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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 ’ 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 , 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 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 IIllinoisllinois aandnd mmovedoved aaroundround tthehe ccountrountry,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 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. Workshoporkshop foror If R ogers is convicted in juvenile court, he could avoid jail time because in 1977 a juvenile convicted of murder could only be incarcerated until age 21. If he is prosecuted international students: as an adult, he could face a minimum of 14 years in prison with an unlimited maximum Getting a job in the U.S. sentence. • .Follow-up session • 5-6:30 p.m. today at Quigley 140B Molester, parents charged with child’s murder • Free admission SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A convicted child molester and his parents were indicted Wednesdayednesday on charges they molested and then murdered a 6-year-old neighbor boy, whose body was foundound last week in a trash bag dumped by a roadside. Petitions availableailable foror Glynn County District Attorney Stephen D. Kelley said he will seek the death penalty student government against George David Edenfield, 32, who has a prior child molestation conviction from 1997, and his parents, David and Peggy Edenfield. elections A friend of the Edenfield family, Donald Dale, was indicted on charges of concealing a body and tampering with evidence. • Deadline foror submission Friday The boy, Christopher Michael Barrios, was missing for a week beforeore police foundound his • Available in USG office body last Thursday. The body was in a black trash bag dumped near a roadside about three miles from his home on the outskirts of Brunswick, a port city in southeastern Georgia. Mabuhay: Philippines Edenfield had to register as a sex offenderender in Georgia. He and his parents lived across the street from Christopher’s grandmother and less than 600 feeteet from where the kindergartner images by Sarah Paz met his school bus. Hydede CORRECTIONS POLICE REPORTS • 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, closing reception at Common Grounds Coffeeee House If y ou spot an error, please contact the There are no items to report today. • A photography show and potluck DAILY EGYPTIAN accuracy desk at 536-3311, featuring authentic Filipino foodsoods ext. 253.

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Sean McGahan USG passed two bills DAILY EGYPTIAN Wednesday night establishing five polling places and the dates In addition to national exposure of elections. The elections will resulting from the men’s basketball be held April 10 and 11 at Lentz team’s success, SIUC will receive a  Dining Hall, Trueblood Dining more tangible supplement — cash. Hall, the Student Center, the The further a team goes in the  Recreation Center and the Lesar NCAA Tournament, the more Law Building. money is given to the team’s confer- -6# The senate has discussed five ence, which is then evenly distributed "IG 0AC 3UN"ELT additional polling places with the among teams, said Rich Steed, Chief /HIO6ALLEY Dean’s Council and is awaiting a Financial Officer for the Missouri 3OURCE-ISSOURI6ALLEY#ONFERENCE reply, director of elections Dustin Valley Conference. 'IORGOS-ARATHEFTIS_%ĒĚĝĪ&ĘĪġĥĚĒğ Davis said. He said the decision “Rightfully so, they look at it on the would be made by April 6. basis of how has a given conference ing academic materials for all student USG President Akeem and those teams helped the NCAA athletes, which could include anything Mustapha said the additional earn these TV dollars,” Steed said. from additional scholarships to pro- polling places could yield a larger SIU — which reached the Sweet viding athletes with computers. student vote. 16 for the second time in six years “The most important expenditure “We are doing all of this in — will play No. 1 seed Kansas today of all of it is to make sure that our anticipation of getting as many for a chance at a greater bonus for the student athletes have everything they students out as possible,” he said. MVC. They have already earned the need to succeed academically,” Poshard Last year 1,226 students conference three credits for playing in said. “They’re away from the university turned out to vote Mustapha as three games, Steed said. a lot, so they don’t have the regular USG president and Christine When the university receives the routine that other students have trying Guerra as the student represen- money once a year, it is deposited to prepare academically, and there are tative to the Board of Trustees. into a large pool that funds all athletic special kinds of considerations that Thirteen candidates ran for programs, not only basketball, said they have.” senate positions. Mark Scally, assistant athletic director The team’s success in the tourna- JASON JOHNSON ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN Davis said petitions for stu- for business. ment will not only affect the money USG Senator Jeff Jaynes addresses the USG as Whitney Weller, dents interested in running for Scally said a large portion of the the university earns. any position need to be turned in executive assistant, listens Wednesday evening at the Student money is spent on athletic scholar- SIU Head Coach Chris Lowery by 4:30 p.m. Friday. Health Center. The USG was voting on polling places for the upcom- ships. also receives cash bonuses depending This year, many senators are ing USG elections, which are scheduled for April 10 and 11. Some additional NCAA money on how deep the team goes, according discussing the importance of vot- goes directly to the tournament to Reuters.com. ing and are encouraging students as a student voice.” elections to her Westside con- schools to defray travel costs, which Lowery will receive a $15,000 to do their civic duty. Weber said she has made stituents. She said she takes a the schools pay for, Steed said. bonus if the team wins today and Sabrina Weber, a senior from announcements about the elec- more personal approach to pro- Steed said it is difficult to deter- enters the Elite Eight, and an addi- McHenry studying tions in her classes moting voting by just talking mine exactly how much NCAA tional $40,000 if he takes the team aviation manage- in addition to dis- with students. Tournament money goes to each to the Final Four, according to the ment and flight, cussing the issue “If you try to pressure them, school, because it is mixed in with Web site. encourages stu- think students with various stu- they might feel resistance or some money the schools receive for play- Scally said Wednesday he would dents to vote for dent groups. Weber angst against it because they’re ing in other competitions, such as the not comment on any bonus pay for their senators so Ishould vote so said the time to being pressured into doing it,” MVC Tournament. the coach based on tournament per- they know who to‘‘ then they have no start involvement she said. SIU President Glenn Poshard said formance. go to when they in participatory Hanson also said voting was the athletic department determines need help or want reason to complain government is now. important because it can give stu- what to do with the money, but a por- [email protected] an issue addressed. when we have a “If we’re apa- dents a voice that could reach the tion of it should go toward maintain- 536-3311 ext. 254 “I think students thetic now, we’ll be administration. should vote so then problem on campus. apathetic in the real “Voting is good,” she said. “It they have no reason — Sabrina Weber world,” she said. let’s our voice be heard; it gives Follow Saluki basketball online to complain when senior from McHenry Kathy Hanson, you a connection to the higher- we have a problem a sophomore from ups via the senate.” on campus,” she said. “Then they Cameron studying anthropol- know that they voted for the per- ogy, said she has also worked [email protected] son that is here representing them to raise awareness about the 536-3311 ext. 268 4 Thursday, March 22, 2007 WORLD & NATION News WIRE REPORTS

K ENTUCKY Soldier pleads guilty Gore asks Congress to save planet Nedra Pickler after rape, murder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS F O R T C A M P B E L L , Ky. (AP) — A Fort Campbell soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to being an accessory to the WASHINGTON — Al rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl Gore made an emotional return to and the slaying of her family. Congress Wednesday to plead with Pfc. Bryan Howard, 20, also pleaded lawmakers to fight global warming guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice by with moral courage while revealing lying to his superior officers about the nothing about whether he’ll join the attack last year in Mahmoudiya, 20 miles 2008 presidential race. south of Baghdad. It was one of the most The former vice president is a shocking atrocities committed by U.S. Democratic favorite for the presi- troops in the Iraq war. dential nomination even though he Howard could get up to 15 years in says he’s not running. Fresh off a prison at a sentencing hearing that began triumphant Hollywood appearance Wednesday afternoon. in which his climate-change docu- Five soldiers were charged in the rape mentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and the killings won two Oscars, Gore drew overflow of her, her parents and her younger sister. Two of the soldiers previously pleaded crowds as he testified before House guilty and said Howard’s role was minimal. and Senate panels about a “true plan- etary emergency.” He said the issue should not be W ISCONSIN partisan or political, but Gore faced Man sentenced for skeptical Republicans who ques- tioned his personal commitment to sex with dead deer reducing energy usage and the sci- S U P E R I O R , Wis. (AP) — A 20-year- ence behind his film. CHUCK KENNEDY ~ MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE old Superior man received probation after “You’re not just off a little, he was convicted of having sexual contact Former Vice President Al Gore sits to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday before you’re totally wrong,” said Texas with a dead deer. Rep. Joe Barton, the leading the Senate Environment Committee hearing on global climate change. The sentence also requires Bryan James Hathaway to be evaluated as a sex Republican on the House Energy offender and treated at the Institute for and Commerce Committee, as he fiction novel that told me it’s not Psychological and Sexual Health in Duluth, challenged Gore’s conclusion that a problem.’ If the crib’s on fire, you Minn. carbon dioxide emissions cause don’t speculate that the baby is he planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you He was found guilty in April 2005 of rising global temperatures. Barton flame retardant. You take action.” go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to felony mistreatment of an animal after he and Gore’s exchange grew testy at Gore’s congressional testimo- T killed a horse with the intention of having one point — Barton demanding ny marked the first time he had ‘‘intervene here, you don’t say, ‘Well, I read a science sex with it. He was sentenced to 18 months that Gore get to the point and been to Capitol Hill since January in jail and two years of extended supervi- Gore responding that he would 2001, when he was the defeated fiction novel that told me it’s not a problem.’ sion on that charge as well as six years of like time to answer without being Democratic presidential nominee — Al Gore probation for taking and driving a vehicle interrupted. still presiding over the Senate in former vice president without the owner’s consent. “Global warming science is his role as vice president. It comes uneven and evolving,” Barton 20 years after Gore, then a con- of Gore’s ideas “extremely intrigu- Kyoto protocol that requires 35 D ENVER said. gressman from Tennessee, held ing” and asked for more details on industrial nations to cut green- Gore insisted that the link is the first hearings in Congress on proposals such as a carbon-based house gases. The Bush adminis- Actor’s accused beyond dispute and is the source global warming. tax, a cap-and-trade system and a tration argues Kyoto would hurt hit man father dies of broad agreement in the scien- It also brought him face-to- carbon neutral mortgage associa- the U.S. economy and objects that tific community. face with Sen. Hillary Rodham tion. high-polluting developing nations in Supermax prison “The planet has a fever,” Gore Clinton, who could have her Gore said he hopes whoever is like China and India are not D E N V E R (AP) — Actor Woody said. “If your baby has a fever, you front-runner status threatened if elected president in 2008 “can use required to reduce emissions. Harrelson’s father, Charles Harrelson, died go to the doctor. If the doctor says Gore decided to challenge her for his or her political chips” to lead “I fully understand that Kyoto, of a heart attack in the Supermax federal you need to intervene here, you the party nomination. the world toward a new global as a brand if you will, has been prison where he was serving two life sen- tences for the murder of a federal judge, don’t say, `Well, I read a science Clinton said she found some climate treaty to replace the 1997 demonized,” Gore said. officials said Wednesday. Charles Harrelson, 69, was found unre- sponsive in his cell on the morning of March 15, a prison spokeswoman said. Iran promises ‘illegal Charles Harrelson was convicted of Panel OKs subpoenas murder in the May 29, 1979, slaying of U.S. District Judge John Wood Jr. outside his San Antonio, Texas, home. Prosecutors for White House aides actions’ if forced to said a drug dealer hired him to kill Wood because he did not want the judge to pre- Laurie Kellman the offer is withdrawn,” said side at his upcoming trial. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS White House spokesman Tony cease nuclear ambitions Charles Harrelson denied the killing, Snow. “They will have rejected saying he was in Dallas, 270 miles away, WASHINGTON — A the offer.” Ali Akbar Dareini bers of the Security Council — the at the time. House panel on Wednesday He added that the offer for THE ASSOCIATED PRESS , Russia, China, Britain Wood, known as “Maximum John” for approved subpoenas for President interviews on the president’s and France — and Germany have the sentences he gave in drug cases, was Bush’s political adviser, Karl Rove terms — not under oath, on the TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s drawn up new sanctions to punish the first federal judge to be killed in the ,and other top White House record or in public — is final. top leader warned Wednesday Iran for rejecting U.N. demands to 20th century. aides, setting up a constitutional Democrats dismissed the his country will pursue “illegal halt enrichment — a process that showdown over the firings of overture, in large part because actions” if the U.N. Security can produce fuel for a reactor or fis- P ENNSYLVANIA eight federal prosecutors. there would be no transcript. Council insists it halt uranium sile material for a nuclear warhead. By voice vote, the House “There must be accountabil- enrichment, an apparent refer- “If they want to treat us with Police say woman Judiciary subcommittee on com- ity,” countered subcommittee ence to nuclear activities outside threats and enforcement of coer- was family’s slave mercial and administrative law Chairwoman Linda Sanchez, international regulations. cion and violence, undoubtedly they G R E E N S B U R G , Pa. (AP) — A couple decided to compel the president’s D-Calif. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also must know that the Iranian nation and their three teenage children held a top aides to testify publicly and The Senate Judiciary warned the United States that and authorities will use all their woman captive for six months, referring to under oath about their roles in Committee scheduled a vote Iran would fight back with “all capacities to strike enemies that her as their “slave” as they beat her, forced the firings. Thursday on its own set of sub- its capacities” if attacked. attack,” Khamenei told the nation in her to do chores and threatened her life The White House has refused poenas, with Democrats com- “Until today, what we have an address marking the first day of and the lives of her relatives, police said to budge in the controversy, plaining that the threat of force done has been in accordance Nowruz, or the Persian New Year. Wednesday. All five members of the family, standing by embattled Attorney is the only way to get a straight with international regulations,” Ambassadors from the 15 ranging in age from 16 to 43, were arrested General Alberto Gonzales and answer from the White House. Khamenei said. “But if they take Security Council nations held infor- on charges of kidnapping and making ter- insisting that the firings were The House subcommittee illegal actions, we too can take mal discussions in New York on rorist threats. appropriate. White House Wednesday approved, but has illegal actions and will do so.” Wednesday ahead of a meeting to The accuser, Emily Nicely, 19, said she spokesman Tony Snow said that not issued, subpoenas for Rove, He did not elaborate on what discuss possible changes to the draft went to live with the family voluntarily but in offering aides to talk to the former White House Counsel the “illegal actions” could be, sanctions resolution. alleges she had been forced to stay with committees privately, Bush had Harriet Miers, their deputies but Iran is a signatory to the The new sanctions would ban them since September, authorities said. sought to avoid the “media spec- and Kyle Sampson, Gonzales’ Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Iranian arms exports and freeze the Police were called March 10 after a man whose newspaper was delivered by tacle” that would result from chief of staff, who resigned over the agreement under which the assets of 28 additional individuals the family reported seeing bruises on the public hearings with Rove and the uproar last week. U.N. inspections are held. and organizations involved in the young woman. others at the witness table. The panel also voted to com- Iran says it will never give country’s nuclear and missile pro- Nicely told police her own family had “The question they’ve got to pel the production of documents up its right under the treaty grams — about a third linked to moved out of Greensburg, about 30 miles ask themselves is, are you more related to the firings from those to enrich uranium and produce Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, an elite east of Pittsburgh, and that she moved in interested in a political spectacle officials and Gonzales, Fielding nuclear fuel. But it has offered military corps. with Mark and Cynthia Pollard’s family last than getting the truth?” Snow and White House chief of staff to provide guarantees that The package also calls for vol- summer so she could finish high school in said of the overture Tuesday. Joshua Bolten. its nuclear program won’t be untary restrictions on travel by the the same district. Phone calls intercepted Publicly, the White House Fielding a day earlier refused diverted toward weapons — as individuals subject to sanctions, on on FBI wiretaps and 130 other undercover held out hope there would be no to provide Congress internal the U.S. and some of its allies arms sales to Iran and on new finan- recordings that provided details about the impasse. White House communications fear. cial assistance or loans to the Iranian group’s plots and crimes. “If they issue subpoenas, yes, on the subject. The five permanent mem- government. News DAILY EGYPTIAN Thursday, March 22, 2007 5

NANCY STONE ~ MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE Timothy Sheets trains with his unit in a mock Iraqi village at Fort Stewart, Ga., on Feb. 28. Burglaries reported over break Alicia Wade www. DAILY EGYPTIAN the second floor, the victim said the might have lost their keys in cases adjoining doors and the front doors where there is no forcible entry, Three burglaries that occurred in were secure, and reported jewelry and “In cases where there is no physical siude Schneider Hall over spring break still $100 were stolen. evidence left, it takes time to tell what have no suspects. The victim who reported the bur- happened,” Tucker said. “And some- According to SIUC police reports, glary on the 16th floor of the building times we never know.” .com in the three burglaries in said a debit card was sto- He also said he was pleased with the residence hall, there was len, according to police the limited number of burglaries over no forcible entry in any of n cases reports. The victim also spring break, but encouraged students them. All three occurred said it was possible that to take extra measures to protect on separate floors of the Iwhere there the adjoining door was themselves from crime. He said when building, and in two of ‘‘is no physical left unlocked over spring students leave over a break it is a good the three cases, the victims break. idea to try to take valuable items, such were unsure if the adjoining evidence left, Lt. Harold Tucker of as a laptop computer, with them. If doors to the suite’s bath- the SIUC police depart- that is not possible, he said students room were locked. it takes time ment said there were only should look into getting some kind of The first burglary to tell what a few scenarios that could locked storage for their possessions. reported occurred on the have happened for a bur- “You want to take measures any- 14th floor, and according happened. glary in a residence hall to time you’re going to be away because to police, the victim said — Lt. Harold Tucker have non-forcible entry of the ramifications,” Tucker said. the door to the room was SIUC police department He said sometimes “Even if it’s locked, you still need to locked before leaving. The residents leave doors to secure all valuable items.” victim reported DVDs and CDs were a suite’s adjoining bathroom open taken. and people can gain access to the [email protected] In the burglary of a room on those rooms. Tucker also said residents 536-3311 ext. 258 Mystery creator of anti-Clinton ad identified, linked to Obama camp Jim Kuhnhenn he learned that he was about to be aware of his role in the ad. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS unmasked by the HuffingtonPost. “But it raises some eyebrows, so I com, a liberal news and opinion thought it best that I resign and not WASHINGTON — The Internet site. put them in that position.” mystery creator of the Orwellian Blue State designed Obama’s Thomas Gensemer, the manag- YouTube ad against Hillary Rodham Web site and one of the firm’s found- ing director of Blue State Digital, Clinton is a Democratic operative ing members, Joe Rospars, took a said de Vellis was fired. who worked for a digital consulting leave from the company to work as “Mr. de Vellis created this video firm with ties to rival Sen. Barack Obama’s director of new media. The on his own time,” Gensemer said in Obama. connection to the campaign is likely a statement. “It was done without Philip de Vellis, a strategist with to be a setback for Obama, who has the knowledge of management, and Blue State Digital, acknowledged in cultivated an image as politician who was in no way tied to his work at an interview with The Associated wants to rise above bare-knuckle the firm or our formal engagement Press that he was the creator of the politics. (on technology pursuits) with the video, which portrayed Clinton as a “It’s true ... yeah, it’s me,” de Vellis Obama campaign.” Big Brother figure and urged support said Wednesday evening. In its own statement, the Obama for Obama’s presidential campaign. He said he produced the ad out- camp said the campaign “had no De Vellis, 33, said he resigned side of work and that neither Blue knowledge and had nothing to do from the firm on Wednesday after State nor the Obama campaign was with the creation of the ad. D AILY EGYPTIAN EDITORIAL BOARD DAILY EGYPTIAN Mark Edmondson Brandon Weisenberger Danielle Dalo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR VOICES EDITOR

Molly Hill Wayne Utterback oices ASST. VOICES EDITOR NEWSROOM REPRESENTATIVE VAGE · HURSDAY ARCH P 6 T , M 22, 2007 INSIGHT To be a kid again Photo column by Jason Johnson~ DAILY EGYPTIAN was on my knees in the kitchen, hand steady, the lights had just been switched Ioff. I watched my nephew, Hunter Ferguson, as his face widened into a smile. I watched the candlelight glint in his eyes as he sat up. Then he did something I did not expect; he buried his face in his hands. Only Hunter knows why. If I had to guess I would have to say that he was too eager for the moment to blow out his three candles. I started thinking about my third birthday; I can’t remember it, but it happened. I got to thinking about my child- hood and what affect it has had on me now. become less important. tered with the shreds of wrapping paper as The joys we had as children excited to After 21, they just fall off. For kids, birth- we sifted through gifts. Anymore, it’s just grow, and excited to learn. I remember I was days are whole day of extravaganza involv- another day, or a chance to score a free meal. always in a rush to grow up. In Hunter’s ing all of our closest friends and family. We For a moment, Hunter allowed me to eyes there is no rush, no worry, just joy. It’s would bludger piñatas and dive face first into break from my worries of being an adult and amazing how today as we get older birthdays birthday cakes; the living room would be lit- focus on what it meant to be a kid again.

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majority of the student population isn’t as anti-war as first arrived home in late 2004 I was disgruntled when Biased media you believe they should be. Did you expect a massive I realized that the war was waged on false pretences. misleading citizens gathering of demonstrators yelling back and forth to an But I would never show up to such a rally, just as I equally large group of war supporters? Unless the war would never go to a pro-war event. has touched them in some way most people don’t care. Both sides of this conflict were and are currently DEAR EDITOR: The people who organized and participated in the being misled by biased media sources just like this After reading Wednesday’s Our Word, I was angry. walk out are free to have their opinions. But if there paper. People need a forum to talk about the war, not Comparing a massive Vietnam War protest in 1970 were a pro-war rally would you have covered it, as just at an ultra-liberal propaganda rally that marches with the walk out conducted Tuesday, and then being fairly, would you have been “saddened” if no one had on an ROTC building. disappointed that no one showed up was ridiculous. showed up. As a Marine veteran of Operation Iraqi Ryan Cathelyn Maybe our generation is apathetic, or maybe the Freedom, I have many opinions on the war. When I senior studying forestry

Photograph makes has little to do with the events of the game or advancing stands only one page from a column titled “A Woman’s winning team look bad into the Sweet 16, the Saluki player that is nearest to the Perspective,” which boasts achievements of equality cheerleader appears to be grabbing himself. and freedom for women, in light of National Women’s Of all the photographs that might have been taken History Month. Author Colleen Lindsay writes that DEAR EDITOR: at the game, edited, and put into the public sphere, this women “are no longer defined by marriage, children or “Saluki players eye a Virginia Tech cheerleader…” the selection makes the men’s basketball team look sadly any of the concepts that once defined womanhood.” caption read, alongside a very unfortunate picture printed one-dimensional. There is much to be proud of in the Regretfully, page five is proof that equality is still on the on page five of the DE on March 20. The photo, span- very successful and nationally recognized happenings of “to-do” list. ning nearly half of the page, depicts several of the men’s Saluki basketball. This photograph perpetuates a stereo- basketball team players waiting somewhere off-court and type of athletes and simply does not belong. Sarah Lathrop ogling a passing girl. On top of the fact that this photo To add insult to injury, the poorly chosen photo graduate student in mass communications and media arts

MISSION STATEMENT WORDS OVERHEARD The DAILY EGYPTIAN, the student-run newspaper of Southern Illinois University “It’s in my blood... it’s like my medicine. Carbondale, is committed to being a trusted source of news, information, commentary If I’m not always working, I feel like something’s not right in my life.” and public discourse, while helping readers understand the issues affecting their lives. Jamaal Tatum SIU guard Gloria Bode says find a slideshow DAILY EGYPTIAN of more off-the-wall photos from ‘Doctor Weathervaine’ online ulse Theater/Calendar PAGE · HURSDAY ARCH P 7 T , M 22, 2007 www.siude.com/pulse WHAT’S GOING ON 22 26 PK’s — Dan Tedesco Hangar 9 — Open Mic Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon — Bad Fish (tribute to Sublime) Hangar 9— Jobu Today

Student Center — SPC presents Monday Comedy Jam of all Jams 23 27 PK’s — States Hangar 9 — Punk Soul Brotha Mugsy McGuire’s — Kenny Marbel Hangar 9 — Copyrights, AV Club, Dead Mechanical Tuesday Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon — Brat Pack

Friday Friday Shryock Auditorium — The 28 Player’s Ball Talent Show Hangar 9 — Joe Cunningham, the Cousin Andy’s — David LaMotte Outskirts, Mistress Wednesday 24 1 PK’s — States Mugsy McGuire’s — Seven Mary Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon Three — Hairbanger’s Ball Hangar 9 — Soothsayers

Hangar 9 — Rum Runners

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Patrick Santoro plays Vera Shoebox along with Andrea Wallace as Annabelle Shoebox during a Saturday Cousin Andy’s — Tim Harrison dress rehearsal of the play ‘Doctor Weathervaine’s [adjective] [adjective] Olde Timey Medicine Show (and Hangar 9 — Station Revue)’ on Tuesday night in Kleinau Theater. The play, which was written and directed by Travis Brisini and Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon

Charles Parrott, is playing in Kleinau Theater tonight through Saturday night. Friday — Mike and Joe

25 3 Play provides pick-me-up Key West—Ivas John Band Hangar 9 — Woodbox Gang Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon — 17th Floor

Julie Engler tap dancer whose mother expects to there is no behind the scenes look at Sunday Saturday DAILY EGYPTIAN become famous. what these stage performers’ lives are At first glance, everything seems really like, one can get a strong sense Some things can be so wrong somewhat normal. But once it starts, of their relationships within these they’re inevitably funny; Some jokes and Doctor Weathervaine begins small acts. so bad that laughter is essential; with his speech filled with flamboy- “It’s very much a cast full of Some men can look so beautiful in antly intelligent words intentionally terrible, lovable characters,” Brisini POWER he said. a dress that … wait a minute, men to fool you into thinking you need said. “No one in the show is a CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The site of the potential plant in dresses? his special serum, that’s when it is real person, with the exception of is one part of the plan that still That’s not the only surprise in really obvious that this show is so one person.” The new plant would like- needs to be decided, said Physical “Doctor Weathervaine’s [adjective] over-the-top crazy that it’s impos- That one character is Rudy, and ly use cutting-edge coal gasifi- Plant Director Phil Gatton. Legal [adjective] Old Timey Medicine sible to be bored. he is the only really genuine charac- cation technology, said John issues regarding selling power and Show (And Revue),” but undoubt- “There’s a real undercurrent of ter. Rudy’s just a young helper who Mead, director of the SIUC Coal accessing the power grid also need edly the least strange of the strangest. deception in this show,” Parrott said. aspires to become a performer in Research Center. to be addressed. The show, written by speech com- “I feel like it has a feature of musical the medicine show, and after he gets In coal gasification, heat and Access to the power grid is munication and performance arts mash-up, the idea of taking some- his first act, he begins to realize how pressure break down the coal into necessary for SIU to sell electricity graduate students Travis Brisini and thing old and something new and conniving and evil his boss is. a gas that can be cleaned, he said. elsewhere. Charlie Parrott, is one of the zaniest, mixing it together to get something “He’s very naïve and so pitifully The amounts of sulfur, nitrous “It’s a very complicated project, most off-the-wall performances ever different. It confuses the bound- hopefully, and even in that environ- oxide and other pollutants are that’s for sure,” Gatton said. performed in the Kleinau Theatre ary between what’s appropriate and ment he can still see all the goodness greatly reduced in the process. Carbondale Mayor Brad Cole — and one that definitely cannot what’s not.” in all these people,” Garvin said. “Coal gasification is an excel- said he would support buying the be missed. The name, which suggests you lent example of the new clean-coal city’s power from the new plant if Take an old vaudeville medi- insert your own adjectives, speaks to [email protected] technologies that have been devel- it were built. cine show — and by old, we’re the fact that this show is quite hard 536-3311 ext. 248 oped,” Mead said. “It is going to be “It ties in very clearly to what talking back when these traveling to define. a big part of our future use of coal in we want to do with other com- acts were popular entertainment “I don’t know how an audience Show times this country.” munities, which is buying power rather than the television — and will respond to some of these things,” • 8 p.m. today through Saturday The technology is already locally and less expensively,” he throw in hobo clowns in dresses, a said Mike Garvin, who plays Rudy • Kleinau Theatre used at two electricity-generat- said. “I don’t see any downside fortune-telling machine that pre- the Rube in the performance. “I hope • Tickets are $5 for the general public, ing plants in Indiana and Florida, to it.” dicts a future of misery and dis- that they walk away talking and I hope $3 for students with a student ID he said. content, a set of conjoined twins they’re unsettled.” This show has language, images and “It’s a technology that is ready [email protected] that hate each other and a timid Also throughout the play, though themes not fi t for young children for large-scale commercial use,” 536-3311 ext. 259

TIMESMOREPOWER .ICK"RIMEYER_%ĒĚĝĪ&ĘĪġĥĚĒğ EALTH cies offer inadequate protection,” in Illinois. H he said. Skala said he realized the health CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Other parts of Blagojevich’s plan insurance industry would not exist Whitney sited the World that Skala said were ill-advised if the bill passes, causing many Health Organization, which included forcing uninsured indi- Illinois residents to lose their jobs. ranks the United States 37th in viduals to buy an “Illinois Covered He said his organization is propos- overall quality and performance Choice” plan from a private insurer ing that anyone who is laid off in health care. individually or through an employ- because of the new system receive “The United States today ranks er under penalty of law. two years pay and be retrained in a near the bottom of the industrial- Carbondale City Councilman career of their choice. ized world in life expectancy, infant Lance Jack said many people who “This is a problem that has mortality and other standard mea- do not already agree with the sin- a huge amount of tentacles that sures of health,” he said. gle-payer system might be turned reach everywhere in our society, # Skala said the reforms promot- off by the use of the word Medicare so we have to solve it as a soci- ed by Gov. and in Skala’s organization’s rhetoric. ety,” Skala said. “Such a com- other politicians are bandages that He said he feared many people prehensive problem has to have only address the symptoms of the would associate it with an inad- comprehensive solutions, not just actual problem. equate system when in fact it is incremental reforms.” “Simply expanding existing pri- anything but. !NEWPOWERPLANTPROPOSEDBY3)5#0RESIDENT vate insurance policies is not a Jack said he supported the [email protected] 'LENN0OSHARDWOULDGENERATEUPTOTIMES solution. Why? Because, the poli- idea of single-payer health care 536-3311 ext. 267 MOREELECTRICITYTHANTHECAMPUSCURRENTPLANT MVC CHAMPIONS 2006-2007 SALUKI STARTING LINEUP

2007 MVC regular season 2007 ‘Rawlings’ Coach of the Year: conference champs Dana Eikenberg

MVC All-Conference First Team: MVC All-Freshman Team: Carlai Moore Dana Olsen

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By Linda Black Today’s Birthday (03-22-07). You’re You’d do better to prepare for a test changing in many ways this year, not the that’s coming up tomorrow. least of which is financial. You’re gaining Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) - Today is a 5 new perspectives on how society works. - It’s not a good time to gamble, or buy Don’t be afraid. This is a natural part of yourself frivolous things. If you’re not Girls and Sports by Justin Borus and Andrew Feinstein growing up. sure about your self-control, stay away To get the advantage, check the day’s from the stores. rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21 - Today is challenging. a 7 - You’re very competitive, but don’t Aries (March 21-April 19) - Today is fall into a trap. Don’t react and do some- an 8 - Your friends are full of ideas, some thing you’ll later wish you hadn’t. of which are better than others. The one Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - Today where you pay for everything is based is an 8 - The more you get into the proj- upon a flawed premise. ect, the more you realize it’s not going Taurus (April 20-May 20) - Today is an to turn out exactly as you’d pictured. 8 - The test is tough, but you can ace it. Abandon expectations to enable imagi- You’re tougher and you’re charming. You’ll nation. almost make it look easy. But you will have Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Today to make concessions. is a 7 - True love doesn’t care about how Gemini (May 21-June 21) - Today is a much you have, except maybe to help 6 - This is the hard part of the job. You feel you get more. Trust the person who like you’re slogging through mud. Actually, encourages you to save, not to go fur- John and the Giraffe by Marc Chyba what you’re doing is very important. Don’t ther into debt. give up. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - Today Cancer (June 22-July 22) - Today is is a 6 - Some of your favorite fantasies an 8 - A social engagement takes up a lot are being severely challenged. You first more time than anticipated. It’s fun to chat, response is anger. That won’t get you but time is valuable. Don’t waste it; you anywhere. The right answer’s not just a can’t replace it. theory, it’s also practical. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) - Today is a 7 Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) - Today is - Follow through on the orders you’ve a 9 - You’re able to explain what you’re been given. There are many benefits to be doing much better, as you go along. received for your loyal service. Don’t mess Choose your words carefully, using as it up by being confrontational now. few as you can. In communication and in Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Today is a art, you do best as a minimalist. 7 - Your problem now is temptation. It’s stronger than usual. You’d love to give in to (c) 2007, Tribune Media Services Inc. it, and you know that could get expensive. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune College and Cats by nikki proctor

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(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: THINKVIXEN GUESTMIDGE MINGLEINDUCE CAUGHTVIABLE Yesterday’s Answer: EnjoyedWhether byon the board couple or on when shore, the a power submarine Sudoku on your cell phone. Enter 783658.com in your mobile Web browser. Get a free game! 1/13/07 failedcrew can— “LIGHT” be — IN MUSIC A “DIVE” © 2007 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved. 14 Thursday, March 22, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN News MEN’S BASKETBALL One win away SIU could make their will on Kansas like they did on Virginia Tech in their second round history with victory 64-48 win. “We’ve done that to a lot of today in San Jose people,” Lowery said. “If we can do that to Kansas, it means it’s going to be a good Thursday night. Scott Mieszala “What if we can’t? Then we’ll just DAILY EGYPTIAN find a way, another way to figure out how to hang with them and how to The Salukis have a chance to keep them at bay.” make school history in an already Saluki senior guard Jamaal Tatum record-setting season for SIU — the said the battle between the Jayhawks’ only obstacle to the next frontier is offense and the SIU defense makes the No. 1 seeded Kansas Jayhawks. it a game he’d like to watch if he The SIU men’s basketball team were a fan. JAKE LOCKARD ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN has set school records for wins (29), “Coach always puts up different Mark Kelly slides into third base during Wednesday’s game against Murray State. SIU defeated the best top 25 ranking (No. 11) and battles before games,” Tatum said. Racers 7-4. Kelly, a sophomore catcher, had a team-high two runs in the game. highest NCAA Tournament seed “It’s definitely going to be their high- (No. 4) in the 2006-07 season. powered offense versus our hard- BASEBALL The Salukis have made the Sweet nosed defense, and I think those 16 for the third time in their his- two should neutralize each other. It tory and play tonight in the Sweet should be a dogfight.” 16 game, set to tip off at 6:25 p.m. Whether or not junior forward Early scoring burst buries Racers CST at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Matt Shaw — who injured his ankle Calif. in the first round win over Holy little adjustments with my swing Senior pitcher Shane Garner SIU has its first Elite Eight berth Cross and missed the next game Choate pitches six during the offseason,” He said. gave up two hits in the top of the at stake in the game and will take on — will play will be a game time “Now, my hard work is starting to seventh inning before sophomore Kansas for the right to forge ahead in decision, and Lowery said he won’t scoreless innings pay off for me.” Danny Wells bailed him out with the NCAA Tournament. make a decision that would be at the Kelly leads the Missouri Valley the bases loaded. “They’re very talented and they expense of Shaw’s future. Matt Hartwig Conference with a .462 batting Wells didn’t pitch as well in got a lot of guys who are going to SIU has sufficed thus far without DAILY EGYPTIAN average. He also leads the Salukis the eighth as he loaded the bases shake David Stern’s hand on draft Shaw at forward, as sophomore Tony with 28 RBI. and give up two runs before he day,” SIU coach Chris Lowery said. Boyle stepped up in the 61-51 win Early run support helped the His battery mate, freshman was lifted for junior Ian Reinhart. “In a one-and-done game, anything over Holy Cross with a 14 point, SIU baseball team defeat Murray pitcher Tyler Choate, tossed six Reinhart let two of his inherited can happen.” eight-rebound performance. Three State 7-4 at Abe Martin Field scoreless innings while striking out runners score, thanks in part to The Jayhawks (32-4) entered Salukis then scored in double figures Wednesday. six en route to his second win of errors from the left side of the the NCAA Tournament as the to lead SIU over Virginia Tech, with Saluki sophomore catcher Mark the season. infield. No. 2 ranked team in the nation, Tatum leading the way by dropping Kelly drove in a team-high two Choate said his confidence has Saluki coach Dan Callahan said defeating Texas 88-84 in the Big 12 21 points while the team combined runs and his second inning single been growing since throwing three he was happy with the job Reinhart Tournament. to shoot 12-for-21 from the three knocked in sophomore third base- scoreless innings against Western did. Kansas averages 79.5 points point line. man Scott Elmendorf to give SIU, Michigan Saturday. “He came in and did what he per game with four players averag- Sophomore guard Bryan Mullins, (16-6), a critical 5-0 lead. “My slider worked really well was supposed to do, but Scott ing double figures for the season who notched 11 points against In the bottom of the eighth, for me today, but it was my two- made an error,” Callahan said. “Ian — Brandon Rush, Mario Chalmers, Virginia Tech, said the guards Kelly’s RBI single finished off the seam fastball that was getting me was coming into a tough situation Julian Wright and Darrell Arthur. knocking down threes was a result of Thoroughbreds (3-15). ground ball outs,” Choate said. but he picked up Danny Wells.” Rush, a sophomore guard, is the Randal Falker’s passing ability. Kelly said he has the same With the shutout, Choate low- The Salukis begin their MVC leader with 13.8 points per game. “Randal had a great two games. approach as last season but the ered his earned run average to 1.76 season Friday against Illinois State The Jayhawks also allow 61.6 He was getting doubled and triple- results of hard work are paying this season. at Abe Martin Field at 2 p.m. points per game on defense, sec- teamed both games, every time he dividends. When Choate left the game ond least in their conference, but touched the ball,” Mullins said. “He “I spent a lot of time working in the seventh inning, the Saluki [email protected] SIU (29-6) boasts the third-stingi- really found us for some open shots, with coach Henderson to make bullpen had a rough outing. 536-3311 ext. 238 est scoring defense in the country, so we need to continue to do that holding opponents to 56.1 points against Kansas.” per game. Saluki coach Chris Lowery said [email protected] U of I won’t discipline athletic director he hopes the Salukis can impose 536-3311 ext. 269

David Mercer just a few feet away — and also Richard Herman, chancellor THE ASSOCIATED PRESS yelled “Warren — you idiot” after at the Urbana-Champaign cam- SOFTBALL a play by Illini forward Warren pus, said Wednesday that Guenther CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Carter, according to a report on — in his 15th year as AD at Illinois University of Illinois will not dis- CBS Sportsline.com. Guenther — would not be disciplined. He cipline Athletic Director Ron also pounded the table throughout said Guenther had apologized to Salukis tame Tigers Guenther for yelling at men’s bas- Illinois’ 54-52 loss to Virginia Tech Weber and Carter. ketball coach Bruce Weber and in Columbus, Ohio. The outbursts happened because Scoggins throws rifice bunt from freshman outfielder Illini players during the team’s The columnist wrote that Guenther is a fan, Herman said. Katie Wilson moved Schmidt to NCAA tournament loss last Friday, Guenther also pounded the table “If you’ve been with director another no-hitter second. officials said. throughout the game in Columbus, Guenther at a game, you know his Senior Amanda Clifton was able Guenther yelled substitu- Ohio, during which the Illini blew a intensity when he watches a game,” to come through for the Salukis with tion advice to Weber — who was 13-point second-half lead. Herman said. Jeff Engelhardt a game-winning double to left field DAILY EGYPTIAN with a full count. Clifton said her determination Wednesday was just another day paid off in the end. in the circle for Saluki senior pitcher “I just really wanted to get it Cassidy Scoggins. done,” Clifton said. “I wanted to Scoggins led the No. 19 Saluki contribute to something here and I softball team to a 1-0 victory over haven’t felt like I have been doing Missouri at Charlotte West Stadium that so I was just determined to con- by throwing her second no-hitter tribute something to a team win.” this week. Scoggins shut down a The game-winning double was Tigers team that averages six runs the lone bright spot for the Saluki per game. offense. Blaylock said that the Scoggins said the victory was offense was unable to make proper good for the Salukis’ confidence. adjustments, but was proud of her “Sometimes, I feel we don’t get team in the end. a lot of respect,” Scoggins said. “So “We were way too aggressive coming up and winning and beating against a drop ball pitcher, we should a Big 12 team is good for us confi- have waited a little bit, make her dence-wise.” bring the ball up and then attack,” SIU went into the bottom of Blaylock said. “But I was really the seventh with only two hits, but proud of the kids in the last inning, sophomore catcher Jayme Wamsley especially Amanda Clifton because was able to hit a ground ball up the she has been struggling, so for her to middle to lead off the inning. figure that out was tremendous.” SIU coach Kerri Blaylock brought in sophomore Katie Schmidt to [email protected] pinch run for Wamsley, and a sac- 536-3311 ext. 238 Sports DAILY EGYPTIAN Thursday, March 22, 2007 15 STATS OF THE WEEK 7 Saluki IInsidernsider STATS/ OFC THEASSIDY SCOGGINS 7

/ OOTBALL The NCAA tournament continues today as the Sweet 16 gets underway. After this 3 SIU F weekend, four teams will remain. Who is going to Atlanta for the Final Four?  3 36 

 Craig Coffin

36 Saluki kicker Craig Coffin looks  “Well I am lucky enough to have all 17 ” to add two more records to his ever- four of my original final four picks still in the 17

43 growing list of accomplishments in

JEFF ENGELHARDT ” tournament. Pittsburgh will unfortunately .

8 Saturday’s 6 p.m. home game versus ’

beat SIU, Florida will roll in, Georgetown will 43 jeff_engelhardt@ . Indiana State. beat the surprise USC, and Texas A&M will join 8 ’ Coffin needs six points to pass dailyegyptian.com them. So Pittsburgh, Florida, Georgetown and former Saluki running back Tom

Texas A&M will be the final four standing.” 08 16

. Koutsos’ school record of 307 points.

08 16 Koutsos played for SIU from 1999 to 06

. Senior pitcher Cassidy . 2003.Scoggins threw two no-hitters 06 36

. If Coffin makes two field goals, “I hate to say it but I think Kansas will make : this week bringing her total he can also pass Ron Miller’s school it out of the West. Oregon will shock the world 36 to six. This puts her in second when they defeat last year’s champs and take : recordall timeof 40 for field career goals. no-hitters Miller, who in

the Midwest. UNC will handle the East and JOSH JOHNSTON 333 5 played from 1983 to 1986, was . Saluki softball history just two

Tennessee will prevail in the South. Kansas, 0 a memberback of of Carissa SIU’s 1983 Winters national who last 333 5 Oregon, UNC, and Tennessee, may not be pretty jstone59@ . championship team.

0 pitched for the Salukis in 2000. but it will make for a good weekend of hoops.” siu.edu

“My original picks aren’t going to hold up anymore for the most part. I originally picked Florida, Texas A&M, UCLA and Georgetown. First, MATT HARTWIG Kansas was supposed to choke like they have under Bill Self but now they look like hottest time Do you have questions for in the land so I have to pick them. Florida’s road the Saluki Banter that you matt_hartwig@ to the final four is easy and Georgetown’s isn’t dailyegyptian.com too rough either. My last pick is going to be Ohio want answered? State because of Oden.” E-mail [email protected]

WOMEN’S TENNIS Salukis get set for big weekend back to March 4. is a tough opponent but at the same Tsala Mvilongo SIU coach Rene Vidal said he time we’re starting to hit our stride credits Tsala Mvilongo’s wins to her on the court.” named MVC mental toughness. The Salukis will also take on “Sabine has really worked hard,” Indiana University-Purdue University Player of the Week Vidal said. “If you look at a lot of the Indianapolis (8-3) on Saturday in matches she’s been winning, they’ve Carbondale at 2 p.m. This is SIU’s Josh Johnston been really close and often the dif- first home game of the season as it DAILY EGYPTIAN ference in those matches is how begins a seven game home stand. mentally tough you are.” Tsala Mvilongo said she is excited A Saluki women’s tennis play- Tsala Mvilongo and the Salukis about playing at home and about er has won the Missouri Valley (5-4) travel to Evansville to take on getting some support from the fans. Conference Player of the Week for the Purple Aces (13-2) on Friday at 1 “It will be good, we need some the first time since April 2003. p.m. This is the first conference game support,” Tsala Mvilongo said. “We Junior Sabine Tsala Mvilongo for both teams and Vidal said the have not had much support on the took home the honor, winning all Salukis are coming into conference road, and it will be nice to have some six of her matches last week. Tsala play with a good rhythm. here.” Mvilongo has won four straight “Each conference match is [email protected] singles and doubles matches dating important,” Vidal said. “Evansville 536-3311 ext. 282

BASEBALL SCHEDULE SOFTBALL SCHEDULE MEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE March 23 Illinois State 2 p.m. March 24 Indiana State 12 p.m. April 2 Pepsi Shocker Classic All Day March 24 Illinois State 1 p.m. March 24 Indiana State 2 p.m. April 3 Pepsi Shocker Classic All Day March 25 Illinois State 2 p.m. March 25 Indiana State 12 p.m. April 9 ASU Indian Classic All Day March 28 Tennesse-Martin 2 p.m. March 31 Creighton 12 p.m. April 10 ASU Indian Classic All Day March 30 Evansville 6 p.m. March 31 Creighton 2 p.m. April 23 State Farm/MVC All Day April 1 Evansville 1 p.m. April 1 Creighton 12 p.m. April 3 Missouri 6:30 p.m. April 3 SEMO 3 p.m. April 7 Valparaiso 2 p.m. April 3 SEMO 5 p.m. WOMEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE April 8 Valparaiso 1 p.m. April 6 Drake 6 p.m. March 25 Saluki Invitational All Day April 10 SE Missouri State 3 p.m. April 7 Drake 12 p.m. March 13 Saluki Invitational All Day April 13 Wichita State 3 p.m. April 7 Drake 2 p.m. April 6 Illini Spring Classic All Day April 14 Wichita State 2 p.m. April 10 Evansville 4 p.m. April 7 Illini Spring Classic All Day April 15 Wichita State 1 p.m. April 11 Middle Tenn. State 4 p.m. April 15 State Farm/MVC All Day DAILY EGYPTIAN Saluki Tennis: Junior Sabine Tsala Mvilongo named Sports MVC Player of the Week, page 15 P AGE 16 S OUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY MARCH 22, 2007 A tale of two teams

Salukis no pushovers Kansas tough to stop o me a favor: think back to t’s rare to find a question that Jayhawk last year’s NCAA Tournament, guard Brandon Rush has trouble D when the Kansas Jayhawks were SCOTT MIESZALA I answering. RYAN SCHNEIDER upset by 13th-seeded Bradley. He’s usually quick with a witty response, scott_mieszala@ rschneider@ Or even the year before, when Kansas especially after a win. Yet Rush was stumped kansan.com fell to Bucknell, a No. 14 seed. dailyegyptian.com when asked by reporters earlier this week The last two NCAA Tournaments for how he would stop Kansas’ offense. Kansas can only be classified as “dumps” “I don’t even know, because we have so — quick and messy exits. Salukis can win. many weapons,” he said. “It’s hard to stop a this team gets out in transition, it’s tough Yeah, it’s the past and it didn’t happen Anyway, give the advantage in depth whole team.” to stop. The Jayhawks run the floor well again this year, but the Jayhawks are still and athleticism to Kansas, but experience It certainly is. But that will be Chris at every position and have among the best light on experience. Their top five scorers and toughness goes to Southern Illinois. Lowery’s challenge as Southern Illinois team speed in the nation. are sophomores and freshmen. They don’t call it FloorBurn U for takes on Kansas tonight in San Jose, Calif. Ideally, Kansas would like to run as The Southern Illinois Salukis are led nothing, or nobody would buy the T- The problem that opposing teams have much as possible and turn the game into a by a pair of seniors, Jamaal Tatum and shirts. when facing the Jayhawks is that there track meet, just like it did in the first round Tony Young, who are playing for their Kansas averages about 79 points per isn’t just one player to stop. No individual against Niagara. SIU’s defense, though, is collegiate lives right now. game on offense and 61 allowed, but Jayhawk is considered the team’s go-to guy. too good. Each game could be their last, and Southern Illinois doesn’t need to score Rush had the game winning tip- Instead, the game will likely be a mixture because of that, their teammates are play- to win. in against Florida in Las Vegas back in of up-tempo style that Kansas prefers and ing hard for them right now. The Salukis have won numerous November. Freshman guard Sherron half-court game that the Salukis will try to So far, the Salukis have won two games games with shooting percentages in the Collins had the eventual game winning impose. For Kansas, this is where its confer- to extend the senior guards’ careers, the 30s or barely cracking 50 points. They layup against Missouri early in Big 12 ence season can pay off. latest holding Virginia Tech to 48 points allow 56.1 points per game, third best Conference play. And just two weeks ago, Texas A&M, like SIU, plays a tough, on offense, about 23 points below the in the country, with an offense just good guard Mario Chalmers hit a three-pointer stingy defense and generally likes to keep Hokies’ season average. enough to get by. that sent the Big 12 Championship game the score under 70 points. Although Kansas Near the end of the game, Virginia Southern Illinois can feel completely into overtime. eventually lost its only game this season Tech’s collective spirit was broken like a comfortable with four-minute scoreless Collins, though clearly the team’s best against the Aggies, thanks to poor free guy at a bar who’s been turned down 14 droughts, because odds are its opponent offensive player, doesn’t even start. He, along throw shooting and even worse defense in times and it’s near closing time. isn’t scoring, either. with fellow McDonald’s All-American the game’s final six minutes, the Jayhawks If it gets a lead, Southern Illinois has But the Salukis won’t lull anyone Darrell Arthur, come off the bench. Also know how to play the half-court game. the poise to wait out the shot clock for to sleep because they’re so pressing on in the scoring mix is forward Julian Wright, There’s a reason SIU is a No. 4 seed and an open look, and Tatum has created a defense. a projected lottery pick in the upcoming won the MVC regular season title. The shot in so many of those situations this Thursday’s game won’t be an auto- NBA Draft, along with point guard Russell Salukis can carry them for at least the first season. matic for the Jayhawks. They’re going to Robinson. half, but it’ll be tough to win if Kansas is Tatum is Southern Illinois’ go-to- have to battle through one of the most And there is Lowery’s problem. Whom able to push the pace in the second half. guy and crunch-time scorer, something hard-nosed defenses in the nation and do you choose to stop? But then again, who knows, Bill Self ESPN.com says Kansas doesn’t have in fight two seniors who will be playing The best bet would be Chalmers. He’s has made a career out of losing to mid- just one player. like it’s the last game they’ll ever play been the Jayhawks catalyst on offense and major teams in the tournament. Luckily this That can be good or bad for the — because it could be. defense both in the NCAA and Big 12 opponent doesn’t start with a B. Jayhawks. Only time will tell. So far it At the very least, a win for the Salukis tournaments. His quick hands on defense has worked, but let’s just forget I said is a lot more likely than a 14 over a three force steals that allow the Jayhawks get Ryan Schneider is the sports editor at the University that. I’m supposed to be arguing why the seed. out in transition and push the pace. Once Daily Kansan at the University of Kansas.

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