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monday Eastern Illinois University, Charleston Volume | 93 Issue | 44 3.19.07 Campus | lecture University | profile The Spadys could save Perry After their 19-year-old daughter’s death, this couple went on a mission to educate college your life students about the dangers of alcohol poisoning

By Stacy Smith Patty Spady | mother whose daughter died after binge drinking values Greek Life Reporter

Samantha Spady was president “I’m not trying to kill your college experience. I of her class and on the honor roll just want you to survive it.” in high school. strong She was the homecoming queen and the captain of the cheerleading team. Alcohol safety Lecture by Alcohol – the Sam Spady Story.” After graduation, she went “There’s a different flavor of it;it » What: “Death by Alcohol – The Sam Spady to Colorado State University tastes like soda. Kids feel like they’re Story,” an educational program sponsored with the hopes of owning a bulletproof to that.” by Sigma Pi. car dealership and moving Spady’s parents sent her away to teams » When: 7-9 p.m. today west. college with confidence she would First presidential But she never got the » Where: Buzzard Hall Auditorium make educated choices, but they didn’t chance. realize the environment in which she candidate to interview Her dreams ended was caught up. after a long night of binge Education Re- Their mission is to educate parents By Ashley Rueff drinking. source Center and students of the dangers of alcohol, Senior University Reporter Spady was found dead will talk about risks of large consumption and signs in the guest room of the alcohol aware- and symptoms of alcohol poisoning. Bill Perry spent five hours CSU Sigma Pi fraternity ness. Samantha’s parents have created exploring his possible future house Sept. 5, 2004. She Mike McKen- awareness cards to help educate home when visiting Eastern was 19 years old. na said he thinks students about what to do in situations during his off-campus interview One of the fraternity the program will when someone has had high alcohol with the Presidential Search members found her be influential Samantha Spady consumption. Advisory Committee in unconscious while giving and help educate For example, the first thing to do is late February. a tour of the house. She students. call 911 if someone cannot be woken Perry, the vice provost of was thought to have been “She was just like one of us,” said by yelling or pinching. Texas A&M University, has dead for 12 hours. McKenna, president of Sigma Pi. “She A sign that someone might have since been named one of three An educational got good grades and partied on the alcohol poisoning is if they have cold, finalists in Eastern’s search for its program will be held in weekend, which ended up bad.” clammy or discolored skin. next president. He will return to Buzzard Auditorium today According to the National Institute Patty Spady, Samantha’s mother, Eastern’s campus today. It will be from 7-9 p.m. sponsored of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, said knowing more about alcohol could the community’s turn to interview by Sigma Pi. 1,400 college students between the help other students avoid Samantha’s him during open forum sessions. The program will show ages of 18 and 24 die each year from fate. Perry said he’s looking forward “Death by Alcohol – The alcohol-linked occurrences. “I’m not trying to kill your college to the opportunity to meet more of Sam Spady Story.” “Liquor is different today,” said experience,” she said. “I just want you the community and to give campus A member of the Health Barry Bortnick, filmmaker of “Death to survive it.” a chance to meet him as well. “It seems like Eastern wants to be the best of its type, and that’s very attractive,” Perry said. “It’s a university | presidential search very strong university.” Perry has been at Texas A&M since 1971 when he was hired as an assistant mathematics professor. He A step closer to filling Lou’s shoes was not looking to leave his current position, but decided to look into the opportunity when Elaine Candidate interviews consideration by the Presidential Hairston, the search consultant Candidates for eastern’s next president Search Advisory Committee and hired by Eastern to assist in the scheduled this week the Board of Trustees. search, contacted him about the “The committee will be getting position. *Editor’s note: This is an updated the feedback, summarizing that and “I had a good feeling about the version of a story that ran March 9. then making a presentation to the opportunity, and at that point I Board about how they went about sent in my materials,” Perry said. By Ashley Rueff selecting these finalists and the He was born in Trenton, Mo., Senior University Reporter results of their visits on campus,” and grew up in Kansas City, Mo. said Robert Webb, chair of the He attended Park College in Eastern’s next president will come search committee and vice chair of Parkville, Mo., as an undergraduate from the University of Wisconsin at the Board of Trustees. “Everyone and later attended the University of Green Bay, Texas A & M University William Perry Blair Lord Sue Kiefer will see them somewhat differently, Illinois in Urbana-Champaign as a or from right here at Eastern. – Vice provost at – Provost and Hammersmith I suppose, but we are confident that graduate student. The names of the three final Texas A&M University vice president for – Provost and vice they will all make a good impression He began his professional career candidates in the presidential – Enrollment: 42,374 academic affairs at chancellor for academic on the university campus and in the as a teaching assistant in graduate search were released through a – On-campus Eastern affairs at University of public.” school and discovered that higher university-wide e-mail March 8 interview: today – Enrollment: Wisconsin-Green Bay Eastern’s President Lou Hencken education was his calling. that introduced the candidates and (Open sessions in the 11,336 – Enrollment: 5,312 will have breakfast with each “I wanted to teach at the college explained their on-campus visits for 1895 Room, MLK Jr. – On-campus – On-campus interview: candidate and guide them on a level, and I wanted to teach where this week. University Union) interview: Wednesday Friday tour through the Doudna Fine Arts people valued relationships,” Perry William Perry, the current vice Center. said. provost at Texas A & M University; “It looks to me like there’s three And that’s how he ended up at Blair Lord, Eastern’s provost and finalists in an ongoing presidential will allow students, faculty, staff, excellent candidates,” Hencken Texas A&M. Those relationships vice president for academic affairs; search at Edinboro University of administrators and the community said. are still important to Perry, and he and Sue Kiefer Hammersmith, Pennsylvania. to meet and interview the three One of the three finalists will thinks Eastern has an atmosphere of provost and vice chancellor for Brian Pitzer, Edinboro’s director candidates during open sessions take over for him when his contract closeness and personal interaction academic affairs at the University of Public Relations, said the throughout the week. expires June 30. as well. of Wisconsin at Green Bay will be university expects to name its next The campus community will be The Board of Trustees plans to visiting. president by April 11. able to fill out evaluation forms with name Eastern’s next president in » see perry, Page 5 Hammersmith is also one of three Eastern’s on-campus visits their opinions of the candidates for late March or early April. 2 news www.dennews.com | the daily eastern news | MONday 3.19.07 University| Law newsstaff

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Call Today for Reservations he said. about articles in their papers from “I have a very supportive 345-3353 or grantviewapts.com The bill could have helped university administration, she said. administration,” she said. Eastern alumnus Dann Gire and Garret said the bill also addresses “They really understand first former adviser of The Harbinger at the case of Hosty v. Carter, which amendment rights. Some people William Rainey Harper College in originated in January 2001 with have taken Hosty v. Carter as an Palatine. a lawsuit brought against a dean invitation to force advisers to do Not all pain relief Gire’s contract was not renewed at Governors State University by prior review. I haven’t had that in 2006 and the paper shut student journalists who claimed experience at all. It really makes comes in a bottle... down after printing a story the the college overstepped its bounds a difference when your college administration did not like, and when the dean demanded prior respects and understands student was not promoting Harper College, review of the campus newspaper, press law.” Tell your doctor as reported in the Daily Herald. The Innovator. The bill now heads to the House the right choice... In fall 2005, the paper ran a “It made perfect sense to where Rep. Naomi Jakobsson, D- story on a student suicide, which address the issue and get it Champaign, is its chief sponsor. happened in the bathroom next to straightened out,” Garret said. “I’m doing this because I work with Central Illinois Physical Therapy The Harbinger’s office. Gire said the The Seventh U.S. Circuit Court students all the time,” she said. “I 100 Professional Plaza, Mattoon story was written responsibly and of Appeals ruled in favor of the talk to students who are journalists, also included a sidebar detailing administration, and in its decision, and this bill provides that all 235-1245 345-1245 the warning signs of suicide and the court stated that the case of campus media produced primarily included support information. 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This means called for a $1.5 billion increase to SPICY of thousands of small businesses that 75 percent of all businesses in education funding and a new health CHICKEN SANDWICH across Illinois received letters Illinois will see no or little change program extending health insurance $3. W/ FF from Gov. Rod Blagojevich this in their taxes.” Blagojevich claims to everyone in the state. week addressing what he called in the letters that “loud voices in Blagojevich said he would pay 00 misinformation about his proposed Springfield” are wrongfully saying for it with $7 billion in new taxes, BOTTLES $6 billion business tax. But business that his “plan is bad for business including a $6 billion “gross receipts $2.Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light leaders say the governor’s letters and that your taxes will go up.” tax” on most kinds of business are misleading. The letters say In his annual State of the State transactions. University | BOT campus | back to class www.dennews.com | Page 3 Eastern to install campus monday sprinklers 3.19.07 By Ashley Rueff Senior University Reporter campusbriefs The Board of Trustees approved two purchase items totaling No memorization needed for $1,998,369 at the March 9 meeting open casting call at the CAT before spring break. The Charleston Alley Theatre, 718 The larger purchase item of Monroe Ave., is looking for people $1.5 million was approved for fire to participate in a staged reading of sprinkler systems and installation “Sonnets: Sequence.” in Andrews and Lawson halls. Tony Cox is the director of the “This is part of our plan to performance, which is scheduled for put sprinklers in all the university April 13-16. Those interested should resident halls,” said President Lou contact Cox at 345-1110 or the theater Hencken. at 345-2287. Sprinklers are already installed The first meeting is scheduled for in Carman and Pemberton halls March 29 at the theater. There will be and Greek and University courts. no memorization and little rehearsal Hencken said the sprinklers will be required for the performance. installed in Andrews this summer For more information, visit www. charlestonalleytheatre.com. and in Lawson during summer Amir Prellberg | The Daily Eastern News 2008. Dan Lavelle, a sophomore journalism major, carries his belongings Sunday afternoon into Taylor Hall following The lowest bids came from Au- spring break. – Marco Santana, Campus Editor tomatic Fire Sprinkler in Normal and Anderson Electric in Mattoon. Both companies have previously Lecture immigrant and done work for Eastern. campus | health minority women in America “We’re very fortunate that the Shirley Geok-Lin Lim, an English companies that we’ve worked with professor at the University of California, are the lowest bids,” Hencken said. Santa Barbara, will be on campus today “We were very pleased with the HPV vaccine still available for a lecture on immigrant and minority work that they’ve done.” women in the United States and cultural The other purchase item was Health Service to give differences. a $465,850 design contract with Lim is the author of many poems Moorhead-Gruber Architects of second round of shots STD remains a mystery to and short stories and is working on a Champaign to design renovations study of gender and nation in Asian- of the bathrooms and installation By Michelle Simek American cultures. Lim is also interested of kitchenettes in Douglas Hall. Health and Science Reporter many despite prevalence in ethnic and feminist and creative Hencken said Douglas Hall writing and cultural productions. will be the first of the residence Katie Trainor is one woman at The Associated Press The lecture is at 7 p.m. in the halls to have renovated bathrooms Eastern who is attempting to save Buzzard Auditorium. in the university’s plan to update her life. WASHINGTON — Dr. Elizabeth Poynor encounters anxious young women who the halls. The contract will be Trainor, a freshman communi- come to her New York City office with an HPV diagnosis nearly every working day. – Beth Hackett, Activities Reporter paid for with the increase in room cation disorders and sciences ma- The human papillomavirus is the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease – so common that researchers estimate most people will have some form of it and board fees, Hencken said. He jor, received the first round of the Eastern alum to show off her expects the plans to be finished by human papillomavirus vaccination in their lifetime. Young adults are especially at risk because they tend to be the March 2008. during winter break. most sexually active group. work at Tarble After about 10 minutes in She was scheduled to have the And yet Poynor finds that most of her young patients – even if they’ve heard Eastern alumna Anne Hughes is open session, Leo Welch, chair of second round during spring break. of a new vaccine aimed at preventing the worst kinds of HPV – know little about displaying her work of pastels and the Board of Trustees, called for HPV is a sexually transmitted the virus and the harm it can do. shadow boxes at the Brainard Gallery of an executive session for the board disease that can lead to terminal Many women find themselves scrambling to understand HPV after a routine the Tarble Arts Center. to discuss personnel issues and an illnesses. Pap smear determines they have it. And that, Poynor and others say, creates The exhibit, titled “Anne Hughes: acquisition of land. High-risk strands of the virus angst that could be avoided with more education. Inscrutable Life,” began March 10 and can sometimes lead to abnormalities “This is a very common problem, period,” Poynor, a gynecological oncologist will continue to run until April 7, 2007. in the cervix, which can turn into in private practice, says of HPV. “That’s the first thing I try to tell my patients to The exhibits and reception are free cervical cancer with time. put their minds at ease and to potentially take away some of the stigma that a and open to the public. Gallery hours weatheroutlook HPV has more than 100 strands. sexually transmitted disease might carry.” are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through But three rounds of the vaccination The reasons HPV is so little known are many. Poynor thinks higher-profile Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 can help prevent at least a few STDs, such as HIV and herpes, have overshadowed it. Others note that, when to 4 p.m. Sunday. For more information, Today strands. marketing its vaccine, pharmaceutical company Merck Co. has chosen to focus go to www.eiu.edu/~tarble or call 581- 57˚ | 34˚ “It only protects against four on the potential for cervical cancer rather than the virus itself, which also can 2787. strands, two low risk and two high cause genital warts. thunderstorms risk,” said Christa Smith, sexual And then there’s the gender divide. Both men and women can have high-risk – Marco Santana, Campus Editor health educator for the Health HPV and low-risk types. But, doctors say, high-risk strains pose more problems Education Resource Center. for women, potentially leading not only to cervical cancer but also to infertility. Forum on international women Low-risk strands can cause Frequently, men are seen as the silent carriers who can unknowingly spread HPV tuesday genital warts, which might be an to their sexual partners. leaders to be held Wednesday 52˚ | 44˚ indicator that a person has the And even when people know they have HPV, they often think condoms offer International Programs and virus. 100-percent protection when research has shown that they don’t. While some Women’s Studies is sponsoring a forum sunny The Illinois Department of women who have HPV think it’s too late for them to be vaccinated against HPV, to be presented by Assege HaileMariam, Public Health reported that most some doctors say it would still be worth it, since it shields against the worst four the psychology and faculty senate chair. people will have a strand of HPV types of HPV. Federal officials recently recommended that girls as young as age The forum is called “Lessons Learned from Great Women Leaders.” wednesday during their lifetime, but these 9 receive the HPV vaccine. infections are low-risk and will go The event is a part of Eastern’s 67˚ | 56˚ away on their own without causing Women’s History Month celebration. cancer. an infected person. Health Service offers the shot at It will take place at 2:30 p.m. showers Even if women have had HPV “There is no such thing as ‘safe $120 to $130 per shot. But some Wednesday in the Charleston-Mattoon before, the vaccine can still protect sex,’” Smith said. “There is only insurance companies will cover Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. against future strands, said Dr. safer sex because no protection is some or even all of the vaccine’s University Union. thursday Sheila Baker, director of Health guaranteed.” cost. Service. Males can carry the disease and Many students who are interested – Marco Santana, Campus Editor 68˚ | 54˚ Although the vaccine is helpful, not have any symptoms, which is in the vaccine can talk to their it cannot prevent against the virus what makes the disease so easy to health care providers and insurance isolated Comments | Corrections | thunderstorms 100 percent. transmit, she said. companies and see if any discounts “It is definitely life-saving,” The only way to test for HPV are available. events Smith said. “HPV is the most is to have a Pap smear to check for “My mom is a nurse and To report any errors, local events or common STD.” abnormalities, Baker said. recommended I get it,” Trainor general suggestions for future editions friday While condoms do protect The HPV vaccine, which is said. “My insurance covered the please contact our news editor, Cathy 63˚ | 48˚ against other STDs, they only given in a series of three shots, is cost completely.” Bayer, via: slightly protect against HPV something every woman from 9 Students can call Health Service Phone | 581-7942, scattered because certain areas of the genitals through 26 years of age should to inquire about the vaccination at E-mail | [email protected] thunderstorms are still susceptible to contact with have, she said. 581-3013. Office visit | 1811 Buzzard Hall. www.dennews.com | Page 4 ourview Ameren under investigation On Jan. 1 a 10-year freeze on electric Editorial Board senate because President Emil Jones remains views prices expired. Ameren Corp, which is Editor in Chief | Nora Maberry opposed to it. based out of St. Louis and serves 1.2 million Managing Editor | Liza Bishton Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan monday customers in southern and central Illinois, is has announced plans to investigate the 3.19.07 the major power supplier in Illinois. News Editor | Cathy Bayer marketing and advertising practices of The rate freeze was part of a deregulation Sports Editor | Matt Daniels Ameren. plan. Illinois officials had hoped it would Madigan is examining whether or not Online Editor | Brandon Campbell columnist | jacob foster encourage more power companies to enter Ameren promoted its all-electric discount the market and drive down prices. Photo Editor| Jay Grabiec program to customers even when it knew the More companies did not enter the Opinions Editor | Jim Allocco discount would be eliminated at the same ‘300’ inaccurately market, and when the rate freeze ended, time the massive rate hikes would go into electric prices rose, with some customers affect. claiming their bills doubled or tripled. year or who handed out $762,000 worth Madigan alleged that there is evidence of recounts history Last week, Ameren’s credit ranking was of cash bonuses to its top five executives bid-fixing, collusion and other “Enron-like” lowered to “junk” status by Moody’s Investor last year and whose CEO Gary Rainwater schemes behind the state’s rising electric rates Last weekend, the movie “300,” based Services. received a base salary of $900,000 in 2006. and she formally asked a federal regulatory on Frank Miller’s graphic novel of the same Ameren is threatening to lay off workers, In the past few weeks Ameren has offered agency to reverse those rates and investigate name, opened in theatres across the United reduce maintenance and halt an effort to a $20 million relief package to customers, Ameren. States. So many Americans thought it help customers hit by huge rate increases. but now Ameren officials are saying that the Madigan said that there is evidence that worthy of their eight to 10 dollars that the And now the company wants public relief package is dead. This leaves thousands last year’s power auction involving Ameren movie made over 70 million dollars for the sympathy. of Illinois citizens who were hoping for and ComEd may have been fixed in order weekend. On the other side of the world, It’s not going to happen. reduced rates with no other choice than to to ensure that specific wholesale suppliers over 70 million Iranians shook their fists in True, junk status can increase the pay electric bills that are as much as 170 received the most lucrative parts of that outrage at the inaccurate portrayals of their company’s cost of borrowing money and percent higher than they were in December. business. Persian ancestors. reduce their access to loans. Ameren officials are casting blame on Madigan’s office is also looking into One article by Azadeh Moaveni on Time. Ameren officials stated that the lowered the fact that the Illinois legislature has been whether Ameren affected the tone or timing com gives a personal account of the Iranian credit ranking was going to result in an making an effort to freeze electric rates, of the report in an effort to “blunt the rate reaction to this movie. Moaveni says while “unfortunate economic reality that no one making Ameren a credit risk for investors. freeze” in the legislature. standing in line waiting for a snack, “[she] could afford.” Gov. Rod Blagojevich has argued that Ameren and their parent company, of felt the entire queue…shake with fury.” She What about the unfortunate economic Ameren can absorb a rate rollback without course, deny any wrongdoing. also notes the frighteningly common reality facing thousands of Ameren suffering a financial catastrophe. Illinois legislators should be commended sentiment that “the movie was secretly customers who are paying double or triple Last week the Illinois House voted to for trying to protect the rights of their funded by the U.S. government to prepare for electricity since the rate freeze expired? roll back the rate increase and freeze rates at constituents and assuring that the power Americans for going to war against Iran.” It’s hard to feel sorry for a company that lower levels for at least three years. However, companies in Illinois are conducting business An article on MSNBC’s Web site notes received a $96.7 million rate increase last the measure will face opposition in the in a legal and ethical way. “the movie comes at a time of increased tensions between the United States and The editorial is the majority opinion of The Daily Eastern News editorial board. Iran.” It also quoted from an Iranian Reach the Opinions editor at [email protected]. newspaper that said that the film’s depiction of the Persians was “a new effort to slander the Iranian people and civilization.” Featured blogger I was one of the many who went to see To comment..... the film the night it opened, and my first "Ireland’s High Court struck reaction when I heard about the Iranian The Daily Eastern News welcomes responses to our original content. down a 19th century law against reaction was incredulity. begging this past week, which When I stepped into that theatre, I wasn’t For consideration, e-mail letters to [email protected]. looking for any kind of thoughtful message. ruled in favor of a beggar who I wasn’t expecting to witness characters All letters to the editor may be edited for accuracy, clarity and length. had argued that his arrest and situations so thoroughly compelling violated a right to and mind blowing that I would change my Letters 250 words or fewer have the best chance of being published. outlook on life. I was expecting tons of killer free speech." CGI combined with fight scenes that had Only letters that include a name, address and phone number that are verified byThe nothing to do with a hoplite shield wall and DEN will be considered for print publication. everything to do with stretching the bounds of motion picture badassitude. And that is You may also choose to join in conversations taking place online by going to www. kevin kenealy what I got. dennews.com. I mean, the movie is based on a graphic novel — a glorified comic strip — with all the usual trappings. It’s chalk full of the unreal: 10 foot tall, sissified emperors, columnist | nora maberry executioners with blades for arms, slobbering troll-like soldiers, special forces with demonic faces…wait a second. Sissy emperor. Soldiers in various but equally Binge drinkining childish and unsafe repulsive forms. All Persians. Huh. And that’s where the denial stops, folks. College students drink. the percentage of kids who drink and binge counseling for minor alcohol and other Sure, the idea that the movie was Despite how colleges and universities drink is essentially the same between 1993 drug issues. The Health Education Resource controlled by the U.S. government comes might try to spin the data, college students and 2005, but the intensity of the drinking Center has a variety of programs to educate off as paranoid and a little naïve of the film- drink a lot. has changed. the university about the dangers of alcohol making process, but the rest of their quibble The National Center on Addiction and “There is an intensity to the consumption use. Eastern Vice President for Student is spot on. Substance Abuse at Columbia University we see here that we don’t see in the general Affairs Dan Nadler was instrumental in the “300” was rife with xenophobia. released a report on Thursday stating that population,” said Califano. “Students are creation of Alcohol.edu. The program is an Everything that was “bad” in that movie was substance abuse on college campuses is drinking to become intoxicated as fast as online course aimed at reducing the negative in some way touched by the Persians. Even because of culture. they possibly can.” results connected with excessive alcohol use the Greek elements of badness, the Efors Any college student would probably We’ve all heard it. in Eastern students. and Theron, the rapist senator, were in some find this to be true. The culture of a college Some of us might have even done it. While Eastern is doing a lot to educate way working with the Persians and against campus is alcohol soaked. “I’m going to get so drunk tonight.” its students about the dangers of excessive the hero, Leonidas, who for some odd Beer breakfasts, parties, tailgating, Why? And, more importantly, why don’t drinking, students need to be adults and reason was a champion of personal freedoms drinking games, bar crawls, the list could go more of us realize it might be a problem? drink responsibly. (yay, anachronism!). on. According to the report, more than 2.5 It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know Unfortunately for Frank Miller, the College students seem to think that a million students admit to binge drinking at a beer breakfast is not a good idea or three solution to this big mess is exactly what part of their collegiate careers is supposed least once a month. hours of drinking games is probably a bad his rapist senator was espousing — talk to be drinking with their peers – even if this The center calculated that 23 percent of idea. — the only way Iranians can be made to drinking negates their actual responsibilities college students meet the medical criteria for Eastern students should not be proud of understand that the majority of Americans as students or productive members of the substance abuse. The report also states that how many beers they consumed over the don’t even connect Persia with Iran, and campus community. college students drink more than their high weekend. also the only way that Americans can learn According to the Center for Science in school peers who do not go to college. Instead, Eastern students should be the enough about Iranians to prevent further the Public Interest, frequent binge drinkers Is it because of the college culture or the responsible adults they claim to be and hateful, fearful depictions. were 21 times more likely to have: missed free flowing alcohol? know their limits while class, engaged in unplanned sexual activity, Probably both. consuming alcohol. fallen behind in school work, had unsafe sex, The report called for universities to do damaged property, gotten into trouble with more to discourage drinking and educate campus police or been hurt or injured. students about being responsible drinkers. Jacob The report references the culture of excess Eastern’s Alcohol and Other Drug Nora Foster that surrounds a college campus. Coalition is trying to educate students about Maberry In simple terms, college kids are drinking the dangers of excessive drinking. to get drunk. The coalition wants to decrease alcohol Jacob Foster is a junior English major. In an AP article, Joseph Califano, and other drug-induced irresponsible Nora Maberry is an English graduate student. He can be reached at [email protected] chairman and president of the center said behaviors. Eastern’s counseling center offers She can be reached at [email protected] monday 3.19.07 | the daily eastern news | www.dennews.com news 5 Doctors: Alcohol ads during March Madness are unhealthy

The Associated Press Richard Yoast | american medical association, chicago The AMA maintains that alcohol ads undermine efforts to prevent CHICAGO — Full-page ads in campus binge drinking and alcohol- college newspapers Friday call on “Almost every college president would agree that heavy drinking is related deaths, accidents and sexual university leaders, athletic confer- assaults, said Richard Yoast, director ences and the NCAA to “stop the their major student health problem.” of the Office of Alcohol and Other madness” by banning alcohol mar- Drug Abuse for the American Med- keting from college sports. ical Association in Chicago. The ads, tied to March Madness lion to advertise its products during grams that fight underage drinking “Wisconsin has a heritage associ- “Almost every college president and sponsored by the American televised college sports in a recent and banning beer ads from games ated with beer drinking,” Nagy said. would agree that heavy drinking is Medical Association, were sched- year. would do nothing to solve that “We haven’t had a lot of community their major student health prob- uled to run in college papers in Spokesman Bob Williams said problem. sentiment that we should discon- lem,” Yoast said. six cities, in advance of the NCAA the NCAA limits alcohol ads to one College policies vary. Chicago’s tinue the alcohol partnerships we Yoast applauded schools that men’s basketball tournament. minute per hour of broadcast, won’t DePaul University accepts no mon- have.” have written sports broadcast con- The low-budget campaign allow ads for hard liquor and en- ey from alcohol manufacturers and Wisconsin, however, took part tracts to exclude alcohol advertising. placed $17,000 worth of ads in courages “responsibility themes and gets no money from beer sales at in the decision to prohibit beer “The whole thing revolves around the Chronicle of Higher Education messages” in the ads. Allstate Arena, where the Blue De- and alcohol ads from the Big Ten money,” Yoast said. and student newspapers at Georgia The beer industry maintains the mons play, said university spokes- Channel, a new national sports TV Yoast acknowledged an error in Tech, University of Iowa, University NCAA tournament draws a largely man John Holden. network, Nagy said. “It’s a step,” he the AMA’s ad. The ad claims that of Wisconsin, Indiana University, adult TV audience, citing Nielsen Allstate Arena is not on the De- said. alcohol industry spending of $52 University of Mississippi and De- Media Research figures showing Paul campus. The American Medical Associa- million on college sports advertis- Paul University. that 89 percent of viewers of last The University of Wisconsin re- tion’s fight against alcohol ads dur- ing in 2003 was “more than twice “The truly insane thing about year’s tournament were adults, with ceives $425,000 per year from An- ing NCAA games isn’t new. the amount spent on non-college March basketball is all the money a median age of 48. heuser-Busch and Miller Brewing In 2002, the doctors’ group programming.” universities get from alcohol adver- “Sports fans tend to be beer Co. in exchange for alcohol adver- criticized ads funded by Anheuser- Yoast said the ad should read, tising,” the ad reads. drinkers and therefore we’re going tising in game programs, regional Busch featuring college team mas- “more than twice the percentage An illustration shows cheering to try to advertise to that audience,” sports broadcasts and interview cots, and in 2005, the group sent spent on non-college program- sports fans holding signs reading: said Jeff Becker, president of the programs with its coaches, said a letter to NCAA Division I board ming.” “STOP THE MADNESS.” Beer Institute, a trade association. Casey Nagy, executive assistant to members requesting a ban on alco- He said the mistake was inadver- The ad claims that the alcohol Becker said the industry con- UW-Madison Chancellor John hol print and broadcast ads linked tent and “doesn’t change the prob- industry spent more than $52 mil- tributes money to campus pro- Wiley. to sports events. lem.”

on-campus interview schedule utilization and construction of the buildings with the Opera and Performing Arts Society » Perry on the university’s 2,500-acre-campus. at Texas A&M. The society allows people from from page 1 » 7:30 a.m.: Breakfast with Eastern President Lou “When you start talking about space and both the community and the university to Hencken buildings, (people) get really tense, and he’s work together to bring traveling productions “That’s very much like it is down here, and » 8:30 a.m.: Deans, directors and chairs been able to manage that process in a way to to the area. that impressed me,” Perry said. “There was a » 9:30 a.m.: Faculty open session* allow input. And in the same way, he’s made “We’re able to do some really neat things lot of energy on (Eastern’s) campus.” major decisions to advance the strategic plan to find productions for the community and Joel Wixson, the student advocate for » 10:30 a.m.: Staff open session* of the university,” Slack said. “He manages for the students,” Perry said. “I love working student services at Texas A&M, has seen » 11:30 a.m.: President’s direct reports meeting that committee in a really positive way.” with the students on it because they learn a lot Perry’s emphasis for interaction for the » 12:30 p.m.: Lunch with vice presidents Another major part of Texas A&M that about leadership and public service. The arts past two years while serving on a building » 2 p.m.: Student open session* Perry has his hand in is the management of the are a very important part of the enrichment of committee chaired by Perry. library. David Prior, executive vice president all of our lives.” “There’s a difference between an open door » 3 p.m.: Faculty open session* and provost at Texas A&M, asked Perry to be Linda Perry also made the trip to visit and active involvement,” Wixson said. “He » 4 p.m.: Campus, community open session* the vice provost about five years ago and said Eastern with her husband for today’s on- will pursue people to be involved.” » 5 p.m.: Meeting with search committee managing the library is one example where campus visit. She is an accounting professor Wixson said Perry seeks the opinion of Perry has improved the university. at Texas A&M. They have been married for students to make a university decision with “At a time when library costs are going nearly 40 years and have a son who is a senior one example being the expansion of a student * All open sessions will be held in the 1895 Room through the roof, our library is advancing at Texas A&M and a daughter who is an walkway across campus. of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The in the rankings,” Prior said. “We have a very attorney in Dallas. “He actively pursued people to give sessions are open to everyone and are not restricted efficient library but also one that is growing Perry said his wife would make the move their feedback,” Wixson said. “Dr. Perry is to the specific groups identified. in national stature and Bill Perry has had a with him if he is named Eastern’s next definitely a believer in shared governance. He big part of that.” president. does not believe the university should be run Perry said he spent some time browsing “We both love what we’re doing, but we from the president’s office down.” senate at Texas A&M, said Perry has also been Eastern’s library when he was last on campus. both see this as an opportunity for me to take Wixson has seen Perry active in student active in faculty senate and is well respected “It’s a beautiful library,” he said. the skills that I’ve developed over a career and government by speaking during meetings and by the faculty. He was looking forward to touring support Eastern Illinois’ goals, to be part of leading open forums on specific topics. “He’s one of the most well-respected another renovated building at Eastern when the team there,” Perry said. “I think personal “He knows that students as future leaders administrators on our campus,” Slack said. he returned to campus this week, the Doudna relationships are the basis for strong teams, need to be given all the information to make “He’s a sincere man and he listens; he takes Fine Arts Center. and you do need strong teams to move the the best decisions, so he’s going to do that input.” “I think it’s going to be a spectacular university forward. whenever possible,” Wixson said. “He’s not Slack said Perry has tackled some of the facility,” Perry said. “I think it’s going to be a “I just believe the skills I have, the one to hold back anything.” hardest tasks at Texas A&M, including a real magnet for the arts.” experience I have, look like a good match for Douglas Slack, speaker of the faculty building program that controls renovations, He and his wife, Linda, are both involved the direction Eastern wants to go.” Did you know... SHOWTIMES FOR MAR 19 – MAR 22 Your financial aid will pay for

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PEORIA– A racial slur written statebriefs on a Peoria hotel mirror was likely The Associated Press directed at a staff member and not at guests staying there for the boys Illinois community college state basketball tournament, the travel spending rules vary hotel’s management said. » ARLINGTON HEIGHTS– Six board “I really believe this was written members from the College of Lake by someone else before these County in Grayslake spent $3,325 on ladies checked into the hotel and food and room service while attending was directed at our staff,” said a three-day conference last year in Joel Green, director of sales and Washington D.C. marketing for the Hotel Pere Two trustees from Des Plaines- Rafael Suanes | MCT Marquette. Juan Torres, from Chicago, holds up a picture of his son that was killed in Iraq, during an Ruth Wilson, whose son played based Oakton Community College at the anti-war march from Washington DC to the Pentagon in Arlington, Va on Saturday. same seminar spent $134 on food and for Chicago’s North Lawndale drinks. College Prep during the Class Spending rules vary wildly for A tournament, said she saw the elected trustees at Illinois’ community Attorney General seeks probe writing on a bathroom mirror after colleges, from stringent $30-per-day a shower around 2 a.m. on March allowances to no rules at all, the 10. The Associated Press newspaper reported in its Sunday fair and reasonable by all regulatory increases must be a result of The derogatory phrase contained editions. That’s in contrast to travel agencies,” Exelon spokeswoman corporate misconduct. She said the the word “Negroes.” guidelines at public universities, which SPRINGFIELD–Attorney Kathleen Cantillon said in a average prices offered by wholesalers, The words were invisible when allow a maximum of $28 per day for General Lisa Madigan alleged statement. which include the parent companies the mirror was dry, but visible once out-of-town expenses. Thursday that corporate Ameren Corp. said it would not of ComEd and Ameren, are twice steam filled the room. manipulation caused the huge respond until it had a chance to the actual costs of producing the “I was really tired and I couldn’t jump in electric rates that Illinois review Madigan’s complaint. electricity. believe what I saw,” Wilson said Slaughterhouse to close on consumers are facing, and she asked The federal commission said it One such arrangement amounts following the incident. “I tried to Chicago’s South Side federal regulators to suspend the would review Madigan’s complaint to “a massive transfer of money rub it off but it wouldn’t go away.” » CHICAGO–Traffic came to a rates and investigate. and any responses from the power from ComEd’s captive customers Of the eight Class A tournament standstill as cowboys on horseback Electric rates have soared since companies before deciding whether to the stockholders of Exelon participants staying that weekend herded livestock through the streets. January, when a 10-year freeze on to proceed. Corporation,” her complaint said. at the hotel, the team from North Generations of workers walked to prices expired. The new prices were Last year, the Illinois Commerce The version of Madigan’s Lawndale was the only one made jobs at dozens of slaughterhouses set through a “reverse auction” that Commission oversaw a reverse complaint that was released to up entirely of black players. and packing plants concentrated in was meant to keep rates as low as auction, where power suppliers the public had large sections of The hotel moved Wilson and an area that, at about 500 acres, was possible. offered the lowest prices at which confidential information blacked her roommate, Felicia Howard, the the largest meatpacking district in the But Madigan says the auction they would sell electricity to Ameren out. mother of another player, into an world. yielded prices far higher than and ComEd, which then sell the The complaint offers several adjacent room and gave them a $25 But more than 100 years after the actual cost of producing electricity to consumers. scenarios for how companies might discount on their $91 room rate. Upton Sinclair delivered a scathing electricity. That’s because some 15 The auction produced have manipulated the process. “ ( H o w a r d ) w a n t e d critique of Chicago’s slaughterhouse power companies manipulated the unexpectedly high increases over For instance, Madigan speculates compensation,” Green said. “She industry in his 1906 novel “The Jungle,” process, she claimed in a complaint previous rates 22 percent higher on that existing contracts might have was very animated.” the city’s last major slaughterhouse, to the Federal Energy Regulatory average for ComEd customers and had secret provisions that forced Vonachen Services, which Chiappetti Veal and Lamb, is looking for Commission. 55 percent higher for some Ameren some bidders to drop out of the provides the hotel with its a new home. Exelon Corp., the parent of power customers. auction, reducing competition. housekeepers, conducted an When it finds one, it could mark company ComEd, immediately For some individual customers, Or companies might have internal investigation of all the final chapter in the South Side denied the allegations. the real increases turned out to be persuaded bidders to drop out by employees who had access to the Bridgeport neighborhood’s storied “The charges are false. The even more. promising to buy their electricity at room, said spokeswoman Vicky history. Illinois auction has been deemed Madigan argued the huge favorable rates. Leinweber.

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Macenzie now lives with her aunt and grandparents after her mother Lacie died in December 2006 from a staph infection aquired after back surgery. favorite food, but I’m going to call the he had not met Fielding nor vet right now,” Grzybowski said. was he particularly open to any Menu Foods, the Ontario, Canada- compromises, such as a private Nation |Government based company that produced the pet briefing by the administration food, said Saturday it was recalling dog officials. food sold throughout North America “I want testimony under oath. under 48 brands and cat food sold I am sick and tired of getting half- White House veto threats proliferate under 40 brands including Iams, Nutro truths on this,” Leahy said. and Eukanuba. The food was distributed The Associated Press “I do not believe in this, we’ll were reminders not to exceed or that acted like it was not an equal by major retailers such as Wal-Mart, have a private briefing for you tamper with spending ceilings; two branch of government,” said Rep. Kroger and Safeway. where we’ll tell you everything, and WASHINGTON–The president were aimed at spending bills that Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., chairman An unknown number of cats and they don’t.” with the fewest vetoes in more had wording, later removed, that of the Democratic Caucus. “They dogs had suffered kidney failure and Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen than a century, George W. Bush would have eased U.S. penalties acted like Play-Doh in his hands.” about 10 died after eating the affected Specter, the top Republican on the is poised to make up for lost time against Cuba. Under Democrats, “you’re going pet food, the company said. committee, said he had a long talk as congressional Democrats move In July, Bush issued the only veto to get veto threats,” he said. “It’s a with Fielding on Friday and was legislation the White House says is of his presidency, killing a bill on change in culture, it’s a change in reserving judgment. Specter said he unacceptable. the use of federal money for stem attitude.” Jury selection set to begin would like to see Rove and Miers’ In the past week alone the White cell research. Ed Patru, spokesman for the Monday for murder trial open testimony because there were House threatened to veto House The veto stuck when the House House Republican Conference, » LOS ANGELES-For decades, numerous precedents for it. bills dealing with presidential failed to get the two-thirds majority said he rejected “the premise that famed music producer Phil Spector was “I want to see exactly what the records and protection for whistle- needed to override it. Republicans were anything less a recluse, hiding in his hilltop suburban White House response is,” Specter blowers, and a defeated Senate bill That is the cleanest record since than independent.” castle. It took the gunshot death there said. that would have set a deadline for the veto-less presidency of James A. He cited House GOP opposition of a glamorous actress who starred in “Maybe the White House will withdrawal from Iraq. Garfield. to Bush’s proposals on overhauling a cult movie to force him out into the come back and say, ‘We’ll permit The White House also warned He was shot four months after immigration. Hollywood spotlight. them to be interviewed and we’ll that a war-spending bill the House he took office in 1881 and died Patru said Democrats were “’I think I killed somebody,’” Spector give them all the records.’” will take up this coming week would several months later. responsible for the rise in veto was quoted as saying by his chauffeur, White House spokeswoman face a veto because it contains Iraq By comparison, Bill Clinton threats because of their own internal Adriano De Souza. The chauffeur also Emily Lawrimore declined to withdrawal language. vetoed 37 bills over two terms, differences and their moving ahead told a grand jury that Spector had comment Sunday as to whether Since Democrats took over George H.W. Bush 44 in his four- on what he called bad policy, such emerged from his mansion holding a Rove and Miers would testify. Congress in January the White year term and Ronald Reagan 78 in as the proposals to pull out of Iraq. gun, with blood on his hands. Fielding was taking additional House has put out 22 position his two terms. “Ultimately they are advancing bad De Souza said he asked what time to review the matter “given papers on major bills before George W. Bush’s low numbers legislation,” he said. happened and Spector responded: “’I the importance of the issues under Congress; of these, nine contain reflect his cooperative relationship It remains to be seen how many don’t know.’” consideration and the presidential veto threats aimed at the bills or with the Republicans who ran veto opportunities the president On Monday, the search begins for principles involved,” she said. provisions in them. Congress during most of his first six will actually have. jurors to decide if the 66-year-old At issue is the firing of eight In all of 2006, when Republicans years. Democrats see it somewhat House bills passed under a veto Spector is guilty of murdering Lana U.S. attorneys, dismissals that ran Capitol Hill, the White House differently. cloud may die in the Senate, where Clarkson on Feb. 3, 2003, after taking Democrats say were politically issued 61 such policy statements, “My view is that the country minority Republicans can exercise her home with him from the House of motivated. with only seven veto threats. Several paid a huge price for a Congress filibuster powers. Blues on the Sunset Strip.

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Tennis | Spring Break Trip Men’s Golf | Kauai Collegiate Cup Alabama Imburgia wins tourney title Senior men’s golfer Anthony finish in a tie for second. Kauai Collegiate Results Imburgia won the Kauai Collegiate in The Panthers finished tied for »First place: Senior Anthony Imburgia, Princeville, Hawaii, on Saturday. fourth out of nine teams in the team 217 strokes Imburgia shot rounds of 71-67- standings. trip proves » Team results: First: Oklahoma Christian, 70 to finish 8-under par and win the Eastern had a team total of 885 individual tournament. strokes that tied with host Western 853; Second: Ohio, 867, Third: British Junior Mike Imburgia, Anthony’s Kentucky. Columbia, 867 Fourth: Western Kentucky and younger brother, posted a ninth-place Oklahoma Christian, the No. 1 team Eastern Illinois, 885. finish with a total of 217 strokes, in the NAIA, won the team title with a unsucessful finishing 1-over par. score of 853. standings with a score of 884. Oklahoma Christian’s Rhein Ohio University finished second Panther teams Gibson and Fernando Gonzales each with an 867 and British Columbia -Associate Sports Editor Kevin streak. shot 5-under par for the tournament to University finished third in team Murphy drop four matches “It’s hard to say what the in Ohio Valley problem was,” Levaque said. “We just have to give credit non sequitur | wiley miller Conference to JSU for playing tough tennis and defending their By Brandy Provaznik home court.” Staff Reporter The women also lost to Jacksonville starting Eastern didn’t have the the match off without the weather to worry about on doubles victory. Thursday against Samford Senior Madina because the match was moved Mambetova said she had a indoors because of rain. hard time adjusting to the The men (7-3, 1-2 Ohio weather because it was the Valley Conference) fell 7- first time Eastern played 0 to the Bulldogs, who are outside on the road. undefeated in conference “You have to account for play. the wind, and the sun and No. 1 and 2 singles went JSU has a lot of experience into three practicing outside with the LIO | Mark tatulli sets but weather being nicer there s e n i o r than it is here in Charleston,” C h u c k Mambetova said. L e v a q u e The Panthers started their a n d spring break with both teams sophomore beating Morehead State 5-2 V u k in their home and conference Milicevic Natalie Martin opener, March 10. c o u l d n’t The men managed to rally pull out a win, losing 6-3 and back after losing the doubles 7-5 in the tiebreaker sets. point to the Eagles early on. After gaining the doubles No. 1, 2 and 6 singles point the women (6-6, 1-2) all went into three sets and still lost 4-3 to Samford but Eastern managed to come Blackburn was impressed out on top each time. with how they matched up “They showed a lot of to the defending conference resilience coming back out of champions. the hole left by the doubles “Winning the doubles point,” Blackburn said. point against them showed “Those were some tough, a lot of progress from tight matches and they our doubles teams and fought hard and came back. to be only one match The women won the short to the conference doubles point right away favorites is definitely an and won at No. 1, 2, 3 and accomplishment,” said head 5 singles. coach John Blackburn. “The intensity of the entire The men lost 6-1 match was unbelievable from Wednesday to Jacksonville both teams,” said freshman State with sophomore Jordan Hayley Homburg. Nestrud at No. 6 singles with Homburg said the the only win of the day. Morehead’s men’s team was Levaque took his match so loud that it helped to into a third set but lost 10- pump everyone up for the 4, ending his undefeated match.

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Senior Kenny Robertson ended his collegiate career at the NCAA to Sweet 16 Wrestling Championships Friday in Auburn Hills, Mich. Danny Burk of Northern UNLV upsets No. 2 seed Wisconsin in Chicago Illinois defeated Robertson, 6-4, in overtime in the Friday morning consolation bracket in the 174- The Associated Press Oregon 75 pound weight class, ending Winthrop 61 Robertson’s four-year career at •Midwest Regional Eastern. UNLV 74 SPOKANE, Wash. — Aaron Burk won the overtime match Wisconsin 68 Brooks scored 22 points and third- when he was able to get two points seeded Oregon eliminated the last when he reversed Robertson for the CHICAGO — Kevin Kruger remaining double-digit seed from win. connected on three straight 3- the NCAA tournament. Robertson won his opening- pointers late in the second half and The Ducks will now play UNLV round match at the championships, the Runnin’ Rebels rallied to beat in the Sweet 16. 8-5, against No. 12 Mike Letts of second-seeded Wisconsin. Maryland. Robertson then defeated The Badgers became the •West Regional Kurt Brenner of West Virginia, 8- highest-seeded team to lose in the Southern Illinois 63 2, and advanced to face No. 5 seed tournament, so far. Virginia Tech 48 Eric Luedke of Iowa. Seventh-seeded UNLV led by 12 Leudke narrowly defeated at halftime, but Wisconsin rallied COLUMBUS, Ohio — Robertson, 3-1, sending him into with 11 straight points. Southern Illinois got three big the consolation rounds. A 16-2 run gave the Badgers a 3-pointers from Jamaal Tatum Robertson scored the first point five-point lead. and pulled away from Virginia nuccio dinuzzo | mct of the match when he escaped in After Kruger’s three 3-pointers, Tech. Tatum, the Missouri Valley UNLV’S Gaston Essengue celebrates after his team beat Wisconsin, 74- the second period. he was fouled on another long- Conference player of the year, 68, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the United Center Robertson’s lead did not hold in range attempt and made all three scored 21 points. The fourth-seeded in Chicago. The Rebels, a No. 7 seed, will play Oregon in the Sweet 16. the third period. Luedke escaped free throws to make it 64-56 with a Salukis have won 15 of 16. and one minute remained in the little more than three minutes left. They advance to meet Kansas on COLUMBUS, Ohio — JaJuan their win against Nevada. third period. Luedke scored a Thursday night in San Jose, Calif. Smith scored 16 points and led a Memphis will take the nation’s takedown with less than 45 seconds. Florida 74 second-half comeback, Chris Lofton longest winning streak to San Luedke eventually took third place Kansas 88 scored 20 points and the Volunteers Antonio for a showdown Thursday at the NCAA Championships. Purdue 67 held off Virginia. against third-seeded Texas A&M. The other Panther to travel to NEW ORLEANS — Al Horford Kentucky 76 Fifth-seeded Tennessee reached Michigan was junior Greg Perz. Perz and Corey Brewer each scored 17 CHICAGO — Julian Wright the round of 16 for the first time •East Regional did not win a match, losing his first points and the defending national scored 15 of his 21 points in the since 2000. USC 87 two matches and being eliminated champions withstood a game effort second half, Brandon Rush added Tennessee will play No. 1 Ohio from the championships. by the Boilermakers on Sunday. 19 and top-seeded Kansas romped State on Thursday in San Antonio. Texas 68 Perz (26-10) lost in the opening Horford had three big buckets in past Kentucky. 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Tennessee Tech pitcher Bonnie Bynum was nearly unhittable Saturday against Eastern. The hard-throwing right- hander and last year’s Ohio Valley Conference Female Athlete of the Year held the Panthers to three hits en route to the Golden Eagles 7-0 win in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader. She wasn’t unhittable Sunday and the Panthers scored seven runs off the conference’s best pitcher. However, they weren’t enough for Eastern to win. The Golden Eagles scored seven runs in the bottom of the sixth, overcoming a 6-4 deficit to lead 11- 6 heading into the seventh. The Panthers scored once in the seventh off Bynum, but the senior settled down and held on for Tech to earn an 11-7 win. Jay Grabiec| The Daily Eastern News “They just erupted for base hit Sophomore Angela Danca tags Eastern freshman outfielder Megan Nelson during practice on March 6 at O’Brien Stadium. Spring break did not after base hit,” said Eastern head produce the results Eastern wanted, with the Panthers going 2-8 during the break. coach Kim Schuette. “Their bats got hot. We couldn’t stop the bleeding bottom of the sixth inning to tie the Tennessee Tech 11, Eastern 7 quick enough.” Eastern’s Results during Spring Break game at 6. Inning by Inning R H E Eastern’s offense produced first, After Tech’s Beth Boden singled EIU 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 7 9 1 jumping out to a 3-0 lead after the Date Opponent Score and then Katie Speiser reached TTU 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 11 9 2 second inning. *March 9 cal Poly l 9-3 on a fielder’s choice, Tech second Senior designated hitter Katy baseman Krystina Dobbs doubled WP: Bynum, Bonnie (14-6) LP: Robison, Ashley (1-3) *March 9 san Jose State l 5-0 E - Nolte, Allyson – EIU; Bynum, Boden, Beth Steele hit a home run and the to right-center, scoring Boden and –TTU. DP - EIU 1. LOB - EIU 6; TTU 6. 2B - Mackie, Panthers capitalized on two errors *March 10 california l 5-3 Speiser. Robyn, Short, Sandyn (2), Coppert, Sarah –EIU; Boden, Dobbs, Krystina – TTU. 3B: Bynum HR: by Tech. *March 10 UC Riverside w 5-4 “You try and make good pitches Steele, Katie –EIU; Dobbs, Castonzo, Krystyn The 3-0 lead didn’t last long for *March 11 UC Davis l 2-0 on them,” Robison said. “I was – TTU. HBP - Robison. –EIU; Sutherland, Katie Eastern. just trying to throw so they could –TTU Wednesday st. Mary’s (Cal.) w 3-1 Tech answered with four runs hit ground balls. They’re just really Key Inning: Bottom of the Sixth Eastern’s Ashley Robison faced seven batters in in the third inning, and chased Saturday tennessee Tech l 7-0 good hitters.” Tennesse’s Tech lineup. The Golden Eagles ac- Panther starter Karyn Mackie from Saturday tennessee Tech l 4-1 Tech added three more runs counted for five hits and seven runs in this inning. the pitcher’s circle. * Denotes games that were a part of the National Invitational Tournament in San Jose, against Robison and Eastern before handed Eastern its eighth loss in the Junior pitcher Ashley Robison Calif. Maegan Golloway came on to get last 10 games with Sunday’s win. came on in the inning and got the final out of the inning. Schuette said the team had Eastern out of a jam, getting Tech Robison faced seven batters in several discussions before Sunday’s to line into a double play. the inning. game concerning their hitting. The Panthers then scored three behind in the count before pulling two-run lead. “Ashley does a good job keeping “The girls just got the bat off runs in the fifth inning, giving the ball into the left-center field gap “She was clutch today,” Robison the ball down,” Schuette said. “It’s the shoulder and swung today,” Eastern a 6-4 lead. for her sixth double of the year. said of Coppert. “She really came kind of, yeah, maybe I should have Schuette said. Eastern can thank sophomore “She put two strikes right past through today.” taken her out sooner but I felt that “You can never get a hit unless second baseman Sarah Coppert for me so I was getting pretty angry,” The lead didn’t last long, with she had done well keeping to that you swing the bat. We were not the lead. Coppert said of Bynum’s pitching. Tech’s designated hitter Kristyn point.” aggressive at all (Saturday). Today, The Maple Park native, who The double scored Steele and Castonzo connecting for a two- The Golden Eagles won we brought out a different fire,” said finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs, fell Sandyn Short to give Eastern the run home run off Robison in the Saturday’s second game, 4-1, and Schuette.

Baseball| The Citadel 19, eastern 14 Bullpen blows leads in close games in southern trip Eastern loses four Manns left inning but after the leadoff man We’re past the point of saying it’s games by one run on the game after singled, The Citadel worked him early.” Citadel 5, Eastern 4 spring break trip five innings into scoring position with a sacrifice Schmitz said one area did impress Inning by Inning R H E of work, bunt and another single before a him – Eastern’s hitting. EIU 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 1 Citadel 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 x 5 9 0 surrendering double down the line scored both Four Eastern hitters improved By Joe Waltasti only two base runners and The Citadel took their averages to above .300 during WP: McGuiness, Chris (1-0) LP: Vaculik, Chris (0-4) Sports Reporter earned runs a 5-4 lead. break. E - Derbak, Richie – EIU (4). DP - EIU 1; CIT 1. Mark Chagnon LOB - EIU 7; CIT 11. 2B - Chagnon, Mark –EIU and striking The defeat gave Eastern six Huber leads the team in home (3); Peppenhorst, Kory –EIU (3); Altman, Bryan Close games were the story of Eastern Senior out six Bulldog losses in eight spring break games runs (3) RBIs (13) and a slugging –CIT (3); Brown, Zach –CIT (5); Fallaw, Sid outfielder –CIT (5). HBP - Brown. SH - Couch, Graham – CIT spring break for the Panthers, but batters. after the Panthers lost two of three percentage of .653 – the only (1). SF - Meade, Sonny – CIT(2); Smith, Chance the endings were hardly storybook. Senior right games to Belmont in Nashville, Panther with a mark higher than – CIT (1). Eastern was swept by The hander Mike Tenn.. They lost their first game in .500. Key Inning: Bottom of the Eighth Bulldog right fielder Sonny Meade hit the sacrifice Citadel in a three game series to end Budde came in to relieve Manns in South Carolina against Charleston “About the only thing we did fly that allowed the Citadel freshman Kyle Jordan its annual spring break road trip. the sixth inning with a runner on Southern. good this whole weekend was we to score with the bases loaded. Head coach Jim Schmitz’s team third and got the Panthers out of Eastern did upset No. 30 ranked swung the bat well,” Schmitz said. lost 19-14 in the first game of the the jam. College of Charleston, 7-5, on “Guys are starting to feel more have the best record (12-7) of any series on Friday and then lost two But the most consistent pitcher Thursday led by two RBIs from comfortable at the plate. But this OVC team while Eastern’s 4-10 consecutive 5-4 games, in which the on the Panthers’ staff could not both centerfielder Casey Spears and isn’t a swim meet or a track meet, record puts them second to last. Panthers’ bullpen blew leads. seem to find the strike zone. first baseman Erik Huber. talking about how certain guys Eastern was picked by Baseball Junior left hander Mike Manns Schmitz said Budde was “kind But inconsistency, especially did good. This isn’t an individual America to finish first in the OVC started Sunday’s game and was “very of wild” and the Lockport native hit from the bullpen, prevented the game.” and Schmitz still thinks his team effective,” Schmitz said. the first batter he saw in the seventh Panthers from capitalizing on more Schmitz and the Panthers will can win the conference – he knows “He was exceptional, very and walked another en route to opportunities to win the close need to put the losses behind them the talent is there. encouraging to see that. He really surrendering one run which cut the games. with Ohio Valley Conference play “We’re not asking more from pitched well against Charleston Panthers’ lead to just one run. “We’re not putting the whole starting Saturday with a three-game these guys than they are capable Southern and we’re trying to get Senior closer Chris Vaculik game together,” Schmitz said. “Four home stand against Tennessee Tech. of,” Schmitz said. “They’re just not him into the swing of things.” entered the game in the eighth games were winnable that we lost. The Golden Eagles currently getting it done.” oHIO vALLEY cONFERENCE | rEALIGNMENT www.dennews.com | Page 12 sports Samford set to leave By Matt Daniels How Conferences shape monday Sports Editor in 2008 » Ohio Valley Conference Samford will leave the Ohio 3.19.07 School, Location, Year Joined Valley Conference after the 2007-08 school year to join the Austin Peay; Clarksville, Tenn.; 1963. sportsschedule Southern Conference, effective Eastern Illinois; Charleston; 1996. July 1, 2008. Eastern Kentucky; Richmond, Ky.; 1948. Men’s Tennis The private school from Birmingham, Ala., and member of Jacksonville State; Jacksonville, Ala.; TUESDAY vs. Saint Louis | 3 p.m. 2003. Darling Courts the OVC since 2003, announced the decision Thursday. Morehead State; Morehead, Ky.; 1948. WoMen’s Tennis The move will leave the OVC Murray State; Murray, Ky., 1948. TUESDAY vs. Saint Louis | 3 p.m. with 10 member schools after the Darling Courts Southeast Missouri; Cape Girardeau, 2007-08 school year. Mo.; 1991. Baseball The Bulldogs will join the WEDNESDAY vs. Chicago State| 2 86-year-old conference that also Tennessee State; Nashville, Tenn.; 1987. p.m. Coaches Stadium has four other private schools. Tennessee Tech; Cookeville, Tenn.; Samford was the only private 1948. Softball school in the OVC. WEDNESDAY vs. Indiana State|2 Tennessee-Martin; Martin, Tenn.; 1992. “I am disappointed that p.m. Coaches Stadium » Southern Conference Samford University has made Baseball this decision,” said OVC School, Location, Year Joined SATURDAY vs. Tennessee Tech Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher Appalachian State; Boone, N.C.; 1971. (2)| Noon. Coaches Stadium in a statement on Thursday. “I am College of Charleston; Charleston, S.C.; Softball resolute in my belief that Samford 1998. could achieve any of its goals SATURDAY at Samford (2)|1 p.m. Chattanooga; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Birmingham, Ala. – athletically or institutionally – as a member of the Ohio 1976. Men’s Tennis Valley Conference. However, I The Citadel; Charleston, S.C.; 1936. SATURDAY at Tennessee-Martin |2 understand the institution’s desire Davidson; Davidson, N.C; 1936-88; 91 p.m. Martin, Tenn. to be associated with other private Elon; Elon, N.C.; 2003. institutions.” WoMen’s Tennis Furman; Greenville, S.C.; 1936. SATURDAY at Tennessee-Martin |2 Steinbrecher also said the p.m. Martin, Tenn. conference isn’t urgently seeking Georgia Southern; Statesboro, Ga.; another school to join. 1991. A potential school the Courtesy of Samford SPORTS iNFORMATION Samford men’s basketball coach Jimmy Tillette (above) won’t be North Carolina-Greensboro; conference could consider is Greensboro, N.C.; 1997. Southern Illinois at Edwardsville. coaching against Ohio Valley Conference teams after the 2007-08 Samford; Birmingham, Ala.; 2008 triplethreat SIUE is undergoing the season. The private school from Birmingham, Ala., is moving to the reclassification process from Southern Conference and starts play there the year after. Western Carolina; Cullowhee, N.C.; 1996 Division II to Division I. The is ideal for the conference in a Carolina, South Carolina and Wofford; Spartanburg, S.C.; 1997 Cougars will compete as the basketball sense. Tennessee). Division I level beginning in “I think it’s perfect the way it is “We wish (Samford) well Samford leaves, the conference the 2008-09 school year, but with 10 (teams),” he said. “We can in their new endeavors in the will have nine teams playing will not be eligible for NCAA play a true round-robin (schedule) Southern Conference and will softball. Championship competition with basketball. It’ll be a schedule miss them as members of the Schuette said Samford is a until the 2012-2013 school year, that will make a lot more sense.” OVC,” said Rich McDuffie, solid program and will be hard according to SIUE’s Athletic Task The league has a 20-game Eastern’s Director of Athletics in a to replace, but she will not miss A week of relaxation, fun in the sun Force Report. The Cougars aren’t conference schedule for men’s and statement released Thursday. making the nine-hour bus trip and NCAA Tournament brackets getting in a Division I conference yet and women’s basketball. If the league The OVC offers 17 sports and down to Birmingham. The league busted all happened during Eastern’s need to be in one to make the decides to stay with 10 schools Samford competes in 15. will have 10 member schools for spring break. move to Division I. after Samford leaves, teams will Eastern head softball coach football next season, as Austin Peay However, for Eastern’ spring sports, Eastern women’s basketball play an 18-game conference Kim Schuette said she was unaware reinstated scholarship football for the athletes didn’t get a break from head coach Brady Sallee said schedule. Samford might leave the OVC. the 2007 season. their schedules. Sunday the announcement didn’t The Southern Conference will The OVC currently has 10 When Samford leaves after With teams scattered all across come as a surprise to him. have 12 member schools in five softball teams, with Murray State next season, the conference will the country – softball head coach Kim He also said having 10 teams states (Alabama, Georgia, North not fielding a program. Once return to nine schools. Schuette (above) in San Jose, Calif., and Cookeville, Tenn., and baseball Matt Daniels | Out of Bounds and both tennis squads traveling south – Eastern’s spring athletes were busy during the break. Depature of the Samford Bulldogs? Not a shocker Here are the top three individual Samford isn’t in the NCAA Maryland, and Appalachian State NCAA Tournament. get there. Yes, the OVC still has Eastern performances from spring Tournament. has won two I-AA national football In men’s basketball, Samford a school in Alabama (Jacksonville break. But on the first day of the titles in a row. has been near the top of the league State), but Eastern teams will men’s basketball tournament, the The tradition of the conference since joining it, confusing and only have to make one trip to one 1. Denee’ Menzione – Softball’s 4,000-student private school from is superior to that of the 59-year- befuddling opponents with head location in Alabama. third baseman did her best power-hitter Birmingham, Ala., created its own old OVC, with charter members coach Jimmy Tillette’s Princeton- But the conference will miss impersonation, hitting four home runs kind of stir. including six schools that are now style offense. Last season, Samford having Samford in the league. during the team’s trip to California. The The Bulldogs, members of in the Southeastern Conference, was one half away from beating The Bulldogs provided quality freshman from Darien has made it clear she the Ohio Valley Conference and seven that are members of the Murray State for the league title competition in every single one is the replacement for Rachel Karos at the since 2003, have decided to leave Atlantic Coast Conference. and an NCAA berth, but the of their 15 sports for not only hot corner. However, her power numbers the OVC to join the Southern Samford had success not only in Racers came back in the second Eastern, but also the rest of the didn’t translate into wins for Eastern. The Conference, effective July 1, 2008. the OVC, but also nationally. In half to earn the win. The Bulldogs conference. To the good people at Panthers compiled a 2-8 record during the The move will leave the OVC the four years it has been a member also had an Honorable Mention Samford and the people I’ve had break. with 10 members, all public of the league, the Bulldogs have All-American in J. Robert Merritt, the pleasure of meeting, including 2. Natalie Martin – The sophomore schools. The move isn’t necessarily had 11 teams win conference titles, also the 2006 OVC Player of the Tillette, women’s basketball head from Canada, along with junior Sandra shocking, with talk about Samford nine coaches named Coach of the Year, last season. coach Mike Morris, softball head Sasidharan, are currently 12-0 in singles joining the SoCon, which will Year and eight athletes earning Eastern hasn’t beaten Samford coach Beanie Ketcham and Joey for the women’s tennis team. Martin, who now have 12 schools in a five-state Player of the Year or Athlete of the in four tries with second-year Mullins and Zach Schrieber, did not play last year, is making up for it this region (North Carolina, Georgia, Year. Not too shabby. head coach Mike Miller, and his members of Samford’s Sports season, with her stellar play at No. 2 singles. Tennessee, South Carolina and Samford has presented a predecessor, Rick Samuels, beat Information Department, I wish Martin won her two singles matches last now Alabama), in late January and formidable challenge for Eastern the Bulldogs once in two tries. For you well on this new endeavor for week, and also won both her No. 1 doubles early February. sports also. The Bulldogs and the Panther women’s basketball Samford. matches with partner Hayley Homburg. The Bulldogs go from being the Panthers have the best rivalry team, they haven’t encountered And a message to the OVC if it only private school in the OVC to in the conference in women’s much success against the Bulldogs wants to replace 3. Richie Derbak – Eastern’s starting one of five private schools in the soccer, playing each other for the either, losing both games to them Samford with second baseman is also making his mark 86-year old conference. conference championships three of this year. Eastern football beat the another school: on the mound for Panther baseball. The Is it a better move for Samford, the last four years. Eastern won the Bulldogs 24-13 this year, and has good luck freshman from Lebanon is second on the though? The question is debatable. first two title games, but Samford won three of its four conference finding a school team in hitting (.333) and has eight RBIs. The competition Samford will made up for the Panthers’ 2004 games against Samford. comparable to He came up big in Eastern’s 7-5 win against experience in the conference is tournament win on the Bulldogs One benefit for Eastern in this Samford. the College of Charleston, recording an RBI about even with what the Bulldogs own field by defeating Eastern is the cut down in travel. No longer and picking up his first career win. On the have in the OVC. Davidson is in the 2005 OVC championship will the athletic department have mound, Derbak is 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA and coming off a 29-5 year in men’s game at Lakeside Field. The to worry about arranging flights Matt Daniels is a junior journalism major. one save. basketball, that included a first- Bulldogs went on that year to to Birmingham, or coaches having He can be reached at mwdaniels@ – Matt Daniels round NCAA Tournament loss to also win a first-round game in the to be on a bus for nine hours to eiu.edu.