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WEDNESDAY | 10.1.08 VOL. 97 | ISSUE 27

Campus i Greek life CITY i UTILITIES Electric bills on the rise Ameren hits with 30 percent increase

By KRYSTAL MOYA City Editor

Ameren customers of South and Central Illinois will feel the impact of a rate increase on their utility delivery charges averaging up to $13 a month starting today. The rates are subject to season- al pricing as well as the spectrum of usage for each Ameren residence in the state. The increase on utilities, approved by the Illinois Commerce Commis- ERIC HILTNER |THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS sion on Sept. 24, will be applied to Scott Fisher, front row center, a senior management and psychology major, stands with members of the 22-member colony of the Delta Chi the delivery charge, or the cost util- fraternity. Fisher is the colony’s “A” or unofficial president, and would like to fulfill the requirements to be a recognized chapter. ity companies charge to bring into a home. This constitutes approximately a 30 percent increase on the utilities. Delta Chi sets new standards Coles County, which has the third lowest median income in the Fraternity returns to campus, have to show every function a fraternity has to into Delta Chi to help the group return to state, is part of the South and Cen- show in order to be recognized as a chapter.” campus in the beginning of this fall semester. tral parts of Illinois that Ameren looks to regain its charter To be recognized, the organization has “This was money for the future to rebuild has said upon the approval of the to have a certain amount of members, be the chapter as soon as it returned,” he said. increase will possibly feel the effects. By JESSICA LEGGIN involved in community service and philan- With the help of representatives from the Activities Editor thropies and be competitive with housing and Delta Chi Fraternity headquarters, Fisher said The rate hikes for the state grades. he plans to have more social functions for the Ameren’s rate hikes are part of Kelvin Caffrey said Delta Chi is a com- Scott Fisher, president of Delta Chi, said recruitment process. the company’s goal to provide reli- pletely new group of students with new stan- one of his biggest concerns is hazing. “We are looking for outgoing, loyal and able utility service to the state of Illi- dards set in place. “You can’t call someone your brother after committed brothers,” he said. nois, said Leigh Morris, spokesper- “We look for the best and brightest, and you hazed them,” Fisher said. “Kicking some- Fisher said the fraternity has the numbers son for Ameren. we have the best and brightest,” said Caffrey, one around, or hitting them is not a way to to become a successful organization. Coles County is primarily served the leadership consultant for the Delta Chi determine who your guys are.” “Now, we are looking for quality instead of by AmerenCIPS. Customers in Fraternity. Caffrey said the fraternity no longer has quantity,” he said. the Charleston area can expect rate In 2005, Delta Chi lost its charter after any bad influences. When it comes to grades, Fisher said most increases on common use electricity being inspected by its national headquarters “We waited for everyone who was involved fraternities and sororities grade point averages of $2 to $5 a month and $2 to $7 for issues such as hazing, grades and decline years ago to graduate so we can come back range at a 2.9. for households that use electric heat- in membership. and start the process,” he said. “We are looking for a 3.0 to 3.2 range,” he ing. Natural gas delivery rates will Caffrey said Delta Chi is now a colony, Caffrey said Delta Chi has approximately said. also be increased with rates jumping trying to regain its charter back on Eastern’s 1,000 alumni members from Eastern. “As a student you already should be shoot- $1 to $3 in the winter months to $2 campus. “We have a very strong alumni base,” he ing for the best.” to $6 for summer months. “Delta Chi is now a colony, which is like said. AmerenIP customers, who are a chapter on training wheels,” he said. “They Caffrey added alumni invested $13,000 » See DELTA, Page 5 dispersed throughout the Coles County area, can expect rate increas- CAMPUS i EVENT es $6 to $18 a month for general use of electricity, $7 to $15 for those that use electric heating, $4 to $9 a month for natural gas delivery in the Eastern alumna explains how she landed at IBM winter months and $2 to $6 for the rest of the year. Lockett speaks to crowd Auditorium in Lumpkin Hall. AmerenCILCO customers will, of 60 about executive Lockett talked about life expe- however, be receiving a discount on riences and how they incorporated their electricity of up to 60 cents a business management into the different jobs she had after month. graduation. Their gas delivery for winter By DAN CUSACK “With every job, I am bored after months can decrease up to $3, but Assistant Sports Editor two years,” Lockett said. “The third will increase the rest of the year any- year, I think how can I rejuvenate where from $2 to $6. This Ameren Jane Lockett will always remem- myself?” sub-company serves the Peoria area ber in eighth grade her father tell- She said she knew she always primarily. ing her that girls do not go to col- wanted to graduate from college, but These rates are based on a slid- lege after she visited her brother at could not afford it after graduating ing price system that can go up and the University of Illinois. from Proviso West High School in down based on whether the house- Lockett, an Eastern alumna who Chicago in 1966. hold is a single-family home or received both bachelor’s and master’s She took one year after high multi-family home. They can also degrees in business and education, school to work for a veterans admin- increase and decrease on a usage shook off her father’s words and went istrative building to earn cash for basis. on to work at several major corpora- college. “If you use more electricity than tions and became a consulting prin- Here she learned valuable skills our average user, your rates can be cipal for IBM Global Services. including flowcharting and pro- Alycia Rockey| THE Daily Eastern News higher than predicted,” Morris said. Tuesday, Lockett returned to East- gramming. Jane Locket, an Eastern alumna gives her speech on executive business “I think it’s common sense.” ern for her presentation, “Executive management at Lumpkin Hall Tuesday. She spoke of her experiences Management 101” in the Robertson » See Lecture, Page 5 that led her to work at IBM Global Services. » See ELECTRIC, Page 5 NEWS WWW.DENN EWS.COM I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I WEDN ESDAY 10.1.08

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ENTERTAINMENT I A DAILY LOOK NEWS STAFF CORRECTIONS Associate news editor·------· Matt Hopf The Daily Eastern News is committed to accuracy [email protected] in its coverage of the news.Arry factual error the Campus editor ·------Brittni Garcia staff finds, or is made aware of by its readers, will Jackson released from hospital after two hours [email protected] be corrected as promptly as possible. Administration editor·------· Emily Zulz To aid the Daily Eastern News in its quest for accu­ [email protected] racy, please report any factual error you fi nd in arry The Associated Press Boston and Philadelphia on Wednes­ Spears files appeals City editor·------Krystal Moya edition of the Daily Eastern News by e-mail, phone, day and Thursday were postponed in driving case ------·DENcitydesk@gmai l.com campus mail or in person. NEW YORK - Janet Jackson and she was due to resume her tour LOS ANGELES Britney Activities editor·------·Jessica Leggin [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] was released from a Montreal hospi­ in Greensboro, N.C. on Saturday. Spears' attorney has asked a judge to Associate sports editor ·------.Dan Cusack 581 ·7942 (phono), 581 ·2923 (fox) tal just two hours after she arrived, delay the singer's upcoming trial on [email protected] 1811 Buzurd Hall Associate online editor ·------·Chris Essig P•riodical postagt paid At a spokeswoman for the facility said Joel t o aid NY clammer's a misdemeanor charge for driving [email protected] Charleston, ll61920 Tuesday, but it was still not clear why kin with funeral costs without a valid license. ISSN 0894-1599 she was admitted. BAYVILLE, N.Y. - Billy Joel, Attorney J. Michael Flanagan ADVERTISING STAFF Advertising manager------· Kevin Good Printod by The 42-year-old singer became who has championed the cause of filed a petition in Los Angeles Su­ ------DENads@ei u.ed u Eastern Illinois University "suddenly ill" and was taken to Royal Long Island, New York, fishermen in perior Court on Monday seeking a Promotions manager ------Sara Potts Att•ntion postmastttr ------DENads@ei u.ed u Send address changes to: Victoria Hospital on Monday night songs like "lhe Downeaster Alexa," is stay in the criminal case. Flanagan National advertising ______Mandy Stephens The Daily Eastern News shortly before her scheduled concert helping with the funeral expenses for also wants an appellate judge to order ------DENads@ei u.ed u 1802 Buzzard Hall, Eastern Illinois University in Montreal, which was canceled, ac­ a clam-digger whose body was found the judge overseeing the case to grant Ad design manager·------Tyler Leasher Charleston, ll61920 cording to a statement released by not far from the singer's mansion. Spears' motion to dismiss. ------DENads@ei u.ed u W&W Public Relations. The body of Edwin Flores was Flanagan has twice requested a dis­ FACULTY ADVISERS Editorial adviser.______.lola McElwee Jackson was at Royal Victoria but found floating off a Long Island missal of the case, saying that Spears [email protected] was released two hours later, said Re­ Sound beach in Lattingtown on should be allowed to pay a $10 fine Photo adviser ------Brian Poulter becca Burns, representative for Mc­ Monday, six day.s after he was re­ and not face a criminal trial. ------b pou lter@ei u.ed u Gill University Health Centre, which ported missing. Joel, who has a house The 26-year-old singer is sched­ Publisher·------·John Ryan ------·j mrya n@ei u.ed u runs the hospital. Representaives for in nearby Centre Island, says he has uled to go on trial in October on a Business manager ------Betsy Jewell Jackson would not elaborate on her made a donation to the North Oys­ single misdemeanor charge that she ------·cejevve ll@ei u.ed u Press supervisor------Tom Roberts The Daily Eastern News is printed with soy ink on condition Tuesday, simply saying that ter Bay Baymen's Association to help did not have a valid California license recycled newsprint. she was ill and was "recuperating." Flores' family with funeral and other when she hit a parked car in August Meanwhile, Jackson's shows in expenses. 2007 and left the scene.

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CAMPUS I INTERN ET CAMPUS BRIEFS BSU to host lecture Hide your vices, true identities on voting The Black Student Union will host the lecture "Blacks Can't Social network users Vote" at 7 tonight in the Coleman may need to rethink Hall auditorium. showcasing their The lecture wi ll focus on why minorities should come out personal lives and vote during this year's Presidential election. For more information, call 581- By JOE ASTROUSKI 3829. Staff Reporter ~rc.h •

Admission officers at some of the Senior portraits nation's top universities and graduate being taken this week schools are using social networking Senior Portraits for the 2008- sites to scrutinize applicants, accord­ 09 Warbler are being taken this ing to a new survey. week in the Oakland Room of the In a survey of 320 undergradu­ Martin Luther King Jr. University ate admissions officers conducted by Union. Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, The photographer will be 10 percent of respondents report­ available from 9 a.m. to noon ed checking applicants' Facebook or today, from noon to 8 p.m. MySpace pages. Thursday, and from 9 a.m. to 4 A separate Kaplan survey found p.m. Friday. the practice more popular among There is no sitting fee, and no graduate schools. ROBBIE WROBLEWSKI I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS appointments are necessary. "Admissions officers at 9 percent A recent survey by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions found that admissions officers use Face book or MySpace Seniors, if they want, can of business schools, 15 percent of as a tool for deciding whether or not a student will be good for the school. The survey consisted of 320 admis­ schedule appointments by law schools and 14 percent of med­ sions officers and found that graduate schools are more likely to look at the social networking sites. visiting www.ouryear.com, school ical schools surveyed report having code 1611. visited applicants' social networking Augustine said, to his knowledge, "The review by universities of tion such as race, religion, disability sites," a Kaplan report stated. Eastern admission officers do not student information made public­ status, political affiliation, etc., which Panther Pride meeting Those sites give admission offi­ check applicants' social networking ly available on Facebook or MySpace could be used by a rejected applicant tonight for Homecoming Web sites. cers insight into an applicant's char­ does not violate privacy rights of stu­ to allege that an admission decision The Panther Pride dents," Miller said through e-mail. acter, said Kaplan spokesman Russell Schaffer said, generally, the use of was illegally made based on informa­ Subcommittee for Homecoming Schaffer. these sites in admissions remains a "By making the information public, tion obtained by reviewing the site," meets at 8 tonight in the "It can provide a window into new and unclear practice. the student has no reasonable expec­ Miller said. Effingham Room ofthe Martin students' lives," Schaffer said. "How "Social networking is the wild tation of privacy." Schaffer said most admission Luther King Jr. University Union. west of college admissions," Schaf­ Still, Miller said, universities who would this person reflect on our decisions are still based on tradition­ Points will be earned for those in school?" fer said. view students' Web pages could face al measurements, not social network­ attendance. Robert Augustine, the dean of the That means many legal questions other legal challenges. ing sites. Graduate School, recommends stu­ involved in admissions and social He said admission officers who "We don't want to over-empha­ dents avoid posting personal infor­ networking have not been resolved, find evidence of dangerous or ille­ size the importance of your Face­ Rosh Hashanah service mation that could turn off admission he added. gal activity when viewing a student's book page," Schaffer said. "lhe tra­ offered today officers. According to the Kaplan study, Web page may be required by law to ditional measurements, GPA, letters Services for the Jewish New Year, "If someone was looking at a site some college officials consider view­ share that information. of recommendation, are still much Rosh Hashanah, are available for like that, you wouldn't want things ing students' Facebook or MySpace Also, viewing social networking more important." Eastern students through the that distract from the talents that pages an invasion of privacy. sites could lead to charges of bias in Jewish Community Center in students have," Augustine said. "You But Eastern's General Counsel admission, Miller added. Joe Astrouski can be reached at 581- Mattoon today. Services start at have to be judicious." Robert Miller disagrees. "The site may provide informa- 7942 orat jmast [email protected]. 10 a.m. today in a small sanctuary at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 3400 Dewitt Ave. CAMPUS I FAC ILITY - Compiled by News Editor Stephen Center shows growth in student success Oi Benedetto. ON CAMPUS Full staff helps those ter to then hire a complete staff, ed to the university following aca­ The grant includes money for the Today expand our programming and reach demic dismissal are assigned an advi­ construction of a facility, an endow­ on academic warning, more students," Boyer said. sor from our department who works ment and the operation of the cen­ 70 percent regained The center offers a variety of ser­ with them to develop strategies to ter. EIU's Third Annual good standing last year vices and three mandatory programs, help them succeed and regain good Steve Shrake, associate director of Relationship Fair which are a course for students on standing at the university," Boyer design and construction for Facilities Time I Noon - 3 p.m. academic warning, a program for said. "Unfortunately many of these Planning and Management, manag­ Location I University Ball­ By EMILY ZULZ reinstated students and the Building students come to our university with es all construction projects on cam­ room, MLK Jr. University Union Administration Editor Outreach and Opportunity for Stu­ poor cumulative GPAs because they pus whether performed by internal dents in Transition. were dismissed from the universi­ staff or external contractors. More Info I 581 -7786 Last year, 593 students were Students who go on academ­ ty, so the challenges are greater than H e said the contractor is cur­ placed on academic warning. ic warning for the first time are those students who initially go on rently in the process of installing the Dining Etiquette After the Student Success Center's required to enroll in the course EIU academic warning." foundation and floor slab. Workshop and Dinner first year of operation, 70 percent of 2919, Strategies for Success, through Boyer said from data from last "They will be erecting structur­ Time I S - 8 p.m. them were able to regain good stand­ the center. year, 60 percent of the reinstat­ al steel and constructing the elevator Location I A.J:s Restaurant, ing. Prior to the implementation of ed students the center worked with shaft as soon as the steel is received," 140S Fourth St. The Student Success Center is EIU 2919, 34 percent of students regained good standing in their first Shrake said. "It might be a few weeks Morelnfol 581 -2412 used to identify at-risk students for who went on academic warning semester back at the university. before the steel arrives." academic failure through interven­ regained good standing, Boyer said. The center is not just for students H e said once the contractor com­ tion, support to improve their suc­ Last year, all 593 students that who are struggling, Boyer said. pletes the structural system, the '6-Pack' Series, cess rate. were put on academic warning were "We work with some of the best Facilities Planning and Management Part 4-'Got Gut' Last year was the center's first full placed in EIU 2919. and the brightest who want to hold internal construction staff would Time I 7 - 8 p.m. year of operation with a full staff, "Our first cohort of Fall 2007, 70 onto those 4.0s," she said. construct the exterior walls, install Location I Lumpkin Audito­ which includes two full-time profes­ percent of them have regained good Students are referred to the center the roof, finish out the interior and rium room 2030 sionals and six graduate assistants. academic standing after complet­ by themselves or by faculty, academ­ coordinate the elevator installation More Info I 581 -7786 Prior to the Student Success Cen­ ing EIU 2919 and implementing the ic advising, counseling center, athlet­ with an outside contractor. ter, there was the Academic Success strategies that they were instructed ics, minority affairs, the writing cen­ Jeff Cross, associate vice president Center, which consisted of just Cin­ upon in class," she said. ter or any facility that works in con­ for academic affairs, said the Stu­ COMMENTS, CORRECTION S, OR dy Boyer, now assistant director of The center also provides a man­ junction with the center. dent Success Center is scheduled to EVENTS the Student Success Center. datory program for students who are The center was made possible be complete and occupied in May To report any errors, local events A five-year $1.8 million grant reinstated to the university following from a grant. 2009. or general suggestions for future Eastern received in Oct. 2006 pro­ academic dismissal. The U.S. Department of Edu­ While construction is in process, editions please contact our Edi­ vided more opportunities. Between fall and spring, the cen­ cation awarded Eastern with a five­ the center is in temporary quarters at tor in Chief, Kristina Peters, via: "We were able to then expand ter had 30 sections of the course. year, $1.8 million institutional devel­ 1125 McAfee Gymnasium. Phone I 581 -7936, the very limited services that I could This semester the center has seven opment grant for expanded student E-mail I [email protected] offer on an individual basis in my sections ofEIU 2919. support services, which is entering Emily Zulzcan be reached at 581-7942 Office vi sit 11811 Buzzard Hall office at the Academic Success Cen- "All students who are reinstat- its third year of existence. or at [email protected]. • • • • • • DAILYi EXSTERN NEWS WWW.DENNEWS.COM WEDNESDAYj10.1.08

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Everyone knows voting is important. Other views on news One would have to have lived in a cave WOMEN, TAKE THE HIGH ROAD forever to not pay audience to the myriad of pro-voting advertising campaigns from UCLA - New school year? Yes, final­ all over the political spectrum. There was ly. Clean start? Maybe, hopefully. STAFF EDITORIAL even a "South Park" episode that comical­ Fresh meat? Not so much. ly taught the audiences the importance of Walking into my senior year with voting. So, I get it. Voting is important. the finish line in sight, I expect almost But what ifl choose not to? nothing to change. Donate for health care I've never voted in a presidential cam­ The ladies will have their expecta­ Community service has been taken to a new paign. I've never voted for anything that tions lowered when they realize the hard level and the bar has been raised for those who OUR VIEW required me to register. I wasn't even reg­ way that, no, this will not be where they are working toward helping the residents of Coles • Situation: The Coles Community Health Pro­ istered until the nice man at the D MV gram has raised just under half of the $600,000 finally meet someone of substance - County. Now it's your turn to support it. registered me. Heck, I didn't even vote in needed for a new primary care clinic. Student Government elections. I active­ someone who is worth dating. And the The Coles Community Health Program is tak­ • Stance: Community members and student guys will be shocked when they realize ing a stand for the underserved citizens of Coles organizations should consider donating to help ly chose, and continue to choose, not to the hard way that, yes, they still have to County who cannot afford health care services. provide health care to struggling residents. vote. Why don't I vote? work for sex, at least a lirtle bit. Numerous members of the local health care Despite independent study and listen­ Nobody wants to be alone. Well, at industry realized a substantial need for prima­ less than $14,000 and when a household with ing to or reading news from both liber- least nobody wants to feel alone. ry care services for those residents who cannot three individuals makes less than $17,600. al and conservative media, I don't feel as So what do you do? Slap on a hap­ afford to visit doctors' offices and, therefore, get Approximately 7,150 people working in Coles though I know anything about the candi­ PY face and realize it works differently caught up in the emergency room struggles. County have no health insurance, according to dates and their stances on the issues. The in college. Those primary care needs would involve treat­ CCH P, and approximately 9,300 people receive candidate's Web sites are either so vague Kathleen Bogle ofSaint Joseph's ment for cold or flu contaminations, earaches public aid. as to be laughable or so nul of political University said, "H ooking up repre­ and muscle pains. The need for additional health care is obvious jargon that I throw out most of what I sents a reversal of the traditional 'date Mike Murray, president of CCH P, said a new and while the services aren't free, the compatibil­ read there. first, sex later' formula. Moreover, with clinic could help those underserved citizens get ity with Medicare and Medicaid is a big positive. 1he news media seems to be incapable dating, there was some expectation that their needed treatment in an appropriate time Murray said those patients without any cover­ of being objective and makes their love of the degree of sexual intimacy would frame and provide more residents with avenues to age would be charged based on a sliding fee scale one candidate readily apparent - so much match the degree of emotional intima­ get help without allowing symptoms to progress based on poverty guidelines. for professionalism. And no, I'm not try­ cy. In other words, two people would into a worse iUness. He said a standard routine visit that would ing to pardon mysel£ become increasingly sexually intimate as Consequently, Murray said the clinic would generally cost about $100 could be as minimal as I'm simply trying to explain that every­ they grew 'closer.' With hooking up, the relieve emergency room pressure at Sarah Bush $10 depending on the individual. Such afford­ thing I read or hear is spun to make a cer­ degree of sexual intimacy is often unre­ Lincoln Health Center and allow hospital per­ ability is scarce and more than welcome in this tain candidate look good. lated to emotional artachment." sonnel to work more efficiently with its patients. community. So, at the end of the day all I am left I'm not entirely sure I've gotten CCH P is the founding organization for the While the clinic is not free, it will be in associ­ with is that this guy has a military record any smarter when it comes to dealing new clinic that would be called the Coles Com­ ation with the Community Health Improvement and that guy is very charismatic. with the opposite sex, but this more­ munity Clinic. The treatment center would be Center of Decatur, a federally qualified health Get it? I don't vote because I don't feel informed artitude really helped. located in Mattoon across from Wal-Mart in the center. Murray said creating a new federal qual­ as though, despite independent study and I missed out on way too much real same building as LifeLinks, a mental health and ified health center in Coles County would need watching various news outlets, I can make fi.m while I was trying to have the kind well ness facility. too much resources and joining an established an informed decision. So, I abstain from of"fi.m" that would get me a boyfriend. Murray's tentative speculation is that the clinic and successfi.U organization was the better deci­ making that decision. 1hat is my choice I exhausted myself trying to constant­ would be open to the public in 12 to 24 months sion for the public. and that is my right. It's not because ly come up with endless sexual innuen­ because fundraising is still in progress and equip­ Murray and the CCH P are trying to raise I don't think my vote matters. It's not dos. I drove myself crazy trying to get ment purchasing and personnel hiring will begin $600,000 to finance the first six-to-eight months because I'm trying to be a rebel. I hope to noticed "having a great time" in a sea of later in the process. Community members and of operation until the facility can become self­ be informed enough before Nov. 2, since girls who were ready to wrap their legs student organizations can learn how to donate by sustaining. And while their efforts became pub­ I actually plan on voting this year and around anything. going to www.colescommunityclinic.org. licly announced a short nine days ago, just under want to be able to make an intelligent, I'm making this new year as much of The bold initiative by these community mem­ $300,000 has been raised so far, Murray said. nonpartisan decision. That being said, I a new start as I can possibly achieve on bers deserves strong support by the community To encourage public enthusiasm and com­ have a policy. the high road in just being me. Join me and service oriented student organizations. fortablity with donating, Murray said months of I have been verbally harassed by peo­ up here. Murray is a retired director of operations for behind the scenes work was done to attain fi.md­ ple regarding voting for the last month Daily Brttin Carle Foundation Physicians, Vice President ing from institutions and individuals such as or so. People have been telling me that I Stan Huffman is a retired physician, Secretary Sarah Bush, Carle Foundation Physicians, the need to vote, that voting is my civic duty, EDITORIAL POLICY Matt White is of Sarah Bush and Treasurer Cath­ Charleston Area Charitable Foundation and phy­ that there's no reason not to, etc. Those ie Reynolds is the director of nurses at the Coles sicians who live locally. remarks are insulting. I have a right to not The editorial is the majority opinion County Health Department. Bravo. Such ingenuity should be commend­ vote just like you have a right to vote, so of The DEN editorial board. Reach the The sheer fact that all of these professionals ed, as well as the hard work put into attaining the leave me alone. opinions editor at: from various organizations who weren't affiliat­ nearly $300,000. And being wiUing to work since 1ltat's where the policy comes in: For [email protected] ed with each other found a common ground and 2006 until potentially 2010 for a goal that will be every one person at Eastern who tells have made immense progress is astonishing. handed over to someone else is not only coura­ me, personally, that I need to vote, I will Upon creating the CCH P and getting it certi­ geous but also admirable. abstain from voting for one year out of lETTERS TO THE EDITOR fied as a non-for-profit organization, the founders Once the clinic becomes operational, the spite. 1ltis doesn't include TV ads or junk researched their cause so that supporters wouldn't CCH P would relinquish control to the Commu­ mail. Letters to the editor can be hesitate to support the noble cause. nity Health Improvement Center, but Murray I mean anyone who tells me personally submitted at any time on any topic to According to the organization, more than 17 said the CCHP will remain active in aiding the that I need to vote will be responsible for the Opinions Editor to be published in percent of the approximately 51,000 residents are clinic's administration in any financial situations me abstaining from voting for one more The Daily Eastern News. without healthcare. The group attributes that fig­ or public education campaigns. year. If four people tell me to vote, I won't The DENs policy is to run alllerters ure to a low medium income of $32,286 com­ The Community Health Improvement Cen­ vote until 2012. that are not libelous or potentially pared to the state average of$63,639 and how ter has four total locations within Decatur and So please, keep your mouth shut and harmfi.u. They must be less than 250 Coles County is ranked 24 of the 26 Central Uli­ Champaign and according to the Ulinois Primary respect me and the rest of the world words. Letters to the editor can be nois County regions for those who live below the Health Care Association, more than 13,000 peo­ enough to let us make an informed deci­ brought in with identification to The poverty line. ple were treated by those clinics in 2005. Also, sion or, if we choose, no decision at all. DEN at 1811 Buzzard Hall. Letters According to U.S. Department of Health and approximately 77 percent of the patients live at may also be submirted electronically Human Services, poverty is when one individu­ or below the federal poverty level. james Stewart is a junwr English major. from the author's EIU e-mail address to al in a household makes less than $10,400, when This type of service work is worthy of bringing He can be reached at 581-7942 or at D [email protected]. two residents of a household collectively make to Coles County to improve the quality of life. DENopinwm@gmailcom. WWW.DENNEWS.COM I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I WEDNESDAY 10.1.08 NEWS

LOCATION I DESCRIPTION UB Brings drama through Opera Style Students will go back "This will expose them to some­ Elizabeth said the opera is in tainment to their campuses. ment played like a keyboard. thing they never knew they could English, so it should be easy for stu­ Brown said UB has advertised the The strings of the instrument are in time into popular enjoy," said Brown, a member of the dents to follow. play by putting up fliers, and utilized plucked when each key is pressed. 18th century art University Board. "They also give an explanation the Web to get the word out. Brown said students would UB will sponsor the play "Com­ before the opera starts," she said. "I also went to many of the respond to this play the way they By JESSICA LEGGIN ic lntermezw" at 7 tonight in the Brown said UB has planned for teachers in the theater department expect to respond to the opera. Activities Editor Grand Ballroom of the Martin the play ever since they went to a to tell them about the opera and '1f they go into any event expect­ Luther King Jr. University Union. convention. have asked for some help from the ing to like it, they are more likely to Students will have an opportu­ According to Comic Intermezzo's "We learned of Comic lntermez­ music department as well," she said. enjoy it than if they expect to hate nity to go back in time to the 18th website, intermezws were chamber w by going to a conference called Comic Intermezzo, a popular art it," she said. "Students should go Century with a sigh of comic relief. operas that provided a commercial NACA," Brown said. form in the 18th Century, will be with an open mind and be prepared Elizabeth Brown said "Comic break from the long serious operas. NACA is the National Associ­ accompanied with costumes, dance, for anything to happen." Intermezw: The Clever Woman and Intermezzo's were first per­ ation for Campus Activities where and harpsichord and string instru­ Foolish Man" could help students formed in 1706 and shifted through talent is showcased for students who ments. Jessica Leggin can be reached at 581- expand their horizons. Europe. are responsible for bringing enter- A harpsichord is a musical instru- 7942 orat [email protected].

freeze was lifted in January of 2007, pended, Ameren executives have stat­ Chilsen and director of CUB Electric separated profits from their >> Electric which Ameren took advantage of ed they are planning to request fre­ David Kolata have been in the pro­ utility companies in order to request FROM PAGE 1 requesting a $247 million increase quent small rate increases rather than cess of appealing the ICCs decision more money. on Nov. 2, 2007. However, the ICC wait another 15 years for one extreme to award Ameren with $162 million. '1n the way that the executives The rates are based on the average approved the rate increase $85 mil­ rate increase, Morris said. The watchdog group concentrates on run these companies, too often do consumption of 10,000 kilowatts of lion short at $162 million, a cut that "Overall, I think people are the financial accuracies of companies' customers take a back seat to the electricity annually and 785 therms Morris said was to ease panic in a accepting to smaller, frequent rate charges. company's bottom line," Chilsen of natural gas heating. Ameren's weary national economy. increases that allow the communi­ Based on Union Electric's, Ame­ said. research also assumes electric supply "In the spirit of compromise, ties to adjust," he said. "People can't ren's parent company, record high CUB also takes a position against and natural gas costs remain flat. we decided to limit our request to accommodate huge increases even in revenue profits for 2007, Chilsen Ameren's decision to make frequent To see individual rates based on $207 million from the $247 million, a healthy economic climate." and Kolata believe Ameren has great­ rate requests. Chilsen said increased household usage, customers can which was well within our rights," But, Ameren faces some opposi­ ly overstepped their boundaries in frequency in rate hikes would devas­ input their information on ameren. Morris said. "Was $247 million justi­ tion from lUinois watchdog groups. fair and accurate requests. CUB has tate the economy, leaving little mon­ com's rate calculator. The calculator fiable? Yes, absolutely it was." estimated through their financial ey for communities to spend on oth­ should estimate an individual's per­ Morris said Ameren would only CUB takes the opposition research that Ameren should only be er purchases that will help the econo­ sonal rate increase for both gas and be receiving an estimated 8 percent position entitled to a $58 million increase, at my flourish. electric, Morris said. revenue return once the rate increase "This rate increase could be dev­ most. "Every extra dollar spent on utili­ is instated. This would be below the astating to the Southern and Cen­ "They say they need this money ties is one more dollar that isn't going Out goes the freeze, legal limits of 10 percent set forth by trallllinois region," said Jim Chilsen, to maintain quality service," Chilsen to sales tax or to feed people's fami­ in comes the flood the ICC. This would be the total rev­ spokesman for the Citizens Utili­ said. "Well, our research shows they lies," he said. Until 2007, Ameren could not enue for all three Ameren companies ty Board. "Ameren overstated their don't need nearly that much." increase rates on utili ties because of that service lUinois. company's expenses to justifY an He also said that CUB's research Krystal Maya can be reached at 581- a freeze instituted by the ICC. The Now that the freeze has been sus- absurd amount of money." into the request shows that Union 7945 or at [email protected].

>> Lecture she sent a letter to the company to Bill Girffiths, a junior man­ >> Delta the average." complain. agement and information systems Robyn Paige, interim director of FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 1 IBM sent her to Chicago to talk major, said Lockett's story was very Greek Life, said the new students with an education roundtable and interesting. of Delta Chi are dedicated. One year later she enrolled at they were so impressed they offered "She's done a lot of stuff and Fisher said he wants members to "These are all new students com­ Eastern, but dropped another year her a job. She initially declined, but moved around the country," Gir­ be involved in extracurricular activ­ mitted to creating a strong colony, later to marry her college sweet­ accepted the job after earning her iffiths said. '1t is good to see she has ities. to become an exemplary Delta Chi heart. She had a child, but returned master's degree in 1986. moved around and been successful." "I want at least 40 percent of chapter in the future," she said. to school while working full time Lockett worked with IBM - Dustin Long, a sophomore pre­ our guys to be involved in activities Fisher said all the hard work and earned her Bachelor's Degree in moving her way through the compa­ business major, said initially he or some type of council," he said. going into this new organization is Education in 1976. ny - eventually becoming Executive did not like the presentation and Fisher said Delta Chi also has a paying off. She went into teaching and while for Education Technology. thought about leaving, but thought strong emphasis on athletics. "I would love to return and see working at Arcola High School, Lockett has since retired from it got more interesting as it went "We've already proved a hand­ my work, and watch it grow," he school board chair Pat Monahan IBM, but works with different com­ along. ful of people wrong, and some of said. pushed her to incorporate comput­ panies in advising roles. "It was interesting how she that can be seen in intramurals," Fisher said he believes the frater­ ers into her curriculum. She is currently the Senior Vice moved from job to job and is liv­ he said. nity will be able to gain their char­ "We were learning and achieving President of ConnecrEdu. ing her life to the fullest," Long said. As president of Delta Chi, Fish­ ter by the end of the semester. goals, while doing something new," Lockett told the 60 plus students "I thought she was very charismatic er said he feels overwhelmed, but it "This is the building blocks for Lockett said. in the auditorium that there are three and very good." is nothing he cannot overcome. the next semester," he said. Lockett began to use the IBM PC things one needs to be successful. "The members look up to me, Jr., a computer for younger students, "Luck, time and talent," Lockett Dan Cusack can be reached at 581 - and I have support for them," he Jessica Leggin can be reached at 581- and was so upset with the product said. 7942 or [email protected]. said. "lhey are excellent and exceed 7942 or atjmlegg [email protected]. ARE YOU GOING appy THROUGH A 22nd (jftVInft (jQftD~ICS SCARY TIME? Birthday ~ SCRffnPRi nTi nCi d f/'\~ROIDfRI Mike ''' HOMECOMING HEADQUARTERS HIGH END PRINTING & SCREEN PRINTING EMBROIDERY AT EMBROIDERY TACKLE TWILL AFFORDABLE PRICES ALL OVER PRINTS 18th st . We can help! 0 X ~ _J en 0 "'- - WalterDUI & ~ w 0::: .r:. LL- <( ..... Counseling Services z (.9 00 _J 0:: T'"" 1550 Douglas Drive Suite 115 <( 0w Charleston, IL 61920 0 <.9 0 (217) 348- DUIS (3847) 0 N wdcs.myhosting247 .com z ~ 345-9228 _J EIU EIUTMLICENCED 6 news www.dennews.com | the daily eastern news | Wednesday 10.1.08

CAmpus | latin heritage month Lecture focuses on religious statues

Virgin Mary part of Latin strength,” Coromina said. “Statues and paint- Hannah Drake, a 14-year-old freshman at and educational.” American Culture; ings are more than just a piece of art.” Charleston High School, said the lecture was Woods was happy to learn more about oth- Coromina said that people often pray to informational and said she “got a lot out of it.” er cultures and is eager to spread her knowl- Catholic faith discussed statues and paintings. After the lecture was finished, Coromi- edge to other students. She also talked about the differences in na was open to answer questions the audience Coromina talked a little about Latino Heri- By KATIE KAYE Catholicism compared to similar religions, like had. tage Month as a whole. Staff Reporter Protestantism and the patron saints in Latin Most of the room cleared with only a few “Latino Heritage Month is a very important America and their individual stories of saint- remaining people waiting to have their ques- series of events on campus organized by faculty Spanish professor Irene Coromina pointed hood. tions answered. and staff involved with different aspects of Lat- out that it is “inevitable” that religion is a big She talked about St. Luján in Argentina, Eastern senior Elizabeth Woods was one of in American and Latino culture,” she said. part of Latin American culture. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Chile, Our Lady them. “Our intention is to spread awareness of the Coromina lectured about the importance of of Charity of El Cobre in Cuba, Rosa de Lima “I came reluctantly to find out more of the history, music, visual arts and popular culture the Virgin Mary in Latin American Culture at in Peru and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mex- (Catholic) faith,” she said. associated with these populations.” 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Effingham Room of the ico. Woods said she thinks Latino Heritage Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. There were people of all ages who took part Month is a good idea and enjoys going to the Katie Kaye can be reached at 581-7942 or at DEN- “A replica of an image has spirit and in this Latino Heritage Month event. different events. She said that it is “both fun [email protected]

CAmpus | meeting Student Senate prepares IBHE-SAC conference proposal Proposal for travel “Every year we send up delegates not new funds – it was already put nois University Edwardsville are the Wilber will talk about the “Rea- expenses introduced to IBHE-SAC,” said Student Senate aside for this particular conference,” only schools with such a program. son to Vote” campaign after “Rock Speaker Isaac Sandidge. “We budget Sandidge said. “Students can add more Eastern the Vote” is over. for conference every year for this.” Eric Wilber, student executive insights to other schools,” Sandidge He is going to give out candy This conference was scheduled vice president, is going to the confer- said. with reasons to vote on them and By HEATHER HOLM for Western Illinois University in ence along with two other students. In other business, Mike Whilden so far Student Government has 256 Student Government Editor Macomb but it was changed at the “We are the official Eastern voice will replace Stephanie Cascio as reasons. last minute. on this committee,” Sandidge said. an on-campus senate member and Wilber will launch this after the A proposal will be present- This proposal has to be voted on “When you go to the conference, Wilber is going to be reappointed voter registration deadline. ed tonight for the Illinois Board of at tonight’s meeting. you end up splitting up into dif- as the student representative to the Diversity requirement guide- Higher Education-Student Adviso- Usually proposals are tabled for ferent subcommittees and discuss Charleston City Council. lines will be presented to the mem- ry Committee to use $768.79 of the one week, but since the change in things such as transfer initiatives.” “(Student Sena––te) decided that bers and the Student Senate needs a budget on hotel accommodations, venue was so sudden and rooms It is basically a chance for Eastern we wanted to have him on the board new chair for the External Relations refunds for travel expenses and per were already reserved in Macomb, students to bring forth their input to again,” Sandidge said. Committee since the chair Paul Reid diem reimbursements such as meals the proposal has to be voted on the Illinois Board of Higher Educa- Jackie Alexander, student vice resigned. Reid will maintain his posi- to go to this month’s conference. tonight. tion. president for academic affairs, is also tion on the Student Senate. The IBHE-SAC conference is this “The only problem I see is sen- Sandidge said the board always going to speak about the new tech- weekend at Harold Washington Col- ators having a problem with the has questions about textbook rent- nology committees in her executive Heather Holm can be reached at 581- lege in Chicago. amount of money, but the money is al because Eastern and Southern Illi- report. 7942 or at [email protected]. WWW.DENN EWS.COM I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I WEDNESDAY 10.1.08 NEWS NATION BRIEFS STATE I DEATH PENALTY WORLD BRIEFS The Associated Press The Associated Press East L.A. wants to be Official calling for stricter At least 168 killed its own city in temple stampede LOS ANGELES - East L.A. JODHPUR, India - Thousands - birthplace of the lowrider, Los of pilgrims panicked by false Lobos and Oscar de Ia Hoya - is to death penalty fund limits rumors of a bomb stampeded at Mexican-Americans what Harlem a Hindu temple in western India is to the black community. on Tuesday, killing at least 168 Now it wants to become its The Associated Press authority to deny payments once rooms would be $60 to $140, people in the crush to escape. own city. Commonly mistaken they're approved by the courts, he depending on the location. Only The disaster occurred just as the for a part of Los Angeles, East ST. LOUIS - Illinois Treasurer said. standard coach airfare would be doors of the temple were being LA. is actually an unincorporated Alexi Giannoulias called for strict­ "Litigators and investigators eligible for reimbursement. opened for worship at dawn section of Los Angeles County, er oversight of a state fund that should not get a blank check from Exceptions would be considered for more than 12,000 people with more than 130,000 people helps pay expenses for lawyers and taxpayers when it comes to try­ if requested, Giannoulias said, and celebrating a key Hindu festival - 96 percent of them Latino investigators in death-penalty cas­ ing these cases," Giannoulias said, the rates would be reset each Jan­ in the historic city of Jodhpur in - packed into 7.4 square miles. es, saying some have regarded the adding that he plans to convene uary when the hourly reimburse­ Rajasthan state. Cityhood proponents complain fund as a "blank check." a group of lawmakers and profes­ ment for court-appointed defense The chaos began with false that East L.A. is treated as an Giannoulias also wants to lim­ sionals to discuss new legislation, attorneys is adjusted according to rumors of a bomb, said Ramesh afterthought by the county Board it how much can be paid from the including guidelines for the fund. the Consumer Price Index. Vyas, a pilgrim who was standing of Supervisors, and they want the Capital Litigation Trust Fund for "We need to standardize the charg­ Randy Rosenbaum, Champaign in line. community to take charge of its such expenses as food, travel and es and limit excessive and inappro­ County public defender and a for­ Tensions are high because India own destiny. hotels. priate costs so that the state and mer lllinois Public Defender Asso­ has been hit by a spate of bomb His announcement this week taxpayers aren't robbed in the pur­ ciation president, said setting lim­ attacks. Stocks jump after steep was in response to a story pub­ suit of justice." its on mileage and hotel expenses sell-off; key rate rises lished Sunday in the St. Louis No one has been put to death could be acceptable. US official: 3 pirates may NEW YORK - Wall Street Post-Dispatch detailing question­ in Illinois since 2000 when then­ But he worries that second­ be dead in shootout snapped back Tuesday after able charges to the fund, which Gov. George Ryan imposed a mor­ guessing hourly fees by defense­ MOGADISHU, Somalia - has an annual budget of about $10 atorium on executions, citing more hired experts and investigators its biggest sell-off in years Disagreements between Somali million. amid growing expectations than a dozen cases in which peo­ might discourage their partici­ pirates holding a ship laden that lawmakers will salvage a The newspaper said it found ple were improperly sentenced to pation, possibly hurting a defen­ with tanks and heavy weapons dant's case. $700 billion rescue plan for the that some people working on death. Gov. Rod Blagojevich plans escalated into a shootout and financial sector. death-penalty cases in Illinois have to continue the ban until it's clear "The way it's set up, trial judges three pirates are believed dead, a But the seized-up credit markets charged the fund as much as $300 reforms put in place are working. are the gatekeepers. I don't think U.S. defense official said Tuesday. Illinois lawmakers created the anyone wants some (outsiders) where businesses turn to raise an hour for driving to the jurisdic­ The pirates denied the report. money showed no sign of relief. tion of a trial. Capital Litigation Trust Fund to telling them they can't do some­ The U.S. destroyer USS Howard In one instance, a Texas psy­ ensure that death-penalty defen­ thing," he said. "Limits on travel, and several other American ships chologist billed the state $270 an dants had access to competent hotels and food could be reason­ Faster genetic test have surrounded the Ukrainian hour, beginning with the 80 min­ counsel and could mount a credi­ ably done. But setting caps or lim­ cargo ship Fa ina, which was for flu virus approved utes it took to pack for his flight, ble defense regardless of their abil­ its on essential evidentiary stuff, hijacked Thursday and is now ATLANTA - The government the Post-Dispatch found. ity to pay. like experts? I'd be very hesitant to anchored off the lawless coast approved a new genetic test for sign off on that." The newspaper also said the The fund also provides money of Somalia. The pirates have the flu virus Tuesday that will fund was sometimes billed $300 a for prosecutors to help defray the Giannoulias said the proposals demanded a ransom of$20 allow labs across the country to night for hotel rooms. costs of such cases. will be introduced to the Illinois million and the U.S. Navy cordon identify flu strains within four Giannoulias wants to create a The fund, which no single state General Assembly in January and, aims to prevent them from taking hours instead offour days. agency oversees, has disbursed five-person panel of judges and if approved, would not take effect any of the weapons ashore. The timesaving test could be more than $40 million since it lawyers to review expenses deemed until fiscal year 2009. The official in Washington who crucial if a deadly new strain was established almost nine years initially excessive or improper, Giannoulias expects to ask Illi­ reported the shootout spoke on emerges, federal health officials ago, Giannoulias said. Trial judges ultimately holding those billing nois judges to put the caps in place condition of anonymity because said. The new test also could help are responsible for reviewing and the fund to the same reimburse­ voluntarily in November. he was not authorized to speak doctors make better treatment approving expenses, and there are ment standards as state workers. Messages left Tuesday with the on the record. He refused to decisions during a conventional Under Giannoulias' plan, meals no regulations limiting how much Illinois Attorney General's Office elaborate and said he had no way flu season. can be spent for each trial. would be capped at $28 per day and the Illinois Prosecutors Bar of confirming the deaths. The new test was developed Although Giannoulias' office and mileage at 50 cents per mile, Association were not immediately by the Centers for Disease administers the fund, it has no while reimbursement for hotel returned. Control and Prevention and Afghanistan seeks Saudi Applied Biosystems Inc. of Foster to help with Taliban Talk City, Calif. The Food and Drug STATE I LAWSU IT KABUL, Afghanistan ­ Administration approved the test Afghanistan's president said kit Tuesday, and state health labs Tuesday he has repeatedly asked are expected to start using it this AG tries to clear path for prison closure Saudi Arabia's king to facilitate fall. CDC officials celebrated it as peace talks with the Taliban. a potential lifesaver, especially if The Associated Press a! Assembly appropriated for the cials filed the lawsuit on Sept. 17. Hamid Karzai said Afghan the nation is hit by a pandemic Pontiac Correctional Center at The motion filed Tuesday in officials have traveled to Saudi of bird flu or some other mutant PONTIAC - The Illinois attor­ other facilities. Livingston County Circuit Court Arabia and Pakistan in hopes influenza. ney general's office is asking a Blagojevich has said closing the by the attorney general argues that of ending the country's six-year "We'll now be able to detect judge to dismiss a lawsuit aimed prison would save about $4 mil­ the legislature didn't enact restric­ conflict but there have not been influenza in the community at stopping Gov. Rod Blagojevich lion a year that he could use to tions on the money. any negotiations so far. faster, which allows us to take from closing a central Illinois pris­ help ease a $2 billion budget def­ Leaders in Pontiac, about 40 Saudi Arabia is a leader of the steps more quickly to protect and on. icit. miles northeast of Bloomington, Sunni Muslim world and the save lives; said CDC director Dr. The lawsuit claims the gover­ The union that represents believe Blagojevich's plan is polit­ location of Islam's two holiest Julie Gerberding. nor can't use money the Gener- workers at prison and local offi- ically motivated. shrines in Mecca and Medina.

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The Panthers were swept in get the simplest things that could lead junior libero Shaina Boylan's absence It is not skill, talent, coaching, etc. It's >> Bajek straight sets for at least three match­ to a win. Part of it is we want to win is not helping the cause either. an easy problem to come back from." FROM PAGE 12 es in a row in 1989, 1992, 1994 and so bad that we have to go back to the "It's mainly getting people com­ Bennett said October is a new 1995. basics." fortable," Orr said of winning again. month, and the team has to look for­ Senior middle hitter Lauren Sop­ Sopcic is right. lhis month has "It's tough without a lot of upperclass- ward and not dwell on failure. Eastern didn't have a fun Septem­ de has been through these tough Sep­ seen 253 Panther errors, many of men." "We are working on fixing it," ber last year either. tembers the last three seasons. She them committed at crucial times. According to Orr, being short on Bennett said. "If we spent time on the After beginning the month 3-1, said she knows her team hasn't pulled Eastern's hitting percentage has also skill and ability isn't the reason for the frustration, nothing would get done." the Panthers stumbled through a five­ out victories consistently in Septem­ sunk to .106. current slide. October is a new month and a match losing streak in OVC match­ ber, but that's not the reason for los­ Sophomore outside hitter Kelsey Poor execution has been the rea­ new opportunity for the Panthers to es and finished September with a 4- ing. Orr said this year's slow start could be son behind the Panthers' September create reasons to erase a forgettable 7 record. "It's not necessarily Septem- attributed to Eastern's relative youth. swoon. September. Struggling to win a set isn't a nov­ ber, but starting conference," Sop­ The Panthers have five freshmen and "It's us putting it all together," Orr el concept for Eastern in the month de said. "We get very anxious and four sophomores. Five of the six start­ said. "Compared to everything else, it BobBajek can be reached at 581 -7944 of September. want to play our hardest, and we for- ers are frequently underclassmen, and is easy to learn how to play together. or at [email protected].

which includes a 63-38 win against PEARLS BEFORE SWINE I BY STEPHAN PASTIS >> OVC Murray State on Saturday. FROM PAGE 12 Simpson said he doesn't talk to his team about scoring a lot of points each game, but he said the Skyhawks Tennessee Tech sophomore run­ do have playmakers on offense and ning back Henry Sailes (two fum­ an offensive line that is well coached bles lost) and freshman running and plays hard. back Dontey Gay (one fumble lost) "We're not looking for 40 points accounted for the Golden Eagles' a game," Simpson said. "We just other turnovers. want to score one more than what "lhe black cloud that hung over the opponent scores." us was the heavy turnover bug," The Skyhawks will need more Tennessee Tech head coach Watson defense than offense when they host Brown said. "We sure understand Tennessee State on Saturday after­ if you get back into conference play noon. Heffner leads the Tigers - and you turn it over five times Ten­ and the OVC - with 1,299 passing GET FUZZY I BY DARBY CONLEY nessee Tech has no change of win­ yards. He has also thrown for nine ning. Not any." touchdowns and rushed for anoth­ SLiJCKit~-:.. >JI)I...~ ~-·;~ t.t'l' CbU. L',..,jili; )1:!:':;):.: er score. Hrl•·J ;, ns lW.({":>'-~k•. ..-,J l T Skyhawks continue "Obviously this week if you lose :->.' ... Lf l . ... I~ Lti\CI... l ~'(. ~~·, ·•.t:.:tll to score in bunches containment with their quarterback fA ~ t.'.ol.t\- Tennessee Martin leads the Foot­ they may have 800 yards," Simpson ball Championship Subdivision in said. "You can cover everybody and team scoring with 48.4 points per be in the right gaps and he can still game. make an athletic play." The Skyhawks have also scored 59.3 points per game during their Scott Richey can be reached at 581 - current four-game winning streak, 7944 or at [email protected].

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WOMEN'S SOCCER I NOTEBOOK Williams' GAA up from last season

By COLLIN WHITCHURCH OVC STANDINGS son the Panthers' previous long Staff Reporter scoreless streak was three matches. School Overall OVC The 1997 and 1998 teams each Eastern junior goalkeeper Jen­ Murray State 6-4-1 2-0 had three-match stretches where ny WiUiams has battled an injury Tennessee Martin 6-2-2 1-0-1 they failed to score a goal. throughout this season. Morehead State 4-6 1-0 Williams injured her ankle before Austin Peay 3-6 1-0 Miller's streak ends at 18 the Panthers' third game of the sea­ Jacksonville State 3-5-3 0-1-1 Junior midfielder Alexis MiUer's Tennessee Tech 1-9-1 0-0-1 son and has split time in the net consecutive starts streak came to an SE Missouri 0-5-2 0-1-1 with sophomore goalkeeper Kaylin end against Murray State on Sunday. Eastern Kentucky 2-6-2 0-1 Lorbert ever since. Eastern Illinois 0-10-1 0-2 Miller came off the bench for the Williams has allowed 13 goals first time this season against the Rac­ and has an 0-6-0 record in six starts shot percentage and a .414 shot on ers but led all reserves with 61 min­ this season. goal percentage. utes played. Her goals against average - which Miller has started 39 of her 51 was a solid 1.54 last season and was Losing streak record broken career games at Eastern. at 1.10 for her career before the Friday's loss to Tennessee Martin She led the Panthers in assists start of this season - currently sits at tied an Eastern record for consecu­ (six) in 2007 and was second in goals 2.24. tive losses in a season. (four) and total points (14). Despite the won-loss record and Sunday's loss to Murray State She finished fourth in the OVC her GAA increasing, Williams is still broke that record. in total assists. She also has the assist considered a team leader by Pan­ With their seventh consecutive on the Panthers' only goal so far in thers' head coach Tim Nowak. loss, the Panthers broke the losing 2008 scored by freshman forward "Jenny uses her voice really well streak record set by the 2005 team, Ashley Eck against Purdue. and is very demonstrative," Nowak which lost six consecutive matches Meanwhile, senior defender Ash­ said. "She is an experienced goal­ early in its season. ley Slota extended her consecutive keeper and is confident and capable The 2005 team finished 9-10-2 statts streak to 43. of jumping on players if they make and 6-1-2 in the Ohio Valley Con­ Former Panther Kellie Floyd has a mistake." ference. the Eastern record with 61 consecu­ Williams' statistical downfall Likewise, this year's team began tive starts from 2005-2007. might have to do with Eastern's scor­ its season on an 11-match winless If Slota remains in the starting ing drought this season. streak. lineup for the remainder of the reg­ ERIN MATHENY I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS The Panthers are being out-shot The previous record was set by ular season she wiU finish with 50 Junior goalkeeper Jenny Williams kicks the ball during Sunday after­ 244-99 on the season and have that same 2005 team with six. consecutive starts. noon's match against Murray State at Lakeside Field. Williams, who has a 101-34 shot on goal difference Additionally, the Panthers have battled an ankle injury this season, has allowed 13 goals but made 44 against their opponents. gone nine consecutive matches with­ Collin Whitchurch can be reached at saves through six matches this season. Eastern's opponents have a .090 out scoring a goal. Prior to this sea- 581 -7944 orat [email protected].

MEN'S SOCCER I NOTEBOOK Panthers move to No. 9 in national Midwest ranking By DAN CUSACK top 10 after being ranked No. 9 last Wright State. "(Peters) had good composure road matches, and the Panthers have Assistant Sports Editor week following a 201 loss to Cal­ Peters notched his second career and knocked the ball over the goal­ outscored their opponents 12-7 dur­ State Fullerton on Saturday. hat trick scoring two first-half goals ie," Howarth said. ing the five matches. The Eastern men's soccer team Eastern will play No. 21 Ohio and one second-half goal. Peters' In addition to the national hon­ Eastern's current road trip includ­ was ranked No. 9 in the Midwest by State (5-2-1) on Oct. 5. The Buck­ three-goal performance also gave ors, Peters was also named the Mis­ ed the Panthers' first night match, a the National Soccer Coaches Asso­ eyes fell to 21st place nationally after him 30 goals for his Eastern career. souri Valley Conference Offensive 4-1 victory against Wright State, and ciation of America for the week of losing to No. 3 Northwestern (8-0- Eastern coach Adam Howarth Player of the Week. their next match will be the teams Sept. 30 after its victory against 1) Saturday. said Peters was efficient in the 4-1 Peters is tied in first place in the first midweek match. Wright State. 1he Panthers lost to Northwest­ win against the Raiders in Dayton, MVC with Evansville sophomore Senior goalkeeper Mark Hansen The Panthers were ranked No. 10 ern 3-0 on Sept. 12 at the Northern Ohio. forward Mike Luttrull with seven said today's match against Indiana­ last week, and it was the first time Ulinois/Adidas Tournament. "Three shots, three goals," How­ goals on the season. Purdue-Indianapolis would be dif­ they had been ranked this season. arth said. "Which is great. He scored ferent for the Panthers because they Three other MVC teams were Howarth reacts to Peters' on all three of his chances." Panthers have been usually do not travel to away games ranked including: Creighton (6-1- national soccer honor Howarth said the final goal, road warriors this season the same day it is played. 0), No. 1 in the Midwest and No. 5 Eastern senior forward Brad which Peters notched in the 70th Eastern has spent much of the The Panthers have seven more nationally; Drake (8-1-0), No. 2 in Peters was named to the TopDrawer­ minute of the game Friday, was a season on the road this season, but road matches this season. the Midwest; and Evansville (6-2-0), Soccer.com and CollegeSoccerNews. tough goal. He said junior defender so far the Panthers have done well No.8 in the Midwest. com National Teams of the Week for Nick Bonacker played the ball over on the road. Dan Cusack can be reached at 581- Bradley fell out of the Midwest his performance last week against the Wright State defenders. Eastern is 3-1-1 in its last five 7944 or at [email protected].

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Tennessee State at Austin Peay vs. Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech vs. OVC SCHEDULE THE EXPERTS Tennessee Martin Murray State at Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky When: 2 p.m. Sat. SCOTT UTM45 MSU42 JSU 35 TTU21 Where: Graham Martin RICHEY TSU 33 APSU 30 SEMO 13 EKU 20 Stadium; Martin, Tenn. Sports Editor Two teams. Two The Racers have The Gamecocks have Both teams have When: 6 p.m. Sat. high-powered been bad, but the home field advantage, struggled, but EKU has Last Week: 4-2 Where: Governors offenses. UTM has Govs have been but, truthfully, they struggled on the road Overall: 34-4 Stadium; Clarksville, Tenn. had the edge of late worse. Even playing -where it'll be this Scott is a senior journalism major could handle the and uses that at on the road, MSU will Red hawks with ease week. Golden Eagles and is in his third year covering home this week. get the win. even on the road. win... barely. When: 6 p.m. Sat. Eastern athletics (two for football). @ , Where: Paul Snow DAN UTM21 MSU21 JSU 35 EKU 16 · ' · . • Stadium; Jacksonville, Ala. CUSACK TSU 20 APSU 20 SEMO 10 TTU 1S Asst. Sports Austin Peay remains Gamecocks' QB Ryan EKU pulls off a tough When: 7 p.m. Sat. Editor Skyhawks pull off the upset at home with winless as the Racers Perrilloux road win as Where: Tucker Stadium; hold on for a tough continues his OVC Cookeville, Tenn. Last Week: 4-2 a big game on the Colonels' QB Allan win in Clarksville, domination tour with Holland throws a late Overall: 34-4 ground against the Dan• is a sophomore journalism Tigers in front of a Tenn. MSU QB Jeff a win against the touchdown pass to Erhardt major and is his second year huge homecoming throws for hapless Redhawks. seal the win. OVC STANDINGS covering Eastern athletics. crowd. two touchdowns. School OVC Overall KEVIN TSU 35 MSU35 JSU 52 TTU28 Tennessee Martin 2-0 4-1 MURPHY UTM31 APSU 16 SEMO 10 EKU 24 Tennessee State 1-0 4-1 Managing Jacksonville State 1-0 3-1 Editor Both teams' offenses MSU QB Jeff Erhardt The return of Two struggling offense Tennessee Tech 1-0 3-2 are put to work in this is back in his second Timmy Holloman from in one stadium could Eastern Kentucky 1-1 2-3 Last Week: 4-2 Tennessee shootout. game from an last year's suspension be a disaster, but the Eastern Illinois 0-1 2-3 Overall: 34-4 The Tigers pull out early injury and gets won't help the Golden Eagles will pull SE Missouri 0-1 2-3 Kevin is a junior journalism major the win after back on track against Red hawks against out the win against the Murray State 0-1 1-4 and is in his third year covering dropping their first the struggling Ryan Perrilloux and the Colonels at home. Austin Peay 0-2 0-S Eastern athletics. game last week. Governors. Gamecocks.

SKYHAWKS GAME NOTES Game of the Week ·Head Coach: Jason Simpson (17-11 in third season) UTMARTIN ·Tennessee Martin has won four straight games after losing season opener to IKTHAIYKG nationally-ranked FBS school South Florida. • Skyhawks are averaging 48.8 points per game, which is tops in the FCS, and they are @ averaging 59.3 ppg in their four-game winning streak. • UTM junior quarterback Cade Thompson is ranked fourth nationally in passing efficiency (182.83). TENNESSEE TENNESSEE TIGERS GAME NOTES STATE MARTIN ·Head Coach: James Webster (17-21 in fourth season) ·Tennessee State's four-game winning streak was snapped Saturday after the Tigers'28- (4-1, 1-0 OVC} (4-1, 2-0 OVC} 21 loss to Florida A&M. The loss dropped TSU out of the FCS national ran kings. WHEN: 2 P.M. SATURDAY • TSU senior quarterback Antonio Heffner has completed 90-of-140 passes for 1,299 yards and nine touchdowns this season. WHERE: GRAHAM STADIUM­ • TSU senior wide receiver Chris Johnson leads the OVC with 470 receiving yards. He also MARTIN, TENN. has two touchdowns on 23 receptions. ------OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OFFENSE DEFENSE

·Jacksonville • UT Martin State Jr. QB Jr. S Dontrelle Ryan Perrilloux Miller

-Threw for 281 -Returned yards and one lone touchdown interception and rushed for for a 19 yards and two touchdowns touchdown and recovered a in the Gamecocks' 23-10 victory fumble and returned it for a against Eastern Illinois. touchdown in Skyhawks' win.

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• E. Kentucky • SE Missouri Sr. KTaylor So. RB Henry Long Harris

- Made both -Memphis of his field transfer goal attempts awarded against honor for Austin Peay. But it was the 27- second time in three weeks yard kick in overtime that gave after scoring game-winning the Colonels a 13-10 win. touchdown against Indiana State.

OVC WEEK 5 SCOREBOARD

Jacksonville State 23 Tennessee Martin 63 Eastern Illinois 10 Murray State 38

Central Methodist 19 SE Missouri 24 Tennessee Tech 47 Indiana State 21 COURTESY OF TENNESSEE MARTIN SPORTS INFORMATION Tennessee Martin junior wide receiver Roren Thomas catches a pass last season against Samford. Thomas had two re­ Austin Peay 10 Florida A&M 28 ceiving touchdowns, one rushing touchdown and one return touchdown in the Skyhawks'win against Murray State Eastern Kentucky 13 Tennessee State 21 on Saturday. The Skyhawks continue Ohio Valley Conference play at 6 p.m. Saturday at home against Tennessee State. The DAILY EASTERN NEWS SPORTS EDITOR WWW.DENN EWS.COM Scott Richey sp 0 RTS WEDNESDAY 110.1.08 [email protected]

NATIONAL SPORTS MEN'S SOCCER !INDIANA-PURDUE-INDIANAPOLI S COLLEGE FOOTBALL La. Tech at Boise State I 7:00 tonight on ESPN Panthers play first midweek match Team to travel to Indianapolis early this afternoon TRIPLE THREAT By DAN CUSACK Assistant Sports Editor

The Eastern men's soccer team has played plen­ ty of road matches this year, but none of them have been like today's road match. For the first time all season the Panthers will play a midweek road match, as the Panthers (5-2- JOS H BECKETT 1) will play at 6 tonight against Indiana-Purdue­ It's playoff time in the MLB, as Indianapolis (4-3-2) in Indianapolis. the postseason officially begins to­ Eastern coach Adam Howarth said midweek day with the Brew Crew and the matches are a little tougher, but he said the team Phillies scheduled for 3 p.m. The should be ready. American League will have home "It's always a little tougher because you go to field advantage in the World Se­ class for a little bit, and then you leave," Howarth ries because of anAL victory in the All-Star game in Yankee Stadium in said. "We should be able to prepare ourselves ade­ July, but lets take a look at the top quately because it is not that long of a drive." three first round match-ups in the Howarth said the game would be good prepa­ ALand NL Divisional Series. ration for the Panthers first conference match on Oct. 15. 1. Red Sox vs. Angels - The AL Senior goalkeeper Mark Hansen said mid­ West champion Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will have its hands full week matches are tough, but once conference play against Boston. The Beantowners have begins the team will be playing them every week. won two of the last four World Series "It's good for (the young) guys to get used to and will look for postseason hero Josh it now," Hansen said. '1t's different because we Beckett (above) to carry them past the are leaving the day of the game not the day before Angels. getting in, but we'll be ready. 2. Dodgers vs. Cubs - In case you Howarth said Eastern will leave by noon or 1 have never watched ESPN, the Cub­ p.m. today because they will lose an hour travel­ bies postseason woes have been well ing into the Eastern Time Zone. documented, as the team has not won The team will not stay in a hotel in Indianapo­ a World Series since 1908. The Cubs lis but will instead travel home immediately after AMIR PREUBERG I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS appear to have the deepest team in Senior forward Brad Peters tries to get past Central Arkansas defender Andrew O'Brien on Sept. 20 the match. the National League but will have to at Lakeside Field. The Panthers will face Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis tonight at 6 p.m. shut down Dodgers' slugger Man- The Panthers will play four additional midweek ny Ramirez if they hope to reach the games in the month of October including Oct. 8 2-0 on the road in 2006, but that does not mean last season. NLCS. at Western Illinois, Oct. 13 against Oral Roberts the Panthers will be taking them lightly. IUPUI Howarth said he has been preaching to his 3. Brewers vs. Phillies - The Brew at Lakeside Field, Oct. 15 at Bradley and Oct. 21 freshman forward Matt Guy leads the Jaguars' team all week not to take any opponents lightly. Crew barely got into the playoffs, but at Butler. offensive attack with three goals and one assist. "You can't take anyone lightly, and you can't Milwaukee's midseason acquisition IUPUI is coming off a 1-0 victory in its Sum­ "We have played them every year," Hansen said. have any letdowns," Howarth said. "We are moti­ of CC Sabathia has been the pickup mit League conference opener against Centena­ "We have had success and won at their place, and vated to play well, win the games that we need to of the year. The Phil lies haven't won a ry at Kuntz Stadium. The Jaguars are unbeaten at we won last year here at home, but they are much win and move on from there." postseason series in 15 years, and the Brewers haven't done so in 26 years, so home with a 2-0-1 record. better. It will be tough to play at their place." something has to give. The Panthers have had recent success against Hansen said the Jaguars are a big, athletic team Dan Cusack can be reached at 581 -7944 or at dscu­ the Jaguars, winning 2-0 at home last season and that has improved since the Panthers played them [email protected]. -Dan Cusack FOOTBALL I O HIO VALLEY CONFE RENCE NOTE BOOK Eastern is lone conference team not playing

By SCOTT RICHEY tucky's Allan Holland (Wake Forest), Sports Editor Eastern's Bodie Reeder (Wyoming), BOB BAJEK Tennessee Tech's Lee Sweeney (Lou­ Week six in the Ohio Valley isville) and Jacksonville State's Ryan Conference features four league Perrilloux (Louisiana State) are all games. transfers from FBS schools. The end With nine teams in the OVC, "I think that's why our conference that means one team won't take is up," Tennessee Martin head coach the field on Saturday. Jason Simpson said. "There's quality of along This week that's Eastern, as the quarterbacks in the league." Panthers will have a bye week. "I've never been in favor of Turnovers plague n1onth byes," Eastern head coach Bob Tennessee Tech in win Spoo said. "I think you get into Tennessee Tech beat Cen- Green Day's "Wake Me Up a routine, and you like to keep it tral Methodist 47-19 Thursday in When September Ends" might be that way. I don't know how we're Cookeville, Tenn., despite turning a chart topper for Eastern volley­ going to respond." the ball over five times. The Golden ball, as this past month hasn't been But Spoo said he did know Eagles threw two interceptions and kind to the Panthers this year or in what Eastern's coaching staff lost three fumbles. years past. would focus on during the Pan­ KAROLINA STRACK I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Both of Sweeney's interceptions Senior cornerback Adrian Arrington scores a touchdown during Satur­ The ninth month saw Eastern thers' week off. were returned for touchdowns. day's game against Jacksonville State at O'Brien Stadium. head coach Lori Bennett's squad He said Eastern was not emo­ Central Methodist senior line­ stagger to a 1-11 record. This tionally prepared to play against ton Lillard is from a non-FBS school backer Ryan Boyer scored the first includes being swept in straight Jacksonville State on Saturday, and Transfer quarterbacks (Laney Community College in Oak­ points of the game on a 61-yard sets in nine consecutive match­ getting the Panthers back on the now league standard land, Calif.). Austin Peay's Gary Orr interception return with 10 minutes, es and surrendering their first five right emotional level would be a Just two teams in the OVC do and Murray State's Jeff Ehrhardt are 53 seconds left in the first quarter, Ohio Valley Conference matches. primary focus during practice. not have a transfer player starting the two lone quarterbacks who start­ and Eagles' freshman defensive back "It's frustrating," Bennett said. "We've got to change up a lit­ at quarterback, and six of the sev­ ed their college careers with the team Kelvin Bowser scored on a 41-yard "There is little doubt (this year) tle bit of the (practice) schedule," en teams with a transfer starting at they are still with. Tennessee State's interception return late in the sec­ couldn't be good." Spoo said. "We've got to come quarterback are playing transfers Antonio Heffner (South Carolina), ond quarter. back and get ourselves together from the Football Bowl Subdivision. Tennessee Martin's Cade Thomp­ >> SEE BAJEK, PAGE 9 and play better football." Only Southeast Missouri's Hous- son (South Carolina), Eastern Ken- » SEE OVC, PAGE 9 EASTERN SPORTS SCHEDULE MEN'S SOCCER VOLLEYBALL CROSS COUNTRY MEN'S TENNIS WOMEN'S RUGBY Today at IUPUI I Thursday vs. SEMO I Friday at Notre Dame Invite I Friday at Ball State Invitational I Saturday vs. Ball State I 6 p.m. - Indianapolis, Ind. 7 p.m. - Lantz Arena 2 p.m. - South Bend, Ind. All Day - Muncie, Ind. 1 p.m. - Lakeside Field