Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC March 2007 Daily Egyptian 2007 3-22-2007 The Daily Egyptian, March 22, 2007 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_March2007 Volume 92, Issue 121 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 2007 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in March 2007 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MVC CHAMPS, center section: Gus Bode THURSDAY says see some of our favorite women Daily Egyptianwww.siude.com VOL. 92, NO. 121, 16 PAGES S OUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY MARCH 22, 2007 New SIUC power plant possible Joe Crawford DAILY EGYPTIAN SIUC is asking the governor for more power. University President Glenn Poshard recently proposed the building of a new coal-fired power plant that could generate electricity for SIUC’s cam- pus, local communities and other uni- versities across the state. The univer- sity is conducting a study to determine the feasibility of such a plant, Poshard said Wednesday. The plant, which could produce up to 100 times the power of the campus’ current facility, would provide energy for much cheaper than power companies, he said. “It will cut our utility costs in half and that’s a huge amount of money that we expend every year,” he said. The university could also make money by selling its excess electricity to local communities and other uni- versities in the state, he said. The project would produce 2,000 JAKE LOCKARD ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN construction jobs and 100 to 150 Nick Skala, left, co-founder of Health Care for All Illinois, talks with Rich Whitney, center, 2006 Green Party Illinois gubernatorial permanent positions. Construction candidate, and Lance Jack, Carbondale City Council member. would take two and a half to three years. The new plant would produce between 200 and 250 megawatts Speaker: Health care system flawed of electricity, Poshard said. The SIUC Power Plant currently gener- ates about two and a half mega- Chris Klarer especially uninsured, when they watts, which accounts for about 12 DAILY EGYPTIAN can’t access health care, but it percent of the electricity used by also effects doctors when they e are the only wealthy industrialized nation in the campus. About half of all bankrupt- have corporate dictates from the world that does not guarantee health care Poshard said Gov. Rod cies declared by Americans are the HMOs that tell them what W Blagojevich and other top state offi- due to an inability to pay for they can and cannot do,” he said. ‘‘for its population. cials have encouraged him to contin- medical expenses, and three- “It effects businesses when ris- — Rich Whitney ue investigating the feasibility plant, fourths of those who couldn’t ing health care costs prevent Illinois Green Party member which could cost $200 million to foot the bill had health insur- them from giving better wages $250 million. ance, a health care advocate told or benefits.” Poshard said the new plant, like a crowd at the Carbondale Civic Health Care for All Illinois Rich Whitney, an Illinois whose platform consisted of a the one operating currently, would Center on Wednesday. is a new health care advocacy Green Party member who gar- drive for single-payer health care. burn southern Illinois coal. Nick Skala, co-founder of organization that pushes for a nered about 10 percent of the vote “We spend far more on health “We feel that we’re sitting in a Health Care for All Illinois, said single-payer system in Illinois in November’s gubernatorial race, care per person than any other position here — better than anybody the current system of manag- to replace the current private introduced Skala. country in the world — in fact else in the state — to produce an ing citizens’ access to health care insurance industry. “We are the only wealthy more than twice as many as other alternative energy source through the through insurance agencies is Skala said the strain on public industrialized nation in the world wealthy nations.” clean burning of coal,” he said. flawed on a number of levels. coffers adds an increased burden that does not guarantee health care “It of course effects patients, for taxpayers. for its population,” said Whitney, See HEALTH, Page 7 See POWER, Page 7 Missing man’s body recovered from lake Danny Wenger “Dan worked for me in 2003 “He loved working on vehicles,” 3ITEOFRECOVEREDBODY DAILY EGYPTIAN as a Youth Conservation Core stu- Paul said. “I think every year that dent,” Bushno said. “We built and we were in high school he took an Authorities this week recovered maintained trails in the Shawnee auto class.” the body of a missing Murphysboro National Forest.” Clover loved the outdoors and Illinois -URPHYSBORO man from Cedar Lake in Carbondale, Bushno said after working with the Green Bay Packers and Paul said 13 51 the Jackson County coroner Clover for eight weeks, she main- stickers incorporating both were being Illinois reported Wednesday. tained contact with him and other stu- made to remember him. 13 Coroner Thomas Kupferer said in dents. Bushno said she received a call “I think we’re going to make bum- Illinois a statement that the body of 20- Tuesday night from one of Clover’s per stickers for him,” Paul said. “I 127 #ARBONDALE year-old Daniel Clover was found friends asking her to help search for think we’re going to make the stickers in the cab of his truck at 11:50 p.m. him. camouflage and we’re going to make !UTHORITIES Tuesday. The truck was pulled from “One of the other Youth the lettering green and yellow.” RECOVEREDLATE the waters of the lake, Clover’s last Conservation Core kids had called Paul said Clover was devoted to known location. me and said Dan had been missing his friends and always tried to make 4UESDAYTHEBODY Kupferer said early evidence sug- and wanted me to make some for- people laugh. OF YEAR OLD gest the death came by accidental est service contacts because of where “I always considered him my big $ANIEL#LOVERFROM #EDAR ,AKE drowning. Carbondale police officer he lives — out behind Pine Hills teddy bear,” Paul said. “Any time I #EDAR,AKEIN Randy Mathis said the case is under — there are some really steep ravines,” needed him or something I’d put my SOUTHWEST Illinois investigation. she said. arms around his big belly; he was a big 127 51 Kay Bushno, a forest service Kelsey Paul, 18, of Murphysboro, teddy bear.” #ARBONDALE employee from Carterville, said she said she was a friend of Clover’s since met Clover in 2003 through a youth high school. She said he loved fishing, [email protected] conservation program. Fords and country music. 536-3311 ext.273 'IORGOS-ARATHEFTIS_%ĒĚĝĪ&ĘĪġĥĚĒğ 2 Thursday, March 22, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN News CALENDAR NEWS BRIEFS Training to report child Judge sentenceded foror charge tied to DUI wreck BELLEVILLE (AP) — A St. Clair County judge was ordered to spend two months abuse and neglect under court supervision and pay a $500 fine after pleading guilty to illegally transporting • 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Student Center, alcohol. Illinois Room Judge Jan Fiss, 64, entered his plea and was sentenced Tuesdayuesday in the case, which • Training people who are mandated to stemmed from an auto accident last December that resulted in a drunken-driving convic- report child abuse and neglect on their tion against another judge. responsibilities Fiss was a passenger in a car driven by Circuit Judge Patrick Youngoung as the men were • Free admission, pre-register by calling returning to Belleville after attending a St. Louis Rams footballootball game, when Younoung’s sport- 997-7855 utility vehicle collided with a pickup truck driven by a Swansea man, injuring that driver. Police said Fiss was seen by an officer dumping out a beer after the crash and trying to Black femaleemale hide a beer can. A special prosecutor charged him Feb.8, two months after the wreck, under an Illinois law barring open containers of alcohol in vehicles. round table Younoung, 58, was cited at the scene foror drunken driving after refusing to submit to a • 6:30 p.m. today at the Student Center, Breathalyzer test. A judge foundound Youngoung guilty earlier this month and sentenced him to two Cambria Room years of court supervision and $1,500 in finesines. • Informal discussion about issues affececting black women Chicago man charged with murder in 1977 case HOMEWOOD (AP) — A 46-year-old man has been charged with murder in juvenile Lecture on Hollywoodood court foror allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old to death in 1977. • ‘Dominance of Hollywood in the World Fred J. Rogers was 16 when authorities allege he killed Kenneth Hellstrom Jr. Both were Film Market and the Resistance of classmates at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, police said. Regional Communities’ Rogers left IllinoisIllinois andand movedmoved aroundaround thethe countrcountry,y, living in Florida, California,ornia, Tennessee • 4:30 p.m. today at the Communications and Pennsylvania. He returned to the Homewood-area several months ago, police said. Building, Room 1032 On Friday, Homewood police pulled Rogers over on a traffic stop and charged him with • Lecture and discussion with Professoressor a traffic violation and drug possession. SunnyYoonoon of Hanyang University, Seoul, Police Chief Larry Burnson said Rogers “gave a full statement implicating himself in the Korea homicide of Kenneth J. Hellstrom.” Rogers appeared in Cook County Juvenile Court on Monday because he was a minor at the time of the alleged killing.