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thedail)temei'IUIIWI.com East~m Illinois University. Charleston Admissions to be more selective University Incomng students will face more difficult acceptance requirements Board books Guster for BY S"R.ut WHJT,..n Students who applied during that window \\en: EMtln If "IIi-oll11p1 to Ill IIDMINISlRATION EDITOR adnutted if they met the ratuirements. Then alter that date, admLc;sions counselors were more selec .... fall concert • No more preference application win High school srudents will have a tougher time tive with applications rccdved. dow getting accepted to Eastern this year. lbis year, the department decided to not have a BY NICOlE MllSTlAD The department has implemented several preferred time period to receive applications. • Rsquired personal ~ ACT111HI£S EDITOR changes to hdp it be more sdecrive of applicants. What we're able ro do this year h a true pool of • Improved accepran_ce pcldcet The point is not to exclude: students, but to all applicants, Major said. This allows the depart University Board is bringing Guster • leUer from President Hencken upon ellS\l.rt that the accepted srudents will thrive in ment to not have to commit to a window of peri for the fall concc:rt. Eastern's environment. od where applications are accepted as long as they The band is a trio from Boston who "We want to make sure (Eastern) is a good fit," m«r the requirements. has a unique sound with rwo acoustic said Brenda Major, director of admissions. An added change, Major told the senate, is that guitars and a bongo set. Major attended the Farulty Senate m«ting the department is requiring students to submit a "That also gives us a more ofan indication of the Guster will be performing at 8 p.m. Tuesday whe~ she answe~ questions about the personal statement essay. student's goals, ambitions, why they feel they Oct. 28, in Lantz Arena. Matt Pond admissions deparonent. Previously, students only had to list their achieve would be a good fit here at Eastern," she said. "So PA will be opening for Guster. Tickets The deparonent's preference application accept ments and explain why they were applying to are now on sale for srudents in the ance window bas normally been July to November. Eastern. SEf ADMISSIONS PACr q Martin Luther King Jr. University Union box office for $13.1ickets for the general public go on sale Monday for $17. Employees Guster hit the East Coast scene in the lare 1990s, and became notable through their touring and humorous donate part stage banter with the audience. The band has devdoped a grass of rootS F.m base aci'05S the United Stares paychecks by becoming prominent on the Internet. to charities The band mer in 1992 at Tufts University in Massachusetts during BY SARAH WHITNEY freshman orientation. ADMit-.ISTRATION ll>llOR The three began writing songs in the residence halls and performed Four percent of Eastern employees their first: gig at the campus nightspot are $17,300 poorer for 2004, but they "Horung Cafe." don't mind. For a while, the band performed in During 2004, they participated in a Harvard Square, running a P.A. sys charity campaign called The State and tem off a boat battery until noise vio University Employees Combined lation tickets were enforced in 1996. Appell. They began perfonning under the SECA is a state organization that band name of Gus. The name was provides Eastern employees the lengthened to Guster in 1995 after option to make charitable donations the discovery of several other national directly from their paychecks. 0ANI£l WtlUAMSffH[ oo.I.Y Wll.RN NfWS band~ touring under the name Gus. Employees can arrange for a one-rime firec Rania, left, utlololta Ifill, tort... for Prarit States StHIIIC. ptt ilalloor flue ilttte retonfltl Doatlu The band is lead by Ryan Miller withdrawal or for regular deductions FiH Am C.ater to P!',.,. for a larcer orew oot1inc ill. and Adam- Gardner on guitars and each pay period. All of the donated vocal~. while Brian Rosenworcd plays money goes directly to the ch.1rities ~ion. the employee requests. After the three graduated college. "If you donate fiye or 10 dollars to they bought a used van and hit the a charity each month. rou don't even road. notice it coming out of your check," The album Parachute was puc ow said Steve Scher, associate psychology in 19.94 after the addition of produc professor and chair of Eastern's SECA DESPITE DELAYS TO DOUDNA AND BLAIR er Mike Denn«n. advisory committee. "Bur over time The Boston Globe named that your contributions add up to a really HML,CON~UCTIONCON~ album "Best Local Debut Album in big donation for the charities you 1995." choose." BY MINDY BROWN west side of (Doudna)." piling. Guster is under Reprise's Palm The advisory committee was STAFf REPORTIR Rain had made contractors wade They are in place ro protect the Pictures and has performed at formed last year because Eastern had through mud, but temporary neighboring buil~ and parking Woodstock '99 and on Lace Night such a low percentage of donations. Construction is no longer invisi pumps were put in place co redirect in case of cave-ins or mudslides. with Conan O'Brien. ble as both the Doudna Fine Am the water away &om the job site. More sheet piling may be put in SE£ SECA PAGE 'I Center and Blair Hall show signs of Other obstacles were addressed as place sometime next week. Fill faoiiiOI , additions. construction workers dug the foun Blair Hall is no longer in the Eastern administrators expect darion fur the new wing ofDoudna. mechanical sage as drywall has been + Who: Guster and Matt Pond ...... more progress to be made visible "We knew what utilities were installed in as much of the original PA • 67 ~participated soon. there, but when the c:xcavarion SW't wing of the building as possible. • What Fall concert + S17,300 ratsed "StructuRI sted will sun to be ed we fOund them to not be e:xaaly Shrake said. delivered next week," said Steve as indicated on existing docu Befure any additional drywall can + Where: Lantz Arena • Most popular charity for dona Shrake, manager of fucilities plan ments," Shrake said. "lbat slowed be installed the windows on the + When: 8 p.m. Oct 28 tionS in Coles Co.: Unrted W;ry ning and management. "Concrete the progress while we performed third Boor need additional work • lickets available to students for • $200 average yearly donation and foundation work will continue some exploratory excavations." The addition on the west side is $13 each in the Union; $17 to on the east side of Seventh Street The framework near the Ninth the public, available Monday. and near the Library Quad on the Street parking lots is known as sheet su CONSTRUOlON PilOt 9 FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK TODAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 87 64 61 62 67 56 42 38 38 38 Sunny AM. Showers Partly dou('!y Sunny Sunny WIDNE$0.\Y, O<;msrn S, 200S
CAMPUS BRIEFS TODAY'S EVENTS EASTERN NEWS Find Information Fast 9 a.m. I Booth Library Thl' D~•ly Ea f)lNadmtnf\tr.,loono.:m.nl thm Admtnistration Program. On IDti'Oil ...... faol MILI.a Arcola/Tuscola Room in OENtitydt~~f<'glllilil.tom the Martin Luther King Jr. CAMP\!~ EDI'tOil •••••••••• MI'CAH J~ Umvers1ty Union . OENc.unpus41'gmall.com "'-r c;ov. BW1'0II •••••••••O A\'ID 'nau. DEN\Iudt.'lltgov gm~ll ~'001 OASIS meeting l'ltoro IDti'Oil •••••••••• o ...... Wlu.&A.W Noon 1 Meeting of the . • •• . DENphocoewnaol.com .U.OO...Tl rtt010 a.10II •••• ~ Howl support group for nontra . • . • • • • • . • • . • • • • • • OENphocoegmall.o;om ditional students . .,_, EDf'IOa •••••••••••••• DAH ~ Adult/Commuter Student • • • • • . • • • . • . DEN~Je.k~•l uwn Lounge in the UnivefSity .U.OO...Tl _, EDf'IOa • M.unllW ,.._ Umon ...... o~~..~ gmall wm YaoGE EDf'IOa •••••••••••• .._ c...n. DANtU WILLIAMI!fHl ~V fA'ffiRN NE\~ • • • • • • • mN...... geetgm;all com Jo11 Dtafla ~ ..... k., isHu frolla fil• sttow. ill tilt "Tile hmill Stlh ud tilt Allazol.laclt" ltohn it Career Spotlight: ADoa4Tl v.c. EDf'IOa •• ltlaAH O'MAuiY tilt lauas of flit liq .lr. U•iYtniiJ l•iol T...U,. Biological Sdence . • . • • . • • • . • . DfN.....,geOp•l c;om a... lllrtil Utller a..-awroa ••• ••••••••••• MAn WlLu Majors • • • • OfNonlinedesk gmail com 6 p.m. 1 Presentation on ADoa.ul eM.-Bln'Oa ••• )IIIKA l'aa.Lo The Amazon, Peru topics of lecture what career opportunities DENonhneckst..egmail com are available to Biological A.owlnwlc; ~ ••••••• IAaAH c..a. ~ MANACa •••••• DAWDIIANUY Bv ~ AlWB.l warching dips ofthe movie, Deustua wem over the history of Sciences majors. NAllOHAL Aln>atw ••••• Klu.Y ~ s 1AJT Rri'ORTIR Pem from the 18rh ceon.uy unril today. He explained how Career Services, 7301 HSC ._M.UIACia ••• ••••• lkrrt MlluDn' peo'ple such as Fernando Bdaunde started the 1\lpular Action AD Oa.GH ~ • • •••••• TOHY Mc:AI..tY To celebrate La.rino Heritage, a sc.•rics flf alucuional lcc CUillt.iATl...sTANr • • , •• ltou.Y ~ Party, which believed thar it would be a good idea for Peru to EDrTolaAI. - •••••••• ••• jol ClloMit rures are taking place in the month of Octolx!r. develop the Amazon Forest, which tht.'Y did. Although the ONLINE POLL • • • • • . • • • • • cf)jgOeiu.edo Gu.staVO Albear, an academic adviser and instrUctor in sec Amazon has shnmk. immensely over rhe years, there are 50 "--••••••••• • •• • • •••• joMH ltY\H ondary education at Eastern, heads the lectures. A lecture diffi:rent ethnic groups in it today. T11it ...k we ask ou rtatlen • • • .. • • • • • ..cf)mrlO~Ju.l'du PIIIII~ •••••• •••• TOM aoean Tuesday afternoon encidcd "'f& Peruvian Sute and the lt aU started when a highway was made through the Andes ''What art JOI pla1111i111 01 Amazon Jungle," was presented by Dr. Jose Dcusn.&a, who is so people could move to the Amazon. The land was good for doinc tlurinc Fallll'tak?" a native of Peru and now reaches history ,n Eastern, in the growing coca pbn~S. which people would chtw for energy. Kansas Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. Univenilry · "When drug consumption became big in the '60S and Al Gotng home. Union. 70s. this plant was made inro cocaine and many drug lords B) Starting to study for The leaure was cemcred around the movie, 1hc Groen used this to make money," Dcustua said. mrdterms Wall, directed by Armando Robles Coday in 1970. This is Dcusrua abo described the dangers of living in the (.) Calching up on sleep. HAVE A SUGGESTION? one of the ~ movies that Peru produce; a )Tar. and did not Ama1.on. One thing that was stressed as being dangcrou.~ in 0) What's the dtlterence, 1t's If )1)4.1 t>a-t' .sl) ~IIOIIS 0< Ideas f,y come to America unril 1990. rhc 1110\ie and by Deustua was the n.nwal wilcllife. Snake:., only one more day oif? arti< It" you V.'OUici l<~c lo ~In lht' IU.N, "Goday was nor trying to make it ro the box office through fOr example. are something in the Amazon d..at can kill p know i( )1lU fuvi a folChJal•·n"' 1n lht.? DEN described the policies of the Peruvian !>tate and jungle:. After Effingham Room of me Union. SO we can provide> the CorM:\ lnfomlOI!tOOII> Oll'll:f rca lUN• ~ 19"·1<1 """ WTF? PHONE: 21 7·5111 -21112 fAX ••lll·l'12l E-MAIL. D£N(IOH~.'IN\tL COM NI\.HT PRODt!CTION STI\FF· Excuse me, can I steal your shorts? N ICKT Cltllf • •••••••••••••DAVID T Hill EARLY HEADLINES CoPY OttO •••••• • •••••j ULIA 8outtQUI larer arrested next door, apparently When deputies arrived, they l•~trm to "Wakt> Up Ltve" with f i'QII)( l)f:qc., •••••••• • , , , I(Jti~ IIN BoltN Rob 5PolrTS OOICN ••••••••• .Hu.u.n 5£m.t while rrying to stcaJ a car, Quayle found a pair of wet mcks and a pair and JPnn Monday through N ICHT PHaro mno. •••••c.uart HotUlo OTTONWOOD, Ariz. - A said. "He wa~ wcanng the shorts of wet pants with Kop~ftis' wallet Fnday for morning headlines on Con l~ •••••••• • • IC.t.n .w-CIM' man a~ of trying co burglari~ that were donated to him," she said. and lD inside, Quayle said. 88.9 or at •••••••••••••••••••••••• 1111 Au.o<:co a home while naked Tuesday Quayle sa.id a man how;e-sitting A banging sound from next door weiuhitmix.net PfRtOOICAL POSTACE PAID AT: stopped in mid-escape to ask the for his father found Kopsaftis led deputies to a car which O>arleston. ll f>1QZO victim for a pair of shons, a ~herifrs standing naked in an upstairs room Kopsaftis appeared to be trying to ISSN 0894-1599 spokeswoman said. holding two rifles belonging to the hot-wire, she said. PlliNTU)IY: E.nlern lllinc* UnNl>ntty The victim threw the shorrs to homeowner. Kopsaftis was booked into the CORRECTIONS Charleston, IL 61920 the accused burglar, who then fled, The victim told sheriff's deputies county jail on two counts of burgla In Thursday'~ edtrion of The ATTENTlON POSTMASnlt: said Susan Quayle, a spokeswoman that he got the rifles away from the ry and two counrs of attempted D.Jily Ea~tern News, academ Send .Jddres.s d'fdnge. to for the Yavapai County Sheriff's man, who ran away, buc nor before theft. ic adviser Kari Oatley was Th(o 06//y E•sttvn News Department. stopping outside to ask for clothes, She said she didn't know how mistdentified in a photo. The Buzurd Hdll. [d,t(•m llltnoi~ UnM.V~>•ty Nickos George Kopsaftis was Quayle said. Kopsaftis' pants got wet. DEN regrets the error. Charl~n. ll 61920 . Wa>N~DAY, O<.TOKER 5, 2005 ------THE DAILY EASTERN N.EWS ------PAGE 3 .Outside CLASSROOM keeps students learning BY KRIST£N LAR.~N STAfF Rtf'ORTCR "It's Hke eating a banana split everyday, Located in the middle of the North Quad is a classroom. after awhile you Instead of chairs, a chalkboard, become bored with it." four walls and a ceiling, this class room consists of lWO rows made up JOHN H tNRY POMMIER, PROFESSOR OF of3-foor brick walls shaped in a half RECRfATION ADMINISlliATION ocragon. The inner wall is dug one foot deeper into the ground, and attention, Pommier said. there is an area in front laid with "It's like eating a banatJa split crushed stone for the professor ro lee~ everyday, after a while you become cure. bored with ir," Pommier said. "For There are no desks, rbe walls are students learning in a classroom, iL the surrounding trees and rhe ceiling becomes boring, bm if they get to is the sky. learn ourside every once in awhile, Two years ago, John Henry 1ts. ' a creaL " Pommier, professor of recreatio11 With being in a classroom every administration, came up with rhe day, most college srudems don't want idea of an ourdoor classroom setting. to go to class, but being able to go Class is not held our:;ide every day. CARRIE H OlLIS fiH~ !WIY~A\'Tl:RNNfWS outside. somenmes class becomes Instead when rhe wearher is nice and The "outside classroom" is located in flle middle of the North Quad behind Old Main. The room is a haH octqon more comfortable and students are noise from the construction site at abape made up of two rows of 3-foot brick walla. willing to attend and learn. said Blair Hall is limited. Pomm1er brings Lindsay locldc, also a srudcnt in his recreational administration classes recreation for mdividuals with dis "1 enjoy learning in a nc:w environ "OulWard Bound School," a school Pommier's class and recreation outside. abilities. to the outside classroom and ment instead of just the classroom chat uses the outdoors as a classroom administration major. ''Srudeors need a change in srudenrs learn how environments and being outside," said Enn to hdp students learn, Pommier "It's a wonderful addition to our scenery sometimes, and they appreci~ affect people's learning and living Morerres. a srudem of Pommier and thought of the idea of applying an campus and a great learning environ ate being able to go outside for class," styles. recreation administration major. outside classroom to Eastern's cam- ment," said Wllliam Higclmire, chair Pommier said As they learn, tht-y sec how an "Plus, being outside relates ro what pus. - of recreation administration depan- Pommier rakes his classes, such as environment change from indoor to we are learning in class." When students work outside, rhey ment. 'Tm looking forward to seeing operation of leisure facilities and outdoor setting js affecting them. 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West of Square 1 l Free 866·793-3882 485-8473 : : • Free 866-808 8472 : ~------4 portrait week is coming! ·get your photo taken for the 2006 warbler yearbook next vveek in the union lounge near the bookstore stop by between Sam & Spm r-::::::==:::::::,~~==~ monday thru thursday october 10-13 to get your yearbook photo taken seniors can make appointments by calling 581-2812 NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY $5 se:~~ sitti~ fee $4 underclassmen sitting fee incfrvidual packages will be available through the photographer Next portrait week will be held after thankSgiving ~reu the trttth anddo11 ~ 6e qfraid ,, EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion pagf' editor, A.uoN SEIOIJTZ Editor 10 ch1e1, JENNIF£R CHwunw Managing editor, HillARY 5£m..E News editor, Kru: MAYHUGH ~ i ate new, editor, AMY 5tMPsoN Sports editor, DAN RENJac WEONESDAY, 0ciUBER 5, 2005 IEieitOcalil.o• COMMENTARY EDITORIAL CARTOON BY DAVID HANLEY Norm just JESS KINSEW ROIIIIQ go to STAFF REPORTER Stevenson LOOKING FOR A LITTLE CONSISTENCY Let's just say 1 am a little fiusmued. I woke up oa:ra carJy on Monday to go workour before my 10 a.m. class thinking that it was going to be a good day. I was so wrong. To my surprise I had walktxi all the way to the Srudem Rttmuion Cenrer without my waller, which con rained my ever-important Panther Card. I stayed calm and thought, "No worries. They will bend the rules fur me just rhis on~" I saw the rwo swipes standing EDITORIAL there, and thought they looked pretty nice so this should be no problem. As soon as I said I left my aud at home, it was the end of my wOJkout. The truth behind the numbers They tried explaining ro me that they really can't let anyone in without a aud, not even &culty. The final body count in New Orleans is calculat At issue relief response, but it also can bring on a smte ofshock Give me a break. Are they really going to rum down a fucul ed, and widdy spread estimates that were given early The total number in some people who are involved in the tragedy. rymember? on were proven as gready exaggerucd. dead in New Orleans In New Orleans. as rumors spread. they progres 1fdr myself getting .flusten:d and tried explaining how I This irresponsibility from both governmental offi from Hurricane sively became worse. walked all the way from Division Street and Polk Street, which Kc1tnnil. is quite a journey from campus (Yes, Ttried to ger them to pity cials involved with the situation and the media cause Reuters summarized the siruacion by saying. "a me). They srill said no. more aouble than •rs worth. ln this case. highly esti Our stance month larer officials said those stories seem to be exag I was crying to rhink of anything ar this point ro get them to mated numbers of dearh following Hurricane There were initial gerated accounts derived fi:om a chaotic siruacion, cre ler me do the one thing that would get me mrough my day, reports that KaainaS destrucrion of New Orleans ush~ in ated by uncertainty and par.mma and theo escalated working out. overestimated the Then I got desperate. more issues than tt hdped ro qucll. total number hurt or by the media and New Orleans officials despemte for I asked if they First of all, the estimated numbers of death were dead in New Orleans. bdp." Those overestimations could take my name e.pecially high when people focu..'>t:J on the logjam of To express ml-dia concerns. several writers from ''Now, I know they have down and I would cau~ed more people who were fOrced into d1e Supcrdome. From problems than they rhe Ntw Orkmzs Timts-Ptrayrmt made thetr way come back later ro bent the ndes for othen coulcf have helped, bring them rny aud, the dome came stories of dmth, rnpc and different onto several 24-hour news broadcasts to talk about in the past, so they can't knowing in my head sorts of violence spread quickly and cau~ complete the situation. the thar I would not disruption in acruratdy being able ro tdl what was happening. The journalists dlSCUSSed topics such as the inaccuracy sur use excuse of 5aJing have time to do it Reuters reported on Sept. 30 that fingers were poinrcd ar the rounding n:ported problems in rhc city to the overdmwn esri- it's a new nde this Jill'-" later. They srill would mayor of New Orleans and fOrmer N~·w Orleans Police ChicfEddie mates at a death count. n't budge. I then Compass. The final number dead in New Orleans, which came out yester succumbed to begging. President George W. Bush. who spent a little more than a week day, was 964. Compared co the numbers that mn as high as mul 1was not being rude about ir, and nenher were they. They in the ciry, said that the exaggerated reports coming from dry offi riplc thousands in earlier reporrs. the acrualnumber is comforting were just doing their job. I just didn't understand the harm in letting me work out, cials rcs11hed in more rmuble for many people. in the sense that this is nor quite as horribk of a tragedy as once just this once. "Tbcrc were people who made statements to the press represent assumed. Now, I know they have bent the rules for others in the past, ing New Orleans and Louisiana who really didn't know what the This does nor mean that this is not a terrible siruation, but it so they can't usc the c:xcuse ofsaying irs a new rule this year, facts were. 1 think the)• were trying to paim a very, very grim picture does bring the situation back down to Earth. The more modemte because I had been let in a few~ ago withour my atrd.. Arc there these secn.'t Video can1c.:ras char I don't know about? to get help here, Bush said, according ro the Reuters article. number should have been what the media and city, State officials Why are they so scared to let me pass? This mindset, which also 'vas pan of some officials' thought down south focused on first before exaggerating the reports. Maybe someone can explain to me why they have all of rhe p~ during &:pt ll, is used because some believe that drastic sudden decided ro be so stria this year about not having your numbers cause a qwcker response from rdief effort groups. Panther Carel. The editorial is the majority opinion of And yes, I have seen the huge dry erase sign right when you But dte reality is that not only does this not provoke a quicker 17Jt Daily F.asttrn Nws ttbturial. board. walk in that says you must bave your Panther Card, so when ir comes down ro ir, it is my fault. Wodring our is the one rime I let out my 6:usrrarions, and YOUR TURN: LEITERS TO THE EDITOR can feel. good about myself for the rest of the day. fm sure this bas happened to others OUt there who wete just COLUMNISTS NEEDED CARTOONISTS WANTED as frustrated. Either that. or 1am just blowing rhis way our of The staff at 'fl1e Daily Eastmt Nws proportion. wants ro know whar srudents think Have an opinion? We want ro hear it! Tht DENis interested in recruiting The way I see it, I am paying the money every semester to about current events, campus issues, col Tht Daily Easurn Ntws is looking for cartoonists that display artistic ability, go to school, and that includes using me recs facilities. Even jfit lege living and anything else srudenrs • srudents interested in voicing opinions particularly caricatures and taSteful was my fault that I rorgor my catd, 1 should still have the right would like to address. on campus. state, national and imema humor as well as address campus issues. ro work our. On Monday, l was deprived of those righrs. Edirorial carroons run everyday, while cional issues through columns. Tht DEN A grasp of of rhe news and current Can't mey just look up my name in the computer to verify guest columns run once a week on reserves the Wednesday guest column evenrs is necessary for carroonisrs ro be that I go ro Eastern? Wednesday. Anyone ts welcome ro write spot for students, faculty and members effective. I guess I was wrong when I thought someone could bend a column or dr.\w a carroon, bur it is at of the community. Guest columns Columns. cartoons and letters can be the rules for me. lfwhat the wod BY ERI/10 MnlfR Scou $rrurh, city manager. which will be opt:n next summ~T. al Ouisnnas in ~ Cm En!TOR The corurruaion manager hdps The fence wall cOSt rhe ciry an esti Hc.ut of Oladesron ''They wanted someone make ~ure the aty stays ....ithin budg mated $30 000. cdcbration fiom 5 to who had previous libraty The Charbton Carnegie Public et as the project p~. C..onstrucnon of the softball fidd 1!1 9 p.m. on I )oc. 3. Library cu1 continue wil.h it. plans Cit}' council members also undcrw:ty; the parking lot is next, "liick-or-ttcat holm. experience." lxx:ause city council members vorcd approved ro renew the loan they took Smith said. \\'CI'C aro lOr 5 !() Scorr SMITH, Can- MANAGER unanimously "Juesday night to approw out last year with Bank of America. "We arc m.1king ''gnaficant 9 p.m. Oct. .31. ScOTT SMITH PKD as the comuunion manag~. The loan was issued ro pay back progro,,," he s.1ad. A r.illlc permit Three groups interviewed for the rhe stare money for the early retire 'rlr c:uuncil 3W ~d1orio:d two sm:a: was authorTt.cd fur the /'.onm duh of Nnional Fire Prevmrion Week fiom Oa. posicion, said Mayor John lnyart. mem program. dosuru., one for the )effi.'N)n Grade Cob County, and prodamarious were 9 thrwgh Oct. 15 and National Business "They wanted someone who had A new chain link fence will also he Schoolll.~l(Mttfl I~ on Oct. 31 for made to recognia· Wc:d< ofthe ~room :.u1d Profc..-.sional Womcris Week hom previous library ('xpcncncc,'' said huilt at the NE-CO Softball Complex, 30 mu1utcs :.ulll one fur Owkstoli.~ annu- TCJd:Jer fiom Oct. 2 through Oa. 8, Oct. 16 through Oct. 22. Students can fix Illinois quail population gr' A 'ding mistakes is experiencing serious decline 'We're doing some di.sking and planting for rhem," BY O A\110 T Hill Frederick said. Richerson said. "They come to us, or we go to them. It's SlUUENl (,0\lfRNMINI WIIOR "And I like to NEW BURNSIDE - The River Oaks Chapter of beneficial for them to have a parmer like us. pick a student Quail Unlimited knows its mission. 'We basically, as a chapter, we furnish the equipment, Students can argue their grades not in that Members of the chaprer CUl quantify the positive labor and the seed." with their professors to no avail, department. • impact they have had on the environmenL They jusr CUl. t While quail numbers Still are down in relation to his bur few know they can acrually The firs t tell you how long they've been doing it. tork levds, members of the River Oaks chapter fed their have an effect on changing chem. thing the com "We're nor sure," said Frederick Hearon of New work is having an impact. lf students have a basis for mince will do is C HflSEA fREOfRICK Burnside. "We have a question t:Very year whether it 'The population has increased rhc last two or rhrcc requesting a change in their grade, go through a STUOLNl VK[ would be the 13th or 14th annual banquet." yean," Powell said. "Quail are just like humans. You have PK£Sil)(I'O ~OK chey can take their argument w the fact-finding ses ACADEMIC AfFMIC> O n the other hand, they're wdl aware of the work they to have a place to eat, sleep and live. lr's all abour habitat" grade appeal commiw:c, said sion looking acx:omplished last year. In addition to promoting warm season grasses, Quail Chc:lsea Frederick, studenc vice through any "Mistakes up The chapter cfuuibured 26,500 pounds of milo, com, Unlimited is on a mi<;Sion to eradicate fescue. Although president for academic affairs. grades. atten pen. You ntYir sunflower, whe1t and soybean seeds. The seeds ~ used effective in conrrolling erosion, fescue provides linle food According to Ea~tcrn's Web site, dance records bow if ...... for food plots on 650 acres. ln addition, another 15,400 or shelter for quail. bases for grade appeals would be: and e-mails .... , .. tlltir pounds of lespcdcza and clover seeds were distributed for "We have a deal, we'll pay f.umers $50 an acre to do an obvious error in the calculation between the crade written an additional 1.400 acres. aw.ay with fescue," Powell said. 'Thar helps a whole of the grade, the assignment of a professor and ..... ,...... "We don't plant birds," said Gary Allen, another cltap lot." grade to a particular student by the student, ...... " ter member. "We rry tO create habitat-and kill fesrue." Landowners would be required to purchase herbicide application of more exacting Frederick said. Habirat destmaion and che emergence of fescue a.s a and seed to replant the land, boch of which can be pur requirements than were applied to "lr is very, very imporranr ro cover crop has resulted in a serious decline in the quail chased from Quail Unlimited. other students in the course, the keep any and all informacion like population m rhe past 40 ycus. "lr doesn't cost ~hem $50 an acre to do ir," Powell assignment of a grade to a particu that," :.he said. "My d1d was the best quail hunter I'~ ever seen.~ said said. lar student on some basis other Frederick also said the option of Don PoweU. anoilicr chapter member. "He told me fescue "We have che cquipmcm 10 pur the seed in the than performance in the course, having a grade appeal process is and bush h~ would kill quail hunting. And it abour ground roo," Heaton added. the assignment of a grade by a sub "very important." did." While it's unlikely agricultural practices will revert w stantial departure from rhe instruc "Mistakes happen. You never Most ofthe work the club has done has been on private more quail-friendly practices, cl ub members said signif tor's previously announced stan know if someone might get their land. icant improvement of quail numbers can occur on dards. grade written under someone else-'s "Most of it we won't hunt," Hearon said. "It's private smaller plots of land. Once a student h a..~ decided to name," she said. "The littlest ground. ·1be landowner CUl do what he wanrs." "I have 130 acres and I have five to seven coveys of pursue a grade appeal, Frederick things can cause a student's grade "It's not only for q..Wt," Powell added. "It's for other quail," Powell said. "If you have an acre. you can do said the grade appeal committee to drop from an 'A' down to an 'F."' birds too." something with ir." will be assembled ro hear the case. While Frederick said she has had "Game and non·game species," added chapter chair ''It's a lor of work," Richerson said. "You just can't do The committee is made up of some grade: appeals come through, man Jim Richcr..on. "Basically, anything you do for quail it and forgrt ir. You have to keep doing it." three faculty members and one stu so far this year she hasn't had that is good for cvcryrhing." He ..aid the land has to be disked under occasionally dent representative chosen by many. 'lbe ruver Oaks cl1apter also bas been working closely or even burned to maintain quality habitat. Frederick, she said . "It just varies each semester," she with the U.S. Foresr Service. n,e Shawnee National In addition ro rhe•r habitat work, the River Oaks UPersonally, I like to be there as said. "l guess it (few grade app<:als) Forest ha.~ had a renewed antcresr in open lands manage chapter :.ponsors two humer safety classes each ye-ar. well so I know what's going on," is really a good thing." me-nt in the past few years. ·rbe group also sponsors an annual youch hunt. • • NEW STUDENT RE~TAL HOUSING COMMUNITY NOW LEASING FOR FALL 2006! niversity THE GREAT RAID (R) DAILY 6:45 illage THE BROTHERS GRIMM (PG13) DAILY7:15 25 acre student rental community surrounding 3 acre park SuowPa An OH .,,.,11! ~r [.\!." (.•f I~ .. Rl ,-AP.tr ~ 11: Four Bedroom Homes & Three Bedroom Duplexes Mt.rrc.,,,- 1 BY O..WIO THIU both said even more participation is the goal for STlJO(N T GCM:RNMfJo.'l WITOR next year. "One hundn:d percent participation in every The fim ROCFest wrapped up Monday event is what we would like to strive for next year evening, concluding with a voUeyball tourna and getting it more wdJ-known," ~ts said. "I ment. think each year it will grow. Word of mouth is the The weddong evmt began last Monday and best fonn. fearured such events as a karaoke night, ".Enthusiasm wiU make other people want to Olympics in the quad and hall feuds, just to be there. You can put up tons of ffiers but that name a few. doesn't necessarily mean it will get people there." Elizabeth Gergits, Residence Hall .Association Pietrasuwski said while many events garnered president, said while the results of the competi a lot of panicipacion, some were more enjoyable tion have been calculared, thc:y wiU not be than others. annow1ced until the next RHA meeting, which "I think the boat contest r 1 cook everyone will not come until Oct. 13. by surprise," she said. However, despite leaving participants on the Gergits said the same. edge of their seats, Gergits said she is "very lbe boat contest pr ...tbly had the least halls pleased with the participation" of the on-a.mpus participating, but every hall involved had loads of community. flliC HILTNEil/THE r::wtY EASTERN NEWS enthusiasm," Gergits said. "Each hall put in a lot "People were interacting and competing that s.,Mtlon Eoo••••..,., lloUtl Soltlltt .... tilt ca.,.. Polll il c-.... MS.S. ,, ofeffon." wouldn't nonnally sec each other outside of a 8Wt lnlltf' after wi1H1i1c tilt IOCFHt'l oa.....,. ltoat 1101. So will RHA plan another event like ROCFest business setting. like RHA." Gergits said. sometime this year? The event drew large participation and even "I think it boosts the oudook on the (resi things to do on campus other than party. • "I would like to, ddin.itdy," Pimaszewski said. largu enthusiasm, said Leah Pieaaszcwskj, pro dence) halls," Pictras7.eWSki said. "Seeing some And while both Pieaaszewski and Gcrgits said "Bur due to the &a that ROCFest was so new, I gramming and diversity coordinator for RHA thing like ROCFcst lets Students know there are they were happy with the rumout for events, don't know ifl want to push my luck." out by Wednesday f01 studt:n~ to fill and if students stop ro fill out the "We cover a very broad spectrum Student Senate to vote out, sasd Cole Rogers, student rela SllJ'Ve'Y> thc:y are rewarded with a of ropi~. If you have a problem and tions committee chair. cookie, he said. bring it to us we can probably either "It (the :.urvt:y) may be tabled," "It (the survey) will find out ifstu fix it, help foe it or rell you how ro fu: . " on feedback survey Rogt:rs ~d. "The actu:tl survc:y did dents know us and gauge their opin· lt. n't get written up in Lime, so some ion to see if they think we are doing Rogers said students may be inter Bv DAVID THill Speaker Adam Howell. senator:; may not have had sufficient a good job," Rogers said. ested in what Student Senate does STUDENT COV£RNMf.NT lDI TOR The second bylaw change would time to look ir over." Along with the survey, Rogers said and the hdp it can provide, though make it necessary for senate members The name of the: survey is the senate will advenisc its meering tht.-y may nor know just how easy iris Tonight's Student Senate meeting to be present ar the role call portion ... £bought for a Cookie," and this to be hdd on Oct. 26 in the Union to obtain that hdp. will focus on a resolution and two of the meeting, he said. would be the ~cond year it has been Grand BaUroom. "Students aren't aware just how potential bylaw changes. The resolution on the agenda will used to gain feedback from students, "Hopefully, subjecting ourselves to easy ir is to contact us," he said. "We: The first of the two possible bylaw be supporting a Student Rogers said. a new venue will bring in more Stu really enjoy hearing people complain. changes may be referred back to Government Satisfaction Survey, Tables would be set up at the dents," he said. "Thc:y can see what That may sound funny but that's our committee, though, as changes may Howell said. Marrin Luther King Jr. University we're doing; many students don't job, to improve the school for the need to be made, said Student ~ If the survey is passed, it woUld be Union, Coleman and \..annan halls, know what we do, srudents," "Don't Miss" WS "Rev Up Your "Interview Rap" Mock Interviews Resume" Fam. & Cons. 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Pod.sed.nik hies his firsr homer of the year, crucial for the Panrhers ro be the premier Sanders breaks "I thought l had bruised ribs, !never imag dmr's mrprising," Boston's Kevin Millar said. team in the OVC the rest of the season ined it would oo this," Peavy said. "lr's weird. "But it doesn't matter how th<.y do it. We'U and basically win or tie me remainder of Cardinals record lr'~ been a linle bothersome but ir w:t.s noth just come back romorrow and try to win a their games. ing we thought would get in my way. game." Lase week, Austin Peay head coach for inost RBI's "I knew 1t wa.~ precty bad when I came out The Wlute Sox are crying to end a champi KeUy Gum said she did nor give much of the game." on.,hip drought rhar's even longer tbe one: merit co Eastern's overall record before in playoff game Even wirhout 1\:·avy, the pc>ky Padres Boston Faced a year ago. It dates way back to beg.inning OVC action because of their weren't done. They scored once in the sev the ¢1).-s of Shodess Joe Jackson and rheir cough non-conference schedule. Ttn A\SOCIAltD PRE\'> enth., added another run in the eighth and most rccem World Series crown m 1917, the '"They're still the team to beat in the then got right back inro it in tl1c: nimh. San (:L.q nmc they won any playoff series at all. conference," said Guth, as she found out ST. LOUIS - Reggie Sanders, Chrh• Diego scored thret" timel> and loJdcd rhc bases after the Panthers won 1-0 against her Oupenter and rh~· Sr. Louis Glrdinals looked with cwo ours befOre closer Jason hringhausen ream in a game that shouldn't have been every bit like rhc best team in baseball-even srruck out Ramon Hcmande7~ Yankees 4, Angels 2 that close. wil.h a shaky ending. "We're playing a tough team, Sanders said. ANAHE.IM, Cali£ - Mike Mus..~ina's Samford has won two straight regular San Diego played as poorly .1S itS n:rord "fu, you can see, they fought to ch IJSt out. ' dbow held up j~"t nne. and rookie Robinson season conference ritles and looks co be .suggescs for mo~t of rhe day. And now1 wim \..ano provided all rhe offense Nl-w York need the ream that will challenge EasLern and ace pitcher Jake Peavy our for rhe postseason ed with a huge hit in his postseason debut. SEMO the rcsc of the year. with a broken rib, the Padres might be over White Sox 14, Red Sox 2 Mussina pirchcd ~careless ball into rhe sixth Eastern Kentucky, 3 program playing march~. CHICAGO The White Sox got the mnmg, Cano lin~ .\ three-nm double in the irs first year of Division I soccer and the Sanders hit a grand slam and ser an NL winning~ Fi''C of 'em. Now, after such J first and the Yankees beat Bartolo Colon again, Panthers' opponent this Friday, smnnc:d division series record with six RBis, Carpenter powerful stan, maybe it's their turn to enJ a defeating the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 ill game Samford 1-0 in their conference opener pitched six scoreless innings before being title drought. 1 of their AI division series Tuesday night. back on Sept. 23. pulled as a precaution and the C1rdinals built Stunning the World Scric:. champ1ons wirh Mariano ruvera saved ic for rhe Yankees, If the Panthers can sweep both their a big lead and hdd off me Padres 8-5 Tuesday five homers - cwo by A.J. PJerzynski - who looked complercly rresh - even after a marches this weekend, at El\.'U (1-3 in in Game 1. Chicag. THISS PACE COUlDBE USED TOAnRACT MORE AnENTION TO YOUR BUSINESS. INSTEAD, THIS l¥tl'~1Iill!1i~ t!l~ IS AWASTE OF SPACE. THANKS I lOT, PAl. 581·2816 ... ' WEDNF..!IDAY, CX., On!R 5. 2005 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS PAGE 11 ------~------Panthers' time to shine in MVC Eastern enjoys its odds in conference BY PATillO: VITI competmve, we start with ~lllfFKtiQRHJo: Creighton. Tht-y are ranked 25 in the nation and rhree in our region," The Panrhers c:xpt'rienced an Howanh said. "Whar a beuer way STAIIDINiiS eight-game slump ag.Unst Missouri to start to stan conference than PRESEASON Valley Conference oppo~nts last with the defending champions and RANK season: Eastern also only played certainly it will be a great .victory ISSOUfl Slalf• lrd 7"().2 eight conference games last .st."aSon. this weekend if we can pull it off." llradh.y 2nd 7-1·0 reighton 1st Eastern (3-5-1) looks to rebound The MVC has experienced addi -4·1-J I~Prn Kentucky 7th 6-3·1 from a sub-par performance last tion by subtraction; rwo perennial and•·rll1lt ~lh 5-4"0 season agajnst MVC teams. The MVC powerhouses, Southern 41h 3·5"1 season ended with the Pahthcrs Missouri and Tulsa, have left to join ·l'tf'rn llhnu1s 81h 3·5·1 unable to earn a spot in the MVC Conference USA and have left the fvanmlle blh 2-7-1 playoffs with a conference record of competition in the MVC for a 1-7-1 with their only conference wide-open race. win coming against Vanderbilt. Drake head coach Sean Holmes With each season comes new knows his team or any can win in Eastern wiJI ~tart MVC play expeaarions, rhe Panthers have an the MVC. against Creighton, lasr season's identical record going into MVC "With the depanure ofTulsa and MVC champion. Tht' Panthers lost play as they did last year but are SMU it should open up the confer last season 2-0 to Creighton aL averaging 1.5 goals per game rhis ence, they were borh in the top Lake~ide Field and will play this year compared to l goal per gamt' third every season for the past cou season in Ont.tha, Neb. last :;cason. ple years so it should make for a "No matter how you look at it Easrern head coach Adam more open league," Holmes said. "I rhc MVC is wide open," Howanh Howarth has tht' team prepared for think thar is what mak~ the MVC said. "All of the game mtenmy DANIH WtlliAM SfTHf~YEASTER:--1 N£\.\'S MVC piny and knows all the teams so great, you have to be up everyday experienced so far will be doubled Junior midfieltler Joha1 Solltrarma,r 11d Northtn Illinois jnior forward begin conference 0-0. and rhere is no such thing as an easy this week and continue through the Iewin Woerner flcllt for poueuiolt of the ball duriftc Sunday's c••• at "l Lhi.nk all the teams will be very game." next four weeks in conference." Lakeside rlllt. postseaSon tournament, makes every game lead PERFECTION: ing up to it bigger. CONn ... um HIO\' PAU 12 "It kind of puts pressure on us," Kohlbcckt'r "H kind of puts pressure on us. S.Ud. "But we have ro just worry about our we just wony But the team knows that it is too early ro cele record." But have to about brate anything. The match will feature the OVC's reigning our reconL'' "It was a great win and we're glad we got it players of the week...... AlA ICoHLMaER, SENIOR DffEN\IVI: SI'KIAIISf @ done," S.Ud senior defensive specialist Aja SEMO senior libero Lauren Scannell was (,.9 3·0 ..8-4 4-0 Kohlbecker. "But there are a lot of other tough named the defensive player of the week after I.Mt .... I.Mt .... teams in our conference that we have to beat." recording 44 digs in rwo marches last weekend. ).()Win 3·1 Win SEMO (6-9, 3-1) is one of those tough teams. She ranks third in the conference with 5.11 digs "She has definitely gotten more consistenr, Morr.he.td Slate Eastfm Kenlud} Under first year head coach Renata Nowacki, the per game. .Bennett S.Ud. "She's been there for us pre try much Redhawks have lost jusr one match with their only On the offensive side, Panthers' junior outside every match." T3rUJ)IM•'...... T-ll'tpla.c loss coming against Eastern Kentucky. They fin hitter Kara Sorenson was named player of the With Sorenson reUsing her game, she joins four U·ll I +OJ ished the 2004 season at 9-7. week after hitting .431 for the weekend and other players with more than 2 kills per game. The The new format of the OVC tournament host recording a career-high 17 kills in Saturday's win Panthers are one of just rwo teams in the OVC ing, where the leader on Oct. 23 will host the over Eastern Kentucky. with five players at that level. ------~ It's Wednesday, U'tl_arty's ... !JYi,/,U,d fHJYk teJttiu-kJ~ e w-/friu e with jaime 221 6th Street 1 Charleston, IL 61920 : 348·3388 : $5 OFF HAIRCUT ~ $10 OFF IDGH'l'LIGHT/COLOR ~----~------CHINA 88WI OllHI' f R wr on•vr.• Wl Olll ... lA "'l Otll•l" ""' or II 'lit A .,..., ort '"''" Best Chicago.. style ...... : Better Ingredients . 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What had the hopes and The Panthers will puc their undefeated Ohio promises of not only qualifying Valley Conference record on the line Wednesday for a fifth srraighr uip to the night when the Southeast Missouri Redhawks come NCAA CoUege Cup, but also inro Lantt Arena. advancing deep into the tourna "They have great size, and they hit pretty hard," ment, the season appea~ed head said Panthers' head coach Lori Bennett. "So, offen ed on a downward swoon. sively, they are very talented." But nor all hope is lost, espe Junior setter Jaime Baumstark brings something cially after the recent two victo that the Panthers have yet to face this season. She has ries. With the two wins that rhe averaged almost six kill attempts per game thus far. Panthers picked up against By comparison, Panthers' sophomore setter Maren Tennessee Tech and Austin P<..-ay, Crabuce has averaged less than three. Eastern currently is cieJ wiLh "(Baumstark) attacks a lot,~ said senior outside Southeast Missouri for rhc Ohio hitter Megan Kennedy. "That is something we have Valley Conference lead with a 2- ro look out for." 0-1 recotd in OVC play. The Panthers (8-4, 4-0) are on a six-game winning Granted, ic's srill early on in streak. 'The bigg~t of those victones came last conference play and if the Saturday when they defeated Easte1n Kentucky 3-1 Panthers are able co win out the to rem:un one of just two undefeated teams in the rest of their conference games h tC H ILTHEit/IHE oo.I.Y EASTERN NPNS 0VC. .lualor ollbidt ltitttr lara Sort11011 ancl aopltomort nticlhitter lera Sriffln ja., to blook the ball m DANIElS P.O.Gf 10 ICiinlt Eastern ltlltuoky latt Saturday ill Lantz lrtna. SH PERFECTION rAG~ 11 ASKETBALL he hasn't made :my of rhose plays - nobody W31lts to Chicagoland recruit Brown could be throw the ball to his ide." In Brown's commits to Eastern absence, senior cornerback 8~ D-\N WOlkE National Letter of Intent. 'The early out for a month 'li:rrancc: Sanders \I'ORlS RfPORllR signing period Nov. 9 and begins will ~tan alongside ends Nov. 16. Cornerback's knee injury already junior B.J. Brown. Bellantoni said the ·n,ough Panther men's basketball Leach is the second Chicago pair is talented enough to k«p the head coach Mike Miller has yet ro product to head to Charleston in affecting the Panthers' defense Panthers fiom altering their g:unepbn. · coach a game at Eastern, he's already Miller's shon tenure, joinmg fresh Bellantoni said freshman Quintcn begun stockpiling tal.ent for the man guard Mike Robinson of Bv DAN W OtK£ yards passing before he got hurt and Ponius will become the thin! comer 2006-07 season. Chicago Hales Franciscan. SPORTS REPORTtR 207 after he got hun. back. Senior free safety Chad Miller received an oral commit The two guards competed in dle "He makes a big a difference out Oevdand might also play cornerback ment fiom 6-foot-2, 205 pound same high school conference, the The Panther football team will be there.• in some situations. guard IGjuane Leach from Chicago Chicago Catholic League and without a key member of its second In 2004, Brown led the Panthers Eastern head coach Bob Spoo said Leo High School. played fo.r the same MU team ary for at least Saturday's game at with five intc:rceptions, and his 16 with the exception of Brown, the Leo head coach Noah Cannon (Mean Scrcets) rwo summers ago. SEMO. pass break-ups ranktQ fifth nationally. Panthers are healthy heading into described his three-year starter as a "The one thing IGjuane feiJ in Junior cornerback Ben Brown suf Through four games dt.is season for Saturday's game with SEMO. strong, athletic guard who can play love with .is the opportunity ro play fered a knee injury during the Eastern (2-2, 1-0 OVQ, Brown has While the exact dare of Brown's either the point or shooting guard with Mike," Cannon said. Panthers' 43-14 win against Samfotd 11 tackles, one interception and three rerum is unclear, Bdlantoni has been position. In addition to his developing skill, in Easrem's Ohio Valley Conference pass break-ups. imp~ with Brown's rehabbing. "He has Division I talent - no Cannon also said he's seen Leach opener. The injwy could keep Brown Bellantoni said the decline in "He seems to be working in rehab ifs, ands or buts about it," Cannon grow as a person. out for a month. Brown's numbers don't indicate poor like he wants to get back out then: said. ''I'm proud of him. We had Defensive coordinator Roc play. He said it indicates the opposite. more than he did in the preseason," In his sophomore season at Leo, some battles," Cannon said. "You Bdlanroni said it didn't take long for the "Everyone thought he was such a Bdlantoni said. a So, we think he's Leach helped the Oass A Lions win definitely can tell his maturity P:uuhers' defense to look difimndy. good player last year because he made responding pretty well. their 6rst state tide. level. "It had an effect last week, • all thrse plays," Bdlantoni saici "He's "It's just a matter of when it heals COaches are prorubited from ars: "His maturity definitely has Bellantoni said. "(Samford) h2d 86 ('\len a better player this year becauo;e up and he'll be ready to go." cussing recruits until they sign a improved year by year."