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by Zach Groves “My hands were shaking Most Valuable Player and pitcher Alestle Assistant News Editor before the out,” he said. “I was so Jeff Suppan, pitcher Jeff Weaver nervous.” and outfielder Jim Edmonds, Fans from all over the Dining Services Cashier potentially testing the free agent Metro-East area, including SIUE, Connie Becerra said she and her waters. rejoiced when the St. Louis husband were relieved the Cards Additionally, reports indicate Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers ended the series at home. that the Cardinals might lose 4-2 Friday to win die World “It was an excellent game,” third base coach Jose Oquendo, Series. Becerra said. “We really thought who is interviewing for the Whether they were waiting they would lose game 5 and go vacant San Diego Padres to get into Busch Stadium back to Detroit. It was very managerial position. Longtime Sunday for the team’s pep rally or exciting (that they won).” manager Bruce Bochy left the celebrating in their homes, the Now that the World Series is Padres to move north to San fans showed their appreciation over and all of Cardinal Nation is Francisco, where he will manage for the achievement. returning to their daily routines, the Giants. Computer science major questions remain for the club Despite the question marks, Zach Schleicher said he and his regarding next season and fans like Schleicher and Mass friends did not hesitate to go beyond. communications major Bekki crazy when Cards reliever Adam Rumors swirled that this was Kistler believe the Redbirds will Wainwright struck out Tigers the last season of Manager Tony be back in the October spotlight third baseman Brandon Inge to La Russa’s tenure with the club, next season. close out the Series. and most likely the last of his “I think if we have a healthy “We all ran outside and we coaching career. lineup we can beat anybody,” jumped around like chickens with However, the St. Louis Schleicher said. our heads cut off,” Schleicher Cardinals Web site reported that “There will always be that said. the four-time Manger of the Year little bit of hope,” Kistler said. Schleicher said the pressure is returning next season. __ mounted before Wainwright Meanwhile, the team is Pete Ridens/Alestle recorded the final out, especially facing the offseason with several St. Louis Cardinals fans celebrate at Shenanigans in Edwardsville after their team defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-2 to win the World since the Tigers had a runner on players, including the National Zach Groves can be reached at Series. and Inge was the tying run. League Championship Series [email protected] or 650-3527. The King has left the building Alestle earns national award King Lambird - also known as the Alestle News Staff Report On Sunday, an Alestle "Textbook King5 - retires after 20 years publication was named among the top four special edition by Courtney Rakers of students at universities necessary. If students paid for newspapers in the country. Alestle Managing Editor without rental programs are not books out of pocket, professors The Alestle Back to School buying all their books,” Lambird could be hesitant to assign some Survival Guide, published SIUE students may not said. “They either share or go valuable books because of cost. Aug. 21, earned an honorable realize it, but they are getting a without. Textbook costs are Among Lambird’s major mention award from the big break from the rising costs of increasing and they’re rising contributions to the evolution of Associated Collegiate Press, higher education. While faster than any other cost of Textbook Services are the many coming directly behind students at other universities higher education.” computer programs that make special editions printed by spend hundreds of dollars each According to SIUE’s textbook rental program the University of Texas at semester on textbooks, Textbook www.MakeTextbooks Affordable possible. Dallas, the University of Rental provides students with .com, the cost of textbooks has One such program Kentucky and Washington the books necessary for their increased at four times the rate coordinates the titles of each State University. courses for a low fee. of inflation since 1994. book a professor requests for a “We’re honored and “It’s a superior system to “Students spend an average particular class with the course excited to have been students buying books,” of $900 a year on textbooks, and section number of the class. recognized,” Alestle Director of Textbook Services which is 20 percent of tuition at “Faculty tell the department editor Megan McClure King Lambird said. “It’s high an average university and half of chairmen ‘we need these five said. “The whole staff quality and economical. We feel tuition at a community college,” books’ and we get them,” put a lot of work into that the quality of educational the Web site said. Lambird said. “Forty percent of the BSSG. I’m really proud of materials students receive is The textbook rental classes have more than one everyone.” higher. ” program at SIUE is not the textbook, with most students The competition was open The Best of Show Lambird is retiring Tuesday, norm. Only 23 other schools in having seven books on average.” to newspapers of all four-year competition was held in after nearly 20 years with the the U.S. provide similar services “With 3,000 classes (that colleges and universities in the conjunction with the National university. In his time here, he to their students. And according use the books), a one percent nation, both public and private. College Media Convention, Oct. has created many of the to Lambird, SIUE’s is among mistake affects 30 classes and “I’m thrilled that the Alestle 25-29 in St. Louis. This event, programs that allow students to the best. hundreds of students,” Lambird is being recognized among the sponsored by the Associated achieve their education with ease The textbook rental fee, said. “We try very hard not to best,” Alestle adviser Lance Collegiate Press and College and affordability. which is built into tuition, is make at any mistakes, but a few Speere said. “To be recognized as Media Advisers, is the largest According to Lambird, the $8.55 per credit hour, or $250 are inevitable.” one of four in die nation for best student media event in the biggest advantage of textbook per year for a full-time student. According to Lambird, special edition is an honor. I’m nation, hosting over 2500 rentals is that every student gets The fee pays for all of the 73,126 books have been issued particularly proud of the staff for students and advisers. all of their books at an affordable student’s books, allowing already this semester. the planning, organization and cost. professors to assign students as hard work that went into this Alestle News can be reached at “Surveys show 65 percent many books as they think are LAMBIRD/pg.4 year’s guide.” [email protected] or 650-3527. 2 www.thealestle.com Thursday, October 31, 2006
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4th Annual Turkeypalooza: From 11:30 a.m. to Tons of Fun: Bring your family to the Student Traffic 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 in the Morris Fitness Center from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday Nov. 10 University Center’s Goshen Lounge, have fun for free food and fun. For more information, 10-23 participating in events such as Turkey Bowling, contact Rachel Reitz at [email protected] Turkey Maze and an arts and crafts table. Prizes Police issued Preston Williams a citation for speeding on North Circle will be awarded for participation. For more Turkey Feast: Partake in the Thanksgiving Drive. information, contact B. Tounsel at tradition of feasting on a table filled with [email protected] or L. Suliman at homemade food. This gathering of students, 10-24 [email protected]. staff and members of the art community is from Police issued Jason Grau a citation for the operation of an uninsured 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10 in the Art and motor vehicle on South University Drive. Bomber Night at The Rock: Come try out the Design Building’s Atrium. For more information, climbing gym while participating in games such call 650-3071. 10-25 as Twister Bouldering and have the chance to win prizes. This free event for SIUE students is On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!: Get a free SIUE Police arrested Laura D. Hacker on a failure to appear warrant from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 in the VC student family pack or a $5 SIUE employee pack stemming from an improper lane usage charge. Climbing Gym. For more information, go to consisting of three children and one parent and http://www.siue.edu/CREC/climbinggym/specia explore moving objects such as race cars and Police issued Michael Riffey a citation for speeding on South lprograms.html. paper airplanes. From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. University Drive. Saturday, Nov. 11 in the Morris University Dance in Concert: View SlUE’s display of dance Center’s Goshen Lounge, this family event Police arrested Monica Fowler on a warrant through St. Charles Adult starting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 8 in finishes with a race and prizes. For more Detention Facility. Fowler was issued citations for driving with a Dunham Hall Theater . For more information, information, contact Rachel Reitz at suspended license and improper stopping in the roadway. contact the SIUE Box Office at 650-2774. [email protected]. Police issued Corey Johnston a citation for parking in a handicap zone in Lot 5D.
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even with our different about the Bayeux Tapestry, a SALE The combined efforts of the perspectives, and explored and tapestry that depicts images from students in one SIUE art class excepted peoples beliefs.” the Battle of Hastings in 1066. October 30- resulted in a tapestry that Ruggiero prided her The students studied the November 17 captured their personal feelings students on their ability to interpretations of the batde and Textbook Service about the war in Iraq. tolerate and except each other’s applied the idea of the Bayeux 200 University Park Drive Art Education professor ideas in order to achieve peace Tapestry to the war in Iraq. Alyssia Ruggiero, who is teaching and complete their tapestry. Ruggiero said the tapestry Rm 1121 a course for future art education “It is easy to say, but hard to does not yet have a formal name. Hours: professors, said her students’ do,” Ruggiero said. However, she is currently calling Mon 8:00am-6:30pm opinions on the war were on According to Ruggiero, her it the “Iraq Tapestry.” Tues-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm both ends of the spectrum. While 18 students painted their The Iraq Tapestry currently students exchanged their ideas, personal perspectives of the war hangs on a banister on the second their conservative and liberal in Iraq onto blocks of cloth. The floor of the Morris University 650-3020 viewpoints turned class discussion students then sewed the blocks Center. into a heated debate. together creating a long banner However, Ruggiero said her of viewpoints. students showed tolerance for Ruggiero said she had not Holly Meyer can be reached at each other’s viewpoint. planned the tapestry as a project [email protected] or 650-3524. Student belts a tune at ‘Idol’ tryouts
by Nicholas Johnson choir director of his church, a “The (selection) process is Alestle Sports Stringer position he held for 40 years. manipulated,” Davis said. “It’s Traveling with her father all about promoting their show.” A crowd of more than David, she trekked down to the The contestants were not \ I JHcnfh Vnlimtfex/ Twining \ 11,000 gathered Sept. 3 at Volunteer State for a Labor Day- only judged by their ability to Memphis, Tennessee’s FedEx weekend trip to pursue her perform, but also their personality \ $25<>o \ Forum to bellow out tunes in dream. and appearance, Davis added. I Receive a Free Bottle of Hempz with this purchase | hope of snagging a spot in FOX’S After waiting for nearly During her three-day stay in American Idol. seven hours, the producers told the “Birthplace of Rock ‘n’Roll,” Amongst the sixth season contestants that they ‘didn’t want Davis toured the widely-known Idol hopefuls was 19-year-old another Whitney Houston-style Beale Street, Graceland and the Tmi \3nfi! 2CC7 fct SIUE sophomore Kiley Davis. artist,’ so Davis switched her famous Sun Records Studio, Davis is no stranger to the performance piece on the fly to where music legends Johnny *59 world of music, as she has an The Dixie Chicks’ “Some Days Cash and Elvis Presley recorded extensive list of musical experience You Gotta Dance.” their many successful hits and and performance accomplishments Her audition lasted for 30 critically-acclaimed albums. Í Vfeei VMtmtaf fanning fct in her young career. seconds, but Davis wasn’t The alto-style performer Davis performed in Kickin’ nervous about performing, she compares her style to that of *10 It Music Productions’ Country was more worried about what the Bonnie Raitt. Her current Idol musical competition in producers would say. favorite musical group is Mount Vernon. Davis has The 19-year-old was not Copeland and her favorite Idol is Cheapest worked with the company on disappointed with being dropped Carrie Underwood. Lotion in karaoke albums since her after her initial tryout. Davis will continue to Town 'CrCrCt participation in the event and She would have prepared pursue her dream of making it in the music industry, despite the Call 656-UTAN (8826) inked a semi-recording deal with better and would audition again Center Grove Rd., Sui|^^^^EdwardsviMeiJL^62025 one of the company’s branches, if the event were closer, Davis result of her audition. Big Mama’s Recording Studio, added. “I don’t care if I win or lose located in Seymour, Tenn. The mass communications just as long as I know I did well,” Visit us online Davis’ late grandfather is her major encourages people to Davis said. musical inspiration. He was participate in the auditions and involved in music his entire life, said her best advice is to be Nicholas Johnson can be reached at w w w.thealestle .com much of which was spent as the yourself. alestlesports@0 niail.com or 650-3524. www.thealestle.com Thursday, October 31, 2006
LAMBIRD from pg. 1 “It’s a big job to get it right,” M.B.A. classes in the School of a checkbook.” #4 Club Centre, Edwardsville, IL he said. Business. Students seem to be (next to MotoMart) Lambird said part of what Lambird said his first appreciative of the benefits of Phone: 618-692-4531 makes SIUE’s program unique is assignment at SIUE was for textbook rental. One hundred serialization. Textbook Rental. He was given the surveys are distributed during m w j i L “We know where everything responsibility of computerizing textbook returns for students to ONLY is, all the time,” he said. textbook rental. evaluate the program. $59.95 Textbook Rental gets daily “At that time when you were Lambird said the responses inventory reports that allow them going to get books, you took are generally positive, and that All coupons must be redeemed by October 30, 2006 to order new books before there your schedule to the basement of one woman’s comments have is a shortage, saving students the library and stood in line for snick with him. money and time. hours,” he said. “Staff would pull “At the bottom, the young “We’re able to keep the your books for you. woman wrote ‘I heart Textbook numbers of books we own close “Students had to take the Service,’” he said. “I thought that to the enrollment,” he said. books and write their ID number was one of the best quotes.” Ice Cream & Great Food The Illinois Congress is and the book’s ID number by He said one of misconceptions taking notice of the efficiency and hand and have a staff member about that program is that affordability of the program. check it,” he said. “It was Textbook Rental makes a profit. Bonnie Elmore, who will extremely slow.” “One thing to realize is, it’s now take over as the director of He wrote a computer system nonprofit and operates off of the program, is going to Chicago with barcode scanners to solve student fees,” he said. “Eighty- for a three-hour congressional the problem. After its five percent of the money is spent hearing to look at the cost of completion, he oversaw the buying books.” higher education. purchase of the bookstore’s first Because Textbook Rental “A study in the Illinois computer system and developed exists entirely off the rental fee, legislature has asked the Illinois the university’s electronic increases are inevitable. Board of Higher Education to identification card system, the “If we ask the students if look at textbook rental,” Lambird predecessor of today’s Cougar they want to start paying for the FREE Lg. Soda said. “They’re very interested in Card. more expensive books or raise the the role textbook rentals could “Students used to go to the fees, they will always say raise the with any Entree play.” Bursar’s Office to have their card fees,” Lambird said. “We’re going Lambird said he believes stamped to show they were paid to have to keep raising fees.” Purchased § Reg. Price more schools will convert to up,” Lambird said. “They called In Lambird’s final days, his textbook rental simply because it it having your card validated. successor expressed apprehension makes so much sense. “It was a big push so when about the tasks ahead. “College used to be a luxury, we built the residence hall they “As long as King was here, if but if s now becoming more of a could eat off the debit card,” he we couldn’t do something, he Alestle News necessity,” he said. “We’re not added. “It only began working a could create a program to do it,” educating only the elite anymore. couple of days before move-in.” Elmore said. “The changes are There’s a great case to be made Lambird was hospitalized phenomenal. for at least entry level classes to with pneumonia in the final days “I don’t feel like it’s a weight go rental.” of the project. on my shoulder because it’s so Perhaps the biggest hurdle “It was a stressful time,” he well organized,” she added. “OIT other universities face in said. has assured me it’s under implementing such a system is Lambird officially took over control.” visit m onlie at„. cost. as director shortly after the 2003 Lambird said he feels pride Lambird estimated the cost move of Textbook Rental from in his work at the university. www.thealestle.com of creating a similar program at a the basement of the Lovejoy “When you’re only one of a school of the same size at about Library to its facility in few you feel like you’re making a S10 million. University Park. difference and doing something B o d ie s ¡n B a Ia n c e The concept of textbook When it was housed in the valuable for the students an the M a s s a q e ThERApy . SkiN C a r e rentals began with the Normal library, Textbook Services was a university,” he said. schools in the 1900s - teaching closed-stack facility. Students “I believe students of this Jo^m BruincIi, LMT colleges created to educate one- handed a copy of their schedule university owe a debt of gratitude CoNINiE BrUNC^, LMT, EsT^ETiciAN room schoolhouse teachers. to an employee, who collected to the (SIU) Board of Trustees IVlAssAqc. M en & W o m e n 's F a c Ia Ls . W AxiNq . P eeLs Southern Illinois University the student’s books for them. and the administration for Carbondale began as a Normal “It was very labor intensive keeping textbook rental system,” LocAifd ¡in HENdRicksoN m il) DesiqN school. Lambird said our textbook and slow,” Lambird said. “Self- he added. “(They) have been 100 26 ClEN'Ed PRofEssioNAl ParI< • GIen CARboN, IL 62054 rental program was likely modeled service is faster since it’s always percent supportive in the last 18 618.676.4011 after Carbondale’s, which ended moving.” years of Textbook Rental and in 1974. Lambird believes Textbook since the inception of the “I’ve been told Carbondale Services is beneficial to the university. They value it.” Coupon: administrators wish they hadn’t university’s image. After retirement, Lambird Mini-Facial (stopped the program),” “When new students come, plans to pursue a lifelong love of Lambird said. “They see it as an they often come with their photography and open a studio advantage to students.” parents. When they come though with his wife. Includes cleanse, skin analysis, With a bachelor’s degree and Textbook Services, they have a His final thoughts? exfoliation and mask two master’s degrees from SIUC, great appreciation and feel like “I think we have the best Expires 12-15-06 Lambird has been involved with the university has gone to a lot of textbook rental in the country. the Southern Illinois University trouble to make things And I feel like I’ve contributed to system for almost his entire convenient,” he said. “It sends a that.” career. He began his work for very positive message to students SIUE as an in-house computer and parents. We have parents Courtney Rakers can be reached at consultant in 1988 while taking who walk up to the counter with [email protected] or 650-3478. w w w.thealestle .com Questions or comments regarding this section? Express your opinion 24 hours a day, seven days a week! 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N£W5 (T£M*. PUR5U£5 AG6R6SSIVÉ November AltonAlestle - East St. Louis - Edwardsville Megan McClure Editor in Chief offers Courtney Rakers Managing Editor Fantasy Kristen Reber Assistant Managing Editor Zach Groves League ... Assistant News Editor Matthew Bruce elections ? Sports Editor Katy Hartwig (MCT) - While fantasy Photo Editor sports buffs are logging hours in Eric Brinkmann front of their computer screens, Chief Copy Editor laboring over lineups and fretting Heather Wilshire ______over whom to Darlene Wyatt Katie Patterson From trade’aCalifornia group of Copy Editors college students Megan Gattung Wire is offering up Advertising another virtual Maurice Bishop distraction - Fantasy Congress Molly Maurer (http://www.fantasycongress.org/ Maggie Rhynes fc/). Instead of drafting players Graphics/Production from, say, the NFL or NBA, you Lance Speere take your pick from actual Adviser Student Government president politicians in Washington. Mike Genovese Political junkies that we are, Graphics Supervisor we'd like to think that a game like responds to finance coverage this could attract a following. The Aria Capel Graduate Assistant This letter is in response to on include: the Bucks” article so slanted? Web site launched just three the “Batde of the Bucks” article - Advertisements and buses Aren’t reporters supposed to be weeks ago, and already 600 Debbie Roberts for the Edwardsville Block Party neutral? There were only three participants from as far away as Office Manager by Catherine Klene, and the “Reliability Comes at a High - SG elections, which cover senators that voted no, and all i Denmark have joined online Schalene Houston Price” editorial by Megan ads, poll workers, etc. were interviewed, plus the leagues. Sarah Streubing - Lobby Day, when we take senator that couldn’t attend the And we're hoping more Office Secretaries McClure that appeared in Volume 59, Number 20 of the a trip to the State Capitol to meeting. Only two of die eight players - regardless of whether Alestle. lobby legislators senators that voted for the they're old enough to vote - The first copy of each Alestle is free of charge. The article claimed that I did - School spirit and pride budget were included in the | become as interested in Additional copies cost 25 cents. not return requests for comment. events, including spirit nights article. Fair and balanced? I think Washington's scorecard as they Well, I did receive a call from with CAB, and giveaways at not. are in keeping tabs on the NFL. Letters to the Editor Policy: Catherine Klene requesting an SIUE sporting events I am a fee-paying student at After all, we could all benefit The editots, staff and publishers of the interview, but because the Alestle - A social for student’s that SIUE, and I do not condone the from a closer look at Alestle believe in the free exchange of has a reputation for misquoting make the Dean’s list spending of my fee dollars to Washington's day-to-day ideas, concerns and opinions and will its interviewees, I called the - Shadow Day, where support biased articles and false dealings, instead of relying on publish as many letters as possible. Alesde office and told them to students from Edwardsville and information. Student fees not sound bites and campaign ads in Letters may be turned in at the Alestie have her e-mail the questions to East St. Louis see what SG does only paid for the article and the mad pre-election scramble. office located in the Morris University me. The e-mail was sent at 12:01 and how we operate editorial to be printed, but also And teachers trying to figure out Center, Room 2022 or via e-mail at [email protected]. ______p.m., and the - A banner to be displayed paid wages to the reporter and ! how to make government come T story was turned during graduation congratulating editor. If your staff is so alive in the classroom might also All hard copy letters should be typed and students’ academic success concerned about student fees, find Fantasy Congress a great double-spaced. Letters should be no i in before 1 p.m. longer than 500 words. tO tile That would - Free blank signs and maybe you should decline a tool. sidewalk chalk for student paycheck and save the students Players begin by drafting a Please include phone number, signature, h d ltO r allow me less class rank and major. than 59 minutes organizations some money! team of 16 legislators - four - Diversity Dialogue with The entire student body senators and 12 representatives, We resets the right to edit letters tor to check my e-mail, answer the grammar and content However, care will questions and send them back. free pizza and refreshments for holds me and the senate ranging from senior members to be taken to ensure that the letter's Unfortunately, I didn’t see the e- students to discuss issues accountable for how we spend rookies. Then they keep tabs on message is not lost or altered. mail until after 4 p.m. concerning diversity fee dollars. Who holds the Alesde how real legislation works its way Letters to the editor will not be printed There is apparendy an issue The line item to spend up to accountable for how you spend through the pipeline, anonymously except under extreme regarding the approval of $11,000 to attend a leadership the students’ money? The ball is maneuvering through partisan circumstances. $11,000 for Student conference is a decision that was in your court now. politics and other roadblocks, and We reserve the right to reject letters. Government to attend a initially made by me, but Anyone interested about - players hope - scoring along the leadership conference. Part of the approved by both the executive how SG is spending its money way. The Alestle is a member of the Illinois reason was because we only allow board and the Senate, just as all can come to Student Senate You earn five points when College Press Association, the Associated student organizations to request budgetary items are. meetings held every other Friday one of your picks introduces Collegiate Press and U-WIRE. $425 to attend conferences. Well, I am not quite sure if at 2 p.m. in the Goshen Lounge. legislation, 15 when your player The name Alestle is an acronym derived as I see it, the reason all other students know, but the Alestle is It has always baffled me that pushes it out of committee, and from the names of the three campus student organizations are only also partially funded by student more students vote for 25 when he or she wins a vote on locations of Southern Illinois University allowed $425 for conferences is fees. The difference is that Homecoming Court than in SG the House or Senate floor. Edwardsville: Alton, East St Louis and Edwanjsville. due to the large amount (180+) students have a chance to voice elections. If students care about So take advantage of political of student organizations sharing their opinions about how SG how their money is spent, as they news shifting into hyperdrive The Alestle is published on Tuesdays and should, then they should get Thursdays during fell and spring one budget. Though it also spends its money. Since the between now and the Nov. 7 semesters and on Wednesdays during comes from student fees, the Alestle is questioning how involved in Student Government. election and use it to craft your summer semesters. For more budget is only available for SG or student dollars are being spent by Our next meeting is November 3 dream team. Not only will you information, call 650-3528. any sub-committees of SG. What us in SG, I would like to ask a at 2 p.m. in the Goshen Lounge. have a shot at a Fantasy Congress has to be understood is that the couple questions of the Alestle: j victory, but you'll go to the polls Have a comment? SG budget is separate from the 1. Why has the Alestle not Respectfully, a more educated voter. Let us know! budget that allows other student had an original editorial from the Carl B. Mitchell Send us an e-mail: Student Government President [email protected] organizations to request funds. editor since Volume 16? Students I (c) 2006, The Dallas The Alestle Some of the other things are not paying to see editorials Senior Morning News, Distributed by Campus Box 1167 that Student Government will from the Wire. Speech Communications McClatchy-Tribune Information Edwardsville, III. 62026-1167 spend (and has spent) its money 2. Why was the “Battle of I Services. Questions or comments regarding this section? 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former Alton Hotel still has guests from Photos by Andy Rathnow/Alestle The Mineral Springs Hotel’s pool. In its time, the pool was the largest in southern Illinois. An urban legend the ’20s, offers tours involving a married couple surrounds the pool.
by Matthew Schroyer no longer open to the public. Guests that where some recall encounters with covered it up.” Alestle Lifestyles Reporter enter the pool are greeted with signs of specters. Hensley said it is the work of The staircase, now stained and deterioration; brick foundation peeks “the Jasmine lady,” and she’s been out cracked from years of use, can be seen Nestled on the bank of the Mississippi through cracking drywall and creaky recendy. from the lobby. Most of the hotel, river in Alton is a historical landmark that wooden stairs lead to the cavernous pool. “October is her most active month,” however, can only be seen with a tour. some claim to be the “most haunted in the Adding to the ominous atmosphere, the Hensley said. “She died on the twenty- There are three different tours offered at state.” lights occasionally flicker, as well. second of October.” Mineral Springs: a standard evening tour, The brick building, formerly known The pool area has an eerie reputation Hensley said “Maria” is as the Mineral Springs Hotel, once for some people, too. another name the spirit goes featured a popular bar and swimming pool One urban legend involves a by. Maria, he said, was a in the 1920s. newlywed couple at their wedding woman married to a wealthy, While it is now home to an antique reception. Troy Taylor, author of the but violent man. Maria met store and barber shop, some say not all of books “Haunted Alton” and “Haunted St. another man who she fell in the patrons left with the ’20s. Louis,” wrote on his Web site love with, and their Wayne Hensley, a barber and tour www.prairieghosts.com that the couple rendezvous point was the guide at Mineral Springs, said there is a had a lover’s spat during the reception. Mineral Springs hotel. One ghost at the bar who prefers to pick on The groom had an eye for women and his evening, the husband women. wife did not approve of the way he was followed Maria to the hotel “He’s kind of a womanizer,” Hensley flirting with and caught her just as said. female guests. she entered her lover’s The spirit’s interactions with women A cco rd in g “October is her room. Maria ran, but guests are reported as flicking of the hair to the Web site, most active the husband caught or pinching in inappropriate places. The that is when the ' up with her at the apparition’s affinity does not stop there. wife struck her month.” marble steps. Hensley said the ghost is also choosey husband in the That’s when she about who he will appear before. head with a -Wayne Hensley, Mineral took a plunge down high-heeled the staircase, which “Occasionally he’s visible,” Hensley Springs Hotel tourguide, said, “but not to men.” shoe. disfigured her face, All of these happenings allegedly take T h e on Mineral Springs and killed her. place in the shadow of a mural of the husband “Any psychic can Hotel’s ghost, Maria tell you she was Alton skyline circa 1920. As the story apparently fell immediately pushed,” goes, an artist who ran up a sizable bar tab into the pool started the painting. The painter lent his and drowned. Troy wrote that some Hensley said. artistic abilities to work off his debt, but people have seen the husband’s spirit, Hensley said the the painting was only half-finished when waiting by the pool to confront the wife husband returned to the room and hanged himself. he hanged himself. who killed him. Some say his spirit hangs around the Hensley said there is another He is not sure what apparition that haunts the pool, the spirit happened to the lover, bar to this day. Mineral Springs tour guide Wayne Hensley points out though. People have seen the The original bar is long gone, but it of a young girl that the tour guides have the staircase where a married couple had a deadly Jasmine Lady descend the was “one of the better bars of the time,” named “Cassandra.” scuffle. staircase before, Hensley according to Hensley. The main attraction “Quite frankly, she doesn’t know she’s said, and some have taken photos of the of Mineral Springs Hotel was, however, dead,” Hensley said. an evening tour with a meal and an spirit- with one detail missing. the pool. In its heyday, patrons could pay According to Hensley, Cassandra likes overnight stay in the pool area. “One thing you don’t see in the a dime and bathe in the largest pool in to play games with guests. Hensley said if According to Hensley, however, most photographs is her face,” Hensley said. southern Illinois. The pool was fed by a a person comes to the pool with a glass visitors do not always stay for their marble, Cassandra will make it disappear. While Hensley can’t find any public natural water source, hence the name overnight tours. records of deaths at Mineral Springs, he “Mineral Springs.” Hensley said the water Not all interaction with the spirits are this “Most don’t make it through the said that doesn’t prove people haven’t died that came from the spring was especially playful, however. night,” Hensley said. “Sometimes they slap you,” Hensley there. Stories circulating about deaths at For more information, visit salty. Mineral Springs would have been bad for “It was just like an ocean, you could said. www.altonmineralsprings.com or call Mineral Spring’s bar and pool aren’t business. float on top of the water,” Hensley said. (866)465-3205. “We checked the papers, there is no Guarded by a bolted door, the pool is the only “hot spots.” The original marble Matthew Schroyer can he reached at staircase leading to the bedrooms is a place story on it,” Hensley said. “They may have alestlelifestyles@0 mail.com or 650-3531. 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yt>m up b t THE LAST WNUTE WITH by Mary Beth Breckenridge round the waist, of string or of fthe basket to act as The Akron Beacon Journal lastic to the top spenders. (Crossing the suspenders in the AKRON, Ohio—Haven’t scared up a pick helps them stay up.) Ji Halloween costume yet? Better get on it. §J Fill the basket with ci< »thes, softener sheets and an empty bottle, or box of laundry Sure, you can pick up something at the discount store, but homemade costumes are detergent. Attach a sogjs 'to a headband for the much more attention-getting. wearer. Don’t be spooked by the work involved. Trash bag:, Clean and string together You can put together the following costumes in pieces of trash (pop cans, takeout cartons, an hour or so, plus shopping time. They’re yogurt containers, whatever). Cut leg holes in a taken or adapted from “A Halloween How-To: large, durable drawstring trash bag, and stuff the bag with other clean trash bags or Costumes, Parties, Decorations, and Destinations” by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne, newspaper. “Halloween Handbook” by Bridie Clark and Have the wearer step into the bag, and tie Ashley Dodd, and the Web sites FamilyFun.com it just under the arms or around the neck, (http://familyfun.go.com) and Family Crafts depending on how big he or she is. If you tie it (http://FamilyCrafts.about.com). around the neck, cut armholes, too. Self-portrait: Cut a picture frame shape Decorate the wearer’s arms and legs with out of foam core using a sharp utility knife and the strung-together trash, and maybe glue a few paint it in an ornate fashion. If, like me, you’re fake flies to his or her forehead. artistically challenged, find clip art of a picture Chick magnet: Buy a bunch of fake baby frame to use for guidance. I found mine on chicks from a craft store, or use the petrifying Google by clicking on “Images” and then Marshmallow Peeps left over from Easter. searching for the words picture, frame, clip and Attach them to an old sweatshirt or sweater art. with pins, staples or glue. This costume will The frame should be big enough to frame require some explaining, of course. the wearer’s head and shoulders. I had trouble Head on a platter: Cut a line from the getting mine to stay upright, so if I had a do- back of a large aluminum baking tray to over, I’d make mine longer than the one in the the center, then cut a circle for the wearer’s neck. photo so it could be attached around the neck Tape the cut edges with duct tape, and dress the and waist. Nevertheless, the frame is light wearer in a turtleneck. Add some parsley and enough to carry if necessary. lettuce as a garnish, along with radishes and I attached a loop of elastic to the back of carrots cut to look like roses. The book suggests the frame’s bottom rail so it could be worn affixing the garnishes to the platter by sticking around the neck, but you might have better luck tacks through them from underneath the platter attaching the elastic behind the neck as if it were and covering the heads of the tacks with silver a picture wire. Add another piece of elastic so it duct tape, but staples or hot glue would goes behind the wearer’s back. Looping elastic probably work, too. around each shoulder might work, too. I’ve seen this costume taken a step further When it’s trick-or-treat time, dress the by making the platter the centerpiece on a table wearer formally and extravagantly, as if sitting made of a box covered with a cheap tablecloth. for a portrait. “Set” the table with disposable plates, cups and X-ray machine: On a piece of black poster flatware. board, paint the torso and the upper parts of the Spa client: Wear a white terry-cloth arms and thighs of a skeleton, or glue on a bathrobe and slippers and wrap your head in a jointed cardboard skeleton decoration. white towel secured with a safety pin. Paint your Reinforce the back of the poster board’s top face green, leaving an inch around the eyes and edge with packing tape. Punch two holes in the mouth for a mask effect. Carry a comb and a top edge, and use string or twine to make a loop hand-held mirror. to hang around the wearer’s neck. Free pet: Cut a hole in the bottom of a The signboard concept is a great one for cardboard box, big enough to accommodate the last-minute costumes. It can be used to create all wearer. Make suspenders out of string or elastic sorts of flat things - a playing card, a and attach them to the box. Tape a sign on the tombstone, a bingo card, a candy bar, etc. Make outside saying “Free to good home.” sandwich boards if you want to show both the Fill the box with front and back of the stuffed dogs or cats, arranged so they’re peeking object. out of the top. Paint the wearer’s face to look Students celebrated Halloween at the 7th Big pieces of poster board can also be like a dog or cat, and have him or her weai a annual Alpha Kappa Lambda “Go To Hell With turned into cylinders to wear around the body - headband with ears attached. AKU’ party Friday. Approximately 1,100 perfect for making crayons, pop cans, trash cans and other cylindrical objects. (c) 2006, Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, students attended the event, which was held Dirty laundry: Cut a hole in the bottom of Ohio). Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune at the American Legion in Edwardsville. a cheap plastic laundry basket so it can be worn Information Services. Women's Basketball @ Western Illinois - Wednesday, 7 p.m. Volleyball hosts GLVC Tournament - Thursday-Saturday Men’s Soccer in NCAA Regionais - TBA Questions or comments regarding this section? Contact Sports Editor Matthew Bruce at Women’s Soccer in NCAA Regionals - TBA 650-3524 or [email protected]. 8 orts Tuesday October 31, 2006 www. thealestle .com SIUE captures GLVC title Remembering Cardinals’ Cougars slip past UW-Parkside in overtime season from the press box making the playoffs. They did so by Marty Jenkins because the Houston Astros, Alestle Sports Reporter remember, were literally on their tails. After all, the Cardinals The SIUE Men’s Soccer needed the Braves to beat Team won a thriller Sunday by Houston on the last day just to defeating the University of get into the playoffs. Wisconsin-Parkside in the finals He was pretty calm about of the Great Lakes Valley the situation, insisting that the Conference Tournament. team was still in first place, so No. 6 SIUE won by a score their season was not over yet. of 3-2 in overtime to send the It was amazing how tense No. 18 Rangers to a second place the ballpark was and how quiet finish in the tournament. the locker room was. It is even by Zach Groves The win improved the more amazing how much Alestle Assistant News Editor Cougars record to 15-3-3 and different the atmosphere was a UWP dropped to 13-4-4 on the When I saw St. Louis little more than a week later when year. Cardinal relief pitcher Adam I was covering the National “It is a good psychological Wainwright make Detroit Tiger League Division Series. weapon for the team when we Brandon Inge chase after a This time, the Cardinals can have comebacks like today’s breaking pitch for the final out of were up two games to none in game,” SIUE Head Coach Ed the World Series, I was not the series. The fans were excited, Huneke said. “We stretched it a entirely sure what to think. the media was all over the place, little bit, falling behind twice but Is this some sort of dream Mike Shannon was cracking his that just reinforced our belief for this team who limped into die usual jokes and there was even more when we were able to playoffs with 83 wins? There celebration in the air. come back twice and still get the were at least eight American It was a new season. The win.” League teams and four National Cardinals had a chance to redeem Senior forward Victor League franchises that had better themselves, and they did so with Pacheco was also impressed widi records than St. Louis - can we perhaps the best pitching they the Cougar’s ability to come even say this is fair? Or was it an had seen all year. back twice from one goal deficits opportunity for me to relish die Heck, the bullpen entered today. fact that I had the privilege to the postseason with three rookies “We Showed our ability to cover this team all season for in Wainwright, lefty Tyler come back on teams throughout WSIE 88.7-FM? Johnson and Josh Kinney. the whole GLVC tournament Either way, it was a pinnacle According to the official and that helps out our for the ages. Cardinals’ Web site, Wainwright Pete Ridens/Alestle confidence a lot,” Pacheco said. But let’s not talk about me, did not allow a single run in nine SIUE junior forward Mike Banner kisses the Men’s Soccer Great “Now we have to concentrate on here. When I was not in the press and two-thirds innings pitched, winning regionals and getting Lakes Valley Conference Tournament trophy after the Cougars’ 3-2 overtime win over the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in the GLVC box being a journalist, I was just Johnson finished with a 1.23 back to the final four.” championship Sunday at Korte Stadium. a regular fan sitting in the living ERA and Kinney did not allow The game was back and room and watching the Cards any runs in seven postseason forth the whole way through and at 1-1. tournament, SIUE found itself prove the entire world wrong. games. it provided a lot of excitement Pacheco was credited with on familiar ground having to Logically, an 83-win team Not too shabby for roolde and nervousness. the assist on the play. The score battle from behind again. would get its butt kicked by a players. If nothing else, this The Rangers struck first in would remain knotted at one Almost thirty minutes went [ healthier team, a more complete should be a confidence booster the game with a goal five yards going into the locker room at the by before freshman forward j team, a BETTER team. Well, for them. out by Greg Walasek in the 14th half. Kevin Bielicki scored an logic can take a backseat in this The starting rotation was minute. Bojan Jovicic provided Less than two minutes into unassisted goal in the 74th case. just as good. From Jeff Suppan’s the assist on the play. the second half, Greg Walasek minute for the Cougars. I remember sitting in thetwo wins in the National League Less than two minutes later struck again and scored on a The game headed to | press-conference room after Chris Championship Series, which in the 16th minute, freshman penalty kick in the 47th minute overtime with the teams tied up j Carpenter threw away an early helped him earn the series Most Randy Roy scored the equalizer to put the Rangers up 2-1. lead in late September against the Valuable Player Award, to former for the Cougars to even the score As was the case the whole MEN’S SOCCER/pg. 9 San Diego Padres when they Anaheim Angels’ castoff Jeff rallied to win 7-5, behind old Weaver and his three postseason Redbird Woody Williams. wins plus a 2.45 ERA. Women kickers fall in GLVC semifinals The media just grilled Anthony Reyes, another manager Tony La Russa about Alestle Staff Report luck with shots on goal, but of their thirteen shots in the | the team’s chances of even CARDINALS/pg. 9 everyone fell just short of sealing second half, desperate to even the After a noteworthy battie the deal. score and advance in the 1 with the Bellarmine Knights, the Sophomore goalkeeper Kaci tournament. SIUE women’s soccer team was Backs deflected almost all of the Despite their efforts, SIUE eliminated from the Great Lakes Knights’ shots and recorded four got the short end of the stick, and Valley Conference Tournament saves. Both teams went into it was Bellarmine who advanced with a 1-0 loss in the semifinals halftime stuck in a 0-0 deadlock, to the league championship game Friday. but the tie was broken early in the for the first time in GLVC Although they outshot die second half. history. The win put the Knights Knights in both halves and Bellarmine’s Jamie Halas’ up to 14-3-0. managed to block all scoring goal ended up being the deciding Bellarmine, who was seeded attempts, the Cougars were factor. She blasted the ball from second in the conference, took on unable to put one in the net. The 14 yards out on the right side of No. 4 seed Indianapolis, who team ends its season with a 12-5- the field. The ball snuck inside trampled the top-seeded Quincy 3 record. the goal, just missing the far left in their semifinal game. The Sophomore Kelly Limpert post, in the 49th minute of the championship game took place and freshman Correen Roark set game. Halas’ teammate Jessica Sunday. Indianapolis came out on top of the 1-0 decision, and the the pace for SIUE, each taking Neiser was credited with the Katy Hartwig/Alestle three shots throughout the game. assist. Knights bowed out of the St. Louis Cardinals mascot Fredbird incites the crowd during the Five other Cougars tried their The Cougars took nine tournament. Cardinals’ World Series parade outside of Busch Stadium Sunday. Thursday, October 31, 2006 www.thealestle.com 9 MEN S SOCCER from pg. 8 ______at two. was happy with the team’s Less than two minutes into defensive effort among other overtime, Pacheco scored an things. unassisted goal from 25 yards out “I have to applaud Roy, to give the Cougars a dramatic 3- Bauer and Zaegel for doing a One Month Unlimited 2 win. good job defensively on the day,” Pacheco later stated that he is Huneke said. “Everyone on the yen' happy with where the team team is on the same page right for $22 is and also with the maturation now and now it is just a matter of that the team has shown over the staying healthy and continuing to Located next to Denny's in front of Wal-Mart 656-8266 past few months. play well.” www.hollywoodtanco.com “At the beginning of the year Friday night, SIUE was able we were yelling at each other a to advance to the finals by lot and we were nervous on the defeating Lewis University 2-1 in field at times,” Pacheco said. the semifinals at St. Louis 2nd Annual Lil’ Sibs Weekend “Now the captains and University High School in St. upperclassmen are calming Louis, Mo. January 26-28, 2007 people down on the field and that SIUE outshot Lewis, which is important for the team and finished the year at 13-6-1, by a Events wifi include: especially the younger guys that count of 19 to 8. are seeing it.” The Cougars trailed 1-0 in SIUE Basketball Game Senior back Kevin Thibodeau the game until Thibodeau netted also likes where his team stands the equalizer in the 40th minute. Bowling currently. He also scored the game-winning Pete Ridens/Alestle “I think today’s game was a goal in the 48th minute. SIUE senior Victor Pacheco Psychic Fair perfect example of the character SIUE now has to play the celebrates after scoring the that this team has and our waiting game to see when their game-winning goal in the Rock Climbing chemistry keeps on getting better regional match will be. It will be Cougars’ 3-2 overtime win over as each game goes by,” held at Korte Stadium at SIUE the University of Wisconsin- Movies Thibodeau said. “As the regionals but the date and time were yet to Parkside in the Great Lakes approach, we realize that we are be determined at press time. The Valley Conference Tournament Comedian going to have to step our game regionals will be held Friday championship Sunday at Korte ...and more! up a lot and take it to another through Sunday. Stadium. level if we are going to go all the Junior forward Ross regionals coming up but we just way.” Beveridge is excited about the need to keep working hard and Invite your younger SIUE outshot UWP 15 to regionals that are approaching. playing together and we will be siblings to stay for a fun 11 in the contest. SIUE junior “I really believe that we are okay.” filled weekend at SIUE! goalkeeper Greg Crook had five the best team in the country,” For more info visit saves on the day. 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