mere curios People found numerous ity," wrote John Clune, an attorney for the alleged victim. ways to chill over break Bryant's lawyers contend the 19-year-old woman indirectly waived her medical-record privacy CONT INUED FROM PAGE 1 rights by talking to others about her health and treatment. But they also want to block media cov erage of the hearing, as well as another scheduled Frame had an eventful break to say the for February that is expected to focus on whether least. While she was at Disney World in Bryant's statements to police were obtained illegal Florida, she met and got her picture ly and therefore inadmissible at trial. taken with Paige Davis, host of TLC's The media attorneys have argued for keeping "Trading Spaces." both hearings open, saying that much of the infor "She was really nice and said thanks mation already has been published or broadcast, for being a fan. She actually had a con and that hearings can be conducted without releas versation with me, and she also left a ing sensitive information. message for my roommate on her cell Bryant, 25, faces four years to life in prison or 20 phone," Frame said. years to life on probation if convicted of felony sex Her new years eve wasn't as fun as ual assault. The Los Angeles Lakers star has said he Florida was. She spent it sick with the flu. had consensual sex with the woman June 30, when "I watched 'Law and Order' with my DAILY EASTERN NEWS PHOTO BY CO LIN MCAULIFFE he stayed at the mountain resort where she worked. mom on new years," Frame said. No trial date has been scheduled. Freshman special education major Students park outside of Thomas Hall to unpark their cars Sunday afternoon. In another filing, prosecutors said Colorado's Jason Brusa also had an eventful break. was a new paintball gun from his parents. anything. rape shield law, which generally prevents defense He said overall the best thing he did was He and Garringer both agreed they "I didn't have time, I had other things attorneys from bringing up an alleged victim's going back to his old high school to help were ready to come back to school. planned," he said. prior sexual conduct, is constitutional even though coach the wrestling team. "I like the food here," Brusa said. Adam Smith, another senior and music it allows such information into a trial if it is deter For New Year's Eve, Brusa and his girl On the other hand, some people like education major, also did not work on his mined relevant. friend, freshman history major Jessica Frame were not ready to come back. resume or job interviews over the break. Bryant's lawyers have argued that the shield the Garringer, went to a party together. "Classes stress me out a lot. I'm defi- Both Smith and Mendenhel agree that law violates a defendant's constitutional right to "We went to a huge hotel party that was nitely not ready to be back," she said. they both should have worked on their equal protection, but prosecutor Dana Easter wrote fun but ended up being evacuated What about seniors? With three weeks stuff over break. that the law has been upheld in previous rulings. because stupid people on the third floor off there would be time to work on their Smith is excited to be starting his last It was unclear when State District Judge Terry of the hotel started lighting off fire resumes, go to job fairs or line up inter- semester of college but admits it will be a Ruckriegle would hear arguments or rule on the works," Garringer said. views. Senior recreation administration little rough at times to finish the last cou constitutionality of the rape shield law. 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"There's still classroom buzzed with activity - a Brazil, India and Poland, are work a student astronaut program spon officials say a federal appeals court the licensing arena if we fail, but miniature version of the Mars mis ing with NASA engineers at JPL sored by the nonprofit Planetary hearing this week on a collection of the playing field is certainly more sion control center at the Jet during the mission. Society, co-founded in 1980 by lawsuits will give the state its best level in the legal arena than in the Propulsion Laboratory in nearby Such educational outreach has astronomer Carl Sagan. chance to block the govemmenfs political arena" Pasadena. always been a major component of Each week, a different two-stu plans to entomb nuclear reactor Nevada is challenging Teams of teens huddled over NASA missions. But with the goal dent team gets to work with Mars waste under a mountain just 90 Environmental Protection Agency computers, downloading the latest of determining if life has ever scientists at JPL. Dressing and miles outside Las Vegas. radiation limits for areas around images from the red planet, while existed on Mars, the current effort Rafael Morozowski of Brazil, both "Part of our strategy has always the site, Nuclear Regulatory other students assembled and pro is one of the most fascinating and 16, were at the lab last week, been the court," said U.S. Sen. Commission licensing rules, grammed a model of one of the appealing for kids. attending mission briefings and Harry Reid, D-Nev., a leader of the Energy Department environmen Mars rovers using Lego blocks and "We really want to communicate helping with tasks that included state's fight against the Yucca tal standards for studying and rec other materials. to students that science is amazing logging readings from Spirit's sun Mountain project. ommending the site, Energy Along with dozens of other stu ly fun," said Michelle Viotti, who dial. Reid said he hopes the three Secretary Spencer Abraham's rec dents at Thomas Starr King Middle does education outreach for NASA. Since the martian day differs judge panel of the U.S. Court of ommendation, and President School, they're creating a replica of "We want to inspire the next gener from days on Earth, both had to Appeals for the District of Bush's approval. the martian landscape with their ation of explorers." work late nights. Columbia will "kill it, change direc The nuclear energy industry also own miniature, camera-equipped President Bush's expected "I think the easy part is adjusting tion or slow it down." is suing the government, saying it rover to explore it. announcement this week of plans to the martian schedule," Dressing For 25 years, the state has lacked missed a 1998 deadline for finding a "It's fascinating for them to for future manned missions to the said. "The hard part will be going the political clout to stop the Yucca place to store the spent fuel accu know we're on a planet millions of moon and Mars is expected to cre back to Earth schedule." Mountain project, failing in mulating at 103 commercial reac miles away," said Dworetzky, who ate even more interest. Elsewhere in the country, 54 stu Congress and with the White tors and various industrial and mil also is an educational consultant "It's a great time to be a teen dent teams are tracking data from House. itary sites around the country. with NASA. "If I open their eyes to because we may be the first people the mission for NASA. At The public debate will culminate The Energy Department would all the possibilities, then it's a good to explore Mars," said Courtney Mountainland Applied Technology in oral argwnents before the appel spend 25 years filling tunnels inside way to keep them in school." Dressing, one of the high school College in Orem, Utah, high school late panel Wednesday on a case the mountain with metal casks con It is just one of many Mars-relat students who has spent the past students enrolled in special multi involving six state lawsuits against taining 77,000 tons of spent nuclear ed education programs being week shadowing JPL scientists. "If media courses are analyzing data the federal government. A ruling is reactor fuel. The site would then be offered in schools around the world I were given the chance to go to from Mars to predict surface tem likely this summer. sealed. Scientists expect it would while the real adventure is unfold Mars, I would go in a second." peratures and atmospheric distur "This is the state's best chance," remain radioactive for at least ing. Dressing, of Alexandria, Va., is bances that could affect the rovers. said Bob Loux, Gov. Kenny Guinn's 10,000 years. Mad cow: eral years. The USDA also identified certain types of CO NTINUED FR OM PAG E 1 "The entire industry has certain firewalls tissue as "risk material" with greater poten "The entire industry has that have been in place," Herlihy said. tial to carry BSE. Tyson Foods, another beef supplier for Veterinarians and inspectors approved by "We have stringent guidelines for han Eastern, has not escaped the effects of the certain firewalls that have the USDA also are on premisses at both com dling BSE risk materials," Nicholson said. BSE case. Ed Nicholson, a representative panies during every moment of operation he "The spinal chords, brains and similar tis for Tyson Foods, said its exports division been in place." said. sues are segregated and not incorporated was cut off by the bans. He said exports nor Cattle feed containing ground bone meal into any products." mally account for $1.8 billion of Tyson's $24 - Jim Herlih, beef supplier and other ingredients derived from dead cat Herlihy said Swift and Company sacrifice billion revenue. tle was banned by the USDA; because, it is several pounds of meat per animal by not "The incident, in general, has had a nega believed to be a potential carrier of BSE. using a process called Advanced Meat tive impact on the U.S. beef industry," "We sell an awful lot of chicken and we do Both precautions are required by the USDA, Recovery that uses a machine to remove Nicholson said. "Big companies export sell hamburgers, but I haven't seen any but Tyson and Swift and Company go beyond meat from around the spinal chord, one of roughly 10 to 15 percent of their product." change in that at all," said owner Therese the requirements and have implemented the specified risk materials. Despite the foreign bans, Nicholson said Kincade. "I think the customers are very their own safeguards. While 95 percent of BSE cases worldwide Tyson has not lost any domestic customers. confident in the system." The USDA Web site stated BSE takes at have originated in the United Kingdom, In fact, the lower beef prices will actually least two years to manifest itself in cattle. according to statistics on the USDA Web make production cheaper for Tyson in the The animal of recent controversy was site, Herlihy believes the United States has short-term, Tyson said. He pointed out Steps being taken believed to be between 4 112 and 6 1/2 years remained unaffected before Dec. 9 for two Tyson's current inventory, produced at pre While the beef industry weathers this old according to USDA reports. Herlihy reasons. viously higher prices, also would be deval storm, both Tyson Foods and Swift and pointed out the animal in question could He said other countries have had more ued. Company have taken steps to keep their have predated the ban. 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Tinseltown -=+=-t=~B 11 Help in piracy, 52Grape holders 62Adog's _ e.g. 31 Chivalrous 53 Beer or ale {long spell) Monday, January 12, 2004 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS STATE NEWS BRIEFS NATIONAL NEWS BRIEFS Gas jumps 7 cents Governor retains confidence over three weeks CHICAGO - Gov. Rod Blagojevich doesn't take name-calling personally. that I didn't know to begin with, but it's took office as an enthusiastic, self-confi Bring up criticisms of his management even more apparent to me now," he said CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP)-After four weeks of sta dent newcomer facing a government and he rejects them all, pointing to a in an interview with The Associated bility or decline, retail gasoline prices surged more battered by deficit and scandal. string of legislative victories as evi Press. than seven cents per gallon in the past three weeks, an He still is. dence of his abilities. Blagojevich delights in talking about industry analyst said Sunday. In the year since he was sworn in, he Ethics? some of the fun he has had since being The price for all three grades combined was $1.58 has pushed for tough ethics legislation, Lawmakers deserve credit for sworn in on Jan. 13, 2003. on Friday, up 7.1 cents since Dec. 19, according to the chipped away at a massive deficit and strengthening the law, he says diplomat An Elvis fanatic, he got to meet both Lundberg Survey of 8,000 stations nationwide. taken criticism from officials - includ ically, but too many are stuck in the old Lisa Marie Presley and Priscilla Presley. Several factors were responsible, including rising ing members of his own party - who way of doing business in Springfield. He was able to buy great seats when his crude oil prices, a weaker U.S. dollar, colder weather resent his style and even question his The budget? beloved Chicago Cubs went to the play that drove up demand for home heating oil and two honesty. He found ways to plug a $5 billion hole offs. When he injured his hamstring U.S. gasoline reformulations, said analyst Trilby None of it seems to have fazed the in the last budget and promises to do the while jogging, he was treated by the Lundberg. energetic Democrat, who rejects the same with a projected $2 billion deficit Cubs' trainer. In the same period, retail diesel prices increased 3.3 trappings of the governor's mansion for in the next budget. Just don't expect him He also speaks eloquently about the cents per gallon, to $1.63. It was the first significant the comfort and symbolism of staying in to explain how -that's a secret for now. sad parts of the job - talking to the fam increase since early October and reflected recent his Chicago home. "I sit here today, one year later, more ilies of soldiers killed in Iraq or meeting demand for heating oil, Lundberg said. Ask him about the accusations that he convinced, more than ever, that there a boy who had lost his father and his Further price increases were likely, but it was can't be trusted and he simply says he are no easy answers. It's not something home in a tornado. impossible to predict how much they would rise, Lundberg said. The all-grades retail average price of gasoline was President Emil Jones. 8 cents higher than it was this time last year, and 2.5 Iowa caucuses spill to The program is designed to improve literacy and will cents below the average price for 2003. encourage parents to read to their children, they said. The national weighted average price of gasoline, "Studies show reading to children is the greatest factor including taxes, at self-serve pumps Friday was about Illinois in border towns in helping them to read at an early age," Blagojevich said $1.55 for regular, $1.65 for midgrade, and $1.74 for in announcing the program at the Salem Baptist Church on premium. ROCK ISLAND - For voters straddling the Illinois-Iowa Chicago's South Side. line, a few hundred yards of water can be the difference between charting the course of presidential elections and just mopping up. Jacko arraignment Voters on the Illinois side of the border are being flooded Key events from with reminders of their neighbor's extra political clout these days, thanks to the last-ditch campaign blitz heading into Iowa's campaign-launching caucuses next Monday. Blagojevich's first year draws support rally "You can't tune it out here because you just get barraged LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's family, with their political ads," said Mark Senko, a Rock Island Key events from Blagojevich's first year as governor friends and fans are planning a massive show of sup County prosecutor whose office is just across the river from Highlights from Rod Blagojevich's first year as governor: port when the pop superstar is arraigned on child Iowa. - 1/13/03: Sworn in, announces deficit has climbed to nearly molestation charges late this week. But in Rock Island, Moline and other towns along the $5 billion. Fans and family of Jackson, including his brother Mississippi River's east banks, the polls won't open until - 1/14103: Fires many George Ryan appointees, freezes most Jermaine, scheduled a news conference Monday at Illinois' March 16 primary. By then, some candidates proba hiring and limits spending. the family's complex in Encino to announce their plans bly will have fallen out of the race or the nomination could - 1/16: Raises possibility of sales tax on services, but quickly for the singer's arraignment, which is scheduled for even be sewn up. backs away. Friday in Santa Maria. - 1/23: Minority lawmakers criticize his nominee for agricul Jackson's fan clubs plan to have cars and buses ture director over remarks that suggest support of racial pro travel to the courthouse in northern Santa Barbara Plan grants free books filing; nominee is eventually confirmed. County from throughout Southern California and even - 216/03: Says his budget plans depend on revenue from a Las Vegas, said Angel Howansky, a freelance publicist casino license tied up in court; rebuffs Senate Republican pro who is helping coordinate the event. to children under 5 posal to begin deep budget cuts immediately. "We've had fans calling from out of state who are - 2/26A>3: Proposes complex plan to cut expenses by borrow flying in just for the arraignment," said Howansky, ing money and investing it, with any revenues being used for who added that she was helping without pay. CHICAGO- Every child in Illinois up to the age of five pension fund. will be eligible to receive 12 free books a year under a plan - 2/27/03: Calls for cutting and consolidating state boards; Northeast cold snap announced Sunday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Senate lawmakers end up rejecting most of his proposal. blamed for 3 deaths Blagojevich reflects on first year as governor (AP) -- The bitter cold that gripped the Northeast (AP) -- As he prepared to mark his many who have been in Springfield for most fun of it." through the weekend and iced over roads was blamed first year in office, Gov. Rod a long, long time that it's a new day, it's "We couldn't have brought about the for at least three deaths, including that of a Philadelphia Blagojevich sat down with The a new time, it's a different era and that changes that we proposed without the man found inside a home without heat. Associated Press for a lengthy inter there are different priorities and we help of the Legislature." The man, whose identity had not been determined view. Some of his comments: have more accountability and we "I don't discourage at all or take Sunday, died of hypothermia early Saturday, said Jeff "No increase in the sales tax. No expect more accountability to the peo offense to when individual legislators Moran, a spokesman for the Philadelphia Health increase in the income tax. If we have ple in terms of how we conduct busi criticize the things I do or the positions Department. Temperatures in the city had dropped to 4 the proper discipline and will to do it, ness." I take so long as they're based on an degrees that morning. we can balance this budget next year "Being down in the mix, trying to honest disagreement on policy and prin In western New York, an 18-year-old died after he lost and prepare to balance the budget pass legislation and pass your things, ciple. As long as it's not personal, why control of his car on an icy road late Friday and struck a beyond next year, which is our goal." being in the battle every day, the con would you take it personally? It doesn't tree, state police said. "We still haven't persuaded, I think, stant give and take - to me, that's the bother me. That's what the job is." In Brockton, Mass., a fire that engulfed an apartment building just after 5 a.m. Sunday killed a 63-year-old N 0 N sEQuITuR BY WILEY MILLER woman and injured three other people. State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan said an investigation is under way, but it appears that space heaters started the fire. 1\~'1. 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The team Division III team. did improve, which was especial After the close game with ly because of the two games Iowa, the Panthers matched-up against Big Ten teams Ohio State much more favorably with the and Iowa. Division III Illinois College. Senior center Jesse Mackinson and junior guard Jason Wright dive for a loose ball against Austin Peay during The Iowa game, on Dec. 30, the The Panther's return home to Eastern's second conference game of the season Saturday night in Lantz Arena. Mackinson's 10 points weren't Panthers played some of their Lantz Arena was a favorable one, enough for a win as the Panthers fell 60-53. best basketball of the season. as the Panthers defeated Illinois The team nearly pulled off one College by a score of 93-75. Panthers: ing, Gomes was called for his fifth of their biggest upsets in the past Sophomore guard Josh Gomes foul for trying to fight through a OVC Men's Standings few of years when the Panthers had a career high 26 points and in Gomes had to watch screen on the in bounds play. Team W L Overall traveled to Iowa City and came the process repositioned himself Eastern's leading scorer was AUSTIN PEAY 6-7 away with the victory against as the team's leading scoring final1:38 from bench forced to watch the final1 :38 on the Steve Alford's Haw keyes. option. bench and the Panthers were MURRAY STATE 12-2 While Iowa had been strug The final game of the four over after fouling out outscored 8-4 in that period of time gling anyway, the team had lost break gave Eastern its first con to seal the victory. TENNESSEE ST. 3-10 two in a row entering the game ference victory in their first "I'm still not sure about the foul CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 against Eastern; a victory against chance. on Josh but most of the away from TENNESSEE TECH 1 7-6 a Big Ten team would have been a The Panthers took on Unfortunately for the Panthers, it the ball calls were consistent," boost to a struggling team. Tennessee Tech and won the was the last time they would see the Samuels said. E. KENTUCKY 6-7 The Panthers almost pulled off game impressively by a 13 point lead. Samuels was able to take a moral the upset, as they entered the margin. Eastern again showed Eastern was down by two with victory away from the disappoint MOREHEAD ST. 6-7 final two minutes and 49 seconds that the Big Ten competition ear less than two minutes left in the ing loss to the defending OVC of the fourth quarter tied at 60. lier in the break proved to be a game when a pair of plays deter Thurnament champions and 2003 SAMFORD 6-7 After that it was all down hill for bit of a turning point for the mined the final outcome. NCAA Thurnament participant. E. IlliNOIS 3-9 Eastern as Iowa broke away from team. Mackinson and Governors cen "We're contending in the league the Panthers with an 11-2 run in Gomes again led the team in ter Zac Schlader were fighting for now and we didn't even play that S.E. MISSOURI 5-9 those last couple of minutes. scoring, this time with 23 points, a crucial rebound that landed out of well tonight so that fact is encour Besides the Iowa game, the but against the Golden Eagles he bounds. After a short conference aging," Samuels said. "We simply TENN.-MARTIN 5-9 Panthers did not fare as well also added a solid 10 rebounds. between officials whose opinion need to work on our end of game when they played against the Big Guard Jason Wright continued deferred, they ruled it to be Austin situations because late in the JACKSONVILLE ST. 0 6-7 Ten. In the second game against his hot hand with 20 points, 11 or Peayball. game we don't have to force up the Big Ten, the Panthers trav- which came in the second half. Immediately following that rul- threes." ~onday @<:/\:1a rt y 's CHEEBORGER! CHEEBORGER! on;y. ~~~~ 991 POTEEJE PROPERTY RENTALS WELCOME BACK PARTY WW'I'f, notH«Henufs.c:nm $2 BOTTLES &DRlNKS 930 Lincoln A\'Uue- 345-5088 OJ playin' what you like Do You Want Something Nice and Affordable? How About Houses or Apartments DSL Ready'! Residential Care Positions Available Do You Want a ReUable and Caring Landlord? 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Illinois at Peay only 3 rvYints with 41 Panthers needed a stand on the Panthers head coach Linda (3-1 0, 0-2) (8-6, 2-0) y~ v defensive end for a chance to tie Wunder said she relished the of corrupt seconds against up the contest. opportunity for Eastern to have FG/FGA PO INTS defending QVC chmnps Unfortunately for . the a chance at knocking off one of EAS TER N: Panthers, Gerlonda Hardm had the conferences' top teams. L. Dailey 4-1 5 13 other ideas. The Lady Govs sen- "Heading into the game, if I P. O'Connor 4-1 4 8 By Michael Gilbert ior center received a pass near knew we would be down by coaches M. Scaggs 3-9 6 ASSOC IATE SPOR TS ED ITOR the top of the key and drove to three points to Austin Peay with M.Casad 1-5 6 A wise man once said to look M. Sparks 1-3 the basket for the two biggest of 41 seconds left you'll always forward we must look to the past It was so close, but so far her nine points. take that," Wunder said. "It's a for guidance and it seems to me AUSTI N PEAY: away for the Eastern women's After the key hoop, junior credit to the way our team that for college athletics, 2003 K. Bergeron 6-11 17 basketball team last Saturday guard Cassandra Peek connect- played. (The game) was laid out was the year of the corrupt C. Peek 4-8 12 against Austin Peay at Lantz ed on two free throws with five for us, and we put ourselves in A. Haynes 4-1 0 10 coach. Hopefully, we can all learn G. Hardin 3-11 9 Arena. seconds left to give Austin Peay position to win the ball game." from the mistakes of the power c. Cobb 2-5 Trailing 50-47 with 41 seconds a 54-47 win. In the process, fully ignorant in college athletics. left against the defending Ohio Eastern saw its losing streak hit SE E so CLOS E + Page 10 Students and athletes at Eastern should be thankful that the worst MEN ' S BASKETBALL we may have to worry about is the possibility of a losing season in our major sports. Some institutions have head coaches who are igno rant, irresponsible and plain immoral. Unfortunately, the carousel started and ended with a weapon The streak-killing loss involved. The first blip on the moral radar screen was Tennessee State head Austin Peay wins basketball coach Nolan Richardson III bringing a gun to practice in attempt to threaten one of his assistants. at Lantz after 7 losses The strange events continued with Alabama head football coach By Matthew Stevens do so, shooting 39 percent from and former Washington State SPORTS EDITOR the field and only 2 of 14 from leader Mike Price basically need beyond the arc. ing an egg timer to measure his Eastern let a game slip away "I thought their zone was effec stay in Thscaloosa. Weeks after that could have given them a head tive against us tonight and they being named to control one of the start on the rest of the Ohio Valley are a veteran team who's been most historically significant col Conference as the Panthers fell to through these type of wars," lege football programs in Austin Peay 60-53 Saturday Samuels said. "They simply made America, Price did the logical evening at Lantz Arena. plays and we didn't." thing any decent person who "We missed an opportunity "We didn't have good offensive wants to keep their job longer tonight," Eastern head coach Rick execution in the way of breaking than a New York minute would do. Samuels said. them down off the dribble," Price toured the local strip joint The Panthers (3-9, 1-1) not only Mackinson said. in the area, got himself inebriated failed to earn a three-game win With nearly seven minutes left to the point where he doesn't ning streak but the team also in the first half, Eastern found recall taking a woman to his hotel couldn't earn its eighth straight itself down 26-14 and looked to be room and letting her order up victory against the Governors at having a frustrating experience thousands of dollars on his room home. at the offensive end of the floor. service bill. "I've matured and played However, the Panthers went on a Thank God Price didn't use the against every one of those Austin 12-2 run led by Mackinson and excuse: if I don't remember it Peay seniors and they have great sophomore guard Josh Gomes. happening then it's not a viable chemistry," senior center Jesse After this momentum swing, offense. However, he did seem Mackinson said. "The good news Eastern went into the locker shocked when the athletic direc is I think we saw their best punch room down by only two. tor found this to be conduct unbe and we're getting better." "We're starting to click offen coming to represent the universi Eastern opened the game with sively but it came in spurts ty. more emotion and effort on tonight," Mackinson said. "This Price is currently suing Sports defense as the Panthers were motion offense takes time to Illustrated and was hired as a within three points after the first learn and I've seen dramatic head coach at the University of five minutes of the contest. improvement in these young Texas-El Paso, a long way figura "We changed our warm up rou guys." tively and literally from Alabama. tine and it has really made us get With 10:43 left in the game, The circle of friends continued focused quicker and we've gotten Eastern would take its second in Price's former state of out to faster starts," Mackinson lead of the contest at 36-34 on a Washington where his former said. layup from junior guard Derik school's rival, the Washington DA ILY EAS TE RN NEWS PH OTO BY STE PHEN HAAS Austin Peay played a 2-3 zone Hollyfield and again at 38-36 Huskies, made a groundbreaking Junior guard Derik Hollyfield d rives toward the basket for two of his six defense against the Panthers thanks to Mackinson. decision. points against Austin Peay during Eastern's second conference game forcing Eastern to hit outside Saturday night in Lantz Arena. Eastern fell to Austin Peay 60-53. shots. The Panthers struggled to SEE PANT HERS + Page 11 SEE BAD COACH ES +Page 10 WRESTLING Ouch! Injuries to stars lead to 44-3 loss we weren't able to have our some ranked talent," handed Andy Mangiaguerra • Dowty, Thach aut of 'starting' lineup tonight against McCausland said. and Kenny Robertson consecu starting lineup as ranked competition," Eastern Eastern (4-5) started the tive losses. Another EIU for head coach Ralph McCausland evening by spotting the 21st feit at 184-pounds and a techni Panthers lost to 21st said. "Injuries forced four of ranked UNI Panthers (5-2) six cal fall by UNI at 197-pounds ranked team in nation our regular-starters to watch points due to a forfeit at 133- and suddenly the EIU Panthers from the sidelines." pounds. That was followed by a were down 38-0 to the Purple By Matthew Stevens Eastern's only victory came technical fall by eighth-ranked Panthers. SPORTS EDITOR from heavyweight Pete Dylan Long over EIU fresh McCausland was happy with Ziminski who recorded a 4-1 man Bob Fangerow at 141- the way his team battled at An undermanned Eastern win over sophomore lVIichael pounds. Eastern sophomore home but was obviously disap team ran into nationally ranked Shedek. Chris Jordan battled UNI's Jeff pointed with the result. Northern Iowa and fell 44-3 Five of the seven competi Harrison at 149 pounds before "Tonight's challenges will Saturday at Lantz Arena. tors for Eastern were true losing, 16-10. Senior Clay only benefit them in the Without the talents of sen freshmen that were receiving French then dropped a 157- future," he said. "But it doesn't iors Pat Dowty and Matt their first action this season in pound 20-7 decision to UNI's help make tonight's result any DAILY EAS TER N NEWS PHOTO BY STEPHE N HAAS Veach, Eastern found itself ter dual match play. NickBaima. easier to swallow." Eastern junior Pete Ziminski grapples against Northern ribly overmatched against the "I give our five freshmen Two more ranked UNI grap Eastern will be at Lantz Iowa University sophomore Michael Shedek in the 285 NCAA Regional winner. credit... they wrestled tough, plers (#14-Hesston Johnson at Arena once again Sunday when pound match Friday evening in Lantz Arena . Eastern "We were disappointed that especially going up against 165; and #5-Eric Hauan at 174) they battle Northwestern. lost its home opener 44-3.