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CAMPUS LECTURE Democratic Speaker addresses prejudices candidates conversed Lecture focused on vandalism of with students “Beyond Chief” By Elizabeth Edwards Political plans and goals Staff Reporter discussed with students Robert Warrior, a director of By Cassie Bartolucci American Indian Studies at the Staff Reporter University of Illinois in Cham- paign-Urbana, spoke about prej- Local Democratic candidates spoke to East- udices that still exist against Na- ern students about the upcoming elections tive Americans Tuesday night. during the EIU Democrat’s weekly meeting A mixture of students and pro- Tuesday night. fessors were among the attendees The first to speak, Dennis Malak, is run- of the lecture titled, “Beyond the ning against incumbent Republican Chapin Chief” Curatorial Reflections on Rose for State Representative of Illinois’ 110 Vandalism and Public Art. One House District. of the attendees, Sarah Pavel, a Malak said he has always had an interest in junior elementary education ma- politics and has always considered himself a jor said, “I attended the lecture Democrat. because the plight of the Native “My opinion is that you get into politics Americans is interesting, I did because you want to tackle the hard problems not realize how much prejudice head on,” Malak said. still exists against Native Ameri- He discussed his plans to address the bud- cans today.” get crisis that includes a temporary tax in- Warrior focused his lecture on crease. the vandalism of the public art Josh Weger, who is running for Illinois exhibit entitled “Beyond Chief” State Senate for the 55 District, is involved in created by Edgar Heap of Birds in his first campaign. Weger is running against October 2009 at U of I. Republican Dale Righter, who has represent- The exhibit consisted of 12 ed the 55 District since 2003. signs scattered across the U of “I know I’m the underdog and that the Is campus that demonstrated re- odds are against me, but I’m going to work spect to the Native Americans hard during this campaign,” Weger said. “We that once lived in Illinois. can change Illinois, it may not happen over- The vandalism occurred over night, but we can do it one district at a time.” several months and took the in- Running for Coles County Sheriff is Ed stallation of surveillance cameras Johnson who retired from the Mattoon Po- to finally catch the culprit. DANNY DAMIANI | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS lice Department in 2003. Johnson is running Mark Nepermann from Chi- Robert Warrior, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois presents a lecture on vandalism and public art from a against Republican Darrell Cox. cago was arrested and pleaded curator’s perspective Tuesday in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. “I don’t have all of the answers, but I’m guilty to stealing one of the signs. willing to put myself in a position to make He only received a misde- against the use of a school mascot years, but still exist on U of I’s Warrior said that part of the better decisions” Johnson said. meanor for theft and property. used to betray indigenous people. campus. reason for prejudice is the lack of He said he wants to save and make mon- Though, an appraisal of Heap’s The National Collegiate Athlet- The last event held in Octo- presence of indigenous people in ey for Coles County. He described the diver- “Beyond Chief” exhibit suggest- ic Association forced the U of I ber 2009 had a total of 1,500 Illinois. sity Charleston faces because of Eastern and ed that one sign would have been to ban Chief Illiniwick from their students compared to 5,000 stu- Bonnie Irwin, dean of the col- it’s students. worth $10,000. campus. dents attending early events. lege of arts and humanities, was Dwight Pease is running for Coles Coun- Warrior also mentioned the Events in support of restating “Colonization and prejudice present at the lecture. ty Board District 1 against Republican Doyle Chief Illiniwick controversy at Chief Illiniwick have dropped has been a powerful force on the Irwin said that the lecture was Anderson. Pease said he believes in indepen- the U of I’s campus. He spoke down in attendance in recent ingenious people,” Warrior said. SPEAKER. page 6 dent judgment and working towards solu- tions instead of partisan politics. Pease said he wants to create living wage jobs for Coles UNIVERSITY County residents. Another speaker, Paul Wieck, is the Chair- man of the Coles County Democratic Party. Plans to improve enrollment, financial aid “There is one fundamental aspect of the Democratic Party and it is that government By Samantha McDaniel students make choices about col- choose to go to Eastern asking why are. funding should be used to serve the citizens,” Staff Reporter lege. She said the hope for the road the chose otherwise. “If I was picking (a school) by Wieck said. trip is to spread information about e goal of this is to further an- cost, I would first consider going All of the speakers mentioned education e university will soon be tak- Eastern in order to help improve alyze what could attract more stu- to Northeastern Illinois Universi- and the importance of young voters to their ing action on increasing enroll- the enrollment numbers. dents to attend the university, Ma- ty,” he said. campaigns. ment and nancial aid availability Major said that Eastern has jor said. Eastern is also going to Eastern falls fourth on the list of Karolina Strack, a senior political science for students. many things to introduce to new bring an emphasis to enrollment lowest tuition costs for students in major, attended the Democratic event. She Brenda Major, director of admis- students. Some of these things in- through nancial aid availability. the Midwest region, according to agreed with the candidates that it is impor- sions, and Jerry Donna, director of clude the “You are EIU” days for Donna said that one of the rea- the U.S. News & World Report tant for students to become involved politi- nancial aid, addressed the Faculty new students. Another way that sons that numbers are down again “Best Colleges” publication. The cally. Senate yesterday about the enroll- the university attracts new students this year is because of the finan- list is based on 15 hours of atten- “A lot of the time people don’t think that ment numbers and how to increase is by having open houses. cial cost of attending a college or dance tuition and standard room college kids care, but they do,” Strack said. them along with nancial aid. “For many years, we were one of university. He has written a letter and board. Strack talked about how last year thousands Major is about to begin a two- the only state universities that did a this year for the admission pack- Donna said that the main factor of college students around the state rallied at week road trip to colleges and uni- open house in the spring specical- ets to say welcome and congradu- for nancial aid consideration is a the state Capitol in Springfield for the resto- versities around the state to talk ly for their admitted students,” Ma- lations to incoming students and student’s expected family contribu- ration of MAP funds. As a result of student with high school guidance coun- jor said. “ is introduces students give them tips about nancial aid. tion number. A typical nancial aid involvement, the MAP funds were saved. selors about the dierence between to Eastern’s culture.” When looking at cost of atten- packet with an EFC of 0 will usu- the schools. She said that surveys were sent dance, Donna said parents are en- ally receive about $19,000, Don- Cassie Bartolucci can be reached She said the goal is to arm the out to the 3,500 potential students couraged to look at college’s web na said. at 581-7943 or [email protected] guidance counselors to help their who were admitted, but did not pages to see what the costs really PLANS page 6 FRIDAY

THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 2 DENNEWS.COM N o. 17, VOLUME 95 EIU weather TODAY THURSDAY what's on tap WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Partly Cloudy rain & partly cloudy High: 86° High: 79° 7 - 10 p.m. Halo Tournament 8 - 10 p.m. Fight the freshman 15 9 p.m. Comedy group Low: 63° Low: 53° The Video Gamers of EIU will In this University Board hosted e University Board is hosting host a Halo Reach launch party in 7th event, Tom Ryan will speak and share the improvisational comedy group, For more weather visit castle.eiu.edu/weather. Street Underground. A mini two-man a variety of tips on how to fight the Mission Improvable. e group will

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1997 Students were able to experience the eects of drunken driving when a Dodge Neon Drunk Driving Simulator was brought to the Ninth Street Parking Lot by Holly Cofer, the Health Education Coordinator.

1980 Ralph Nader spoke on campus about product safety and corporate responsibility. At the time Nader was advocating the mandatory use of air bags in automobiles to increase the survival rate of passengers in automobile accidents News Editor THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Kayleigh Zyskowski DENNEWS.COM 217 • 581 • 7942 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 CAMPUS [email protected] N o. 17, VOLUME 95 3

GRADUATE SCHOOL Graduate program expands with “Path Forward”

Shelley Holmgren ships within the university, with sity is considering using online Administration Editor business partners and with legis- outlets to reach graduate students lators. as well. The Graduate School is look- For the university focus, the Chris Kahler, professor and arts ing for ways to improve after East- Graduate School plans to bring its graduate coordinator, said he had ern announced that the number attention to student recruitment a few problems with The Path of graduate students is down from for its programs. Forward. previous years. Olaf Hoerschelmann, professor “What I’m missing from the The graduate program now fac- and mass communication stud- corporate model is the sense of es competition globally in regards ies coordinator, said when he sur- mentorship,” he said. “That’s to student interest and applica- veyed his spring graduate stu- where (our graduate program) tion, which has a huge affect on dents, not a single one said they stands out and how (the graduate leadership, said Robert Augustine, were drawn to the program from a program) will survive this.” dean of the Graduate Schools. graduate fair. Augustine said the initial program improvement was The First Choice Initiative. “I had students lined up all the The initiative, which was in- troduced in 2005 by the National way back who hadn’t heard of our Council of Graduate Schools, was the first program aimed at improv- graduate programs” ing graduate education. Lori Henderson, publicity and promotion Another goal of the initiative is specialist of the Graduate School to increase minority representation in the graduate school. Currently, minorities make up Augustine said that he plans on Lori Henderson, publicity and 17 percent of undergraduate stu- improving by implementing “The promotion specialist of the Grad- dents and eight percent of graduate Path Forward” initiative. uate School, said her research students, Augustine said. The Graduate School is cur- shows that the climate is changing A forthcoming part of the ini- rently holding summits with each for graduate student recruitment. tiative is to introduce the Banner of the colleges in order to evalu- When she recently attended a col- Enrollment Funnel Process. For ate the initiative and to give feed- lege fair, she found that face-to- this process, Josh Norman and Jim back for the best way to tailor it face interaction had value for at- Toner, Information Technology to the institution. Yesterday’s sum- tracting graduate interest. Services leaders, will be responsible mit was focused on the College of “I had students lined up all the for collecting metrics for the past Arts and Humanities. way back who hadn’t heard of our three years for the graduate school. The initiative is aimed to at- graduate programs,” she said. She These metrics will be used to de- tract the best candidates for the added that there is an economical termine the culture of the graduate graduate program and to improve value to networking on this aspect school in order to find ways to im- student scholarship, mentoring with other universities as well. prove, Augustine said. and to provide leadership oppor- Of the three pillars, Bonnie Ir- DANNY DAMIANI | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Dean of the graduate school Robert Augustine introduces a video present- tunities, Augustine said. win, dean of College of Arts and Shelley Holmgren can be ing some of the work in the report The Path Forward: The Future of Gradu- The three main pillars of the Humanities said in order to adapt reached at 581-7942 or mehol- ate Education in the United States Tuesday in the 1895 room of the Martin initiative are to focus on relation- to the changing times, the univer- [email protected]. Luther King Jr. University Union.

UNIVERSITY BOARD CITY For some recess is not over Addition to Sarah Bush when elementary school ends offers more for patients

By Alycia Rockey posed the idea of daytime programs At the end of her song Mikell By Chris Lambrecht before construction began. Peter- Staff Reporter to Seawood. Due to the recession said, “Oh, I love recess!” Staff Reporter son said the staff has been pleased and state funding, all committees Mikell considers herself a “kara- with the new design and ample As adults in a higher-level of edu- are looking to be responsible and the oke queen” and said she does not get A new 41,000 square foot, two- amount of room. cation students still deserve a break most cost e ective. “Pretty good way to do it often enough, but she en- story building at Sarah Bush Lin- “The response has been over- and some enjoyment, and the Univer- to get bang for buck,” Brinker said. joyed her experience as it made her coln Hospital has been seeing pa- whelmingly positive,” she said. sity Board o ered exactly that Tues- Emily Ritter, a graduate assis- feel like a superstar. tients since late July. Construction began on the $8 day. Recess was an event organized by tant for Student Life who is involved Student attendance was low for The hospital is located at 1000 million building last spring and the UB for students and faculty to re- with the production of the UB spe- this event, but daytime events are Health Center Drive off of Route took roughly 12 months to com- lax and enjoy their lunch break. cial events, said that with a budget geared towards smaller crowds, Sea- 16, and the new building is on the plete, Peterson said. The Recess event offered kara- for the entire year it is important to wood said. No matter what the turn- South Lawn of the hospital cam- The project was funded entirely oke, playing various board and Wii have as many cost e ective and qual- out is the important factor is o er- pus. by revenue taken in by the hospital. games and giveaway possibilities were ity events as possible. ing a diverse form of entertainment The first floor of the newly con- Staff began moving their offices available from noon to 2 p.m. in the Besides offering a more afford- to the campus population. structed Prairie Pavilion I is home into the new building the last week Bridge Lounge in the Martin Luther able budget in daytime program- Since this was the first daytime to several different services that the of July. In order to minimize the King Jr. University Union. ming, this also allows other demo- event, not many students knew of hospital provides, including Pediat- amount of patients inconvenienced Otis Seawood, the UB special graphics of students to participate. the event. It was marketed through ric Care, Occupational Health, The by the move, different offices were events coordinator, organized the Students who commute to campus, posters around campus, program Prairie Family Practice, and the moved at different times. event to create a relaxing environment are involved in athletics, have part- tents on tables in the Union and on Sleep Disorder Center. The second Sept. 17, The Sleep Disorder and to take a break during the lunch time jobs typically are unable to at- a Facebook page. But on the East- story is being used for various ad- Center will be the last to move in. rush hour. tend evening events. Since most stu- ern calendar the event location was ministrative offices. Construction on the Pararie Pa- This kind of college experience dents have free time between classes incorrect stating it was at the Af- Patty Peterson, public relations vilion II building started earlier brings students back to when they during this time, it allows for more ro-Cultural Center instead of the director for the hospital, said the this year, and work is expected to were kids, Seawood said. students to participate. Bridge Lounge. new building was constructed be- be completed in Spring 2011. Lo- Seawood is used to a budget of One of the main costs of the event For future UB daytime program- cause the space available previous- cated between the original hospital $5,000 or more for larger evening was for equipment rental, like the ming, Seawood is full of ideas. Some ly was insufficient. building and Prairie Pavilion I, this events like Up All Night, Quakin’ Cash Cube. is allowed students to possible ideas include a caricature “It was not uncommon to see third building will be home to or- the Quad, bingo for Family Week- win a spirit pack that consisted of a artist, battle of the sexes, karaoke, parents waiting with children in thopedics, sports medicine, and oc- end and other events. But this was Homecoming 2010 T-shirt and oth- comedy show and do-it-yourself hallways,” Peterson said. cupational therapy. the first daytime event of this kind er goods. projects. In addition to nearly doubling Those interested in more infor- and cost the UB about $200. The karaoke equipment played Brinker wants to get more feed- the amount of examination rooms mation about the new building can Seawood considered the event various genres of music throughout back from students in seeking what from nine to 16, a divider wall was attend the hospital’s open house an overall success. And didn’t mind the afternoon. the students want to do during constructed in the Pediatric Unit to from 3 - 4:30 p.m. Sept. 23, or call spending two hours of his day o er- When Taisha Mikell, a special- lunch breaks, and then evaluate what help minimize contact and prevent the hospital’s Public Relations of- ing a low-cost alternative program. ist from the Student Success Center, is most a ordable and entertaining the spread of disease between sick fice directly at 258-2420. This allowed a time for students to was on her lunch break and heard for students. and healthy patients. get out of class and hang out. the classic beat of “Don’t Mess With Doctors and staff were able to Chirs Lambrecht can be Ceci Brinker, director of Student Bill” by e Marvelette’s she had to Alycia Rockey can be reached at make suggestions and voice their reached at 581-7942 or Life and primary adviser of UB, pro- hop on the mic. 581-7943 or [email protected] opinions about the new building [email protected]. Opinions Editor THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Dan Cusack DENNEWS.COM 217 • 581 • 7942 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 OPINIONS [email protected] NO. 17, VOLUME 95 4

e DA ILY STAFF EDITORIAL EASTERN NEWS Removing trays in Carman Hall dining “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” EDITORIAL BOARD a step in right direction for campus Editor in Chief Online Editor Sam Sottosanto Julia Carlucci The Dining Center at Carman Hall has ally follow suit. plates when they are getting food, they are eliminated trays when students go to pick The advantages in cost and environmen- less likely to pile on things they probably Managing Editor News Editor up food. tal benefits far outweigh the inconvenience will not eat. Emily Steele Kayleigh Zyskowski Having no trays has been viewed as an for students. This is also a benefit for students. If inconvenience for students because they are First of all, without the trays the univer- someone has a plate piled high with food not allowed to grab as much food as they sity will be conserving water. The trays are he or she is more likely to try to eat as Photo Editor Associate News Editor would if they had a tray. one more thing workers have to clean when much as possible. Danny Damiani Courtney Bruner There are several reasons why the trays students return their tray after eating. In With a student grabbing just enough The daily editorial is the majority opinion were removed from Dining Center and not addition to the two or three plates a stu- food to satisfy his or her appetite they are of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern the other dining centers on campus. dent will grab, a tray is another obstacle for more likely to battle off the dreaded fresh- News. Mark Hudson, director of university students washing dishes. man 15. housing and dinning services, gave several By removing the tray, the university is Carman Hall is the only dining center FROM AROUND THE STATE explanations to why Carman Dining Cen- using a lot less water and saving a lot of on campus to get rid of the trays, but the ter removed trays. money. editorial staff hopes other dining halls fol- Video games “The trays being removed from Carman Another benefit is that less food will be low suit. Hall is a pilot project to see how students wasted. Students, sure it is not as easy to grab will deal with not having trays,” Hudson At a buffet style dining center students food without a tray, but think about how more than said. “The move was made from an eco- load up their trays with a number of plates much money the university is saving dur- nomical and environmental standpoint.” and, because of the tray, keep piling on ing this time of need by getting rid of Instead, a student picks up plates and food. Many times when they finish the them. mindless returns to his or her table. meal, there will still be plenty of food left The advantages of not having a tray may The editorial board thinks this is a good on the plate. feel like an inconvenience, but everyone entertainment idea and other dining halls should eventu- If a student has to balance two or three has two hands, so use them. David Thomas FROM THE EASEL Northern Star Northern Illinois University

Halo: Reach came out this week. I haven’t picked up my reservation yet, but when I do, I can assure you, productivity will go down. Friends, family, loved ones, co-workers and all forms of obligations involving school and work are ocially obstacles preventing me from helping the members of Noble Team ght for their besieged planet. OK, I admit. I am exaggerating here. I am not the type of person who forsakes valuable person-to-person time in exchange for pixilat- ed bliss. But I do feel a sense of satisfaction in playing video games like Halo: Reach. Some of you may snort and call me a Halo fanboy, but substitute that for Madden NFL 11 or Call of Duty: Black Ops or Super Mario Galaxy 2, and now I have reached you. I have always loved video games, ever since I picked up the original Super Mario Bros. for the original Nintendo. And it’s quite amaz- ing to see the evolution of this entertainment genre. It’s gone from 8-bit systems to showing story lines and characters that beat out most movies. ILLUSTRATION BY SETH SCHROEDER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Take e Curious Case of Benjamin But- COLUMN ton. Generally recognized as a good movie overall (it was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar), I thought it was good, but I did not Ready to make the jump, go ahead and do it really empathize with the characters. e fact that Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) and Dai- What if you had the opportunity to leave school out or someone does not t with a team, they do sy Fuller (Cate Blanchett) could never live to- today? Not only could you leave school, but the not have an education to fall back on. gether forever in love did not sadden me. employer was o ering you millions of dollars a year, At the same time, these individuals can just go By contrast, the death of Fenix in StarCraft: without your full degree. back to school. Not only do they now have the Brood War had a much bigger, even sad- You would travel the country, staying in the best funds to support themselves with the education, der impact on me. Even now, I dread playing hotels and you would be a household name. they are now more mature from the experience and that particular campaign arc, because I do not Would you do it? Of course you would. can gure out what they want to do with life. want to kill him. Many students come to college not for the pres- Dan Cusack Because these students are so young when He’s a good guy, and I’m playing for a back- ent, but for the future. they make the jump, it is important for the sports stabbing wench. How can I?And then there Each fall, freshmen make the trip to Charleston leagues to help them with spending money wisely if are the moments with friends. for a degree. e reason everyone wants to get a de- that we usually looks down on athletes, who most they stick around or if they leave. ere are very moments as enjoyable as gree is the same. We all want to land our dream job likely are guaranteed lottery picks, who leave col- But why do we look down athletes leaving col- sneaking up on your friends and stabbing in the selected eld we choose. lege early and enter the professional ranks. lege early to go play professional sports. them in the back in the split-screen multiplay- Students want to provide a living for themselves I understand some student-athletes leave college Is it jealously? er of Modern Warfare 2. in hopes of one day having enough money to retire. in hopes of getting drafted and end up falling short, Is it because they have an education provided for Or that time you scored the winning goal I do not think it is unfair to guess that 99 per- but I am talking about the athletes who know they them and they choose not to accept it to the full in an incredibly close game of NHL 10, nally cent of college students would leave school at the will be able to make a team. potential of its value? proving once and for all that the Detroit Red drop of a dime if their dream employer called them ese athletes have grown up with the dream of Whatever it is, we must remember what we Wings are better than the Rockford IceHogs. today and o ered them a contract to work for their playing professional sports and they have accom- would do in that situation. I think many of my peers can understand company. If the Chicago Sun-Times contacted me plished that goal. Are you staying in school or turning down mil- where I am coming from. o ering me a job, I would be halfway to Cham- In my mind if they want to make the jump, let lions of dollars? Video games are not solely relegated to the paign before I even hung up the phone. them. nerds who devote their lives to World of War- Most people from the outside would most likely e arguments against going to the professional Dan Cusack is a senior journalism major. Craft; they are a full-edged entertainment support the decision. ranks are numerous. He can be reached at 581-7944 or force with some of the best storytelling, char- Which is why I think it is strange in our society Many people will argue that if a knee gets blown [email protected] acters and action sequences comparable to the likes of Stephen King, William Shakespeare and Michael Bay, respectively. 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STUDENT GOVERNMENT BRIEFS 11 senator seats to be filled Traffic tickets increase first time since 1990s By Rachel Rodgers there for them,” Sandidge said. pects have worked in the past for Staff Reporter They will also discuss the newly ap- student government and what has pointed Student Senator and what not worked. Staff Report fore the change. The 11 open senate seats will be they have to offer the student gov- Also at the meeting, each of the Additional increases for seat-belt filled at tonight’s Student Govern- ernment. student senators will be assigned to Starting today, Sept. 15, 2010, violators, unlawful usage of license, ment meeting; however, no new Sandidge said few of the incom- a committee. speeding tickets and other viola- driving without a license or while legislation is on the agenda. ing senators are transfer students “We are separate committees, tions will increase. under the influence of drugs or al- The Student Senate will meet at who have been on student govern- but we need to work as one,” Lane Drivers who speed up to 20 mph cohol have also seen an increase. 7p.m. in the Tuscola-Arcola room ment at their former schools and said. “I want to do something in- over the speed limit will pay $120, The Illinois Supreme Court ap- located in the Martin Luther King a $45 increase from before. Drivers proved the increase in order to col- Jr. Union. going 20 to 29 mph over the lim- lect more revenue for the Illinois Eleven of the 20 candidates ap- “I expect a lot of physical it will pay $140 fine, instead of the State Police and local governments. pointed by Jason Sandidge, speaker usual $45 fine. Drivers who travel No changes have been made to of the student senate, will be seat- interaction with the students to 30 mph will pay $160 for their vi- fines and traffic violations cost in ed in the audience. Each individu- olation, $55 dollars more than be- Illinois since the early 1990s. al appointment will be present on let the students know that we are the consent agenda to be approved by the senate. there for them” “I heard there are a lot of qual- Jason Sandidge, speaker of the student senate NATION ified candidates, I am excited to see who is appointed,” said Jarrod Scherle, a Student Senate member. they will have new ideas to bring to teractive by focusing on more team Enbridge oil spills draw Ceci Brinker, the student gov- the table. building activities.” ernment adviser, will swear in the “There are a lot of good ideas The student senate is also look- new members and they will take coming from them, it will be excit- ing to place a senator to head the scrutiny from Congress their seats among the other student ing to see the senators implement- diversity committee. This position government members. ing their new ideas,” Sandidge said. entails announcing the numerous By The Associated Press ter leak and they’re not getting fixed “I want (the incoming senators) The senate plans to ease the tran- activities on campus and demon- and the pipe’s getting older by the day,” to truly work hard and represent sition of the incoming members. strating to students the awareness LANSING, Mich. — A Canadian said LaForge, who says Enbridge is in what they stand for,” said Mary “At first they might be intimi- that student government has on di- company’s oil pipeline troubles in the the process of buying his Marshall-ar- Lane, the internal affairs chair. dated, but I will encourage them to verse activities. U.S., including large spills this summer ea home. “They’ve got a ton of work Sandidge also has expectations of not be afraid to speak their mind,” in Michigan and Illinois, could in u- to do.” the incoming senators. Scherle said. Rachel Rodgers can be reached ence tougher regulatory proposals from Enbridge will face questions from “I expect a lot of physical in- Scherle mentioned helping the at 581-7942 or Congress. members of Congress about its dam- teraction with the students to new senators with senate expecta- [email protected]. The U.S. House’s Committee on age claims process, the quality of its let the students know that we are tions and sharing stories of what as- Transportation and Infrastructure has leak detection and spill response sys- scheduled a Wednesday hearing in tems. The company said it detected Washington primarily to look into a and reported the Marshall spill July 26, spill that sent an estimated 820,000 but 911 calls were placed to law en- NATION to 1 million gallons spewing from an forcement agencies complaining of gas Enbridge Inc. pipeline near Marshall, smells in the area the previous night. Mich., in late July, polluting the Kal- A preliminary timeline from the Years after floods, homeowners amazoo River. National Transportation Safety Board, still waiting for federal buyouts “Enbridge has had leak after leak By The Associated Press purchase flood-prone properties to inches of rain on parts of the state. e and they’re not getting fixed and save on future cleanup costs. But the floodwaters killed three people and SEELYVILLE, Ind. — Karen Niece buyouts are not automatic, nor are caused hundreds of millions of dollars the pipe’s getting older by the day” loves her idyllic bungalow in the In- they quick, which is raising questions in damage. President Bush declared 39 John LaForge, affected by the oil leak diana countryside, but when storms about whether the program is worth Indiana counties disaster areas. dumped nearly a foot of rain on her the limbo it creates for homeowners. FEMA still has not approved any of 19-acre property in 2008, ash oods “e last thing you need when re- Vigo County’s seven buyout plans. Committee members also may dis- contained in a document released by left mold in the foundation — and covering from a disaster is wondering “ere are days when it’s just real- cuss an Enbridge spill reported with- the congressional commission Tuesday, gave Niece a lung infection she will whether FEMA is going to have the ly hard to think about,” said Honnal- in the last week in suburban Chicago says Enbridge experienced an “abrupt have the rest of her life. money to pay what they owe,” said ora Hubbard, Niece’s former neigh- and ask regulators about a Pacic Gas pressure drop” at a Marshall area pump After the water receded, Niece Rep. Earl Pomeroy, a Democrat from bor. “Two years later, you’re still not & Electric Co. gas pipeline explosion station about 6 p.m. July 25. e drop and thousands of other ood victims North Dakota, another state where the able to put a traumatic experience be- that killed at least four people in sub- triggered an alarm received by a pipe- around the Midwest stayed in their buyout process bogged down after FE- hind you.” urban San Francisco. line controller in Edmonton, Alber- damaged homes, despite health risks, MA’s disaster aid ran dry. e delays in Indiana have created The committee was researching ta, and the Marshall station was tem- because they had pinned their hopes More than $13 million was on hold “a big, long line of black holes of peo- new pipeline safety legislation even be- porarily shut down. Shortly after the on a federal program that helps buy in North Dakota alone, delaying the ple waiting,” said Dean Bruce, a mem- fore this summer’s accidents, which pipeline restarted at 4 a.m. July 26, flood-damaged properties. Two and buyouts of more than 100 homes af- ber of the town board in the southern have caused Midwest gasoline prices the controller received alarms indi- even three years later, many are still fected by oods last year. Indiana community of Spencer, where to surge and raised questions about a cating flow imbalances and the line waiting for relief. Communities that participate in 23 ooded properties still don’t have nationwide system of aging pipelines was stopped, restarted and shut down “I really don’t want to leave, but I the program must agree to take the FEMA approval. that carry gas and hazardous liquids again. don’t want to get sicker,” the 66-year- properties o the tax rolls and main- Congress passed a war funding bill through communities and under riv- A local gas utility notied Enbridge old homemaker said, sitting at her tain them as green space. Homeown- July 27 that included $5.1 billion to ers and lakes. shortly before 11:30 a.m. July 26 that kitchen counter about 60 miles south- ers must decide whether to accept the replenish FEMA’s disaster-relief fund, John LaForge, who’s been living in a oil was found in a creek feeding the west of Indianapolis. “But I haven’t government’s offer. The process can but there’s been little improvement. hotel since oil from an Enbridge pipe- Kalamazoo River. Enbridge verified heard anything. I don’t know what take months in the best cases. Spokeswoman Rachel Racusen said line contaminated his Michigan prop- the spill and ocially reported it to the they’ll do or if they’ll do anything.” In western Indiana’s Vigo County, the agency has a backlog of “thou- erty in late July, wants Congress to National Response Center about two The Federal Emergency Manage- time has virtually stood still since June sands of projects” from floods and send a tough message. hours later, after being placed on hold ment Agency helps local governments 2008, when storms dumped up to 10 other disasters. “Enbridge has had leak after leak af- during an earlier call. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 NEWS THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS 6 N o. 17, VOLUME 95 DENNEWS.COM NATION Sole survivor of Conn. home invasion testifies

By The Associated Press face the possibility of the death He could not walk or run so he penalty if convicted. Komisarjevsky crawled, but that was inefficient, he NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Wil- is awaiting trial.In Petit's testimony “I felt my heart was going to said, as he grew weaker because of liam Petit woke early on his couch — his first public comments about what doctors said later was his loss the morning of July 23, 2007, feel- the home invasion — he described explode out of my chest.” of as much as seven pints of blood. ing terrific pain and the sensation how the previous day, an ordinary William Petit, survivor Petit said he then rolled on the that blood was running down his Sunday of golf with his father and ground to a neighbor's house, face. dinner with his wife and children, pounded on his garage door and He saw two people standing soon became a night of terror. sailants saying. his thoughts at the time. "In my got assistance. nearby and heard one tell the oth- It was at the supermarket where Petit, speaking in front of a mind at that moment I thought A bank teller testified Monday er who was holding a gun to shoot Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her packed courtroom of about 100 they were going to shoot all of that Jennifer Hawke-Petit arrived if Petit moved. daughters bought the food for spectators, said he was beaten with us." at the bank to withdraw $15,000 Petit, the sole survivor of a home the Sunday dinner that led to the a baseball bat and his wrists and an- Petit said he did not know the after informing the teller that her invasion in which his wife and two chance encounter and violence kles were bound. fate of his wife and daughters but family was being held hostage. daughters were killed and their that followed, prosecutors say. At one point, the assailants took said he heard his wife in the kitch- The bank called police, who ar- house set on fire, testified Tuesday Komisarjevsky spotted the him to his basement and tied him en tell one of the attackers she rived shortly after Petit sought in New Haven Superior Court on mother and her two daughters to a post. needed to change clothes and get help from his neighbor, he said. the second day of the trial of Ste- and followed them home, then re- Scattered around him were pil- a checkbook. She soon went to a lo- Petit said he was immediately ven Hayes. turned later with Hayes, authorities lows and a quilt given to one of his cal bank early Monday and with- taken to a hospital, not knowing Hayes and another man, Josh- say. daughters as a graduation gift. drew $15,000 demanded by Hayes the fate of his wife and daughters. ua Komisarjevsky, are charged with Responding to detailed questions He said he grew more desperate and Komisarjevsky, prosecutors say. "They threw me on a gurney murder, sexual assault and oth- by prosecutor Michael Dearington, when he heard one of the assailants Petit said he freed his hands but and I was gone," he said. er crimes in the killings of Jennifer Petit offered chilling testimony in upstairs say: "Don't worry. It's go- not his ankles, so he hopped up the The next time he left the hos- Hawke-Petit, 17-year-old Hayley an even, matter-of-fact style. ing to be over in a couple of min- stairs but fell. pital, four days later, was to attend and 11-year-old Michaela, at their "If he moves, put two bullets in utes." "I felt my heart was going to ex- the funerals of his wife and daugh- Cheshire home. Both defendants him," Petit recalled one of the as- "It's now or never," Petit said of plode out of my chest," he said. ters. Progress made on Colorado blaze Obama urges students

By The Associated Press low, but Krasko said fire manag- on it," said omas, who also led the to ignore bullies ers were "cautiously optimistic" be- ght against a wild re near Boulder LOVELAND, Colo. — Fire- cause of the large number of crews last week that destroyed at least 166 By The Associated Press back-to-school address. fighters were trying to gain ground and equipment available. homes. "We shouldn't be embarrassed on a wild re in the northern Colora- The northern Colorado fire PHILADELPHIA — President by the things that make us differ- do foothills Tuesday ahead of strong prompted the evacuation of a four- Barack Obama, in a message Tues- ent. We should be proud of them," winds expected to move in, potential- “We’re going mile radius, but about 100 residents day to America's students, urged he said. "Because it's the things that ly spreading the ames. were allowed briey into the evacu- them to ignore bullies and treat each make us dierent that make us who The fire, the second major blaze to go out and ation area Tuesday to check on their other with kindness and respect, we are, that make us unique." to break out on the Front Range in a homes, escorted by sheri's deputies. saying part of the beauty of life "lies After the White House an- week, has burned about 710 acres, or pound on it.” Sheriff's officials said they weren't in its diversity." nounced last year's speech, some about 1.1 square miles, of tinder-dry Jim Thomas, incident sure when people would be able to re- Obama acknowledged that school parents threatened to pull their kids grass and trees in steep terrain just team manager turn for good. is tough and that it can be made from class during Obama's remarks. west of Loveland. Authorities don't know exactly even tougher by the presence of Conservatives also accused him Terry Krasko, a spokesman for the how many homes and residents are in classroom bullies who make fun of of trying to inject politics into the team coordinating more than 550 "We're not going to be stranded the evacuation area. students and try to make those who classroom. re ghters, said the size was changed without help," Krasko said. The Red Cross said 76 evacuees are dierent from them feel bad. A similar outcry has been missing from an earlier estimate of nearly Earlier, incident team manager have registered with the agency. He said students should ignore this year. 1,000 acres due to better mapping. Jim omas said the next 36 hours Sheriff's investigators believe the the bulliers and celebrate the dier- Schools were not required to Crews have dug lines around 35 per- were pivotal for crews to make head- re was started Sunday by two peo- ences among them. show the speech, as was the case last cent of the blaze, up from an esti- way because of the wind in the fore- ple burning leaves and tree branches "What I want all of you, if you year. Some schools also gave par- mated 20 percent earlier Tuesday. cast. at a home. do take away one thing from my ents the option of having their kids "ose hot-shot crews have been He said the fire wasn't moving Larimer County Sheriff Jim Al- speech, I want you to take away the participate in another activity dur- pounding a lot of line today," Kras- toward populated areas but winds derden said investigators met with notion that life is precious, and part ing the broadcast. As with last year's ko said. of up to 28 mph were expected prosecutors Tuesday, but he didn't of what makes it so wonderful is its speech, the White House released High winds were predicted over- Wednesday. expect a decision until next week on diversity," Obama said from a Phil- the text a day early so people could night and the humidity was still "We're going to go out and pound whether criminal charges will be led. adelphia school during his second read it and judge for themselves.

SPEAKER, from page 1 PLANS, from page 1 was an interdisciplinary event and loquium at 3pm on Tuesday where is will usually cover the cost of EFC of $6000 to $10,000 will only dents. He said that more students brings together many areas on cam- he discussed his book, “American a year. get about $5,500, which leaves them are also getting private scholarships pus. Indian Literary Nationalism” In the year 2009 to 2010, about with about $13,000 left to pay. equaling about $241,000. Warrior concluded his lecture by 22 percent of Eastern students had Donna also said that several schol- stressing that there is more to learn Elizabeth Edwards can be a EFC of 0, which is quite high, he arships have been increased; the new Samantha McDaniel can be about the solutionsto prejudice. reached at 581-7943 said. access to education scholarship gave reached at 581-7942 Warrior also participated in a col- or [email protected]. Additionally, a student with an Eastern about $450,000 to help stu- or [email protected] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 NEWS THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS N o. 17, VOLUME 95 DENNEWS.COM 7 STATE Latinos could be key to filling Blagojevich asks judge empty Chicago mayoral seat to nullify conviction

By The Associated Press saying a legal fund he drew on has run By The Associated Press Several Latino leaders are running tro, a member of Puerto Rican Con- dry. One consequence, they claim, is or considering doing so. City Clerk cerned Voters. “But we will not support CHICAGO — Former Illinois that he can’t even foot the bill to se- CHICAGO — Two days after May- Miguel del Valle, born in Puerto Rico, a candidate just because he’s Puerto Ri- Gov. Rod Blagojevich has asked a cure all ocial trial transcripts — ren- or Richard M. Daley announced he was the first to declare his candidacy. can.” judge to nullify the lone conviction in dering his lawyers’ work more diffi- wouldn’t seek a seventh term, a group U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, whose family Castro and others said schools, street his mostly deadlocked corruption tri- cult. of Latino activists pondered an idea that is Puerto Rican, says he’s leaning toward violence and jobs were top issues. ey al, saying the jury’s decision was un- But the primary focus of the ling seemed implausible the last time Chica- doing the same. also talked about how to work with, or derpinned by errors at trial and mis- is the sole conviction. go chose a new leader: An outcome de- Some city leaders, including Alder- in some cases against, other factions, in- conduct by prosecutors. Prosecutors accused Blagojevich of cided by Latinos. man Danny Solis, have said it is unlike- cluding similar black coalitions forming Trial Judge James Zagel should lying in a March 2005 FBI interview The group was hastily called to a ly a Latino candidate could win Feb- in the city. override jurors’ verdict and acquit during his initial term as governor — restaurant in Little Village, a bustling ruary’s election. The list of candidates In 1990, almost 20 percent of the Blagojevich of lying to the FBI or rst when he asserted he kept a “re- neighborhood filled with clothing is expected to be long, and the winner city’s nearly 2.8 million people were La- set it aside and try him again on that wall” between political campaigns and shops and taquerias that has grown into needs a majority vote. But, he said, Lati- tino, according to census data. Nearly charge, defense attorneys said in a mo- government work; and second when one of the nation’s largest Mexican en- no voters could help tip the scales if two 20 years later, about 28 percent of Chi- tion led at the U.S. District Court in he insisted he did not “track” cam- claves. Over Mexican sweet bread and candidates end up in a runo in April. cagoans are Latino. In the same time Chicago. paign contributions. co ee, they discussed how the city’s de- Latinos currently represent around period, the white population declined “The fact is that the government Jurors only agreed he lied about not mographics had changed since the last 15 percent of Chicago’s 1.5 million reg- from 45 to 44 percent, as did the black knew — and knows — that Blago- tracking donations. But the motion ar- time Chicago had a wide-open mayor- istered voters, according to rough esti- population, from 39 to 34 percent. jevich was not lying to the FBI,” says gues they should have been told they al race. mates by the city’s Board of Elections. But some are skeptical that things are the motion, filed late Monday. “The had to agree on both before they could “ere’s an opportunity for us to de- conviction in this case is not legally convict on the single count of lying. It cide who runs Chicago for the next 20 sound.” also says the meaning of ‘track,’ in the years,” said Carlos Perez, editor of the If Zagel refuses to toss the convic- context of the charge, was unclear. Mayan Calendar News. “We have to “The next mayor of Chicago needs tion — which many legal observers It also questions why prosecutors put our own agenda together.” say is likely — then the multiple ar- waited years to charge Blagojevich Daley’s decision last week set off a to put on a diversity hat and guments in the filing could lay the with lying, saying they used the charge scramble among potential successors groundwork for any appeal to a high- as a way to enter evidence that other- and interest groups looking to attract figure out the interests of all those er court. wise would have been disallowed. candidates. More than ever before, Chi- groups” At the end of a two-and-a-half e ling also includes more sweep- cago’s burgeoning Latino population month trial, jurors convicted the im- ing accusations, including that the finds itself in position to be a decid- peached governor on just one of 24 government pursued Blagojevich un- ing factor in the race to choose who will at’s approximately 200,000 votes. much di erent. counts against him. Prosecutors told fairly and “sought to t any round peg run the nation’s third-largest city. But it’s dicult to predict if Latinos “Chicago aspires to be world-class the judge they will try Blagojevich into any square hole it could nd.” Chicago’s demographics have shift- will unify behind one candidate, espe- but is bogged by its own racial discrimi- again on the deadlocked charges, a re- e motion claims more than 170 ed greatly since 1989, when Daley rst cially since they are hardly a monolith- nation,” said Harold L. Lucas, president trial that is expected to start in Janu- FBI agents fanned out when the then- took oce at a time of racially conten- ic group and have a mixed history of of the Black Metropolis Convention ary. governor was arrested on Dec. 9, tious politics. Since then, the number of supporting a candidate solely because and Tourism Council in Chicago. “e Among the charges jurors couldn’t 2008, knocking on doors and pressing Latinos has soared to approximately 28 he or she is Latino, said Evan Bacalao next mayor of Chicago needs to put on agree on was that the twice-elected witnesses for incriminating statements. percent of the population, from 20 per- a spokesman for the nonpartisan Na- a diversity hat and gure out the inter- governor attempted to sell or trade an “e very manner in which prose- cent, while the number of blacks and tional Association of Latino Elected and ests of all those groups and make it into appointment to the U.S. Senate seat cutors brought this case to trial before whites declined. Appointed Ocials. one holistic, inclusive system.” President Barack Obama was vacating the court was dishonest, improper and For many years, the Latino electorate He cites a special election last year Daley has had a complicated rela- in exchange for a lucrative job or cam- constituted judge-shopping (trying was fractured by division and low turn- where Democrat Judy Chu, an Asian- tionship with Latinos. paign donation. to nd a favorable court for prosecu- out. But it has become a more promi- American, easily won a vacant U.S. Early in his term, Daley appealed e charge of lying to the FBI was tion),” the ling said. “It kick-started nent voting bloc nationwide, as shown House seat in a Los Angeles-area district to Latinos at a time when black and considered the least serious of them the prosecutors’ win-at-any-cost tac- in the 2008 presidential election, when where most residents are Hispanic. white voters were lining up along all, carrying a prison sentence of up tics.” it helped put Barack Obama in the Members of the group meeting in strict racial lines. He formed coali- to ve years. Other charges, including It also takes prosecutors to task for White House. Latinos activists have Little Village echoed that idea. But at tions much like the city’s rst black racketeering, could result in a 20-year so frequently objecting as defense at- also proven they can mobilize, at least the very least, they hope to make issues mayor, Harold Washington, and lat- prison term. Blagojevich, 53, has de- torneys cross-examined witnesses — in favor of immigration reform, as seen important to Latinos part of campaigns. er organized community leaders into nied any wrongdoing. interrupting lawyer Sam Adam Jr. in scores of immigration rallies held “ere’s a change in the air, and we the powerful Hispanic Democrat- Also in the ling, Blagojevich’s at- during his ery, sometimes theatrical across the country beginning in 2006. have to be a part of it,” said Carlos Cas- ic Organization, which was loyal to torneys allude to his nancial straits, closing argument more than 30 times. Working while sick? Study finds even doctors do it

By The Associated Press among reasons the researchers cited the cost of working while a bit sick.” sociation. ognize that if they’re sick, their pa- as possible explanations. He was not among the survey par- Nearly 58 percent of the respon- tients’ would be better served by CHICAGO — Junior doctors Dr. Anupam Jena, a medical resi- ticipants. dents said they’d worked at least having another doctor take care of quickly learn that exposure to pa- dent at Massachusetts General Hos- e researchers analyzed an anon- once while sick and 31 percent said them. tients’ germs is part of the job, but pital in Boston, developed food poi- ymous survey of 537 medical res- they’d worked more than once while Residents’ hands-on postgraduate a study suggests many are return- soning symptoms halfway through idents at 12 hospitals around the sick in the previous year. training is rigorous and demanding. ing the favor. More than half of doc- an overnight shift last year, but said country conducted last year by the About half said they hadn’t had Many work up to 80 hours a week tors in training said in a survey that he didn’t think he was contagious or Accreditation Council for Gradu- time to see a doctor about their ill- and sometimes 24 hours a day in they’d shown up sick to work, and that his illness hampered his ability ate Medical Education. e response ness. hospitals. The atmosphere in some almost one-third said they’d done it to take care of patients. rate was high; the hospitals were not Dr. Thomas Nasca, the accredi- programs is ultra-competitive, and more than once. Jena, a study co-author, said get- identied. tation council’s CEO, said residents residents may work while sick be- Misplaced dedication and fear ting someone else to take over his e results appear in Wednesday’s are trained to put patients’ needs cause they don’t want to be seen as of letting other doctors down are shift on short notice “was not worth Journal of the American Medical As- above their own but also should rec- slackers, Jena said. Phone: 217 • 581 • 2812 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Fax: 217 • 581 • 2923 DENNEWS.COM Online: dennews.com/classifieds WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 CLASSIFIEDS N o. 17, VOLUME 95 8

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 SPORTS THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS N o. 17, VOLUME 95 DENNEWS.COM 9 NATION No. 2 Ohio State beats Miami, Chargers, Chiefs tied 36-24 with four interceptions at 7 in first quarter By The Associated Press after the Chiefs failed to make a By The Associated Press proved to be particularly costly for Devin Barclay tied an Ohio State first down on their first two pos- the 'Canes. record with five field goals. KANSAS CITY — Rookie Dex- sessions. COLUMBUS — Miami quar- Trailing 26-17 at the half, Mi- The first half had to leave both ter McCluster returned a punt a Phillip Rivers gave the Chargers terback Jacory Harris and the 12th- ami took the kickoff and drove to a coaches exasperated. team-record 94 yards for a touch- a 7-0 lead with a 3-yard touch- ranked Hurricanes came into their first down at the Ohio State 6. But The Buckeyes dominated, piling down with 1:43 left in the second down pass to Antonio Gates with showdown with No. 2 Ohio State on third-and-goal, Harris' pass over up 260 yards to just 104 with three quarter as the Kansas City Chiefs 1: 52 left in the first quarter. confident and comfortable. the middle was wide of the mark turnovers for the Hurricanes. took a 21-7 halftime lead over the Gates, who shifted at the last Four interceptions later, they and intercepted by burly Buckeyes But Miami twice returned kicks San Diego Chargers on Monday second and appeared to con- were deflated and defeated. defensive end Cameron Heyward, for long scores. The first was Lamar night. fuse Kansas City's young second- Terrelle Pryor ran for 113 yards who had dropped back into pass Miller's 88-yard kickoff return. The Chiefs scored 21 straight ary, was all alone for a 34-yard re- and a touchdown and passed for an- coverage. He rumbled 80 yards with After Ohio State seemed to grab points after the Chargers scored ception on third down and was other score Saturday as the Buck- the ball. control at 20-10 on Dan Herron's first in a game played in the rain stopped at the 5 to set up the eyes took advantage of Miami's "I was trying to take it to 4-yard touchdown run midway and at some points in a heavy touchdown. miscues to hang a 36-24 loss on the the house," said the 6-foot-5, through the second quarter, Travis downpour. The drive was nine plays and 60 'Canes. 288-pound Heyward, the son of Benjamin brought a punt back 79 Brandon Carr recovered a fum- yards. "Feeling good doesn't always end former NFL running back Craig yards for another score. ble to set up the first Chiefs It was the first regular season up good," Harris said. "Ironhead" Heyward. "They caught It was the first time in 121 years touchdown of the second quarter. game since Arrowhead Stadium Eight seasons after the Buck- me. That shows they didn't give up, of football that the Buckeyes sur- Derrick Johnson knocked the underwent a $375 million reno- eyes and Hurricanes played a classic ball free from Chargers rookie vation. game for the 2002 national champi- running back Ryan Mathews and It was the Chiefs' first home onship, the rematch was not near- “When you can create four Carr picked it up at the San Diego Monday night game since Nov. ly as close. In the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, 35 and returned it to the 12. 22, 2004, a 27-19 loss to the New the Buckeyes earned a dramatic and take-aways, you’re going to have a Matt Cassel hit tight end Tony England Patriots. controversial 31-24 victory in dou- Moeaki for a 2-yard touchdown The Chiefs have not won a ble-overtime against a Miami team chance.” pass with 5:55 left in the half, Monday night game since Oct. 2, trying to repeat as national champs. Jim Tressel, Ohio State coach putting the Chiefs up 14-7. 2000, when they beat Seattle 24- This one was no work of art, Javier Arenas, another Chiefs 17. with numerous sloppy plays and rookie, returned punts 36 and 24 The last time the Truman bad tackling. But it kept the Buck- and shows I'm not that fast." rendered a touchdown on punt and yards in the second quarter to give Sports Complex had two games on eyes (2-0) perfect and prevented the That was OK with his coach. kickoff returns in the same game. Kansas City good field position, the same day was Oct. 27, 1985, Hurricanes (1-1) from making a "They were going to bring it The first interception Harris but the offense failed to take ad- when the Kansas City Royals beat case they belonged back among the down to a one-score game," Tressel threw was tipped by Ohio State's vantage. the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 7 nation's elite. said. "I was shocked how far he got. C.J. Barnett, into the hands of Na- He returned the first one to of the World Series. It all came down to the mistakes. I kept thinking that someone was than Williams, setting up Barclay's the 32, but three plays netted The Chiefs lost to Denver that "When you can create four take- going to catch up to him and strip field goal. zero yards and a punt by Dustin afternoon. aways, you're going to have a the ball. The second was a result of re- Colquitt netted only seven yards. The Royals lost 3-1 to the Oak- chance," Ohio State coach Jim Tres- Oh, man I was petrified. That ceiver Benjamin not even looking Jamaal Charles' 56-yard touch- land Athletics on Monday after- sel said. "And when you have zero was a long run for a big guy." for the ball, with Chimdi Chekwa down run with 37 seconds left in noon at Kauffman Stadium, across giveaways, you're going to have a It set up Pryor's touchdown run. grabbing it to set up Herron's TD the first quarter to tie it at 7-7 the parking lot from Arrowhead. real good chance." He rolled right, looking to pass, run. In what was billed as a Heisman then reversed field and scored un- Then Harris hit Benjamin with Trophy showcase, Pryor completed touched. a pass along the right sideline, but TEAM, from page 12 just 12 of 27 passes for 233 yards The Hurricanes, whose earli- he bobbled the ball into Chekwa's but kept alive drives with many of er TDs both came on kick returns, hands to set up yet another Barclay The Eastern men’s team was pre- votes. his 20 carries and scored on a 13- scored on Harris' 9-yard pass to field goal. dicted to nish in second place in the e women’s team was again placed yard run. Harris was 22 of 39 pass- Chase Ford on the first play of the Three times in the half, Miami OVC this season after a preseason second also behind Eastern Kentucky. ing for 232 yards and a touchdown fourth quarter, cutting the lead to defenders got their hands on one coaches meeting. but had the four interceptions — 36-24. of Pryor's passes but none of them Eastern Illinois received one first Dominic Renzetti can be reached three of which could easily have Miami got the ball just once were intercepted. place vote, placing them behind East- at 581-7944 been caught. more, marching down the field only "Today was the most calm I've ern Kentucky, who had nine rst place or [email protected] "Two of them the receivers ran to lose it on downs at the Ohio ever been," Pryor said. "I was really the wrong route," Miami coach State 39 with 7½ minutes left. comfortable. I feel like I made good Randy Shannon said. "But, still, if The Buckeyes, with Pryor pick- decisions and I was thinking about the receiver runs the wrong route ing up big yardage on runs, then not making turnovers — and I got PANTHERS, from page 12 then throw the ball out of bounds." played keep-a-way the rest of the that done." It was the last interception which game. Harris couldn't say the same. Wayne. fense need to be fixed quickly. He Eastern head coach Adam How- said the team has worked hard in arth said that Western is going to be practice and they should be able to a tough team but he feels the Pan- get on the board against Western. thers are up for the challenge. “We are just going to keep do- COMICS “Anytime Eastern and Western ing what we are doing, we have been play it’s always a hard fought battle,” practicing certain game situations PEARLS BEFORE SWINE BY STEPHAN PASTIS Howarth said. “Last time we played which we found difficult, I think it was 2-2 at their place it’s always a that if we just pluck it out we will good battle, I have a lot of respect get somewhere. I think it could be for coach Johnson in terms of what tomorrow, I am feeling very confi- he has done.” dent,” Lynch said. The Panthers are still trying to The team is excited for the reg- score their rst goal of the season af- ular season home opener. e Pan- ter getting shut out in the rst three thers are hoping for a big crowd to games. The team is going to try a help the team win its first game of few new lineups and plays to get the the season. team on the board. “We are expecting quite a big “We’ve tried some dierent people crowd and a lot of support, hopeful- in dierent spots, we have de nite- ly we can come away with a win and ly had chances, it is just a question not let the fans down,” Lynch said. of putting chances away,” Howarth Howarth said he encourages the GET FUZZY BY DARBY CONLEY said. “We have worked on it each fans to come out to the game and day in practice, when one comes I support the team. think we will be ne.” “We always try to throw things Junior defenseman Graham Lynch into the crowd that’s a nice thing for said he is confident that Eastern them,” Howarth said. “Sometimes a players will play to the best of their big crowd can suck the ball into the ability. net for us and that’s what we need.” “Our focus is just to come out of e Panthers know they can win there with a win, we have struggled the game if they put the ball in the scoring in our opening three games, back of the net. This rivalry game our focus is just to attack and score can spark the oense. a few goals and come away with a win,” Lynch said. Rob Mortell can be reached at Lynch said the struggles of the of- 581-7944 or [email protected] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 SPORTS THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS 10 N o. 17, VOLUME 95 DENNEWS.COM NATION Gallardo holds Cubs scoreless Man charged with

By The Associated Press bles. “The last two I was able to ple.” keep the ball down. These are big The Cubs did not find that way pitcher’s murder MILWAUKEE — Yovani Gallar- league hitters. You leave the ball up, as Kameron Loe and closer John Ax- do used his arm and bat to stop the it’s gonna get hit.” ford protected the shutout. By The Associated Press Chicago Cubs. The Brewers 24-year-old right- Loe retired the rst two batters in and 25-year-old Henry Pearson. Gallardo pitched four-hit ball hander led off the fifth with a dou- the eighth, but was lifted for Axford SANTA ANA, Calif. — A man He has also pleaded not guilty to for seven innings and doubled and ble, then scored two outs later when after giving up Xavier Nady’s single. charged with murder in a drunk- felony hit-and-run and two counts of scored on Ryan Braun’s two-base hit Braun blooped an opposite-field, Axford got Tyler Colvin to y out to en-driving crash that killed promis- driving drunk and causing injuries to in the fifth, lifting the Milwaukee broken-bat double down the first- the warning track in center on the ing Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick his stepbrother Raymond Rivera and Brewers to a 2-0 victory over the base line. rst pitch. Adenhart and two others spent hours the fourth person in the other car, Jon Cubs on Sunday. The Cubs had held their oppo- Axford stayed on and pitched the drinking tequila and beer with his Wilhite. Gallardo won for the first time nents scoreless for 25 innings be- ninth for his 21st save in 23 chances, stepbrother at three bars before get- Gallo’s blood-alcohol level was since beating Houston on Aug. 8, fore Braun’s hit, a streak that started nishing the ve-hitter and Brewers’ ting behind the wheel of his parents’ nearly three times the legal limit at a span of seven starts. He allowed Sept. 8 against Houston. sixth shutout. minivan, a prosecutor said Tuesday. the time of the crash, prosecutors three singles and a double while Braun came in 1 for 8 in the se- Casey McGehee homered in the Andrew Gallo, 23, knew the dan- said. He could face a maximum sen- walking three and striking out six. ries against the Cubs, but reached eighth after the Brewers scored their gers of driving under the influence tence of more than 50 years to life in He was making his 10th start base three times on two singles and first run of the three-game series. because he was convicted of the of- prison if convicted of all counts. since coming off the 15-day dis- shortstop Starlin Castros’ throwing He hit the first pitch from reliev- fense in 2006 and signed court pa- Gallo’s attorney Jacqueline Good- abled list with a left oblique strain. error. er omas Diamond into the Brew- pers indicating he understood that man acknowledged in her opening Coming in he was 3-3 in that span, “Our pitchers have really thrown ers’ bullpen in left for his 21st home if he killed someone while driving statement that Gallo drove while in- including three no decisions. He the ball well for the last few weeks,” run. He also snared a hard ground- drunk he could be charged with mur- toxicated but stressed that he did not had one of his better outings in his Braun said. “It’s nice to finally pick er o the bat of pinch-hitter Aramis der, Deputy District Attorney Susan intend to kill anyone. Gallo believed last start, a no decision in an 8-6 somebody up. Yovani threw the ball Ramirez in the ninth. Price told jurors in her opening state- his stepbrother, who pressured him loss to St. Louis last Monday. He great. Fortunately, his bat was in Casey Coleman (1-2), the club’s ment. to keep drinking, was his designated went seven innings, allowing two the lineup for us.” 15th round pick in the 2008 June “e evidence will show that this driver, she said. runs on four hits. Cubs manager Mike Quade said draft took the loss in his fth career case is about an evening of pure in- Gallo blacked out before the acci- Gallardo (12-7) said that he sim- there is no margin for error in a start after relieving in his first four dulgence and a night of total disre- dent and doesn’t know why he was ply was not locating the fast ball be- close game. games. gard,” Price said. driving, although he assumes he was, fore the game against the Cardinals. “Often times, something like that He allowed one run and ve hits, Gallo has pleaded not guilty to she said. Now, he was. will happen. It’s unfortunate, but struck out three and walked three as three counts of second-degree murder “He did it and he has to live with “It’s just the ball was up in the that’s just one run,” he said. “So, we he tried to duplicate the Cubs’ dom- in the deaths of the 22-year-old Ad- that for the rest of his life,” Good- zone,” Gallardo said of earlier trou- needed to nd a way to score a cou- inance the previous two games. enhart, 20-year-old Courtney Stewart man said. STATE Bears’ line backer out for season Royals start strong,

By The Associated Press cussion. After consulting with our “I have mixed doctors and Hunter, this was the Sox rally to win 12-6 LAKE FOREST — Chicago line- best way to proceed. backer Hunter Hillenmeyer will emotions. I We will miss his contributions By The Associated Press tossed 2 1-3 innings and gave up four miss the rest of the season after the this year, but it is the right decision runs and ve hits. Bears put him on injured reserve respect the given Hunter’s circumstances.” CHICAGO— Paul Konerko had a The Royals sent nine batters to because of a concussion he sus- Hillenmeyer said it is difficult pair of two-run homers and an RBI the plate in the rst, scoring six runs tained in the preseason. decision of knowing his season has ended. single and pinch-hitter Andruw Jones against starting pitcher Lucas Har- After being hurt in the third Jerry and “I have mixed emotions,” Hillen- hit grand slam in a six-run sixth in- rell on a pair of three-run home runs preseason game, Hillenmeyer was meyer said. “I respect the decision ning, leading the Chicago White Sox from Billy Butler and Brayan Pena. cleared to return and played in (Coach) Lovie of Jerry and (Coach) Lovie Smith to to a 12-6 victory over the Kansas City Butler’s drive was his 12th of the Chicago’s opener against Detroit place me on injured reserve. Royals on Sunday. season while Pena’s was his rst since on Sunday but was removed from Smith to place Concussions by nature are hard- Konerko lined a run-scoring single Sept. 26, 2009, against Minnesota. the game at halftime after he beer to evaluate than other injuries. to left to give Chicago its rst lead of Konerko connected for his 35th came ill. me on injured While this is probably in my best the game in the sixth inning. homer of the season in the bottom Hillenmeyer filled in at middle reserve. interest and the team’s, it is hard Kansas City led 6-0 after a half in- half. linebacker for injured Brian Ur- to accept the fact that my season is ning, but Chicago chipped away with Konerko hit his second two-run lacher last season and made a ca- Concussions over in one game.” two runs apiece in the rst, third and shot in the third, this time sending reer-high 105 tackles. In his seven Hillenmeyer is the Bears’ player fourth innings. a 1-2 pitch on a towering y to left years with the Bears, he has made by nature representative. The victory helped Chicago keep field. He now has 27 career multi- 69 starts. are harder to “As someone who has been in the pace in the AL Central. homer games, the last coming on “Player health and safety has and forefront of player advocacy of con- The White Sox remain six games June 2 against Texas. always will be a priority with our evaluate” cussion awareness, I’m happy to see behind Minnesota, who beat Cleve- Chicago tied the game with a organization,” Bears general man- Hunter Hillenmeyer, my team err on the side of caution,” land, and face the Twins in the open- pair of fourth-inning runs. Juan ager Jerry Angelo said in a state- he said. er of a three-game series on Tuesday. Pierre had a sacri ce y while Alex- injured linebacker ment. “But when it is my season that is Reliever Sergio Santos pitched 1 ei Ramirez scored from third on “Unlike other injuries, there is cut short, it makes the complexity 1-3 scoreless innings for the win, a passed ball with Konerko at the no defined timetable for a con- of the issues really hit home.” striking out three. Philip Humber plate. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 SPORTS THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS N o. 17, VOLUME 95 DENNEWS.COM 11

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By The Associated Press an RBI single and reached base all four times up. Alfonso Soriano drove ST. LOUIS— Je Samardzija ap- in two runs and Kosuke Fukudome pears to have made the most of his had an RBI single for the Cubs. time in the minors this year. Matt Holliday drove in the Cardi- e former Notre Dame football nals’ run with a two-out RBI single star pitched shutout ball in his rst in the seventh off reliever Andrew major league start this season and Cashner. drove in a run to lead the Chicago e Cubs did most of their dam- Cubs past the St. Louis Cardinals age against rookie starter Jaime Gar- 5-1 on Monday night. cia (13-8), who dropped his second Samardzija was sent down to the consecutive decision. Garcia last- minors after going 0-1 with an 18.30 ed six innings and allowed four runs ERA in 3 1-3 innings in April. Rath- (two earned) on seven hits and a er than sulk, he went to work. “Taking a positive out of a nega- tive, being down there all year, you “It was a big AUDREY SAWYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS really get a lot of opportunity to Sophomore center Lauren Doyle and junior scrum-half Narissa Ramirez tried out for the U.S. National rugby game for us, squad this summer in California. throw, because it’s not live-or-die situations all the time,” Samardzi- obviously I’m ja said. e Cardinals fell seven games be- not happy.” hind rst-place Cincinnati in the NL Jamie Garcia, pitcher Central. e Reds beat Arizona 7-2 STATE and reduced their magic number to 13 for clinching the division title. walk while striking out four. Samardzija (1-1) filled in admi- “I was just trying to go out there rably for Carlos Silva, scratched due and compete and give us a chance Lions struggling on road to pain in his pitching elbow. In to stay in the game,” Garcia said. “It his rst big league appearance since was a big game for us, obviously I’m April 19, the right-hander allowed not happy.” By The Associated Press way across the field that it didn’t got to maintain possession of the six hits in 5 2-3 innings. He walked Samardzija helped himself in the count. It is what it is, and now it’s ball throughout the entire pro- four and struck out one. second when the Cubs jumped out CHICAGO— Calvin Johnson over.” cess of the catch,” said referee Gene “It was denitely the hard way to to a 2-0 lead. Aramis Ramirez led o jumped up and started sprinting in Matthew Stafford injured a Steratore. do it,” Samardzija said. “ere were with a double and went to third on celebration. Shaun Hill let loose, shoulder at the end of the first half, The call “shocked” Johnson. a couple too many walks in there.” Xavier Nady’s ineld single. Soto hit too. but the Lions were still in position Asked about his understanding St. Louis had several scoring op- an RBI single and, two outs later, Sa- They had just connected on what to pull this one out even after they of the rule, he said, “I understand portunities, but Samardzija was able mardzija singled to right in his rst they thought was the go-ahead fell behind late in the game. For a now.” to wiggle out of trouble. at-bat of the season to score Nady. touchdown, the pass that would fi- few moments, it looked as if they Lions coach Jim Schwartz said “We had the leado guy on base “I think I got lucky there,” Sa- nally give the Detroit Lions a road had done just that. the officials got it right. four or ve times,” Cardinals manag- mardzija said. “Broke my bat, but it win after three years. The Lions had second-and-10 at “The rule is if you’re going to the er Tony La Russa said. “We had our had eyes. You’ll take them any time Not so fast. the 25 with 31 seconds left when ground in the process of making the RBI guys up. We hit a couple balls you can get them.” Jay Cutler threw for 372 yards Johnson outjumped Chicago’s catch you need to finish with the hard. We had some chances, just In the next inning, the Cubs and hit Matt Forte with a late 28- Zackary Bowman in the end zone football,” he said. “He didn’t finish couldn’t break through.” scored two unearned runs with the yard touchdown pass, and the Bears for an apparent touchdown. John- with the football. He was (aware) Cubs interim manager Mike help of an error by second baseman beat Detroit 19-14 in the opener af- son appeared to have gotten both he was trying to come down with Quade said Samardzija will get an- Skip Schumaker, who could not ter Johnson’s apparent touchdown feet down inbound and rolled over it, he had one hand to keep it away other start this weekend in Florida. handle a throw from shortstop Bren- catch was ruled an incompletion. before letting the ball go, but a po- from the other guy, he is trying to “He did a lot of damage with his dan Ryan. Chicago loaded the bases “The first thing that went tential winner was ruled an incom- get his feet down and go to a knee. soft game,” Quade said. “His arm with two outs and Soriano drove in through my head was that we final- plete pass, It wasn’t like he was trying to flip strength is what it is. He did a good two runs with a single to left. ly won in Chicago,” Johnson said. “The ruling is that in order for it to the official or anything. That’s job against a nice club.” Fukudome added a run-scoring “I found out after I sprinted half- the catch to be completed he has what it is.” Geovany Soto went 3 for 3 with single in the eighth. @DEN_Sports tweet of the day: Finally! Men’s soccer comes home!

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MEN’S SOCCER NOTEBOOK VIEWS Panthers to face rival team in grueling home opener Bob Shaughnessy Eastern looks forward to a Hawks can tough opponent By Rob Mortell win again Staff Reporter

In-state rival Western Illinois OK, finally something for all you hockey comes to Lakeside Field for the fans out there. Eastern men’s soccer team’s home I know there are not many of you, but for opener today at 4:30 p.m. the few that there are I would like to talk about e Panthers hold a 31-11-5 all- the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Black- time record against the Leather- hawks. necks. Western is a future confer- Yes, many of you know the Hawks won the ence opponent for Eastern. This Cup. But even more of you believe they can- is the Panther’s nal season in the not repeat. Missouri Valley Conference, next ose are the ones who I am speaking to to- year they will join the Summit day. I know what you are thinking, Why would League. they trade away half their team? They traded Western won the Summit away all the guys that got them there. League tournament championship, is is not true and that is why I want to let earning them a spot in the NCAA everyone know that the Hawks will not be just tournament. a one-year wonder. e Leathernecks will be a tough Even with all the players they lost, they still opponent for the Panthers, who fell can make this team into a dynasty. to 0-3 after a loss against Indiana DANNY DAMIANI | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I felt the same heartache many of you did University-Purdue University Fort Freshman midfielder/forward Cameron Lauchner attempts to reach the ball Aug. 28 during Eastern's game when beloved players such as Kris Versteeg, PANTHERS, page 9 against Green Bay at Lakeside Field. Adam Burish, Ben Eager, Antti Niemi and who can forget ‘Big Bu’ Dustin Byfuglein, left the team. CROSS COUNTRY NOTEBOOK But if I remember correctly, they will be re- turning such names as Patrick Kane, Jona- than Toews, Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp, Troy Team captain ‘excited’ about season Brouwer and Dave Bolland. e Hawks were one of the highest scoring dying, we’ll have the confidence teams in the NHL last season, and they will be Says she looks and extra energy to push ourselves again as they return ve of their top six scores forward,” Klaus said. from last season’s team. for improvement Not only do they return their top scores, but Brehm to return Friday also their best defensemen. Brent Seabrook, By Dominic Renzetti Red-shirt sophomore Nick Jordan Hendry and Niklas Hjalmarsson all had Staff Reporter Brehm will likely be back in ac- great years, while Duncan Keith won the Nor- tion for Friday’s meet in Bloom- ris Trophy for the best defensemen in the NHL. Coming off Friday’s Panther ington for the Illinois Intercolle- The Hawks also have a fine core of young Open, the Eastern cross country giate. players like Jack Skille, Jack Dowell and Bry- team is feeling good about the rest Brehm suered a stress fracture an Bickell who I can see having a big impact on of the 2010 season. in his foot last season while he was the second consecutive run to the Cup. Team captain, sophomore Oliv- still running for North Central Although I am not going to back off my ia Klaus, nished in fourth place College. statement that the Hawks will repeat, I will say at the Panther Open with a time After having an MRI last week, even if they do not I can still live with just last of 18:15:93. Brehm said he will test out the season. “I’m excited to see how much foot this week in practice, but I have been a Hawks fan my entire life and I more everyone is going to im- looks to compete in Friday’s Illi- cannot say it has always been easy. prove,” Klaus said. “ e more we nois Intercollegiate. When they won last year it made up for all improve the more our personal re- the times I have had to watch them embarrass cords are going to drop. I’m really Around the OVC themselves. excited to see how we can do com- Klaus was named Ohio Valley Being at the Stanley Cup parade was one of pared to last year.” Conference Female Runner of the the greatest things I have ever witnessed, and Klaus said with only one senior Week. Her teammate, Matt Feld- I know for the rest of my life I can remember on the team this year, the team hake was named the OVC Male that. is young, but she is still excited Runner of the Week. Growing up a Chicago fan is not easy. about the team’s potential. Last week, Austin Peay junior We do not get to see many winners, so when However, Klaus said the team Enock Langat was named OVC we do we do not forget about them. I will nev- still has improvements to make, Male Runner of the Week. er forget the Bulls teams of the ‘90s, the White especially by staying together dur- The Kenyan born runner fin- Sox of 2005 and the Blackhawks of 2009-10. ing a race. ished 14th at the Belmont/Van- I can die a happy man if the Bears can bring “I think we can improve espe- derbilt Cross Country Opener in me home a championship (that is more than cially on our pack,” Klaus said. Nashville, Tennessee, Friday. the baseball team on the other side of town can “Push one another to go faster. It OVC Female Runner of the say). makes it that much easier when Week, last week, was sophomore So like I said, I am still not backing o my you’re running with teammates.” Ericka Stam of Jacksonville State. theory of the Hawks winning again, but for Klaus said the team needs to be Stam took third place with a those of you doubters, I say remember the good composed, that they should know time of 14:19 at the Jacksonville times while you can. they should not go all out at the State/Strut’s Season Opener. Jack- SETH SCHROEDER | DAILY EASTERN NEWS beginning of the race. sonville State took third overall. Cross country women take off from the starting line during their meet Bob Shaughnessy can be reached “ at way when most teams are TEAM, page 9 Sunday. at 581-7944 or [email protected]

EASTERN SPORTS SCHEDULE Volleyball M & W cross country Women’s soccer Football Men’s Soccer Friday vs. Robert Morris Friday - Illinois Intercollegiate Friday vs. Miami (Ohio) Saturday at UT Martin Saturday vs. DePaul 10 a.m. – Pittsburgh 4:30 p.m. – Bloomington, Ill. 3 p.m. – Oxford, Ohio 6 p.m. – Martin, Tenn. 4 p.m. – Chicago, Ill.