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VOL. 56, NO. I, 20 PAGES S O lJ T II E R N l I. I. I N O I S U N I V E R S I T Y Budget cuts worry IU administrators
Patty Schuh, spokesperson for Senate going to n:bound. Philip and the other legislative The U:.iversity was expecting to n:ceive Shortfalls in state budget Pn:sident Pate Philip, said education dollars will leaders met with the gm,:mor Ti:csday. S247.4 million, just und:r its n:cpcsted amount. take a hit becau.;c of budget shortfalls. "\Vc'n: looking at a big hole and then:'s going SIU officials earlier touted their budget as one of could hinder SIU finances "A lot of people think education is a sacred to have to be m,:nue to fill it," Schuh said. the wgest in history. cow and you can't cut back, but Sen. Philip is say The General Assembly began its annwl veto "It certainly could affect the curn:nt budget MOLLY PARKER ing that C\-Cl)'One is going to ha\,: to take some session Tucsda); which gr.-es lawmakers a chance year that\',,: arc in, but it i yet to be seen in what DAILY EGYl'TIAN cuts," Schuh said. to n:try bills \,:toed durir~ the summer by Gcv. ways it ,viii affect us," Kaiser s.~id. HO\vC\i:r, Schuh said the educational budget George Ryan and make :O.:JU5tments to the bud Garrett Deakin, SIU's budget lobbyist, said it SIU's state funding may fall \ictim to the cuts .,.,i1J come from 0\-erhead costs, such as nC\v get. It \viii conclude the week afterThanksghing. was too early to tell what "ill happen to SIU's budgeter's knife as legislators scramble to patch a vehicles and copy machines, and that it "doesn't During the veto scs.ion, the state typically · money during the vet:> session. Often, the nearly S500 million hole in the state budget dur• mean losing classroom monC}; professors or text• makes shifts and additions to the budget, but this General Assembly will hold offon discussing the ing the \,:to session that began T ucsda)i books." is the first time in 10 years the state has had to budget until after Thanksgiving, the closing week \Vith tlX m,:nue dcl\\n, the state has pro "The students could probably give two hoots d=izc. And befon: that, it was another 10 of the session. jected it will not be able to fulfill the budget about the stuff\\,: arc going tJ be looking at,• years. "Obviously the state has a financial problem," requests mad: last spring. Schuh said. The shortfall has SIU administrators keeping Deakin said. "We just don't knmv the direction The terrorist att1cks on Sept. 11 pushed an Also, Schuh said Philip beliC\,:s that cuts a watchful C}'C on the activities in Springfield the members of the General Assembly an: going already suffering Illinois budget into a recession. should be made sooner rather than later. during the next few weeks. to take." Since then, tlX mi:nue has not been coming in at Although the budget could rise slightly after the ''We ai:c monitoring the session. This week will the rate the state had planned, then:fon: leaving a holiday season, Schuh said some mi:nu_e dollars, sort oftell what the plans might be in tcrmS of the &pcrttr Molly Parm can ht rtaelxd at whopping hole in the budget. such as those generated from tourism arc not budget,• said Scott Kaisa; spokesman for SIU. p:[email protected] To free or not to free critical ballistics C\idence from the Film, discussion on defense at the trial. No \,itness testi 'political' prisoner mony thar Peltier shot the agents was given at the trial and SC\-Cral \\itness Peltier tonight for the prosecution admitted being threJtened and intimidated by FBI agents. WILLIAM ALONSO Peltier was active in the struggle DAILY EGl'rTtAN for the rights Nati\·e-Americans as a member of the American Indian On June 26, 1976, FBI Special l\lO\-ement during the '60s and 70s. Agents Ronald \Villiams and Jack He worked in \'arious Native Coler were on the Pine Ridge American communities as a counselor Rcsen":ltion in South Dakota, seeking confronting unemployment, alco to apprehend a suspect on robbery holism and poor housing conditions. ch:i.rges when they came under fire in According to FBI records during the pursuit of suspects. Tiieir lifeless bod- time of his arn:st, he had an outstand ies wen: found some hours later next ing warr..nt on charges of artemptcd to their car, which was perforated with murder and unlawful t1ight to amid 125 bullet holes. prosecution. He was These FBI records never tried for these from the :\linneapolis Gus Bode charges. Di\ision of the FBl's web- Gina Chia.!a, com- site by out the beb>inning munic-ations and event of a 24-ycar controversy coordinator for the concerning the incarcera· Leonard Peltier tion of Leonard Peltier. As Defense Committee, part of the celebration of said that discussion Nath·e American :\lonth, such as the one tonight a film and discussion at SIUC arc crucial to about Peltier's case and their crusade to free attempts to free him nill Peltier. be held tonight in "Awareness is com• g!:m C of the Student Gus says: ~:Zncss isi;!o;~a;t~ Peltier, a member of I bet Native best strategics \\,: can the Anishinabe Nation American Month use to gain justice for and Native American goes over big at Leonard Peltier," Chiala acti,ist, was convicted of the U of 1. said. "In order for us to the murders of Agents succeed in the courts, Williams and Coler in bec;iuse of the political 1977 and sentenced to two consccu- natun: of the case, there has to be a th-c life sentences in Leavenworth high IC\i:l of public awareness and Federal Prison.Julie Sommer, a senior support." in university studies, will lead Sommer said the discussion will tonight's discussion. open \\ith a film produced by Robert "As far as humans go, whether it be Redford concerning the Peltier case. women, childn:n, the elderly, disabled "The discussion \viii consist of the or homosexuals, Native American's new tactics the Leonard Peltier are by far one of the most underrepre· Defense Committee is pursuing," sented people, primarily because they Sommer said. "We will also have let· don't ha\,: political power," Sommer ters for people to sign to send to our said. "Leonard Pcltier's case is a 5>m· n:pn:sentati\'cs in Washington as well bol of the injustice perpetrated against as petitions." Native Americ;ins in general, and we Chiala said that on No\', 2 the want to bring awareness to his plight." LPDC filed a motion to redyce The struggle for Pdticr's fn:edom Peltier's sentence, which could n:sult DAVID M • H.DCMAA - 0An..Y EQY...,,,..,. is steeped in the discrepancies of the trial evidence pn:sented by the gov· DELIVERY ROOM: Cow 5001 deans the afterbirth off of its newborn calf Tuesday afternoon at the Dairy ernment. According to Peltier sup· Center on Mclafferty Rd. '1his was a fast one; said herder foreman Dennis Devore. "She wasn't du~ for porters, the government withheld SEE PRISONER rAOE 9 another month:' The cal~ a male, will probably be raised locally for a few weeks, then sol_d to a beef raiser. .,
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National Briefs - National Briefs - Nati Last week, Clinton requested to resign Second black box from the Supreme Court bar instead of found from Flight 587 pleading against suspension or disbar ment connected to the Paula Jones sexu• NEW YORK - Investigators searching for a al harassment charges. rause in the crash of American Airlines Flight 5t:7 uncovered the plane's fli~ht data rect.,der Tuesday. Bush announces 0 warhead reduction reco~d~;n~~~:; ai!~~hi ;ra~~o~~~e1l~o 0 ~~~i~~C:\~bre~~~sh~ e1ik~t ~~~e~,:h!ni::~~ WASHINGTON- On Tuesday, President George At least 262 people are confirmed dead from the flight w. Bush announced that the United States will cut that left from John F. Kennedy Airport en route to Santo down its nuclear weapons stockpile by about two-thirds. Domingo, Dominican Republrc. lhe current estimate of about 7,000 nuclear warheads will be slimm·ed to bet1.veen 1,700 to 2,200 warheads over the next decade. Clinton dropped from res:i~ti~ ~~~!t~tt ~~~~:~~~~rifJa;:/~;~!~. On the threat of bioterrorism, Bush also announced Supreme Court roster Tuesday that the United States will continue to work with ,,•, lhe Supreme Court removed fofTller President Clinton's Russia m exchanging information and sharing expertise name from the list ol la\vyers qualified to practice at the ~~~t~~l~~t~:t~f;~~~le source· of nuclear, chemical highest court of the land on Tuesday.
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International Briefs - lntemation;.al~~~::;:':.:..:.nternational Briefs - International Alliance invites Hundreds protest S. Afgh~ni factions Africa rape case to Kabul for ta&ks JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Hundreds protested outside a South KABUL, Afghanistan - An estimated African court Tuesday demanding the death 8,000 Taliban troops withdrew after the penalty for six men atcu~ed of raping a Northern Alfiance, what is left of Afghanistan's mne-month-old girl. pre-Taliban government. moved into Kabul early Tuesday. Northern Alliance Foreign Minister ·:;;". · the si:~~~ \~~~~~/;dcdbe::~~d~:a~~~~d Abdullah Abdullah said about 6,000 troops su,round• lhe baby's 1&-year-old mot~er left the child in the care ed Kabul. Abdullah wants to host a conference n.f U.N. of a friend. representatives and Afghan factions to !arm a new govern ment pol~~~\~!·~~~ ;:~~J ~~t:Fea b;'tii~e~;I~th~~ ~~; 1 11 Pr~?J;:,r:a~i~;I ~~~d~~;J~~1::h~~hT::;;'lJ1i~~~~uf~".fetay n:~ bat;,git;.;~~ t~~o~~~= ~h~:~~;
UNIVERSITY TODAY SIU school of Law ~l~~t~ ;~~~~;:J~iit;ia~:;a~~~t:: t~titritshe "Smokey & the Bandit in Cyberspace.• post~d a SlOO bond and was released. Nov. 14, 12 p.m. Rm. 202 • David Michael Pace, 22, was arresttd Monday at the inter section of South Normal and West Mill Streets on a failure to PRSSA general meeting APPRECIATION MEMBERSHIPS appear warrant on an original charge of operation of an Nov. 14, 4:30 p.m. uninsured motor vehicle. Pace was issued a recognizance Cambria room-Student Center bond for traffic violations and released. are still,available for $93 SPC Campus Events Committee meeting Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. ~;~~no~·a~~t~~ ~·a;;!aar~:;:n~i~iir ~~:~~is SPC office-3rd floor, Student Center at the Stu-dent Recreation Center. County for possession of drug paraphernalia. Gwinn was unable to post bond and was taken to Jackson County Jail. American Advertising Federation general meeting Nov. 14, 6 p.m. This membership is valid Now - May 31, 2002. • A burglary from a motor vehicle was reported to have Communication building rm. 1244 Offer expires Dec. 15, 2001. . occurred bet1.veen 4:55 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Monday in Lot 94. Items stolen from the vehicle include, a backpack. a COBA Pride Week: Professional Etiquette Banquet . ·-~ ~!~!~l~~d\~~~;~~:a~!~~di:~~ ~~~e';io~~~ave no Nov. 14, 6 p.m . Check out our Old Main Restaurant-~tudent Center S15 per person Thursday (Soon to University Press Booksale 1 27 Nov 15, a a.m. - be32) Ballroom A•Student Center . ' Monday's article, •s1u implements new payroll system,• should have said only students newly signed up for direct • COBA , Nautilus deposit and those changing banks or account numbers must BIB Bowling Tournament pick up their first payroll chec!c- . Student C~~~r!io:h~·& Billiards -~~ ... ~ Machin·esl 1 I rea~?n!u:1~1 ~~~u1d ~ ~1dgi:t1~;~:~1~;~i~t at Student Environmental Cl!nter meeting the Carbondale Public Library takes place once a year and will Thursdays, 7 p.m. Just bring a photo I.D. and one of the following: be this Thursday at 6 p.m. The DAl!Y Ecwrw• regrets the error. Basement of Interfaith Center, comer of S. Illinois and · Grand • SIU Faculty / Staff I.D. Readers who spot an error in a news article should contact • Sill Ce11ificate of Appointment Card . the DAlrYEcvP!w. Accuracy Desk at 53&-3311, ext. 252. • SIU Alumni Association Membership Card (with graduation year) The DAILY EGYPTIAN, the srudem-run newspaper of SIUC, is commit1ed to being a trusted source of news, • Copy of your SIU Transcript or Diploma informati.on, commentary and public discourse, while helping readers understand the issues affecting their lh·cs. (showing 60 undergraduate hours or 15 graduate hours) DAILY EGYPTIAN Ediror•in•Chid; Computer Tech.: M'Nt MARlETA\'IUA KlRkSKAAR u pubfahed Monchy tlm,.,gh *For details, stop by the SRC, AdM,n,ger. F.ailty !lbmging Ediwc Frichy, during th< f,JJ and AMYKAAs UNCESl'UllE call 536-5531 for a free brochure spring t-cmesr.cn ~ four Cbuified: Dupby Ad Dim:ror. timn a wuk du:in_g the )IWAN!IIAY SuauuK!UJON or check out our website: mrr.mc: .cmestcr o..ctpr &r Bu,incu: Cwsif,edAdM.,,,ger. ing nc-atioru and cum wa-b Carbondale R,NDY WIIITCOMB )EAAYlll'SII www.siu.edu/-oirs by tlr., 1tudent1 ofSou!h
sh ker BETH COLDWELL He's a DAlLY EGYrTIAN Amtrak stations may receive feder:il dinner~time funding for security improvements, depending on a vote from the U.S. Senate. homemaker On Oct. 11, Senators Joseph Eiden, D Managing Del. and John McCain, R-Ariz., presented a deal which would provide Amtrak with Carbondale $1.8 billion for increased security. In a bill they call the "Rail can be a hassle, Transportation Safety and Security Act," McCain and Gordon Smith, R-Ore., but in between requested $99!! million for fire and life safety in the V\lashington, New York and Baltimore tunnels and $515 million for the phone calls, nationwide security upgrades. The bill was presented during aviation security consid Jeff Doherty isn't erations. Senator Robert Byrd, Chairman of the afraid to joke Appropriations Committee, said that even if the bill does not pass the full Senate, he about the is committed to appropriating the funds without authorization. headaches Ke\'in Johnson, an Amtrak spokesman from Chicago, said the bill had already JENNIFER \VIG passed unanimously in the Senate DAILY EGYrTIAN Commerce Cornmirtce and is awaiting a vote in the Senat-:. Jeff Doherty can cook. He :ilso Johnson said if me bill pas=, securil)· golfs, :ilthough not wdl. (His words.) upgrades will probably include surveillance And as the highly visible equipment, fencing, lighting, security Carbondale city manager, Doherty alarms and bomb-sniffing canine units. has a sense of hwnor. The federal funding may also allow for the Take the weekly city staff meet hi.ring of m:,re police officers. ings. Doherty and 16 other city Johnson said !he bill was presented as employees sit around a table in a part of the senatr.rs' response to safety con• board room on \Vednesdays joking cerns among Americans after the Sept. 11 about _the previous night's City terrorist attacks. Council meeting. Doherty sits at the "\Ve provide a service, and we have to head of the table, of course, but respond to what our customers ·want," laughs with the rest of them as he Johnson said. "If this country wants mofl . passes a silver basketball trophy Jeff Doherty, city manager of Carbondale, sits in his board room where week!)' meetings are held. secwil)·, we need to get ir, but Congress engraved with "on the defense" to a Doherty manages a staff of 300 employees daily, well balancing the challenges of being a Dad, chef \\ill have to pay for it." stubborn employee. The "defensive" and a struggling golfer. Johnson said that in the week following award is frequently used to keep the Sept 11 attacks, Amtrak's s:iles were things casual, and staff members say 10th year as city manager in April. - that's what sticks with me enjoyed that first job because it up 17 percent. He said after airlines it's just one of many things that have The 40-plus hours a week are most," Doherty said. "\Vhy would meant dealing with citizens in resumed business, Amtrak ticket sales were them looking forward to working won!, a S93,600 yearly sal:ur, but people do something like that? It's thcirhom:=s. down for two weeks. Now s:iles are back to "ith the city manager. the job is not "ithout drawbacks. pure meanness. It's obviously And one of Doherty's memo- norm:il. "It's a fun time to interact "ith the But day-to-daJ; Doherty's job something people wouldn't do in uble moments stems from work Don Jones, Carbondale Amtrak station staff and a lot of the tough issues we imuh'CS meetings and phone calls. their home communities. And this ing for that program, while exam agent, said he is unsure of any security de:il with we discuss," Dohertv said. · As the boss for about 300 citv is my home." ining the attic of a house. upgrades the Carbondale station will "It's an opportunity to get inpu't from employees, most of his work Doherty first moved to Morris McDaniel, now the receive if the !Jill passes. He said passengers people." muh·es around staff members. Carbond:ile in 19il, as a freshman Building and. Neighborhood who use the Carbondale station seem to be City Clerk Janet Vaught said "I get a lot ofinterruptions,• he at Southern Illinois Universil): Smices manager, was with the confident in the existing securil)·. beC:1use she ar,d Dohem· share a sim said. "For any man:iger of any Originally from Olney, Doherty home's resident on the couch "I think our business has gone up," ilar sense of humor, they· can nearly organization, dealing with received his bachelor's degree in when Doherty crashed through Jones sai.d. He added that this may be a read each other's minds, especially employees takes a lot of time." Administration of Justice before the living room ceiling. result of the 30 percent discount Amtrak dwing meetings. His other main task is to report getting a master's degree in the "Jeff fell between the rafters has been offering to celebrate its 30th "\Ve really du work as a team and to the City Council, the fa-e mem· public affairs program. and was just hanging there by his :mniversary. Jeff sets that," she said. "He makes it hers of which are his bosses. He began working for the cil)' elbows," McDaniel said. "And Joe Becl,,,ith, a freshman in electric:il easy for u.; to e>.P.ress our opinions." ·z..·lv role is to make recom while still in college, doing an there he was dangling and the engineering from Chicago, uses Ar.:~rak to Dohcm; who has worked for the membtions and assist them in internship und .r Don Monty, who homeowner said '.Aren·t }'OU going travel to and from home. He said that even city for 25 years, "ill celebrate his decisions they make," Doherty is now the assistant city man:iger•. to help him?' But I couldn't get off after the Sept. 11 attacks, he felt safe in the said. "lt'saeulminationofwhatwe Doherty said he "must have made the couch." stations. However, he said Amtrak officials do as a staff." a good impression" because he was Both men laugh about the could rake a fe\v more precautions. "Stay off the streets. Work Doherty said his worst hired to work for the Housing incident now, although Doherty "I feel it's safe as it is nowt BecJ..,vith hard, but enjoy life. Pursue moment as city manager was dur Rehabilitation program upon refers to it as embarrassing. said. "They could look in people's bags, but your interests." ing a memorable Halloween. graduation. Despite this mishap, he deh-ed a lot of people wouldn't like that." "Running up the street and Although he has sincr worked Jeff Doherty seeing a ear turned over in the his way up through the ranks, &porter Beth Coldwell can be reached at Carbondale Cify Manager middle of the street in your town Doherty said he particularly SEE DOHERTY PAGE 12 [email protected] Dough stolen from Papa John's pizza man of Carbondale, reported at 7:10 from him. "Our delivery personal arc MARK LAMD!RD COBA shows pride p.m. Monday he was robbed Sanders was taken to the robbed more often than our flAILY EGYrTlAN when he delh-ered a pizza to a Jackson County Jail and was held stores,"Tumcr said. "They usual Blacks Interested in Business are prepar residence in the park. until Tuesday afternoon, when he ly just take the pizzas.H ing for "Meeting the Global Challenge," a Jackson Count}' . Sheriff's posted SlOO bond and was Turner said the robberies are week ofpride for the College of Business & A Papa John's Piua delivery Department responded to the call released. most often committed by "kidsH Administration that lasts until Friday. dri\'er was allegedly robbed in an and arrested Joseph Sanders, 45, Sanders is facing a class A who are just doing it to be mis fa-ents include a pmfession:il etiquette area trailer park Monday evening of Carbondale, on robbery misdemeanor charge and is chie\·ous. He said deli\"CI)• drivers banquet from 6 to 8 tonight at Old Main after being accused of short chaiges. scheduled to appear in court Nov. . are encouraged not to resist rob- Restaurant. a bowling tourname.-it from 6 to changing a customer. Mason said the incident began 29. bers. 9 p.m. Thursday and a Prospective Srudent The robbCI)· occurred in the when Sanders accused 1'vlason of Gary Turner, district supeni Day Frida), Crossings Trailer Park, located on short-changing him. Sanders sor- for Papa John's, said Monday An)-one interested in participating in thr. Route 51 north, outside of the allegedly threatened Mason \\ith night's occurrence is not that &porter Mark Lambird can ht COBA Pride Weck, contact - ;llyn King at city limits. Joseph C. Mason, 22, bodily harm and took about S50 unusu:il. reached at [email protected] 453-4341. _ ~_illfSH _Wl31!3f'CDnfo/:AYWIF¥TMW
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Please d~n't take this opportunity :,way "ith dignity, the C)"le ohiolena: \\ill the,c C\ils and a respect for human life. I write this fur one purpose. I'm tired USG should rethink from our students .md don't depri\'c the nC\'er end. I belie,-c Amc:ri=i cixpaycrs The pen is mightier tlun the sword, for it of roding that ncism doesn't exist any Grassroots funding rest of us the pl=,c of reading \\'Drks by need to question the United Stites' has sigr.ed lll211Y pe3cc t=ties. Blessed more (12kers). Just recently. 185 students those who may one w.y be the most unaitic:al support oflsr-J. The millions arc the peaccm&rs. There must be peace fimn the Delta Sigma Phi and Beta 101, Theta Pi fiatcrnities -..-ere suspended DEAR EDITOR: famous and influenti:JI authors ofour ofAmc:ric.ins who ha\'C no h'2!th= arc in the womb, if tcrronsm triumphs. fiom Auburn Unh-cn;ity fur pbcing pic I .un a graduate student in English, so time. much more in need for hdp than an GodblessAmrica. nm:s on the web fiom H:illoweai of I rc:ilize that it is unusual for me ro wo:ry Aportheid·sl)ie state.And to my ]C\\ish them dressed in KKK outfits and black :about problems concerning USG. Rebecca Elion Donnell colle,gucs who ,isitcd the Holy Land, . Esther Koch grrz,iuat, sttdmt, Engmh praitlmt, O"mlcn Cc,,nry Citi-J1'.Jftr Lift £,. -eo, holding a noose =d the neck of Hm,'l:\tt, I w:1s greatly di~twbed by a lucky }'DU. My d:td was fora:d out of memo I n:cen-ed asking for donations for Palestine in 1967 and it broke his he:ut • mock Omega Psi Phi fiatcmity mem ber (black fraternity), As. past niulti-cul- Grassroots, the SIUC undc,gnduatc that he was not all,"'-ed to go back to his 1UI21 education teacher, I say, look inside journal of crcat.i\-c writing, because USG 1.omc. He will not m:ikc the same trip for The other side of:the Williams, letter puts yowscl£ Arc )'DU a "t>lcer" or a "give:." has J'C\'Dkcd the publiotion's S6,000 he passed ""'"Y in 1992 fu for my self and my funi!J; we'll ne,-er lose hope ..,f racism in perspective funding. Up until this fall, I w,is an Israel conflict Dexter B. W..kefield, Ph.D. undeigradU2tc English major hc.--c at returning to our independent state and coc:xisting with our neighbors pc:,ccfull}·. ' SIUC. I am writing in hopes th:it the DEAR EDITOR: DEAR EDITOR: agrindti=l d:=tiffl"";',;.Jf,{':f::t::, Although the Thursday, Nm·. 8 article - Since fvc mm--ed h= to C:ubor.d2le, scnatoJT did not n:cognizc the imr,o= •. Hani lsmaeal \\':IS entitled "Three Religions," the I ''Cl)' as:.mishcd by the constant ver• of Gmsroou to the English Depmment, grrz,iuat,uwlmt.EngGsh = and indeed to srudenu throughout the ~er c!C\'Otcd it to the d,c,ms :1rd bali:z:,tion of ncism in this paper. SIU student receives Unh=:ty, when the funding decision beliefs ofth<:Jt:mSh peuplc. \'Vluts miss Prejudice cm be e,cpresscd by any r:,cc, was made. ing in his :ia:ount is the sense of but the iSSllCS of racism constitutes m ac:t Silver Star? It is stufed enfudy by studenu ,.tio "Palestinians as• people with rights, his Abortion is terrorism ofpower over a Jess dominant group. I -arc supervised by twO f:11:ulty :unis=, :111d toric:al roots and =y griC\':ltlCCS. The c:an hate )'DU fom-er, but "ithout the :act its p~ is to (quoting iuwebsitc) report was blind to numerous f:icts in the DEAR EDITOR: of JX"''Ct, that is, rr.onewil); a:onomially •mot.i\-.tc 111:!ny t>lcntcd people to polish history ofthe struggle. Palestinians arc About 5,000-plus Americans in the orpolitic:ally.I ha,-c no ofiea on you.In their wri:ing skills and be proud of Their not an ethnicity "ithin • scite; they arc an World Trade Center and in the Pcnt2g0n · the book "Ismael," the author focused on \\'Do:.• PocU); fiction and non-fictiorual oo:upied poople and Isnd is still defying asrumed they were in a_ we, =ire cmi the issues of thegn-m md t:iki:,s. woro fiom SIUC under gr.ids arc pub Security Council resolution-242 which ronment until a fuel= tcJTOrist crashed "Tiling" and opp=smg CUI be done: lished in Grassroots. Anyone who 1w emphasized "the inadmissibility of the into their space dcnJing them of their unconsciously by indhiduals that are C\'Cr =d Grassroots would cauinly uquisition of tcniro1y by w:tr." I I is mis constitutional and God-giwn right to deemed superior. If}'DU ,re not f:imiliu ogrec tl~t the quality of \\'Ork it publishes leading to call Israel • dem1JCDtie mte, · life. A tngcdy that brought out the best with Ism:,el, then := the ;no,•ie reflects the =Y ulcntcd, mative minds for :iccording 10 Human Rights Watth in Americans- L'ieir help, pr:,ym, gen •fostintt.• I1 \\':IS based on the book. Candice did ;n =ptionaljob portD}ing attoss ampus. You sec, Gr:issroots does World Report of 1999, "Isrzel's moin hw ='-y and dispby of p:,triotic solidmry not limit submissions to En.;:lsh majors, addressing human rights, defined lsrad as arcirupiring. . what non-domimting indhiduals must but encourages s!IJdents fiom all depart a religious st:ite and did not prolu1iit dis· In a simib.r W:IJ\ an ultruoond shows go through on a constant basr,. ments 10 streu:h their crcat.i\-c muscles aimimtion or guarantee equalit}' before an unborn baby we and seauc in its . I t:IUght at Purdue Unh=ity and Jud :111d take the exciting chana: to be pub tr.elm~• cn,ironment until an abortion instrument sa=l students \\'ho had ne<-er int=ed lishal. I CUI pasonally attest to the moti :Mr. Simon, The Prime l\1inis1er of crashes into irs spa.cc killing :.bout 5,000 with bbcks thc:irwhole lives. Many were ,-.tion of seeing=•• work in pnnL Israel, was found by the Isr.ie!.i K,,lun daily. Scitistially mcc 1973, one-third or interc:stcd in finding out al,out my culture regardless ofthor parents' and that Last year, 1 \\':IS aw-..rdcd the Best Commission as "indirecrly responsible• 42,000,000 of an Amcric:an generation ,-ic\\.., motr;arian me to become a pro- Fiction Prize for my stol}'~Baby Drop"in for the massacre 21 Sahr:, and Shatilb in fiom one to 28 )'CU!i of2ge lost their C'Dll pushed Grassroots. Seeing my work published for 1982, ,mlch left more than 2,000 stitution:I and God-given rig!-.: to life by fessoc. lt is ''Cl)' easy to •rum• deaf ear" the fun time g:1>-c me the confidence to Palesti:Jians dead. ls it right to fem: mil 2 libcnl fu::lcs. culture of dcatJ,_ A cul· towards indhiduals ifwh2t thq· arc going amtinue writing :111d submitting stories . lions of people out of thdr home counll}' ture that cmbnccs :1bonion on dcmmd, through does not directly meet )'Oll. If to mig;wnes :md journals despite the and then open up the land to immigrants infuiticidc and ,tern cell rcsc:ucli on you h= the "N" wo:d at heme, in a fia ine1iuhle rejections which all beginning who ne,-er had any connections to it hW1U11 cmb1yos. 0'.ll' SuJ"Cl!le Couni; tcrnity house, or,.!Jen: C\'er the setting \\ntcrsf.i.a:. Gl':ISSIOOtsdocs not charge a beyond the fut that the religion they intapret:1rion turned the human "'O!Jlb and say nolhing :about ir, then you are =ding fee for submissions as many uni belie,-c in st:irtcd there? You will =li2c into a killing field. The \\'Omb is God's "tiling."Ifyou profile me in a mall and :lrDWld dark ,'Cf>ities do. In other words, anyone CUI how ridiculous the :ugument for nation· and nature's iriq,brcable human incuba follow me because rm subniit entries and not be cmrgcd hood on the basis of religion is by imag tor from whcna: all of us came, mthoot it skinned and 6-foot-3, rc:gmlless of my b«::mse Gras.roots is a Registered ining all Catholics asking to li>-c in the none ofus would lm-c been born. No dcgrcc, then you 2re "t:lking, • Ifyou do Student 0:-ganiz,.tion and is thm:fore V,1tic:an, or all Muslims in Mecca. baby should die bychrucc, it's a citiun not fccl like an injuslice had been done to funded by USG. Because ofUSGs I wish all of us had the moral COlll":lgots, for the first time in its ofl\.1n.1Gngwho made it cl= tha1 until The wu on the cuJrurc of cbth cm in Cincinn,.ti, New Ymk or LA. to JUmC history, may riot be published this)= \\'C :idmowlodgc th<: right of all to Ir:: be won by tl,c strola: of the pen banning a fe,v, thm you :are "toong.• PACE 6 • WEONESO,W NOVEMBER 14 2001 NEWS MWAH! takes .over Student Center N'Sync runes on the radio to care about any Youth group performs skits thing a parent might have to say. about drugs and alcohol There's a one-word .olution to the prob lem, though: MWAH! for high school students :i\-1\VA.1-H - an acronym for Messages Which Are Hopeful, and judging by rhe reac tions of the hundreds of= high school stu GEOFFREY RITTER DA1n Eonn... s dents who crowded into the Srudent Center ballrooms for a peek at MWAH! Tuesday morning, these hopeful messages are sinking There's a point, Larry Karl says, when in. , parental lecrurcs about alcohol and drugs just Made up of youth from all around don't work an)more. Kids don't want to hear Chicago, l\IWAH! is a live the:itcr group that i·,. And besid~, ~hcy're too busy listening to travels throughout the state, ~pre:iding a mes sage through skit and song that encourages srudcnts to accept dh·crsity and denounce drugs and alcohol. And .yes, the performers mix in a little N'Sync too. "]f adults just stand ,1p and talk ro kids, the kids sometimes zone out," said !Gr!, whose son, 15-year-old Mike, was one of six per former; Tuesday. "This is teens talking to teens. And since they are the ones preaching
these messages o,·er · and over, they stay RONDA YE.AGER - DAILY E:GYPTJAN focused themselves." Jennifer Cramer (far right), of Eldorado, along with peers of Eldorado High School Teens counseling each other is not a new applaud a performance by MWAH on Tuesday afternoon at the Student Center Ballrooms idea by any means, but the forma1 of:tvl\VAH! pushes the envelope a bit. Instead of the usual A. B and C. Messages Which Are Hopeful travel to encourage kids to participate in safe methods of peer counseling, rvM'AH! shoots and healthy behaviors. · for a more entertaining format, mixing comedic skits with song-and-dance numbers. from Maywood, who believed that a more up on their feet, hollering scre:ims that would During Tuesday's hour-long performance, the original concept was needed to get messages seem more in place at a concert than at a high crowd of srucients was frequently up on· its across to teenagers. Now working with his school assembly, feet, cheenn5 and hollering. third cast, I\foffot said the production - But then again, excitement is part of the i\likc Karl, a high school srudent from sponsored by the Family, Career and formula, Diganizers say. Napmille, s:iys the troupe helps the perform Community Leaders of America - get.- excit• "This is a pretty high-powered prognm," ers as much as it docs the audience. ed responses from crowds everywhere and said Norma Gill, executive director for R0,..DA Yue.CR - 0A.U.. Y EG'rPTIAN "The audience definitely gets a positive that they perform up to 40 shows a year as a FCCLA. "This is pretty much an awareness Jeff Sandstorm, of Plainfield, acts as the message and a focus from this," Karls said. "It result. program, but teens don't want another formal angry father of Jackson Schultz, of Aurora, helps me too - I probably still wouldn't do Reactions to 1i1esday's performance were speaker. This is different." during a domestic violence skit. Schultz drugs and alcohol if! wasn't doing this - b:it no different. As the performers slipped from encouraged students to speak up about it is a reinforcement." boy band dance numbers into short skits Reporter Geoffrey Rirzcr can he pain ;md tc approach people fer h!!\p when The troupe wa: first established 10 years about physical abuse and renditions of other recched at encountering violence in the home. ago by Ray Moffitt, a former social worker pop songs, the hundreds in the audience were [email protected] ake It Easy, ...--..,..-..,...,..-,-----,---,--..,.,,,..,---,-.,...,...... ,.r'-_-__-_--,-'-...,,-e-=-~,,...... ,--- __...,, __ -,-:..,.=""'...;,"",':~-r,""'....,....,;.,-;-._,-~....,-:""",;;-.~...,."='--.;;;j,-,..:::;-,,,...,
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MIKE PETTIT community colleges and high After lunch, break-out sessions DAILY E• Yl'TIAN schools how to present career were a,·aihble to students and par court date set opportunities in a unique light, ents to meander the atrium of Prairie E,-.ns said. State and check our the different BEN.BOTKIN Police linked the suspects to fires SIUC st:lff' and administr.11ion l\ lore than I 00 counselors and programs offered by the College of DAILY EGYl'TIAN that burned in a dumpster behind tr.l\'l:!ed more than 300 miles during administr.1tors immersed themselves Applied Sciences and Arts at SIUC. Kroger, 2412 W. Main St., a construc fall break to stress the import:lnce of in tc.:hnical programs and career "\Ve think it \V'aS an excellent tion · trailer at Murdale Baptist two, plus two, plus two. opportunities offe.cd by the College opportunity to meet with counselors Two suspects will go on trial next Church, 2701 W. Main St. and Members from the College of of Applied Sciences and Arts. and administrators on a personal month in connection with a rash of Cherry Hill Real.it}·, 2150 W. Main St. Applied Sciences and Arts took their SIUC repr=ntatives displayed basis from community coll(ges in a!Jcged arson fires and burglaries in Police ha,"C also connected the sus· time to answer career opportunity. all 18 programs \\ith degrees avail the northern part oi the state," fa-.ns Carbondale. pccts to a burglary at Covenant questions regarding associates and able in different departments, 14 of said. Eric M. Brulmson, 42, is charged Christian School, 2605 Striegel Road bachdor's dcgrccs for students and which.are bJchelor·s dcgrccs, fa-ans Elaine Vitello, dean of the with two counts of arson and three and an auto burglary at West Bus counselors from 33 high sc!1oot~ ar.d said. Coll.:gc of Applied Sciences and counts of burglary, and Christopher Service, 700 NC\v Era Road. As of seven community colleges in the About tw<.'-thirds of the students Arts, felt the presentation \\-.S well A. Hepburn, 21, is charged with one Monday, police were investigating two Chicagoland area. in automotive teehnohgy are trans· worth the trip. rount ofarson and two counts ofbur additional fires on Norwest Lane, less Faculty and staff traveled. to fer students with :.n associate's "\Ve broke ground there,• Vitello glary. than two blocks from Akhtar's office. Prairie State College in Chicago degree, said Jack Greer, chair of said. "I think they were most Bruhnson's bail was set at Bruhnson has a previous sexual Heights during the latter half of fall automoti,'C rcchnolngy. impressed with the ,-ariet}' of entry S50,000, and Hepburn's bail was set assault comiction, Assistant State's break to feed students and adminis "\Ve're the main transfer col1ege lC\'CI positions and starting salary for at S25,000 in a hearing before Judge Attorney.Mark Harnrock said. tr.1tion information on their career at the Unh"Crsity," Greer said. graduates." David Watt at the Jackson County Bruhnson told Judge Watt he has choices in technological fields. The presentation started \\ith A prospecti,·c automoth'C techni Jail on Tuesday. The suspects' prelim· not maintained a job for 20 years, \\ith The 2+2+2 Experience, which l\lichaeline Reinke, a counselor and cian with only an associate's degree inary court hearing date was set for his family mailir:g him monC): refers to the tr.1nsition from high transfer coordinator at Prairie State, would only be able to get a job at a Dec.4. When Watt ,tskcd Bruhnson why school to a community college to a who clullenged educators to think franchise dealership, where a student The suspects were arrested he had not worked for 20 )"Cars, he university, is what most students do differently about traditional uith a bachelor's degree is able to Sunday for alleged involvement in six replied, "I \V'aS sitting in prison." in the College of Applied Sciences approaches to career planning. start at the corpor..te l(vcl, said arsons and three burglaries in Arson is a class 2 felony CltI)ing a and Arts, said Candy Ev-ans, associ A career-oriented college pro Greer. Carbondale. The most-recent arson sentence of between three :o SC\'Cn ate dean for academic senices. gram presentation followed, where "The four-year degree opens a lot occurred Thursdav at the office of }'Cars in prison and fi!les of up to Prairie State hosted the ronfer administr.1tion and facult}· pro,ided more Looking for a place to live??? Grab that on-campus room you've been eyeing!! From 8am-5pm, Thursday First come, First serve Hurry and take advantage of all we offer: -ethernet -food, ready to eat ,(with no dishes) -cable TV -low costs -computer labs -short walk to dasses Contracts O.ffice - 453-2301 -University Housing ... The Perfect FitJ CURRENTS NOVEMBER 14, 2001 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PAGES 'He can also find n1y keys'. Christine Coniglio, prepares River, her Siberian Husky, for the "puppy runaway" exercise Saturday afternoon. This purpose of this exercise was to "teach the dogs the game; as Kathy Chanez, the class instructor, puts it On the trail · amela Thomas sprints across the Pleaf-littered field wi!:: T~ost just before the bluffs of Shelter One at Giant City State Park. Meanwhile, Kathy Chanez str.iddles Tho.ms' squirming German Shepherd, grasping her h:u- ~:~~= ~ound ncss tightly. STORY BY MARLEE:S: TROUTT • PHOTOS BY MARY COLLIER "When the h:u-ness is on, that mc:tnS it's time to work,• Chanez says, holding back one of her newest pupils in Canine Search and Rescue. The h:u-ncss will not be rcmo\'c:d until 2-yc::u--old l\lclly locates the missing person, in this case, her owner. , "She's le:ning you. \Vatch her," Chonez per· suad<:$, as her tiny frame muscles the near·som· ersaulting dog into restraint. "I'm Jca.,;ng )'Ou,"Thomas yells behind her. Just as Thomas disappears bclund a tree in the thick wood, Chanez releases the nC:IJ'•crazcd, yet focused l\lclly ,.,;th the comm:nd, "Find her." "Find her" is the first command Chanez, a lecturer in the Spanish Department, teaches ;earch and rescue dogs. It's also the first step in 3 career that ,.,;II likely include sa.,;ng the life of a lost person, tr.icking :i criminal or locating a dumped dead body. Find her Melly docs. As Melly progresses she wili refine her amazing sense of smell, 100 times more powerful than a human's, to locate her missing loved o:ie. "They ha,.., good noses, but they don't know how to use them," Chanez says. "Most just use their noses to read the neighborhood doggy newspaper." Kathy chdnez and a student prep~re another dog for a practice ~earch and rescue _The dog's uncanny s:n.Je of smell is an run. The progran, teaches dogs and their owners how to locate missing people, inacdible tool that isn't used enough, she con bodies or items. tends. There arc too few c:xpcrts in a tr.Ide that could, :unong other things, help locate surviYor. SEE LOST r. ..;c 9 NEWS DAILY WYPTIAN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001 • PAGE 9 LOST ing a month ago, has wanted to do this ever since she was 7-ycars-old "First, sttidents would CDNTINUED FROM PAGE /l and a local boy got lost in the learn a lot about dogs, woods. and certainly about how in tragedies like Sept. 11. This is "By the time they found rum it to work together as a why Chonez would like to imple- v;as too late," Coniglio remembers team. In absence of ment a Canine Search and Rescue of her youth in Murphysboro."] was program at SIUC, teaching dogs the thinking if ] could take one of my disaster, the University language of the nose as she teaches dogs out there, she could've found could have competitions humans the more traditional forms rum." like any other sport." of communication. On this outing, Coniglio and her Chonez says this program, 6-ycar-old son are the missing per Kathy Chonc: unique to SIU, would be rife with sons that wiJI be found by one trainer, Canine Sean::ll and Resrue community senicc and educational Chonez's seven dogs, Koenig. value, besides just befog a "hell of a Koenig, a longhaircd German lowing the "scent cone," Koenig good time." Shepherd, is the 94-pound residcn- doesn't have to tediously retrace "First, srudents would learn a lot . tial expert. He has located victims steps. He can find the victim, cadav about dogs, and certainly about how that have been kidnapped into the er or scent article in the shortest to work together as a team. ln ·woodlands, driven off in a car and route possible. absence of disaster, the Univcn.ity then dragged again through night "They start to realize the scent could have competitions like any shrouded forest. He can track a has changed. They stay within those othLr sport." missing person five days after he or borderst Chonez says, zipping : I She also foresees engineering she has disappeared, even if they are behind a bullet-fast Koenig who is I srud'.'Ilts creating rubble piles, mir- atop a tree. Most amazingly, he can wagging his tail with the knowledge , l roring those in structural collapses. do this all without having the luxu that he is "paws awayft from the find. I They have to be designed to protect ry of a prior sniff of the victim. Chonez warns between heavy I the waiting live victim. While "He can also find my keys; breaths that this art is not for the Chonez recognizes the University's Chonez says, listing the many lost weak in spirit or physical prowess. depleted budget, she says the pro- articles Koenig has found, such as Trial runs have trainees spring out gram would magnetize prospecth·e her cell phone and a friend's calcula- of bed to heed the emergency search students. :or. and rescue call, plowing through "Srudents at universities come As Coniglio skips over log and coyote-stocked, pitch-black forest. from all o\·er. If thfy participate for vine, she drops a clue for Kuenig: Within minutes, Koenig reaches four years, we will have outstanding her headband. the green stones, tenderly nosing handlers of dogs locating in com- "Presumab'y, we're walking the rescued. Chonez raises her arms munities all over the country, forev- through the woods and we get lostt high in the air and declares "Good er car?)~ng the name S]U as sponsor Coniglio says, explaining the role boy between loving embrnccs. His of that resource." · play. "Eventually we're going to give harness is removed and Chonez Although University officials are up. We're tired and hungry. flings a tennis ball for the 6-ycar-old not "picking up the scent" of her "\Ve'rc just going to sit here a lit detective to chase as his reward. proposal, she continues to teach tle bit and crc:ite a scent poolt she He prances gleefully after it, SIU students such as Thomas, a says, plopping down on a mossy proud of yet another job well done. senior in German from Germany, as stone slab after spelunking over a well as anyone else that's wiJling to rocl.·y stream. Reporter Marleen Troutt am be work hard. Most hounds tn1ck by folloning reached Christine Coniglio is one of the footstep to footstep. But members at [email protected] willing. She admits her HusJ...-y, of the Chonez pack are skin cell River, does not have the same natur- O'J'erts, though they may not know SCOOBY DOOBY DO MARY CDUJER ""." DAILY EGYPTtA.N al propensity for this line of work as it. Skin particles flake off the body With his attention focused on his owner, Rossa awaits release from do the Shepherds, but she's \\illing and remain in the air, creating an i ff you and your dog are ready for the i trainer Kathy Chonez. Rossa is practicing with the canine search and to try hard to teach her baby to . in\isible field that is only perceived i challenge, contact Kathy Chanez at ! i 6U-32t2. I rescue group at Giant City State Park on Saturday afternoon. "focus." Coniglio, who started train- by a trained dog's nostrils. By fol- PRISONER CD!fllNUED FROM PAGE i Wisconsin legislatures study fo his immediate release. She said the group is also filing a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit and a civil rights lawsuit alcohol's effects on consensual· sex "The FOIA lawsuit is extremely important. \Ve are seek KATIE LINE at Helping Abuse and Violence End Now, said "Protection for underage: drinking is critical," fog thousands of documents that THE MARQUETTE TRIBUN~ (Ml'IRQUE'ln U.) last month that opponents to the bill argue that said Becky Westerfelt, cxecuti\-c director of me are being withheld by the FBI alcohol is different from other intoxicants because Rape Crisis Center in Madison. "Kids are scared pertaining to the case," Chiala the \ictim is not completely without faul:. they're going to get in trouble so they don't report said. "We are cominccd that there MILWAUKEE (U-WIRE) - The State Rep. Frank Boyle (D-Madison) is one assaults. So, the assaulters get away with it, and is new evidence supporting \Visconsin state legislature has been struggling such person. when they do, they'll do it ag-..in." • · Leonard Peltier's innocence in with a question - what constitutes sexual "I think we are entering the valley of the The Rape Crisis Center is one of many orga those documents." =ault? absurd," Boyle said. "l understand hmv the date nizations on the OW-Madison campus that is She also said that the civil Current law indicates that a sexual assault rape drug (can take away consent). But, a lot of working to promote the bill's pa5S2ge. rights suit is airr.ed at stopping the im·ohing intoxicants requires that the ,ictim be people knmvingly drink. Who is going to s:iy that The UW Women's Center is a referral sen-ice FBI and U.S. proscrutors from unconscious when assaulted or given an intoxicant they were forced to drink?* that distributes pamphlets from groups that help making what the LPDC say are that inhibits consent to have sex. • Boyle said victims can still p=-c they were women. It also sponsors support groups and crroncc.us statements about Peltier State Rep. Terese Berceau (D-Madison) has raped - they just cannot use alcohol to pro\,: it. speakers and has been promoting the biJI through to the public. one problem with this - alcohol, an intoxicant Powell disagrees. its activities, said one group member, U\V senior "It ,\ill stop the FBI from dis that is used in O\'er 63 percent of so-ual assault "A victim will ruin their case as soon as they Susie Mazzie. seminating statements, for exam cases, is not on the list. say alcohol was to blame bcciuse that implies she Men Opposing Sexual Assault is another ple, that Leonard Pel.tier shot the According to a spokeswoman from the was conscious," Powell said. . Madison group that supports Bcn:.cau. agents, when in fuct the U.S. pros Wisconsin Coalitiop Against Sexual Assault, or Supporters of the proposal emphasize that "We had a rally at the Capitol where we found ea11or now concedes they cannot WCASA, W'isconsin is the only state that specif alcohol can intoxicate a \ictim enough to hinder the support of a few state senators," said UW prove who shot the agents," ically separates alcohol from other intoxicants. consent. senior Austin King. "] g,>t Rep. Sheldon Chiala said. "If the FBI is barred On Sep. 26, Berceau announced a proposal to The WCA~A referred to a study done by Wasserman by calling him C\-"CI)' day and aft:r a from maki• .g those kind of state reverse the 1996 amendment that took alcohol off Da\id Lisak, "Intmiew With A Rapist." In his week, he decided to sponsor the biJI. I did the ments, it "ill remm,: one of our this list, \vhich includes such intoxicants as hero study, Lisak questioned "undetecterl" rapists who same thinp\ith Rep. (Mark) Pocan CD-Madison) greatest barriers in the path to jus in, ecstasy and c.ue rape drugs. A second part of scx-ually assault women th; :-,:gh the use of alcohol as well." tice." the proposal would exempt underage drinkers and who were never reporttd to authorities. The King said that since the bill has not been suc The FBl's l\•Iinneapolis from punishment if they were the victim,; of or subjects were from D,1:..:- l'niversity and the cessful in the legislature, it is up to supporters to Bureau could not be rcacherl for ,vimesses to a sexual assault. University of Massachusetts-~oston. get the word out. • comment. Howe\1:r, nearly two months after the propos In one specific example, Lisak talks to a pre Because support srom the UW-Madison cam al was made on the campus of the University of law senior who holds parties for the pwpose of pus has been so strong, Powell felt B=u would Reporter \Hlliain Alonso can be \Visconsin-Madison, there arc few sponsors of getting freshman girls intoxicated through alcohol be more than willing to speak to students at reached at the biJI in the state legislature. Opponents agree and raping them. Marquette about the proposed biJI. [email protected] that alcohol without any other drug cannot inhib~. "By passing a bill like this we arc tclling people MUSG sh0\\1:d interest as 'Vcll. However, no it someone &om gi\ing consent to sex, a, that they can't get away ,vith using alcohol as a arrangement has been made thus fu. \Visconsin law currently indicates. way to have so: ,\ith someone," said state Rep. Currently, the proposal has beer, forwarded to Only seven of 132 congress members arc co Sheldon \Vassermcn (D-Madison). "There's a the Committee of Criminal Justice in the state sponsoring the proposal, said Tom Ponell, aide to perception that nlcohol makes it OK. That's Assembly and is looking for a hearing to deter SEElT Berccau.· absolutely false.• mine ifit "ill be passed onto assembly for a vote. r· ·-;.;;-;;~cusslon on LNnard I *I don't know if it's because they fccl it's too Supportm emphasize the importance of the "It is not an easy bill,• Br:n:cau said. "We are I A.Iller will be al 7 p.m. lonlghl In contro\'ersial, they don't understand it or they second portion of the proposal as well. It would going to have to introduce it in the next session I Ba/rD('fll C of the Studenl Center. don't believe in it,* Bcm::au said. · exempt underage drink~rs from punishment if because I don't think it ,1ill be quick passage." Janine Arseneau, a social worker and an officbl they were invoh,:d in a scxu:tl assault case. The next scs.-ion ,,ill be held in February. PACE 10 • WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14 2001 DAILY Ear!'TIAN NEWS New teDephone Soccer club awaits rare opportunity service for SDUC SIU players head to nationals }A:S:E HUH SARAH ROBERTS "It's just an easier way for people to DAILY EoYrTJ.\N D. .iLi· Elwrn.~~ get a sen-ice that has been a,·J.ilable for \'C.trS," Smart said. Diverse faces are making quite an imr:cssion on the Before ill, people ,,ith disabili SIU Soccer Club. Communic.1tion between people ties lud to dial a 1-800 number for Amidst the turbulent times in which the United States \\ith he.tring or speech disabilities assistance. But all telecommunica mntinues to shoulder the war on terrorism, :i te:im ofded ,ind those without hls been made tions carriers in the United States, icated SIU soccer players negate the opinion that the e.1sier ,ia a new telephone ,ervice in including wireless and pay-phone Sept. 11 C\'Cnts ha\,: strained rclat\ons with other nation· r,lace at SIUC. prO\iders, must prmide ill rRs alities. Tne new shoncut, cillcd 711, pro· dialing according to rules adopted by On a late l\ londay afternoon, the players huddled on ,ides acn-ss to all Tclt-communications the Federal Communications Stehr Field to use t!1cir last days of practice before drhing Relav Sen-ices (TRS). A text tcle· Commission last }'L-at. do,m to the University of Ahbama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., pho~e user simply has to dial 711 to ;\ lost campus users are on the tod.ty to compete in the Collegiate Soccer Sports Club reach a TRS pro,ider, or relay center. Centrex phon~ system and dial 9 for Championships. Tcarns from the Urfr,-crsity of Arizona There, J communications assistant an outside line. They should dial 9- and Florida State Uni,-crsity \\ill be among their compc· pl.ices the call to a voic~ user and then 711 for access to TRS. Other offices, tition. rehys the conversation by transaibing like Touch of Nature and He:id Start, With a top 4 in the regional rank behind the te:im, spoken content for the text user and arc on either a PBX or Norst.tr sys· three international players ha\,: maintained focus on the re-.1ding text aloud for the voice user. tem. Those users dial 9-9 for an out• gan1e- C\'Cn after the Sept. 11 tenorist att:2cks. :\like Smart, an assistant manager side line and should dial 9-9-711 for l\l.trccl l\lansfcld, an exchange student from in the Information Technology· TRS access. Hamburg, German}; said he values the experience of plar Telecommunications Department, ing for an American unh-crsity. said this is not a new sen-ice, just a R~port..'T Sirrah Roh'T!S can b.: mi.::~d "It's such an unique opportunity for me and it's the new way of reaching it. at srobcrts158hotm.1il.com first time for SIU to play for the nationals," l\ fansfeld said. At the same time, nlansfeld is taking advantage of his one ycar stay under the exchange program to obsem: American sentiments and \-alues. "I find it interesting to be here during the C\'Cnts of MAltY CoLUUI - 0AJLY EaYPTt-" • U. Mississippi fraternity Sept. 11. The wave of patriotism is completely nC\v to me,- :\lansfeld said. "It is unthinkable in German}; where Ameen Attas, a sophomore in information systems people would blame the lazy go,-cmment and bcl"Ome technology, from Geddah, Saudi Arabia, kiclcs a handed year,long suspension suspicious. soccer ball Clver his head at practice Monday evening. Attas is one of three international students ELIZABETH YosTE closed unril that time. and residents "Patriotism is seen as the first seed to nationali~m and D.~JLY ~1J,,1;,1rr1.~s (U. ~IJ,,i,,1rr1) mustmO\-coutbnheendofthesemes- that's why Germany is critical of patriotism." in SIU's soccer dub that are traveling to _soccer ter. All officers ~\'C resigned thcir posi In the ne.tr future, l\ lansfcld said he hopes 10 become nationals in Alabama late this week. tions, and an alumni bo.lrd \\ill assun1e a rr.mslator and work for "German), France or C\Tn the OXFORD, :'lliss. (U-WIRE) mntrol of ch1pter operations. Uni11.J Sta•es." "America is wiy behind and soccer hasn't achiC\i:d that -The University of:\lississippi chap· Chancellor Robert Klm·.1t s.1id Te-.1mm:ites appreciate the comp.1ny of the intema· status here. You could pretty much tell from watching the ter of Alph.1 Tau Ornega has been sus· he thinks the chapter's pun'ishmem tional players, as well as die aduetic skills they bring to the World Cup series," Bofili s.iid. "Americans put so much rendeJ from c:1.mpus for one year :I.lier will send a message to other student team. money in other sports except i11 soccer." a r..ciilly otfon;ive ph.itograph was organizations. -111ey'rc good pla)'Crs and it definitely helps the qua!· Still, Bofili notes that as mar,: American children are taken at an annual Halloween cos· "There w.1s a thirJ im-csti~tion by ity of the tc.tm," said Sm-c Cook, an undecided junior inmh-cd in soccer, the sport is gradually picking up steam. tume party and posted on the the di\ is ion of student iifc, and the fra. from Ol)mpia Fields. "It's just like meeting new people. Since the second week of school, the club has met on· lntrrnet. An inv::stigati\'C committee temity cooperated. l11c =mmenda· \ \'e talk and inter.tel about how soccer is ph)i:d at their the field four days a \\-eek for two hours e:ich da): at t!,e uni\·ersitY announced the deci• tion, I think, sends a strong mess.i,,<>e cnuntr:es and what the mltur..-s are like." The international pla}-crs say the lack of fin.incial sion .\lond.iy e~·cning. that in,ensiti\ity and disrespL'\."t are just Annthcr plaJ-cr, Ameen AttlS, a sophomore in infor• resources and O\,:ra]j enthusiasm for the sport fails to The photograph depicted two not accept.ihle on this campus," Khapt mation systems technoloro; came from Geddah, Saudi dampen thcir athletic pride. members - one dressed as a polio:man said. "I think the wmmunitv has Arabia, wd abides by his ;\luslim practices daily. "I think soccer is more a part oflife from where they're pointing a gun a: the head of another, responded in such a clear conJ~mna· Fe-aring a backl.ish a;.r.linst d1c l\Iuslim-American from, whereas here, it's a spon," Cook said. "All the soc· who was dressed in blackfacc. knccling tion of thar bdu\ior dut C\'Crybody has population, AttlS expressed his concerns to his teammates cer play-crs here are passionate about it, it's just that the and picking cotton. The two members learned a lesson from dus. Let's just soon after the terrorist attacks. He w.1s relie,-cd to he:ir the spon is built into their culjUre." h.id been expelled from the chapter last pray it doesn't luppcn 3t,r.lin." team's reassurances of support. Like l\lansfeld, Bofili and Artas agree that despite week as the investigation bei;an. Khapt said he hopes the incident ·rm not r..-ally scm:d bc.:ause C\'eryone here told me being in an awl..·ward situation on foreign land, bearing Another member also has been raises the sensimity IC\-cl, and campus that C\'el)1hing would be all right," Artas said. \\itness to Amerids tragedy and how Amcric:iru arc cop· c:xpelled sincx: the incident. community members can tre:il e:ich Artas adds that his te:immates' encour::gingwords and ing with it has forged an unforgettable experience of their The committee decided the chapter other '>ith more :cspect. their sh.tred lO\'e for soccer pro,idcs a comforting social youth. is prohibited fiom meeting or holding t\s a proacti"c measure, the cfaision suppon. "The soccer club has been a great experience for me. socitl mitics unril next NO\=ber. ofstudent life is n:quiring all g=korga· "We arc all in rhis together. They're like a family to College was supposed to be about finding yowsclf, learn The campus fraternity house: ,,ill be nizations to attend sensithity training. me,"hesaid. ing about,thc other cultures and broJdcning your hori· :'lle:inwhile his family li\ing in Saudi Arabia is ple:iscd zons. No matter what backgrounds we ha\,:, \\T all come to know that Atta~ is getting along well on his O\\TI and together as :i te:im on the soccer field," Angd said. "No supports his inmh-c. "lent \\ith the te:im. matter what race, socio-economic class, ,::,r where you Ben Angel, pmidcnt of the soccer club, cherishes the mme from, \\T come together to play the most popul.tr life-long friendships that ha\'e cvol•:ttl from die group. spon in the world." "It's '.ind of like a fraternity. All of us hang out outside of soccer," Arigel saiJ. Rc/'1TIL'T ]an.! 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Spakovszk)· said the occtll!Cnce The victory there al.so "cuts off numerous city and state officials His daughter is typic:illy acti,·e in of an engine burning or sparking, as the Taliban supply lines and builds produced the Amtrak station, the soccer, although she's out with a COLU:MBIA,Mo.(U-WIRE) "itnesses claimed, is not uncom up the supply lines of the American Pleasant Hill Road overpass and broken arm, and his son plays bas - Less than 15 miles from the wreck mon. led alliance," he said. the pedestrian overpass by the SIU ketball. age of the ''Vorld Trade Center, "Sparks can be caused from rom The Northern Alliance also Physical Plant. Another project Dohcrty's \\ife, Barbara, laughed another rommercial 2irplane crashed prcssors getting old or even a bird claims to have conquered the city of goal was to dep~ess the railroad about her husband's cooking habits. l\fonciay in the borough of Qieens. strike,• he said. "Or it could be due to Herat in western Afghanistan. tracks through town, which ulti "He does enjl'y it a lot," she said. American Airlines flight 587, engine surge, a form offlow inst:.bil "Herat is particularly impottant mately became too expensive. "It's something I happily let him CUl)-ing 246 passengers and nine ity of the rompression system." because it's close to Iran," Wallace Since his fim city ~pericncc, do." crew members, cr.1Shed in a Qieens The proximity in both time and said. "It would :illow for major Doherty has aimed for the position Doherty calls it a •s;ress buster," residential area at 8:17 a.m. Centr.tl geography to the site of the Sept. 11 refugee relief to come in for that part of city manager. In 1985, he was but despite his coolcing skills, time, just four minutes after takeoff terrorist attacks fueled speculation of Afghanistan." promoted to assistant city manager Barb:ira does not find her husband from John F. Kennedy Airport. The that Monday's crash was an act of This string of recent military ~ic and personnel officer. Through a so helpful \\ith the laundry: flight was e_n route to Santo terrorism. In a press conference tories could cause a momentum shift few more years as an interim and But she does not have rom Domingo, Dominican Republic. Monda)~ White House spokesman in favor of the loosely banded then dcpu~· city manager. Doherty plaints about his job interfering too At press time, 161 bodies had Ari Fleischer wgcd Americans not Northern Alliance that had been was given the title he"d longed for in much with family life. heen recovered from the wreckage. jump to ronclusions. ,vithout success ·for. a long time, 1992. Although the position does liniversity of :Missouri spokesman "1\-e been informed tl1.~t no U.S. Wallacesaid. Nearly 10 years later, there arc require Doherty to be out some Christian Basi said he does not knmv government official gave any indica The United States is using many things Doherty is p1oud of, evenings, Barbara said the only of any MU graduates or students tion that the crash was sabotage," he airstrikes ,gainst Taliban forces to but the building he sits i"l daily is times it bothered her is when he inrnh·ed the cr:tsh. said. support :!N: Northern Alliance one of the most important. was out patrolling during Federal A,iation Administration Fleischer ronfirm~d that the forces. U.:;, officials al.so said there The City H:ill and Ci,ic Center, Halloween nights. spokesman Bill Schumann told plane's crew never reported an emer- are special operations forces on the 200 S. Illinois Ave., was built in "It's just part of his job," she said. reporters Monday morning the gency while in ffight. · ground in Afghanistan helping to October 1996. Dohem· said the "There are a lot of things going on cause of the ,\ubus A300 crash was Pentagon officials have con train opposition forces and coordi personal gratification is·one reason in the community that he feels it"s unknown. firmed that the Taliban is \\ithdraw nate airstrikes. he joined public sen·ice. important to attend." Some \\itnesses to the crash said ing from Kabul, the Afghan capital The U.S. special forces arc valu "It brings a tremendous number :Meanwhile, Dohem· said he is the plane's left engine exploded in early luesda): The ,vithdrawal able because they are highly trained of people into downtown happy in Carbondal~. Recentiy ffight, and others claimed the jet's cooes days after the Northern and can communicate ,\ith other Carbondale from :ill over the state," appointed as chairman of the right engine burned before it fell Alliance took over the stratl!gic city U.S. forces much better than many of he said. "[Public senice] is where · Illinois Law Enforcement Traini,1g from the plane. ofMaz.ar-e-Shari£ the .Northern Alliance leaders, said vou can have most direct interaction Standards Board, he appears to The latter of the two circum The city in northwest Capt. David Voelker of the MU ,,ith citizens and provide the basic have found his niche. The board stances is unlikely, said Zo!tan Afghanistan fell to Northern Army ROTC. servi<:s to them." certifies all 35,000 police officers in Spakov,zl,.·y, professor ofaeronautical Alliance forces m-er the weekend. They can also rommunicate well The Superblock and the Mill Illinois and sets the standards for engineering at the 1'vlassachusetts The city's geographic· location with members of the Northern Street underpass were also huge police training. Institute ofTechnology. gives it a high .strategic significance. Alliance. accomplishments. He said both A quick search on his computer, "h's hard to believe that an It could :illmv U.S. forces to have projects are examples of the perks of and Dohem· cannot find his his job. resume, a sign° he is no: interested in "Bringing people together leaving the community soon. toward the same goal, dealing with "I\-!y goal was to be city manager people, helping people, solving of Carbondale and I achieved that ~eorgetown students find problems - l"m in a position to goal, and we've done so many good make a positive impact,• he said. tnings," he said. It is harder for Dobert)· Io dis· He said Carbondale is especially holiday travel: plans uncertain can the dislikes of worlcing for the challenging because of the young, ROSANNE TINGIR up ''Cl}' quickl);" l\1aryland A,iation "The time for my flight home for city, so much that he hesitated a transient residents. His sense of TUE H0YA(G!0RGETO\l'N U.) Administration employee Melanie Thanksgr.ing has been changed t\vicc, long time before responding. humor shines through in his ad,ice J\1iller said. "Parking lot totals arc the and yesterday I n:a:ived a notice that With few dislikes, his largest for Carbondale: "Stay off the same nmv as they were before Sept. my flight time for Clui.tmas has also challenge is that of balancing his streets." But added, -,vork hard, WASHINGfON (U-WIRE)- In 11,9shes:ud. been changed/ Jessica Ncidhart, who job ...,;th his family. Although he but enjoy life. Pursue your inter response to the Sept. 11 att:icks, Washington Dulles International lives in Seattle said. works often, he tries not to take ests." GcorgetO\\n Univeisity students' trav Airpon is also operating near its regu I "Since rm flying cross-counoy I work home and does not work on Doherty said he once thought el plans hm'C changed due to height lar schedule. Hm,'C\--er, the tcnorist have to take multiple flights and the the weekends. about business, and almost took the ened airline and railway security. attacks ha\-c prompted many flight connections ha\'C been getting messed ."You wart to be there for them," graduate school administration test. Airline traffic deaeased by 34 per cancellations in the D.C. area, espe up." he said. "I've tried to manage that a He signed up, prepared for it and cent in September, according· to th: cially Ronald Reagan Washington National and Dulles airports report little better for me and my family." then overslept. Maryland A~tion Administration. National Airpon. As of Oct. 26, the that due to security reasons passengers The 48-ycar-old Doherty is "I took that as some sort of Local airports, such as federal gm=ent has approved only should :mm: at least m-o to three direction," he said, laughing. 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HouseRaf:tl PAGE 16 •WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14 2001 DAILY Eovt'TIAN COMICS J}ormant Life by Garry Trudeau by Jack Ohman r!fLectures r!frerm Pape l!fJob Leaue 'em a/I-behind and get autta here. r~~fR''"~ w Daily Crossword :lenl>l>om'Ti. VA1ol / ~-ado:w,t TIIOldonl'lam- ACROSS n u ,, w- 3 ShowUtS!alo J .t I ( S AMPS SIA[ . . ili • 4 Fc,hl-7 IPapu'P<'ottre"•l1'1 ti"\. l;l .. .. 15 SlrM1sky or 41 ~ 110n1 • 7 Puttio AO A I nw'" All;fRS ,. 47S.,,,,.,., l'-"-w, ITSEL, ZANE f.Ei\:J" " 41Clpnod ,e='cty IScod&hGMic ,. CA l , Tr::FLY .. .. (:11" ~ 41Ucreollht 1006ul .. . 17Bordtn'a IS A 0 . . l A A EA ~ !;f. .. !IS IEH ID('" DSllll .11Pa;,olna.,.. " mn ~" 51~'1)11 n~- .. CAVE , 19~ .. ~,. • FiQ -r..1111 .. ow 1-.1111 ... PHO N 0 ... 20IIWl-bom " ~!ft ~~· 12Fcolpm ._, 13y.,.. M I ss, N Q l - 'Wli!rlglor" . " . . .. INK • 0 I GOllCI' TrlYlls'°""" 21 Said ASSJ Tl E Q ,., 8i ., S111ooJo 22\'llatritl!y ... IS li!! HE! L 0 N l or ,.,,, l!f" 5-IOnawoodwn:t 23Too Zl~ .. ARN ( E f ON TEENY .. 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But the officiating in the But all the supportive words in "He's always going to be in th,t play basketball professionally after [Missouri] V:1.llcy'• probably going C'.)NTJNUEOFROH rACE 19 the world won't change what hn glass bubble where people arc going he graduates, and the SIU coaching to be a little different than what I'm become reality. There is little in to be ahnys \V3tching him. He's staff is imploring him tu use his used to, so I think I'm go;ng to have coa~h Bruce \Vcbcr an;:! SIU Roberts' life that is !imple anymore. going to have to be special before he final year of college eligibility to add to alter my game a little bit." Athletic Director Paul Kowalczyk \Vhether he's at a movie, hanging gets totally accepted." polish to his game. Roberts is scl1edulcd to graduate both consulted with people familiar out ,vith friends on the wccl,cnd or His SIU teammates, however, "He gives us an inside force, both in December in university ~tudics with Roberts' circumstances, and just sitting in class, there\ 31ways have already welcomed him. on the defensive er:d and hopefully the only maj SHIPLEY physic.tl player who was as "hard mates n:tcrn:d · to Carbondale as noscd as they come." Shiplc)'\ille, because he was doing all "Rebounding was the area I took great pride in. CXNTl:S:UED FRmt rAGE 20 While Watson would hardly label the intcniews and attracting the press Just because you are big or a great athlete or both ShiplC)· as a great athletic mam:l, he CO\'Ctage, doesn't make you a great rebounder. You have sport," Shiplc:paid. "In Centralia, bJS struggles to think of a more dctcr As Shipley begins his 11th year as to be able to antir:lpate." kctball was religion." mi:1cd player for SIU. a color analyst for SIU, he anticipates a Shipley's childhood dream was to "It wasn't a question what his return to glo11· for the Salukis. Rick Shipley one day be a member of tl1e Centralia rr.otivc w:is,"\Vatson said. "He alw:iys "SIU has their two best pla)'Crs lor.ner Salu!~t coming back, and ma)-bc the best play basketball team in the nation. It came hmv many points he got. He just er in the league in Rolan Roberts," fiom time to time. the simiL,rities between the two were true for ShiplC), and the experience wanted the ,ictor,,." Shipley said. "I\Iy expectations arc "l\ly game right now is not ,-cry ob,ious. and prestige gained from his time as Shipley continued to rack up high. I expect a league title and an good because I am about 30 pounds "ln wmc ways T tmmo:is reminded an Orphan prepared him well for SIU. rebounds for SIU and recalls his best NCAA appcar:irice this year." m,:r my best pla)ing weight," Shipley me of Shipley," Watson said. "Thc:-1 "!\lost high school ba1ketball memory as a Salulci coming on the Shipley p,"Jiscs the work of current said. •1 stay pretty cl.:,se to the floor both wanted to win and would do :!I team~ ~~!_l't get to play in fiont _of a night thC)' clinched the conference Salulci head coach Bruce Weber, who these days." the dirty work." couple thousand people or more C\"Cl}' title in the '89-90 season. he bcliC\'CS is bringing the excitement Shipley is a name synonymous Although Shipley will admit home game," ShiplC)· said. "We got \ Vatson also remembers that par back to Salulci basketball. with Salulci basketball, and although T unmans was a better athlete, both used to that in Centralia and it pre ticular =on well, and Shiplcy's dom Shipley thinks the Salukis' SUL'CCSS Shipley is now 10 ycan past his final pla)crs controlled the boards during pared me for college ball." inance under the b..:kct. this season is contingent on hmv well season as a Saluki, his lm-c for the team their reign as Salukis. Shipley selected SIU so his parents "I remember the 1,rame in the Valley the talented team can play together. remains strong. O,'Ct the years, one "He was a guy I enjoyed watching would ha,-c the opportunity to sec him Tournament w:1en Rick got 19 "If (Jermaine} Dearman and SIU pla)"Cr stands ouc in Shipley's as much as anyb,.xfy that !us been a pla), :nd as a child Shipley came to rebounds," Watson said. "He had such Roberts can play together and take mind. Not surprising!); that pla)-cr - Salulci since I left," ShiplC)· said. "Alter admire the coaching sl}ie of then great instincts and he knew how to get some heat off of(Kent} \V'illiams, they Marcus T unmans - happened to all, he abo wore No. 40. He had to be Benton High School coach Rich position." can score a lot ofpoints," Shipley said. share many of the same qualities that good." Herrin. Shipley cites rebounding as his Shipley's passion for basketball Shipley brought to the Salukis. Herrin took m-cr as SIU's head favorite aspect of the gaMe. He makes one wonder whether he still Timmons joined the Salukis the &pcrtn- Clint Harting can be re,u'vd coach in 19S5, and two seasons later, believes that to l:,,: a great rebounder, a finds himself compcti.,g on the floor =n after Shipley graduated, and al [email protected] Shifley was on board. person must have more than just ath "If you look back, some of the best lctic abilil}: offensh-c teams in SIU history were "Rebounding was the area• I took coached by Rich Herrin,• Shipley said. great piidc in," ShiplC)· said. "Just Shipley made an immediate bcc-Jusc you arc big or a great athlete or impact for the Salulcis, scoring in dou both doesn't make you a weal ble figures in 11 games his freshman rebounder. :'ou ha\-c to be ,b!e to season. He also became one of only anti.:ipJte." three SIU freshmen to lead the team In all, Shipley grabbed 983 in rebounding "ith 194 lx>uds. rebounds, good for fifth all-time in Rodnc:\' \Vatson, who has been an Saluki histo11: :mistant roach for the Salu!cis for 14 Shipley had quite the impact on yean, refers to Shipley as a:. extremely the Salukis. In his senior year, tc:o.m· $2 paperbacks. $4 hardcovers. 1 Plus publisher's discounts on ; Southern lllinois selrcted new and best-selling titles. - \1 Premier ~._., 11)~ Entertainment rhetoric and composition • Ch·il \\'ar .}J{f::~,i~~:· Venue Lincoln - frank Lloyd Wright mis mlDAY • HOVEMilER 16 Paul Simon will sign copies of his book, f} 1R/Bllr£ ,D fJf}0£ /l/f}11H£fn8 Freedoms Champion from 11:SO to noon. ·RIPPIN ·Btll/£8 $1.SCJ COORS UGHT • $1.50 JACK DANIELS ...... "' '- .. '•'-. '. 4 ..... ' ...... ' " ...... ~ ~ ...... --...... - ...... SPORTS DAILY EonTJAN PAGE 1 B • WEDNf~Df,Y, NOVEMBER 14, 2001 Because McClelland is only a voi· exceptions. MERCHANT untecr, he does not ha,-e the authority In lookir:g at the top finishers at CONTINUED FROM PAGE last weekend's NCAA :Midwest sports ~~~ 20 to travel the count,y and recruit ath · Novcmbcr13-Hovcm1Jcr19 Regionals, it is obvious that SIU is . ..~-----' letes to the SIU program. This le:n-es ~"'"\~~~~.,_-"\-,1:~'t:.~•-,1,,~•4"';::~:.... ~~------results last n,ar with DeNoon, but the responsibility to track and field behind the times as far as recruiting. i\kClellar.d.lus a different mie, and head roach C,memn Wright and his $ix of the top 10 men, including might be just what the Salukis need. assistants, who 1re e>.tr.:mely busy t1y the top three firushe,s, ~nd four of the He took a team that finished ing to recruit athletes in their e,-ents. top IO women at the meet are foreign. fa-en SIUs top runners - Donin eighth in the conference last s.,m0n, 11m brings up another weakness amid constant tension, and led it to a that the S::lukis need to add=s as Giat and Noa Beitl:r - are from Israd. Ho,\'e\'ef, those two runners are fifth-place firush this yc"lr. _. won as possible. SIU has to re.=it However, his pan-time position more distance .-unntrs from outside of better equipped for middle distances, has hindered him as well. He was the United States if it wants to reach as opposed to the longer ones. Wit.'1 6ght S:tluki freshmen this wublc to travel "ith the team to a the no.'t echelon as a cross country combined, the reams ha\·e a meet earlier in the ,=:- bec-.1use he program. ,-ear couldn't get time off from his jnb at a It is e,ident from our .nation's long ~trong base to build from. But until the Athletic Department brings in the local high school. histmy of runrung in the Ol)mpics ~kClelland ha•, s:ud how much it and marathons that long distance right personnel, it'll be no surprise to annoys him that he can't be with rus running is not the United S~tes' sec the S:tlukis rcm:un strugglin_g team all the time. He also s.ud it "ill forte. Americans ha,·e always cxcciled around the middle of the pack. be difficult during the offs. ason when in the sprints ad relays, but grandeur he is attempting to r.:rnut new run in the long::r distances has always Rep.ma Trod Mrrrham can be: readied at [email protected] ne.-s. seemed to elude us, with a few ran: fu'HousE PAGE 19 SOUTHERN NOVEMBER 14, 2001 Rolan's . :~~::i:;;~~~from Virginia re3emp t1on Tech still lingering, STORY BY JAY SCHWAB • PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE JAHNKE basketball powerhouse olan Roberts loves pit bulls. Above: Roberts' R "They're just good dogs," skills on the court Rolan Roberts Roberts said. "They're misundcr- could land him a is eager stood.• professional to ptove his An unusual attachment, per- basketball career. haps, but one that seems 2 perfect fit for worth at SIU. Roberts.ThewayRobertssccsit,!>cingmisun But now that derstood is part of his daily existence. "I'm not a bad person.once you get to know he's in the me," Roberts said. "People assume I :un because spotlight again, I'm so intimidating with my size and my can his talent looks." · But it's not Roberts' hulking presence as overshadow much as a wretched incident from his past that his past? gives some people an uneasy feeling when they meet him. . · Roberts, who· will be counted on as one of the premier wcapo:is ~n the SIU men's basket ball team this \\inter, has been unmist:ikably damaged since Jan. 29, 2000, a dav that destroyed hi~ reputation and has many';n the SIU community wondering if he's truly the \icious criminal that his record indicates or just --~j JMSKe7Jl4~~ a regul.u guy who became ensrwcd in an ugly situation. "It's like a scar that's always going to be there," Roberts said. "If }'OU get cut on }"Our face, the scar's always going to be there and ~ people arc going to remember }'OU by thaL" The S('lf Roberts refers to surfaced at the tail end ofwhat pm1iously had been a pleasant and productive college experience at Virginia Tech. It happened on a Saturday night, a few hou~ after a game, when Roberts had some people m·er to his apartment. He and teammate Dennis l\lims were both c:ircr~ining guests when l\ lims and a fem.Jc Virginia "It's like_ a Tech stud:nt headed to ~oberts' bedroom. When scar that's Roberts walked back to his room, the three b~:in engaging in :l \~ety of sex- always going ual acti-.ities. · TI,e rest of what hap to be there." pened is contingent on who. )'OU believe. The woman alleges that both l\Iims and Roberts had sex ,,ith her against her \\ill. Roberts vehemently con:~nds th.~t he did nothing wrong, S:l)ing that all of the sexual acb\ity that took place - including intercourse - w:is consensual. Prosecutors investigated the c:L , - . ~ -• ~;,;.:....· '"":._ .... _...... _...... ______. -... - -- .... -.. -. -- . - . - ..... 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