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Football Salukis play some one-on-Done ....p.16 www VOL. 93, NO. 60, 16 PAGES ES OUTHERN I LLINOIS UNIVERSITY NOVEMBER 12, 2007 Ceremony honors veterans’ service ROTC cadets Memories organize fresh after Veterans more than Day event 60 years Joe Crawford DAILY EGYPTIAN Barton Lorimor DAILY EGYPTIAN Megan Jenkins honored Veterans Day this year with reverence and Helen Deniston said she did concern. not completely understand the Jenkins, one of about 20 civil- reason for a celebration in the ians to attend a Veterans Day cer- streets of Carbondale in 1945. emony Sunday morning at Davies The Carbondale resident of Gymnasium, said her husband more than 60 years joined her Nathan Jenkins has made one tour neighbors in celebrating the end of Iraq as a member of the Army. ANTHONY SOUFFLÉ ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN of World War II by beating on a Jenkins, 22 of Murphysboro, Silhouettes of SIU Army ROTC cadets leaving Sunday’s Veterans Day memorial at Davies Gymnasium pie tin. The war’s end also put a said she doubts it will be his last trip are reflected in a puddle. The memorial was originally to be held outside near the main flagpole, however stop to the scrap drives, blackouts, serving overseas, a notion she said weather forced it to be moved indoors. war bonds and the marching of makes her proud as well as uneasy. German prisoners of war through “I assume he probably will have the city’s streets, Deniston said, to go again sometime,” Jenkins said, ROTC, said more people should a far cry from a modern-day holding the couple’s 5-month-old attend ceremonies like the one held Veterans Day. daughter Leila. Sunday and donate to organiza- The ceremony, which featured a tions dedicated to veterans, such as See HISTORY, Page 10 speech by Carbondale Mayor Brad Veterans of Foreign Wars. Many in Cole, followed a 24-hour vigil held the United States don’t give those in by ROTC cadets at the Old Main the military the credit they deserve, flagpole near Altgeld Hall. Cole he said. recited a proclamation by President “A lot of people think veterans George W. Bush and gave a brief just go over there and do horrible history of Veterans Day to the things, but it’s not that at all,” Kline crowd, which included dozens of said. “We’re helping to get Iraq to ROTC cadets. The ceremony was be a better place — we’re defending moved from the flagpole to Davies this nation.” Gymnasium because of heavy rain. Kline, a senior from Naperville Martin Van der Hoek, an Army studying biological science, said he cadet who organized this year’s chose to join the military in part ANTHONY SOUFFLÉ ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN event, said he had friends who because his father was in the Army. Cadets from the Army and Air Force ROTC fire a salute as served in the conflict in Iraq. He Living with his father gave him a said there is a chance he too could somewhat different perspective on Taps is played during Sunday’s Veterans Day memorial at Davies be asked to serve in the war, but the military because he was witness Gymnasium. he does not regret signing up for to the day-to-day life of a person in the job. the military. THOMAS BARKER ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN “I could foresee the possibility, Jenkins also said she has a dif- “I could foresee the possibility (of serving in Iraq), and Helen Deniston, of and if it happens I know it’s part of ferent point of view than most con- if it happens I know it’s part of my career — it’s what I Carbondale, poses with a my career — it’s what I knew when cerning the treatment of veterans framed map of France that I signed the contract,” he said. “I because of her husband’s position in knew when I signed the contract. I have no reservations. belonged to her husband, have no reservations.” the Army. Many people appreciate — Martin Van der Hoek George, a World War II vet- Van der Hoek said he has seen their service, she said, but veterans Army cadet, event organizer eran. The map is made of silk support for veterans recently, some- are not always provided with the and was sewn within the lin- thing that he and others in the services they deserve, such as medi- ing of his uniform while he military appreciate immensely. cal care. care of the way they should be,” she Joe Crawford can be reached at 536- served overseas. John Kline, a cadet in Army “In some ways they are not taken said. 3311 ext. 254 or [email protected]. ‘Couldn’t wipe the smile off his face’ Allison Petty Becky Booth said her son Alex once convinced Krueger’s DAILY EGYPTIAN loved the university and the many mother he had won her phone in friendships he began there. a poker game. Students, faculty and Alex Booth’s friends said he “This college meant so much “My mother was on speaker- family members of Alex could make anyone smile. to him. Even when he came phone and we were all listening. ‘Trebek’ Booth gathered At his memorial service, many home the first time, you couldn’t She said, ‘Give that phone back to laughed through tears as they wipe the smile off his face,” she my daughter right now!’” Krueger together Saturday for shared memories of Booth. said. “I am so glad he got to come said. “Alex got so scared he threw a memorial service in Booth, a sophomore from here.” the phone across the hall!” room A111 of the College Quincy who studied mechanical Many of those who spoke Bob Gray, senior pastor of of Engineering building engineering, died of a brain aneu- recalled Alex Booth’s sense of Our Savior Lutheran Church to share stories and good rysm on Oct. 18. humor. in Carbondale, spoke at the memories. Booth, who Students organized the service, Andrea Krueger, a junior from Memorial Service. died Oct. 18, was known which took place in the College Milford studying mortuary sci- He said Alex’s parents shared for his good humor and of Engineering building Saturday ence and funeral service, said memories with him before the for his love of Diet Pepsi. evening. More than 60 people she would always remember her service. SARAH LATHROP attended, including Alex’s parents friend’s ability to make amazing DAILY EGYPTIAN Greg and Becky Booth. prank phone calls. See MEMORIAL, Page 9 2 Monday, November 12, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN News NEWS BRIEFS city’s three main generators. Bartlett said the first and largest Chicago archbishop poised to lead explosion was due to an electrical failure in an undetermined com- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops ponent, apparently located between the generator and a “step-up CHICAGO (AP) — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops are transformer” that converts electricity from 20,000 to 69,000 volts. expected to elect Chicago’s archbishop to lead the U.S. Conference Springfield Fire Department spokesman Bob Reside said a of Catholic Bishops, the once powerful body that’s bidding to large section of an exterior brick wall on the building’s fourth floor restore the church’s credibility after years of sexual abuse scan- collapsed during the fire. dals. “This just shows how dangerous this has gotten because of Cardinal Francis George, one of the most prominent U.S. car- damage to the structure,” Reside said. “We have to expect further dinals and the spiritual leader of more than 2.3 million Catholics collapse.” in the Chicago area, is expected to be chosen as president of the The fire was fueled by oil leaking from damaged and blazing bishop’s conference when it meets in Baltimore this week; he’s cur- power transformers and boosted by a 15-mph wind that gusted rently its vice president. up to 24 mph. The savvy, smart and well-connected 70-year-old may be bet- Eleven employees were inside the plant when the explosions ter suited than anyone to help re-energize the body, which has occurred, but all managed to get out of the building safely, Bartlett seen its influence wane over the years, said Russell Shaw, a former said. information director for the group. “If anybody can pull it off, it’s Francis George,” Shaw told the Chicago Tribune. Investigation into Blagojevich George, who worked in Rome for more than a decade, could donation reopens use his close Vatican ties to help re-exert the influence of U.S. CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois State Police have reopened an inves- bishops, said Chester Gillis of Georgetown University’s theology tigation into whether a fundraiser illegally pressured a phar- department. macy owner to donate $25,000 to the campaign fund of Gov. Rod “On the other hand, he is someone that is so thoroughly Blagojevich, according to published reports.