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Daily Egyptianwww.siude.com VOL. 92, NO. 95, 20 PAGES S OUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 7, 2007 Professors sue state over ethics exam — claims the state acted illegally by violation of a minimum time limit Association President Marvin Zeman Lawsuit demands officials drop possible threatening to discipline faculty mem- set on a statewide ethics test every said. “If you violate the ethics law, then bers who failed the online test. state employee had to complete. A you are unethical.” discipline for noncompliant test takers State officials claimed those who form was given to all failed test tak- While most employees who failed failed took the test too quickly, while ers to sign, which would mark them signed the form, Zeman did not. Ryan Rendleman demanding the state drop possible the lawsuit states the minimum time as noncompliant. Ralph Loewenstein of the Hagen DAILY EGYPTIAN discipline over an ethics exam that 159 requirement was not listed in the Signing the form could have and Smith, P.C. law firm is represent- university employees failed in the fall. Ethics Act. brought discipline, including firing. ing Zeman, mathematics professor Two SIUC professors and the The suit — filed against Inspector The Illinois Office of the Executive “We’re contending that the Walter Wallis and the faculty union. faculty union filed a lawsuit against General James Wright and the Inspector General in November state violated its own ethics law by Illinois’ inspector general Tuesday, Executive Ethics Commission found 65 SIUC faculty members in doing what they did to me,” Faculty See ETHICS, Page 10 Poshard keeps goals in sight
Sean McGahan DAILY EGYPTIAN
Editor’s Note: The DAILY EGYPTIAN will break down each of the 16 presidential goals and the progress achieved in the upcoming weeks.
It would be difficult for SIU President Glenn Poshard to forget his goals for the university. They stare him in the face every time he looks up from his Stone Center desk. A dry-erase board detailing the monthly progress of the president’s 16 goals for the JOSEPH MIDKIFF ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN future of the university system takes up more SIU President Glenn Poshard shows a progress board of his 16 goals for the university in his office Friday. than half of one of his office walls. Poshard said he is visually inclined, and The goal to improve student enrollment 0ROGRESS OF 0OSHARDS GOALS AS OF $ECEMBER the board serves as a constant reminder of at SIUC is one of five goals that did not 2EVIEW THE THREE STRATEGIC PLANS NOW IN PLACE 7ORK WITH HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AND )"(% TO his progress as president. carry a specific percentage of progress in a 6ISION 3OUTHERN AT AND THE 3)5% ,ONG ADVOCATE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT IN THE STATE OF “I’m a very goal-oriented person,” he said. mid year progress report submitted to the 2ANGE 0LAN AND DETERMINE WHETHER THEY )LLINOIS ARTICULATE THE APPROPRIATE VISION FOR 3)5 “I really keep a close eye on those, because BOT in December. /NGOING !SSUME AN INCREASED ROLE IN FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR that’s the only thing that tells me we’re Poshard said these goals are ongoing, and $EVELOP A PLAN FOR MAKING THE SYSTEM MORE 3)5 getting the job done or we’re not getting do not have a specific ending date. INTERDEPENDENT AND ARTICULATING AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM TO THE PUBLIC /NGOING it done.” “Student retention and enrollment, that’s )MPROVE STUDENT RETENTION AT 3)5# AND 3)5% Poshard said the SIU Board of Trustees just something that we’ll never stop paying $EVELOP A STRATEGY THAT WILL PERMIT THE TWO UNIVERSITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR STRATEGIC GOALS WHILE /NGOING )MPROVE STUDENT ENROLLMENT AT 3)5# presented him with the goals in May, but he attention to,” he said. HONORING 3)5S HISTORIC COMMITMENT TO SERVING has been working towards similar objectives “It’s constant. We’ll have maybe some- MIDDLE AND LOWER INCOME FAMILIES since taking office in January 2006. thing go short one year and maybe we’ll %XPAND DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THE 3)5 SYSTEM Each goal has a list of objectives and tasks fix that, and next year it will be some- %VALUATE THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ROLES AND to be completed in a specific time frame. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRESIDENTS STAFF $EVELOP A -ASTER ,AND 5SE 0LAN FOR FUTURE DEVELOP thing else, but it’s always going to be there. Poshard said he determines each objective We are developing specific strategies right MENT OF BOTH CAMPUSES #REATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF TEAMWORK AND POSITIVE and its scheduled date for completion. now to try to combat a decline in both INTERACTION WITH CHANCELLORS AND STAFF %XPAND 3)5# AND 3)5% SERVICES INTO THE SOUTHERN AND He said the objectives serve as a more of those.” CENTRAL )LLINOIS REGIONS specific roadmap to achieve goals that are BOT member Samuel Goldman said the $EVELOP A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE "OARD AND "OARD #HAIR often long-term and ongoing. presidential goal statement has been success- /NGOING $EVELOP A GREATER SENSE OF COMMUNITY ON EACH CAMPUS The goals encompass all of the major ful in gauging progress. )NCREASE 3)5S PRESENCE AND PROFILE IN 3PRINGFIELD AND 7ASHINGTON $# WHILE DEVELOPING CLOSER %XPAND 3)5 PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS INTO THE 3PRINGFIELD issues facing the university system, he said, “For many of them it will take some time /NGOING including “probably the number one issue LEGISLATIVECONGRESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AREA that we face,” — student enrollment. See POSHARD, Page 10 4PVSDF0öDFPGUIF1SFTJEFOU (*03(04."3"5)&'5*4_%"*-:&(:15*"/
CITY ELECTIONS Seeking a second term Cole looks to finish what he started
Andrea Zimmermann “I think at 31 I was a little untest- DAILY EGYPTIAN ed,” Cole said, “and I have proven myself and I don’t think that youth is an Editor’s note: This story is the last in a four-part issue anymore.” series that profiles each of the candidates In 2003, Cole was sworn in as the city’s running for Carbondale mayor. youngest mayor, after narrowly beating for- The giant, maroon sign emblazoned with mer City Councilwoman Maggie Flanagan the words “Our Mayor” across from Lewis by 21 votes. Park Apartments makes the message clear Today Cole faces twice as many oppo- — Brad Cole is running for re-election. nents as he did four years ago — fellow Four years ago, many people were wary of council member Sheila Simon, SIUC law ANTHONY SOUFFLÉ ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN having a 31-year-old mayor, but now Cole student development director Jessica Davis Carbondale Mayor Brad Cole talks with Saluki ball boy Will Douse, 8, during half- said he has a firm record and unfinished and local personality Pepper Holder. time of the men’s basketball game against Indiana State University on Jan. 31 at the SIU projects he’d like to see completed during a Arena. Cole is running for re-election as mayor of Carbondale. second term. See COLE, Page 17 2 Wednesday, February 7, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN News CALENDAR NEWS BRIEFS Black History Month House fire kills 10 in central Kentucky BARDSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — A fast-moving blaze killed 10 people early Tuesday keynote address — six of them children — in Kentucky’s deadliest house fire in at least 30 years. • 7 p.m. Student Center Auditorium Two people were injured. Neighbors said the pair had to be prevented from run- • Dr. Manning Marable will speak: “From Slavery to Freedom: Africans in the ning back into the flames in an attempt to rescue the screaming children. Americas” “It may have been an explosion in the center of the house. The fire flashed very • Will include book signing quickly,” Fire Department spokesman Tom Isaac said. • Free admission It was Kentucky’s deadliest fire in any type of building since the Beverly Hills Supper Club blaze in northern Kentucky in 1977 killed 165 people. Before Tuesday’s Men’s basketball fire, Kentucky already had 12 fire deaths so far this year, according to the state fire vs. Bradley marshal’s office. • 7:35 p.m. today at the SIU Arena • Tickets prices range from $12 to $20 for Judge rules that priest files must be released adults and $8 to $20 for high school and LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge Tuesday ordered the Roman Catholic Church younger depending on seat location, SIU to release thousands of pages of insurance records and confidential files related to a student admission is free with a valid SIU notorious case of sex abuse by a priest. Student ID Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter D. Lichtman ordered the Archdiocese of • Contact Julie Beck at 618-453-5153 for information on group discounts Milwaukee to make public 3,000 pages of insurance records and hundreds of pages from the disciplinary files of former priest Siegfried Widera. Lichtman wrote that Widera’s files prove that “priests with known sexual proclivities Visiting Artist: have been handed off from location to another without regard to the potential harm Laurie Palmer to the children of the Church.” • 1 to 4 p.m. Friday at the Communications Widera was convicted in Wisconsin in 1973 of sexual perversion. The Archdiocese Building, Room 1122 (Individual student of Milwaukee transferred him to California in 1981. He was facing 42 counts of child critiques) molestation in the two states when he died in 2003 after leaping from a hotel balcony • 6-8 p.m. Friday at Lawson, Room 101 (Her in Mexico. own creative work) • Interdisciplinary artist (sculptures, pub- lic art, writing) from the Art Institute of Ex-Navy SEAL pleads guilty in decade-old shooting Chicago will be presenting her work and HENNEPIN (AP) — A former Navy SEAL with a history of mental illness was sen- critiquing student work tenced to 55 years in prison after rejecting his attorney’s advice and pleading guilty to • Contact 612-481-3699 for more information a murder that occurred more than a decade ago, authorities said. Joshua Rosado, 34, accepted a plea agreement Monday in the July 1996 shooting death of John Luszcz, 24. Luszcz, who was a friend of Rosado’s, was shot five times at Yung Joc in Concert his family’s vacation home on Lake Thunderbird near Putnam, a small town about 30 • 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at Shryock Auditorium miles northeast of Peoria. • Tickets are $23 in advance and $25 the Rosado told a judge that he wanted to “pay the price” for killing Luszcz and provide day of show • Contact 536-3393 for more information justice for Luszcz’s family.
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Alicia Wade DAILY EGYPTIAN
Elizabeth Lewin is hoping her community experience will help her sail to victory in April. Lewin is one of seven candi- dates running for three seats on Carbondale’s City Council. The Carbondale native holds three degrees from SIU and also worked as the superintendent of the Carbondale Elementary Schools. She taught school in St. Louis and East St. Louis and spent time in Edwardsville. There, Lewin served six years as an alderman. “During that time I was the chair over the public safety,” Lewin said. “I assisted the police depart- ment in their hiring and decision making in terms of emergency ser- vice to the community.”
Lewin came back to Carbondale and became a superintendent where she upgraded school facili- ties and helped to build a new ANTHONY SOUFFLÉ ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN middle school. According to her Elizabeth Lewin, a candidate for Carbondale City Council, listens during Tuesday evening’s city council meeting at the Civic Center. campaign literature, the project Lewin is a former superintendent of Carbondale Elementary Schools and also a former, Aldermen of Edwardsville. cost $22 million. She said finishing the Carbondale Superblock brought a “We need to share knowledge,” time ago that in this business you communication between city, the Suarez said. “Right now we have just can’t say those specific things,” t was the first time in the history of the park district and the high school no long-term strategic planning Lewin said. that Lewin hopes will become and no communication.” She said her focus would be on Icommunity that any partnership had come common. making Carbondale attractive for together to upgrade the infrastructure of the “It was the first time in the people and businesses wanting to ‘‘ history of the community that any Lewin now works at the univer- come to the community. Having community. partnership had come together to sity as a clinical assistant professor a strong fiscal base and cleaning — Elizabeth Lewin upgrade the infrastructure of the in educational administration and up Carbondale’s landscape would one of seven Carbondale City Council candidates community,” she said. “That expe- higher education training. She said help the city become attractive, rience will continue to serve the her job is to train future principals she said. She also encouraged the university to attract students.” nomically, when people are in sort of city.” and superintendents. good education for children to As far as the community’s relation- a slightly depressed mode they tend At a meeting held Jan. 22 for As far as her run for city council make them a strong work force for ship with the school, she said some to focus in on themselves,” she said. people running for the Carbondale is concerned, Lewin is reluctant to incoming businesses. strength needed to be added to the “What we can do is hold each other’s Park District Board seats, one of the make promises during her cam- “We want to attract the right busi- relationship. hands and help each other to survive.” candidates, Carmen Suarez, voiced paign. ness, the ones that will stay and invest “The times right now, with the similar concerns for communication “I have a lot of ideas but saying for the long term in our community,” strain on both entities financially just [email protected] within the organizations. something specific, I learned a long she said. “We want to do that to assist because the state isn’t healthy eco- 536-3311 ext. 258 4 Wednesday, February 7, 2007 WORLD & NATION News WIRE REPORTS I RAQ NASA astronaut in love triangle Iranian diplomat seized by gunmen in army uniform BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Gunmen wear- charged with attempted murder ing Iraqi army uniforms seized an Iranian diplomat as he drove through central Mike Schnedier Baghdad, officials said Tuesday. Iran said THE ASSOCIATED PRESS it held the United States responsible for the diplomat’s “safety and life.” One Iraqi government official said the ORLANDO, Fla. — A Iranian diplomat was detained Sunday NASA astronaut accused of trying by an Iraqi army unit that reports directly to kidnap a romantic rival for a space to the U.S. military. A military spokes- shuttle pilot’s affections was charged man denied any U.S. troops or Iraqis that with attempted first-degree murder report to them were involved. Tuesday and jailed on $25,000 bail. The Iranian government condemned Lisa Marie Nowak, a 43-year-old the seizure of Jalal Sharafi, the second sec- Navy captain and married mother of retary at the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad, three, had already been charged with saying he was seized Sunday by gunmen attempted kidnapping, attempted who “operate under the supervision of vehicle burglary with battery, destruc- the American forces in Iraq,” the official tion of evidence and battery. Islamic Republic News Agency reported. A judge earlier Tuesday said she could be freed on $15,500 bail pro- W ASHINGTON vided she stayed away from the other woman and wore a monitor- Hackers overwhelm ing device. But the judge increased that amount after prosecutors filed key Internet traffic attempted murder charges. computers If convicted of attempted mur- WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers briefly der, she faces between 30 years and overwhelmed at least three of the 13 life in prison, authorities said. computers that help manage global com- Police said Nowak drove 900 puter traffic Tuesday in one of the most miles, donned a disguise and was significant attacks against the Internet armed with a BB gun and pep- since 2002. per spray when she confronted a Experts said the unusually powerful woman she believed was a competi- attacks lasted for hours but passed large- tor for the affections of Navy Cmdr. ly unnoticed by most computer users. Behind the scenes, computer scientists William Oefelein, an unmarried RED HUBER ~ MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE worldwide raced to cope with enor- fellow astronaut. NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak, center, appears with her attorney Donald Lykkebak, right, for her mous volumes of data that threatened Oefelein, 41, piloted the space initial court appearance on Tuesday at the Orange County Jail in Orlando, Fla. to saturate some of the Internet’s most shuttle Discovery in December. He vital pipelines. Experts said the hackers and Nowak trained together but appeared to disguise their origin, but never flew a mission together. According to authori- took to get to her car, police said. ed, authorities said. vast amounts of rogue data in the attacks Nowak told police that her rela- ties, Nowak believed Shipman Nowak rapped on the win- NASA spokesman James were traced to South Korea. tionship with Oefelein was “more was romantically involved with dow, tried to open the car door Hartsfield in Houston said that, than a working relationship but Oefelein, and when she found out and asked for a ride. Nowak then as of Monday, Nowak’s status S AN FRANCISCO less than a romantic relationship,” Shipman was flying to Orlando sprayed a chemical into Shipman’s with the astronaut corps remained according to an arrest affidavit. from Houston, she decided to con- car, the affidavit said. Shipman unchanged. Wal-Mart bias case Inside Nowak’s vehicle, author- front her early Monday, according drove to the parking lot booth and According to NASA’s offi- sent to trial ities found a pepper spray pack- to the arrest affidavit. police were called. cial biography, Nowak is a Naval SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal age, an unused BB-gun cartridge, Nowak raced from Houston to An officer reported following Academy graduate who has a appeals court ruled Tuesday that Wal- latex gloves and e-mails between Orlando wearing diapers in the car Nowak and watching her throw master’s degree in aeronautical Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest pri- Oefelein and Colleen Shipman. so she wouldn’t have to stop to go away a bag containing the wig engineering. vate employer, must face a class-action They also found a letter “that to the bathroom, authorities said. and BB gun. Police also found Oefelein has two children lawsuit alleging as many as 1.5 million indicated how much Mrs. Nowak Dressed in a wig and a trench a steel mallet, a 4-inch folding and began his aviation career as female employees were discriminated loved Mr. Oefelein” and Shipman’s coat, she waited for Shipman’s knife, rubber tubing, $600 and a teenager flying floatplanes in against in pay and promotions. home address, the arrest affidavit plane to land and then boarded the garbage bags inside a bag Nowak Alaska, according to a NASA The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit said. same airport shuttle bus Shipman was carrying when she was arrest- biography. Court of Appeals upholds a 2004 federal judge’s decision to let the nation’s largest class-action employment discrimination lawsuit go to trial, possibly exposing the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailing power- Leaked video details House set to vote on house to billions of dollars in damages. new Bush Iraq policy N EW YORK Iraq friendly fire kill David Espo to help was starting slowly and Arctic wave grips Paisley Dodds spokesman Bryan Whitman said THE ASSOCIATED PRESS insurgents were responding by kill- Midwest, Northeast THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday. ing as many people as possible. SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — After an unusu- The dramatic cockpit video and WASHINGTON — The The U.S. announced two ally warm December and a mostly snow- LO N D O N — A leaked cock- recording begins with two pilots Democratic-controlled House American deaths — a soldier killed free January, winter returned with a ven- pit video published Tuesday cap- identifying a target and checking is planning to vote next week Tuesday at a security post south- geance Tuesday to the upper Midwest and tures a dramatic exchange between with ground control that there are on opposing President Bush’s west of Baghdad and a Marine Northeast, dumping heavy snow on parts two American pilots whose voices no coalition troops in the area — to Iraq troop buildup in a wartime who died Monday in Anbar prov- of New York and keeping temperatures choke up when they learn they have which ground control says, “That clash between Congress and ince — and eight Iraqis were killed well below zero in many cities. killed a British soldier in a 2003 is an affirm. You are well clear of commander in chief. by car bombs in Baghdad. In all, The bitter cold and bone-chilling friendly fire incident friendlies,” accord- The precise nature of the more than 50 people were killed or winds forced dozens of schools in New in Iraq. “I’m going Conversation caught ing to the transcript nonbinding measure remains found dead in Iraq. York, Wisconsin and Michigan to close for to be sick. We’re in released by The to be determined, officials said Bush’s revised strategy has a second day, including districts in Buffalo, on tape jail, dude,” one pilot Sun. Tuesday, although Brendan sparked strong opposition among Rochester and Milwaukee. Pilot 1: “I’m going to be sick.” Cold air from the Arctic stretched from says. Tempers flare Daly, a spokesman for Speaker Democrats, and officials said that Pilot 2: “Ah f---.” the northern Plains through New England, Despite British between the two Nancy Pelosi, said it would Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny requests, the Pilot 1: “Did you hear?” pilots, with one say- focus on “our opposition to the Hoyer, D-Md., had both pledged and temperatures were below zero as far Pilot 2: “Yeah, this sucks.” south as the mountains of West Virginia. Pentagon had ing it looks like the surge” in troops. to their rank-and-file that next refused to release the Pilot 1: “We’re in jail, dude.” prospective targets The Pentagon is in the midst week’s vote would merely be the The fi rst pilot then asks if his video to the family are carrying orange of implementing Bush’s order first attempt to pressure the presi- P AKISTAN tape is still on. of Lance Cpl. Matty rockets. Coalition to raise troop levels by 21,500, dent to shift course in the war. Suicide attacker Hull, who died when troops are often part of a plan to help quell sec- Other legislation will be binding, U.S. jets fired on his convoy in the equipped with bright orange mark- tarian violence in Baghdad. they said. killed at airport southern city of Basra. But after ers to identify them as friendly Across the Capitol on the House Democratic leaders RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Police excerpts of the video were pub- forces. Senate side, Defense Secretary charted their course as Gates told thwarted a suicide attack on the airport lished in The Sun newspaper, and The two U.S. A-10 jets opened Robert Gates said Tuesday that lawmakers the buildup in troops is serving Pakistan’s capital late Tuesday. A shootout about 200 yards from the inter- the footage was widely broadcast, fire on Hull’s tank, which was part U.S. forces might be able to “not the last chance” to succeed in national terminal killed the assailant and U.S. authorities agreed to release it of a five-vehicle convoy engaged in start leaving Iraq before the Iraq and “I would be irresponsible wounded three police. for the British inquest. combat outside Basra on March end of the year — if daunting if I weren’t thinking about what The attacker arrived at the airport in Neither pilot from the Boise, 28, 2003. Four other soldiers were conditions including subdued the alternatives might be.” a yellow cab, was challenged by airport Idaho-based 190th Fighter wounded, including the convoy’s violence and political reconcili- Even as the Democratic lead- security, got out of the car, opened fire Squadron was disciplined in the leader, Capt. Alexander MacEwen. ation are met. ers mapped plans to take symbolic with a pistol and threw a grenade. After U.S. military’s own investigation, Gunfire is heard. Minutes later In Iraq, however, Prime votes against Bush’s policy, two an exchange of fire, the attacker dropped which concluded the pilots “fol- they learn there are friendly forces Minister Nouri al-Maliki said bills were unveiled during the day a second grenade that exploded, killing lowed the procedures and processes in the area and that one person is the Baghdad security operation to force the president to move him. for engaging targets,” Pentagon dead and another is wounded. that the buildup was designed toward a troop withdrawal. News ROFESSOR Wednesday, February 7, 2007 5 1ROFILES Sociology professor battles injustice in Bangladesh Kathy Ward has taught as SIU for 20 years
Ryan Rendleman for almost seven years in Bangladesh. DAILY EGYPTIAN Ward started the Nari Jibon school in Bangladesh to teach women various skills, Kathy Ward is not constrained by tradi- including tailoring and computer skills. She tion. said the aim of the program is to help women Friday, the sociology professor sat eat- get plugged into healthy jobs, as opposed to ing a falafel in the blue-walled back room being sex workers or laboring in sweatshops. of Longbranch Coffeehouse wearing She said the school also teaches English and Bangladeshi garb, waiting to meet with helps the women become literate. students. “My focus now is the income generation Ward said she likes to hold informal and employment generation,” she said. office hours in the coffeehouse because the To aid her work, Ward said she uses pho- environment is more relaxed. tography as a means to build relationships “What I also discovered is, if I have and bring awareness to what is happening students waiting, they start talking to other in the world. She said she has used a cam- people or people start join- era to tell stories because it ing in to the discussion,” “represents a mirror to the she said. world.” The Kansas native said saw that there’s Ward has been teach- she graduated from high ways to use ing at the university for school in 1974 and went to I more than 20 years and said Fort Hayes State University,‘‘ sociology and work she enjoys using her world where she played the French experiences as anecdotes horn. At first aspiring to through sociology for class. She said she also be a band director, she said and make some social hopes to set up some sort her plans changed drastically of e-mail buddy system so during her freshman year. changes. SIUC students can com- — Kathy Ward “I got mono and femi- SIU professor of sociology municate with her female nism and decided that I students in Bangladesh. didn’t want to be a feminist “We need more contacts band director at that point,” she said. with moderate Muslim countries, not less,” While home sick, Ward said she read she said. a book that made “something click,” and Sociology Professor Robert Benford said was awakened to why some of the injustices he came to the university in 2000 because against women were happening around her. Ward persuaded him. He said he was already For instance, she said she repeatedly got aware of her reputation as a scholar. passed up for leadership in band, where she He said Ward’s work demonstrates the played a traditionally male instrument. person she is. Eventually, Ward received her doctorate “Kathy’s a person who cares deeply about from the University of Iowa in sociology what’s going on in the larger world as well because she saw it as a way to use academic as in the immediate world,” he said. “She’s credentials to produce change in society. always seeking to make the world a better “I saw that there’s ways to use sociology place.” and work through sociology and make some MELISSA BARR ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN social changes,” she said. [email protected] SIUC professor of sociology Kathryn Ward talks about her experiences traveling to Ward has worked to make these changes 536-3311 ext. 268 Bangladesh. Ward has traveled to Bangladesh seven times since 2000. D AILY EGYPTIAN EDITORIAL BOARD DAILY EGYPTIAN Mark Edmondson Brandon Weisenberger Danielle Dalo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR VOICES EDITOR
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OUR WORD Saluki Way’s missing link ive months ago, university administrators said about $500,000 has been raised for the mas- Fsive construction project Saluki Way. Five days ago, SIU President Glenn Poshard said that number hasn’t changed. Since the September 2005 announcement of Saluki Way, an extensive overhaul of the campus’s east side, the university apparently hasn’t reached the seven-figure mark for a project The projects are slated to cost millions of dollars. necessary for After Old National Bank dropped a $450,000 donation in this campus to August, officials reported that a mix rebound during of private donors brought the total a time of low money for construction to $500,000. A new football stadium — largely enrollment, lack considered the hallmark of Saluki of pride and Way’s first phase — is expected to overall downward cost at least $42 million. The ulti- mate price tag is staggering once spiraling. renovations to the SIU Arena, a new student services building and a facility exclusively for core classes are tacked on. The university’s fundraisers are going to have to do the sweet-talking of their lives to reach the goal of breaking ground by 2008. If SIUC wants to reel in dollars, it needs to talk about its grand plan and stir public interest. The university needs to be forthright and aggressive as well. Donors will not come hither if they are not convinced SIUC knows what it’s doing. ALEX AYALA ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN They won’t even budge unless the university versity brass is waiting to announce on a rainy day. Students have shouldered some of the weight starts taking some definite steps to make Saluki But as far as the public knows, funding for by taking on extra fees, which officials say could be Way a reality. Blueprints, an exact vision and a Saluki Way is unnervingly low and the clock is done again in the future. This is not totally off base. commitment to this project are the only way to get ticking. The Recreation Center and some of SIUC’s great- people to whip out their checkbooks. The projects are necessary for this campus to est assets were paid for by students who never saw Don’t get us wrong. There could be more money rebound during a time of low enrollment, lack of the first brick laid in their time at the university. on hand. After all, part of the $12 million raised pride and overall downward spiraling. Ultimately, though, it’s the university’s job to for “facilities, equipment and technology” through McAndrew Stadium is deplorable. It’s unat- make sure what it wants done gets done. SIUC’s capital campaign might be used for Saluki tractive and doesn’t even appear to be sturdy to There’s been plenty of talk the past few months Way, chief fundraiser Rickey McCurry said in the some people. Poshard calls it “an old dinosaur.” SIU about the university not properly telling its story. If fall. Arena is better off, but our athletes, students and SIUC doesn’t take on Saluki Way with a full head Maybe there’s some bulky cache of cash the uni- supporters deserve better. of steam, this chapter will be embarrassing.
THEIR WORD Many hats and a severed foot
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE that the goo did not run deep. Jesse Jackson, to the Rev. Al Sharpton, There is a hidden blessing. Biden has “... the first African-American who is to former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, to achieved a feat so remarkable that it, too, It will, undoubtedly, enter the world of articulate and bright and clean and a nice- Shirley Chisholm and to all right thinking is destined to enter legend. He has selected presidential campaign legend, the story of looking guy.” peoples everywhere who have recognized himself in, and selected himself out, of a how a man who seemed so bright about That is what the Delaware sena- the contributions they have made, pretty presidential campaign with a fleetness that everything managed to bite his own foot off tor said in an interview with the New or not, to the national debate in their own avoided the ugly expense of being defeated and toss it into the presidential campaign York Observer about Illinois Sen. Barack presidential bids. in the primaries or, heaven forbid, dropped ring, where it sat among the many dandy Obama’s presidential bid. There was an apology to Obama and like a bad peach by some ghastly rhetorical Democratic hats. This was intended as praiseful, in an advice from Jackson, who offered “fresh and flub in the general campaign. Sen. Joe Biden has, somehow, always interview where Biden trashed other presi- new” as more acceptable descriptions. This has not yet settled on the senator, conveyed smartness and a sense of savvy dential candidates in his own party. How much more deeply can one embed who is scrambling to fix things. that seemed to advance his interests in What the senator meant to say is: “That a foot in one’s own mouth? To the ankle? In time, we suspect it will. the Senate and in politics, as though some Obama. What a cool guy.” To the knee? To the hip? magical essence was rubbed on him at Before the sun had set on this embar- This is not how a politician wants to be The following editorial appeared in the birth. If so, we have now been reminded rassment, references were made to the Rev. remembered on the day he announces. Chicago Tribune on Saturday.
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A BOUT US Another cut for the Who should win The DAILY E GYPTIAN is published by the students of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, with university is appalling fall and spring circulations of 20,000. Senate’s tug of war? Free copies are distributed on campus and in the Carbondale, Murphysboro, Ronald Fields alumni, whom we shamelessly Michael Goodwin not the solution? and Carterville communities. GUEST COLUMNIST seduce into donating funds merely MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE We shouldn’t, which is what the on the appearance that SIUC is public says by a wide margin. Even R EACHING US I have just finished reading strong, healthy and a university In the most important debate those who scoff at public opinion Phone: (618) 536-3311 the Feb. 6 article in the DAILY to be proud of based on our new on the Iraq war since it began, the – Vice President Cheney said the News fax: (618) 453-8244 Ad fax: (618) 453-3248 EGYPTIAN “Morris to cut journal construction of the only buildings Senate will try to craft a nonbinding Senate “won’t stop us” – should real- Email: [email protected] subscriptions,” and I am appalled. that many alumni ever see – sports resolution this week that objects to ize you can’t fight a war without Notice that I used the word arenas. When is the last time that President Bush’s plan to send 21,500 public support. At least in a real EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: appalled and not surprised. This an SIUC alumni actually wandered more troops into battle. Some critics democracy. MARK EDMONDSON EXT. 252 is because such drastic measures the half-lit corridors of Faner Hall, want a far tougher approach, while The only question now is whether MANAGING EDITOR: BRANDON WEISENBERGER EXT. 253 undertaken by our university or spent an hour in a sub-standard the White House argues that any different degrees of unhappiness can ADVERTISING MANAGER: departments no longer surprise me, classroom? I’d be really interested to expression of doubt will embolden be forged into a Senate consensus. MARQUES ANDERSON EXT. 230 but appall, terrify and anger me know the answer to that question. our enemies and hurt our troops. Thanks to rules that require 60 CLASSIFIED MANAGER: instead. Morris Library being forced to As usual, both extremes are votes to break a filibuster, the battle THERESA DANIEL EXT. 225 Our library, to the best of my cut journal subscriptions is abso- wrong. The challenge is to thread the comes down to a scrum among BUSINESS OFFICE: MATTHEW DREUTH EXT. 223 knowledge, is still seeking funding lutely, categorically not in the best needle between them so those who Republicans, who suddenly seem as for the upper floor of interest of the object to the escalation can make the divided as Democrats. AD PRODUCTION MANAGER: LUCY MUSIELAK EXT. 244 the extensive Morris student body, point without micromanaging tactics So far, as many as 12 Republicans According to NEWS EDITOR: Library expansion or the much or putting our troops in greater dan- out of 49 could join a solid majority HEATHER HENLEY EXT. 248 project. The rooms in the Southern at sought but ger. Most important, the resolution of Democrats in backing a sensible, CITY EDITOR: Faner Hall are only half 150 plan, SIUC quickly dissipat- with the best chance of passing so far middle-of-the-road approach. ALICIA WADE EXT. 258 lit (apparently there ing prestige this will not call for a withdrawal or cut The language is largely the work CAMPUS EDITOR: “will provide our SEAN MCGAHAN EXT. 254 was a shortage of funds university hopes off funds. of Sen. John Warner, R-Va., who SPORTS EDITOR: for light bulbs one year, students with first- to achieve. That’s the right approach. It is the has emerged as the Senate’s most JIM NELSON EXT. 256 and they had to make rate educational The day looms role of the Congress to be a check- important voice. As a secretary of the VOICES EDITOR: do with what they ahead when our and-balance on the president, and it Navy during the Vietnam War, he DANIELLE DALO EXT. 261 opportunities. Our PHOTO EDITOR: had) and it was only administrators is perverse to claim that role should is hardly a dove. And as head of the faculty and staff JOSEPH MIDKIFF EXT. 264 recently that most of will be forced diminish because the stakes are high. Armed Services Committee before GRAPHICS EDITOR the extremely uncom- will have excellent to say, “No, we It is precisely because the stakes are the Democrats captured the Senate, GIORGOS MARATHEFTIS EXT. 264 fortable classroom don’t carry that high that Congress must have a voice he was a reliable supporter of Bush’s GENERAL MANAGER: facilities, tools and JERRY BUSH EXT. 229 chairs were replaced very popular while also recognizing the President’s policies. FACULTY MANAGING EDITOR: with something much support.” journal any authority as commander in chief and But Warner came to doubt our ERIC FIDLER EXT. 247 more modern. This lat- more because it the practical effects on our soldiers. approach and, after an October ACCOUNTANT 1: est travesty to education – Morris became too expensive,” while also The danger is that emotions over trip to Iraq, said we were moving DEBBIE CLAY EXT. 224 Library cutting journal subscrip- adding (with a wink and a nudge) the prolonged slog, mixed with par- “sideways.” That was a turning point CIRCULATION REPRESENTATIVE: tions to balance the budget – is “But have you checked out the new tisan politics, could turn the debate and, as a hawkish member of the MATTHEW AUBRY EXT. 229 MICRO-COMPUTER SPECIALIST: where I, and hopefully many read- Saluki stadium?” into a free-for-all that leads only to president’s party, he has the authority KELLY THOMAS EXT. 242 ers, can no longer remain silent. Quite simply, enough is enough. deeper divisions. and respect to lead the charge for a PRINTSHOP SUPERINTENDENT: Let us examine the situation The subscription cut is not really Yet for those of us who think course change. His resolution objects BLAKE MULHOLLAND EXT. 243 at SIUC. The administration has the library’s fault. They’re trying to Bush’s troop plan is a major mis- to additional troops while saying N OTICE set a goal of becoming one of the make the best of a lose-lose situa- take, that risk is worth taking. The Congress should not reduce funding The DAILY EGYPTIAN is a “designated top research facilities in the nation. tion. But this no-win situation has president’s bungling has cost him for those already there. public forum.” Student editors have According to the Southern at 150 occurred because of SIUC’s mis- the benefit of the doubt and his Hopefully, that approach will authority to make all content decisions plan, SIUC “will provide our stu- placed priorities. Before long, we’ll troop surge doesn’t pass the logic win large bipartisan support and get without censorship or advance approval. dents with first-rate educational be asking students to bring their test. He says everything depends on Bush’s attention. If it passes and he opportunities. Our faculty and own toilet paper because funds the Iraqi government while insisting ignores it, as Cheney threatened, the C OPYRIGHT INFO staff will have excellent facilities, have been cut to the campus build- more troops are needed to give it president may find himself fighting © 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN. All rights tools and support.” However, the ings. Rest assured, though, there “breathing space.” But even the latest Congress as well as terrorists and an reserved. All content is property of Saluki Way project emphasizes the will be ample amount of tissue national intelligence report argues Iraqi civil war. the DAILY EGYPTIAN and may not construction of a new basketball paper in the basketball arena. that the growing mayhem will only be reproduced or transmitted without consent. The DAILY EGYPTIAN is a arena and football field. Apparently, get worse until Iraqi leaders stop it. Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize- member of the Illinois College Press the “excellent facilities” clause in Fields is a graduate assistant in the Why, then, should we send more winning columnist for the Association, Associated Collegiate Southern at150 pertains only to Department of English. troops to die when they are New York Daily News. Press and College Media Advisers Inc.
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The DAILY EGYPTIAN is published by the students of Southern Illinois LETTER TO THE EDITOR University. Offices are in the Communications SIUC needs to silver lining,” I cringe. Are they that clue- and emphasize teaching, not research. Let Building, Room 1259, at Southern less, or do they think we are? the big schools like UIUC, Harvard and Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901. Walter Jaehnig, restructure It’s obvious the Carbondale campus is UW-Madison take the research path. We fiscal officer. First copy is free; dying. My conversations with townspeople need to return to our roots as a teaching DEAR EDITOR: each additional copy 50 cents. Mail are that they don’t want to be a college college if SIUC is to survive and thrive in subscriptions available. The problems facing the Carbondale town anymore. Therefore, don’t look to the future. Jobs and services will have to campus of SIU are varied and a cumula- Carbondale to help out the university. be cut. But unless SIUC restructures, it E DITORIAL POLICY tive result of 20 years of mismanagement They want us gone. Don’t expect state can’t and it won’t survive or be a relevant OUR WORD is the consensus of the and significant changes in political and government to bail us out. State budgets institution in higher education. To stay DAILY EGYPTIAN Editorial Board on economic circumstances that negatively are tight, and any extra money goes to the course is to fade away into obscurity. local, national and global issues affected SIUC. When enrollment contin- their pride and joy, UIUC. Let’s hope Mr. Poshard has the leadership affecting the Southern Illinois ues to drop, when Mr. Poshard tells staff, The reality is that all of us need to to make the hard decisions needed for the University community. Viewpoints in essence, to pinch pennies, when the understand that SIUC needs to downsize long-term survival of this school. expressed in columns and letters to the library cancels subscriptions to academic and regroup as a school. We don’t have editor do not necessarily reflect those of the DAILY EGYPTIAN. journals because there’s no money, and our the resources needed to be a top research administrators, as quoted in the DE, say school. If you look at schools that are Anthony Hamelin senior studying things like “it could be worse,” or “there’s a thriving, it’s those schools that are smaller technical resource management
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JAKE LOCKARD ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN Left to right, former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar and former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman speak about the future of moderates in state and national politics Tuesday afternoon in the Student Center. Politics in moderation Former governors the large amount of citizens who ing attention to “litmus test” issues express interest in bipartisan coop- — contentious issues that tend to discuss bipartisan eration. evoke strong emotions but do not Whitman said it is up to the affect people on a daily basis. cooperation often-silent majority of moder- These issues can help them keep ates to stand up and demand that voters tied to their party based on Chris Klarer their legislative bodies reflect their single issues rather than overall DAILY EGYPTIAN image. scope, she said. The majority of the Edgar said allow- Former President Bill Clinton public sees the coun- ing open prima- once said, “When we put aside try as more politically here is a reason ries could increase partisanship, embrace the best polarized than in the voter turnout at ideas regardless of where they come past and is ready for Tthat the first primary election from and work for principled com- more compromise in three words of the time, giving voters promise, we can move America not government, accord-‘‘ better choices from left or right, but forward.” ing to a recent sur- Constitution are both parties. He The SIUC Paul Simon Public vey conducted by the said the extremes Policy Institute explored this stance Pew Research Center ‘we the people.’ of both sides tend — Christine Whitman Tuesday night. and National Public former New Jersey Gov. and to be the ones that Three former governors, one a Radio. moderate Republican vote at primaries. current U.S. Senator, came out to The survey found “People don’t sing the praises of cooperation and that 75 percent of participants always want to publicly claim a centrism in a political climate they liked politicians that are willing party,” he said. claim to be too often dominated to compromise, except on conten- Assistant Director of the by extremes. tious issues like Iraq and abortion Institute Matthew Baughman said “There is a reason that the first policy. The survey also found that it is important for students to see three words of the Constitution are 60 percent appreciate a mixture of there are plenty of politicians who ‘we the people,’” former New Jersey conservative and liberal positions are not pandering to the interests Gov. and moderate Republican in their elected officials. of the extremists on the right or Christine Whitman said. One contributor to polariza- left side of the political spectrum. Guests at the event also includ- tion Whitman briefly touched on “It’s possible to be a moderate ed former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar was the media. She said there and be successful in politics, and and former Nebraska Gov. and are so many options available to to be effective in government,” current U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson. the average American that news Baughman said. “That’s perhaps In their discussion, the speak- outlets often latch onto the more something the nation needs more ers outlined a number of rea- sensational issues and these tend to so now than ever.” sons why many politicians have polarize the public. continued to move towards the She said that politicians also [email protected] extreme of their parties, despite add to public polarization by call- 536-3311 ext. 267 10 Wednesday, February 7, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN News Council addresses election issues
Brandon Augsburg The city council approved chang- technology, the county clerk’s office DAILY EGYPTIAN ing the installation date for the city will now handle those duties. elections from May 1 to May 15. “That [canvassing board] is one The Carbondale City Council Mayor Brad Cole questioned if of the dinosaurs from the old days,” took steps to work out election kinks moving the swear-in date back would Reinhardt said. and approved tentative budget propos- mean that council members would Each year the city also doles out als for community organizations at its receive extra pay or if exiting members money to community and economic meeting Tuesday at City Hall. would lose part of a paycheck. City development organizations and the The council approved a motion Manager Jeff Doherty said issues such council also voted to approve a ten- to change the way elected officials are as this had arisen in the past and the tative funding budget. The council installed into office, acting on a let- city would act as it had in previous approved all of the 2008 funding ter from Jackson County Clerk and years, though he wasn’t sure about the requests as they were, with the excep- Recorder Larry Reinhardt that recom- payment precedent. tion of the request from the Boys and mended the changes. Cole said the topic came up in Girls Club of Carbondale. The council “We’re talking several different Metropolis a few years ago and he tentatively approved funding that is issues that have all come into play here wanted to raise the issue to make sure about $600 less than what the group to change, basically, the installation of that “no city council member here requested. officers,” he said. would have that problem.” The city offered just less than In a letter sent to City Clerk Janet The new election laws have also $300,000 to 15 community organiza- Vaught, Reinhardt said changes in abolished canvassing boards, which tions in 2007 and the requests top the state and federal election laws allow a used to be made up of the mayor, city $300,000 mark for 2008. The tentative longer post-election canvassing period. attorney and city clerk. Reinhardt said budget also included $305,000 for the This required the city to amend its the board essentially verified and certi- Carbondale Convention and Tourism codes to change the date when elected fied the elections by recounting the Bureau and more than $11,000 for officials are sworn into office. votes, but with advances in election Carbondale Main Street in 2008.
THICS The ethics exam, required for of individuals to “seek redress” for E all state employees under the 2003 wrongs suffered. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Ethics Act, included about 80 Web “Anybody can file a suit if they feel Loewenstein said he found the pages of information and 10 ques- they’ve been wronged,” he said. “The inspector general’s office in violation tions based on the information. Some university recognizes there were per- of the Ethics Act, and said Zeman questions asked test takers if they haps some problems with the test.” has a strong case. should look away or tell a supervisor Sievers said the university recog- “It’s our position that the eth- if they see a coworker abusing office nizes there were problems with the ics commission and the executive resources. time requirement on the ethics exam. inspector general lack the authority to Zeman said the inspector gen- He said administrators would have to establish a minimum time in which eral’s office also violated a collective see what comes of the lawsuit before to complete the ethics training,” bargaining agreement with SIUC deciding what action to take. he said. because it threatened discipline — Zeman said the lawsuit seeks Inspector General spokesman including termination of employment to get the state to drop all pos- Gilbert Jimenez said he had no com- — for employees who didn’t sign the sible disciplinary actions, admit it ment because he had not talked with form. Zeman said the university is in violated the Ethics Act and pay for Zeman’s attorneys or seen the lawsuit, charge of punishment, not the state. attorney fees. which was filed in Sangamon County SIUC spokesman Rod Sievers “All we are asking is that they stop Circuit Court in Springfield. said the university supports the rights doing what they are doing,” he said.
POSHARD the Illinois State Senate from 1984 to level if the university’s leader is not 1988 and represented Illinois in the affiliated with a specific party, and pol- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 U.S. House of Representatives from itics should be left to the politicians. to see the results, but overall I’m sure 1988 to 1998. “What you have quite often in the board is quite happy with what Bost said Poshard’s Democratic academia; most times your presi- has been going on in respect to his ties might present problems for the dents have spent their whole life in goals,” he said. university. that field,” he said. “That’s not to say Even State Rep. Mike Bost, a “It gives an opportunity for other he’s not doing a good job. I think Republican who said he worried universities to claim, even if it’s not that he’s done very well. He’s got a the former politician would make true, that some kind of political influ- vision and he believes in Southern the office too political, said Poshard ence was used to gain an upper hand,” Illinois University.” has a positive vision for the future of Bost said. the university. He said less politics come into play [email protected] Poshard, a Democrat, served in when lobbying for funding at the state 536-3311 ext. 254 News DAILY EGYPTIAN Wednesday, February 7, 2007 11 A kiss isn’t
just a kiss Buccinator mooch. Snog. Tongue hockey. Lip lock. junior high, but our knowledge of the mechanics Whatever you call it, two lips touching of this most enjoyable activity hasn’t moved beyond Orbicularis oris Swith a bit of pressure and tongue-wiggling first base. have inspired myriad songs, poems and, ahem, We’ve provided a primer to get you up to speed newspaper articles. on this amazing confluence of hormonal, circula- Muscles Most of us picked up the basics of kissing in tory and muscular activity. A kiss begins with only a few muscles engaged. As the kiss intensifies, chemical mes- What’s first, brain or mouth? sages stimulate more into action. The mouth may be the place where the A simple pucker uses only two physical fun of kissing begins, but the brain is muscles, the upper and lower hard at work before the first smudge of lip- orbicularis oris, but a passionate stick. kiss uses all 34 facial muscles. A Reacting to sensory inputs, primarily from serious make-out session engages the eyes and nose, the brain and spinal cord set every muscle and tendon in the in motion a flurry of activity in the hypothala- body. mus and adrenal glands. Their chemical activity spreads throughout Parotid gland the body, affecting almost every organ. Getting the mouth involved engages more muscles and stimulates increased chemical activity. Teeth
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Heart and lungs: Epinephrine and norepi- nephrine from the adrenal glands cause the heart to Sublingueal gland beat faster and elevate the Submandibular gland blood pressure. This allows more oxygen to be acquired. Breathing may become deep Oral cavity and irregular. During a kiss, the heart can sometimes beat twice as fast as normal. Salivary glands: The pres- Endorphins can also cause ence of a foreign object, such the pulse to race. as a partner’s tongue, increases the flow of saliva in the mouth. Skin: With the heart and Salivary glands produce saliva, lungs working hard, the skin which is used to moisten your can redden and become mouth, initiate digestion and clammy. Sweating helps help protect your teeth from keep your system from over- decay. Saliva secretion is con- heating. Chemical messages and increased touching can trolled by the autonomic nervous alter skin sensitivity, which system, which monitors both the can result in tingling and volume and type of saliva secret- tickling. ed. Parasympathetic stimulation from the brain, such as sim- Circulatory system: Arteries ply imagining a kiss, can result and veins respond to the in heightened secretion, as well signals coming from your as increased blood flow to the lips. Arteries convey blood salivary glands. There are three into organs faster than the major pairs of salivary glands: veins can carry it away. This the parotid, submandibular and Eyes: A gaze from your lover can result in swelling, such can add to the excitement of as in the lips and genitalia. sublingual. Several minor sali- a kiss by triggering memo- vary glands are in the lips, inner ries and fantasies within cheek and linings of the mouth the brain. Signals from the Stomach: Endorphins might and throat. visual regions of the brain make your brain happy, but Mouth: The lips are loaded are transmitted to the they can also set loose big hypothalamus, where they butterflies in your tummy. with nerve endings. Once stimu- influence the start of sexual Digestion is slowed so the lated, these nerves send signals to behavior. A quick peek at body can focus on, uh, more the brain and spinal cord. Five of your partner’s peepers will pressing activities. the 12 cranial nerves that affect let you know whether he or brain function are involved in she is enjoying it: The pupils a kiss. This aids in kissing, but will dilate. Adrenal glands: The thrill of kissing (or any exciting activ- ultimately this dedication makes ity) is a major stimulus for possible the fine lip and tongue Nose: The nose senses these glands, which sit one movements used in speech. pheromones from your atop each kidney. Working partner, thus increasing off chemical cues streaming or decreasing stimulation. through the spinal cord, the Buss bits (Some people are never adrenals start producing and going to smell good to you secreting norepinephrine • A passionate kiss burns 6.4 despite what the ads in cer- and epinephrine (adrena- calories a minute. This compares tain tabloids might claim!) line). Norepinephrine is to 11.2 calories a minute jogging Most pheromones are blends found in the brain, espe- on the treadmill. of chemicals that must be cially the hypothalamus. released in precise amounts Like Cupid with a couples • Between 10 million and 1 to function, and they target quota, norepinephrine billion colonies of bacteria are only members of the same swishes around the brain, swapped with each kiss. species. Sex-specific smells creating feelings of euphoria. • The science of kissing is called can possibly raise or lower Epinephrine increases heart philematology. activity levels of neurons in rate and speeds breakdown the hypothalamus. of glycogen, the storage • Some anthropologists think Sex organs: By now, your body has realized that you aren’t politely form of glucose, in the that kissing began when cave- pecking Aunt Fanny. This can cause a host of sex-prep activities: the muscles and liver. You will men and women licked each vulva, clitoris, penis and nipples fill with blood and become erect; need this energy if kissing other on hot days to obtain salt testes draw closer to the body; and glands in the vagina secrete leads to sex. to balance their electrolyte levels. lubricant. Testosterone surges in men and in women. Some scien- • According to Dr. Onur tists suggest that testosterone contributes to feelings of well-being. Pancreas: To keep your In men and women, the hypothalamus monitors some aspects of energy from fading, extra Guntukun, a professor of bio- testosterone production in the ovaries and testes. sugar is being pumped psychology at Ruhr University, into the blood from the humans have a strong preference breakdown of glycogen in for slanting their heads to the Herald-Leader researcher Linda Niemi contributed to this report. the muscles and liver. The right while kissing. SOURCES: “ON KISSING” BY ADRIANNE BLUE; “THE SEXUAL BRAIN” BY SIMON LEVAY; “THE KINSEY INSTITUTE pancreas keeps blood sugars NEW REPORT ON SEX” BY JUNE M. REINISCH WITH RUTH BEASLEY; “THE KISSING CURE” BY DR. RUTH MCCON- in balance through secretion • Kissing in a loving relationship NELL; “SUPERIMMUNITY” BY DR. PAUL PEARSALL; COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY HYPERTEXTS FOR BIOMEDICAL boosts chemicals in the brain SCIENCES; THE PITUITARY FOUNDATION; SCHOLASTIC INC. of the hormones insulin and Illustrations by Craig Johnson ~ KRT glucagon. that protect against disease. Gloria Bode says unlike DAILY EGYPTIAN the rest of the Internet, the Barenaked Ladies on our site make music... ulse Humor PAGE · EDNESDAY EBRUARY P 12 W , F 7, 2007 www.siude.com/pulse ‘Idol’ runner-up McPhee A chip off the old ‘Bloc’
Wayne Utterback proves she’s second-rate DAILY EGYPTIAN Ben Erwin Block Party ‘Silent Alarm’ Release date: Feb. 6 DAILY EGYPTIAN Label: Vice Music, Inc. Katharine McPhee ‘Katharine McPhee’ Release date: Jan. 30 Label: RCA http://www.katharinemcphee.com/ Bloc Party has really evolved from its debut “Silent Alarm.” Instead of the twitchy guitars and the yelp- ing vocals, they’ve shot for a more accessible It’s fitting that songstress Katharine approach similar to that of Coldplay or U2. McPhee was the runner-up in the 2006 “A Weekend in the City” starts off with a few “American Idol” competition because most of pulse pounding songs that flat out rock. her debut album is second-rate at best. “Hunting for Witches” starts off with snip- Mixing bits of pop melody, R&B bump pets of voices drifting between the left and right can’t change the government. It’s real yawn-wor- and maudlin ballads, McPhee’s self-titled channels with a spider web of synths. The voices thy stuff. Other tracks like “Kreuzberg” and “I debut is a mixed bag of emphatic croon- are similar to newscasters, which Kele Okereke Still Remember” are really mediocre tracks that ing and the most generic production and gloss and maybe — if we’re all lucky — a tune sings about in the song. For a song that calls don’t challenge the skill the band possesses. They songwriting money can buy. Like “American devoted to her lucky hairbrush. for blood and talks about sitting on a roof with aren’t horrible, but they don’t do anything that is Idol” itself, the album is mostly mediocre and Much of the album’s remaining material a shotgun and some beer, it’s really addictive to as stunning as the rest of the album. cringe-inducing, but it’s sure to strike a chord sounds like Janet Jackson, circa 1995. The dif- dance to. The band does stick with hitting the big hook with middle-aged Midwestern housewives, ference here, however, is that McPhee doesn’t Standing out amongst the tracks is “Waiting though on songs like “Sunday,” where the drums teens and music fans looking for a good have Jackson’s vocal prowess, gift for melody for the 7:18.” With its gradual build from a gentle stomp arena rock beats while the guitars tremble chuckle. or ability to sell a hook. In fact, most of trickling to an escalating dramatic flood of emo- before hitting the bright and sunny chorus. It’s Tunes such as the bouncy and breathy “Katharine McPhee” sounds like the generic tion and sound, Okereke laments on recalling his ethereal and really hits a high mark on the album. “Love Story” and the piano-driven “Home” B-side to a much better artist’s album. past and what he would have done more. The “Forget about those melting ice caps/We’re doing sufficiently pilfer from Christina Aguilera, While McPhee has a decent voice, her layers of sounds coming out of “A Weekend in the best with what we’ve got,” echo with sincerity, while the mid tempo “Each Other” and vocals are often marred by reverb-drenched the City” are what give this album its longevity. but also a sense of living for the day. “Ordinary World” both take their cues backing tracks and overlaid melodies. The With each listen, voices that you hadn’t heard It’s that sincerity and the immense talent from Mariah Carey. Likewise, tunes such as silly lyrics and predictable rhyme schemes drift in and out. In “The Prayer,” there is this of Bloc Party that turn these songs into some- “Neglected,” and “Better Off Alone” show off don’t help either. alluring hum that backs the rest of the song. It’s thing much bigger than their individual parts. McPhee’s voice while still sounding wholly Katharine McPhee may not be the worst deep and it gives the song a really wicked sound “A Weekend in the City” is a showcase of what derivative and uninspired. thing to come off the “Idol” stage (Clay that draws you in. the band can do when they broaden their hori- Worst of all, however, is the laughable Aiken, I’m looking in your general direction), By the midpoint of the album, things start to zons and don’t look back and as the last lines of “Open Toes” on which McPhee sings an ode but time will tell if she can break the hold of drag some with numbers like “Uniform,” which “SRXT” have dissipated, the only feeling left is to her favorite shoes. Her follow up album her handlers and produce music that isn’t so doesn’t go anywhere and is somewhat full of itself that of exhaustion from the journey this album will surely contain salutes to her favorite lip- blatantly disposal. with lines about conformity and how pop songs takes any listener on. News DAILY EGYPTIAN Wednesday, February 7, 2007 13
ANTHONY SOUFFLÉ ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN A heard of deer look up from grazing Tuesday evening near SIU President Glenn Poshard’s office as the sun sets on southern Illinois. As the weather warms, more deer will be found on campus looking for fields to graze.
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By Linda Black Today’s Birthday (02-07-07). Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) - Today is Extend your area of influence this an 8 - Best not to talk too much about year. There’s a fringe benefit. You’ll what you’ve been doing. You’re not also make a lot of new friends, and finished yet. Wait until you’ve got a many of them are keepers. result you want to publicize. Girls and Sports by Justin Borus and Andrew Feinstein To get the advantage, check the Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21 - Today day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 is a 6 - A difficult assignment actually the most challenging. pays quite well. Don’t forget to gather Aries (March 21-April 19) - Today an extra bonus for being so good. is a 7 - For this assignment, you’re be Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) need. As you well know, it feels won- - Today is a 7 - You’re having more derful to be prepared for anything. fun now, if you’ve done as instructed. Gemini (May 21-June 21) - Today That’s never easy for you. Give it is a 6 - Through a loved one, you can another try. accomplish a goal you’ve previously Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - found elusive. He or she can see it Today is an 8 - The impulse to say from a slightly different angle. something piercingly critical will soon Cancer (June 22-July 22) - Today abate. It won’t go away completely, is a 5 - The sedentary feeling is but you should be able to stifle. strong, perhaps overpowering. Don’t Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - Today by Marc Chyba feel guilty, and don’t fight it. Catch is an 8 - A person you may have for- John and the Giraffe up on your reading and answer your gotten all about comes back into your mail. life. He or she remembers you fondly Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) - Today is a and many adventures begin. 7 - Discuss your new ideas with a per- Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) - Today son who understands. Find out what is a 6 - The wealth you’re accruing will work and what won’t before you now is almost all behind the scenes. put your plans into action. You won’t be able to spend it for Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Today is years; you’re planting a money gar- an 8 - The work’s intense, but it’s kind den. of fun. Imagination is required. You’re paid well for your efforts, too. Get something nice for your family. (c) 2007, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune
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Police shut down the 700 block of West Main Street Tuesday night after a sport utility vehicle lost control and snapped a telephone pole at the intersection of Main Street and Oakland Avenue. The driver, Jebray Moore, pictured, and passenger, Billy Ray Wilridge, both 19 of Murphysboro, walked away from the crash unharmed. Moore said he went into a coughing fit and passed out before striking the pole. JOSEPH MIDKIFF ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN
COLE ness, it’s at the expense of existing During Cole’s tenure as mayor, he degree that shaved a few years from his in Springfield. That began a lengthy businesses,” Reeve said. “We don’t has become president of the Southern collegiate career — political science. court battle filled with arguments and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 seem to be important in the big game Illinois Mayor’s Association and has “I don’t like school, period,” Cole appeals, and eventually resulting in Carbondale’s face has seen some plan anymore.” worked closely with many small-town said. “I kind of wish at times that I back pay to all fired workers. Cole no changes over the past four years. Carbondale residents have also leaders. would have followed through with a longer holds those positions, he said. New businesses have come and taken a more active role in public Marion Mayor Bob Butler said career in [medicine].” Tax returns from 2003, 2004 and some have gone. Enrollment, and in safety and neighborhood appearance. he was impressed with his young col- He said he found he was naturally 2005 — which Cole made available turn, population, has dropped. Old Jane Adams, treasurer of the Arbor league, who has led Carbondale to good at politics. While an undergrad- — show the state paid him $28,508, buildings were demolished and new District Neighborhood Association, work more closely with neighboring uate, he was elected student govern- $140,665 and $27,965, respectively. ones were built. said the city has been very flexible in communities. ment president. In 2005, Cole listed $5,000 that he In his platform, Cole said he wants working with the group’s problems. “It’s been a breath of fresh air At 25, he was elected to the received in business income, but said to increase the work being done in the She said cars speeding down Rt. in that respect, and I’m sure that is Carbondale Park District board and he had no knowledge of from what city’s first-ever tax-increment financ- 13, crime and housing appearances mainly due to Mayor Cole,” he said. went on to win a City Council seat. that would be. ing district in downtown Carbondale. were some of the problems. The group “We don’t always agree on everything, The mayor of Carbondale is set During his last campaign, Cole The area gives tax breaks to businesses saw the city quickly responded to their but on fundamental principles we see up to be a part-time, $8,500-a-year laid out a plan with multiple goals for to attract them downtown. questions and issues. eye to eye.” job, with most of the governing power the city, which he fulfilled. Cole said He stated that he also wants to “I think he sets the tone for the Along with spreading Carbondale’s in the hands of the city manager and he doesn’t believe in failure. continue emphasizing retail and outlet policing,” she said. reach throughout the region, Cole has City Council. However, for Cole this “Failure means you try something stores as a regional attraction as well as For this campaign, Cole is using become a world traveler. The city is a is a full-time job. and you don’t achieve it and you quit. “unique specialty shops that provide social networking sites such as part of the a program that connects “My sole job is to be the mayor of If we try something and it doesn’t customers with products that they MySpace to broaden his reach, but communities worldwide as sister cities. Carbondale,” he said. work,” he said. “I don’t think those would normally only find in major even for a 35-year-old, the newfangled Cole’s office is decorated with pictures Still, how does anyone except a setbacks are failures. I think we have metropolitan areas.” tool can be difficult. and tokens such as a hat from India college student survive on an $8,500- come so far that everything has been However, some owners of those “I don’t really understand this whole from these visits. a-year job? Get a governor-appointed a success.” specialty stores are seeing the big-box thing. I’m still learning it,” he said. He has also been dubbed “Colonel job, get fired by the new governor, take Cole’s perfectionist, take-no-pris- retailers as more of a threat than a Aside from his campaign site, Cole” by the state of Kentucky it to court and get back pay. oners approach and dry humor can pleasant co-existence. Cole’s presence can also be found on through his work in the Mississippi Before leaving office, former Gov. sometimes be misread, he said. Richard Reeve, owner of Shawnee a site devoted to helping him fulfill Delta region. George Ryan made more than 60 “My job is to get my work done. My Trails, said the announcement that his New Year’s resolution — to get appointments to state offices. Cole work is to make Carbondale better for Dick’s Sporting Goods would move married. was among those, becoming deputy people. I’m very deliberate about that,” into the empty K-Mart store on the Marrythemayor.com manager “Colonel” Cole was nearly “Doctor” chief of staff for southern Illinois and he said. “Some people may morph east side of town shows the city is Dave More said the committee, which Cole when he was a student at SIUC later holding a position within Central that into aloofness, arrogance or over- more interested in the big retailers consists of local businesses, has received more than a decade ago. Management Services. determination. But that’s just the way than preserving its small businesses. applications but has not yet selected But his dislike of school steered Cole was fired within hours of I am and I don’t really think it is any “While they are bringing in busi- finalists. The deadline is Feb. 14. him away from medicine and toward a Gov. Rod Blagojevich taking over of those things.” 18 Wednesday, February 7, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN Sports point shooting are due to SIU pick- BASKETBALL ing up intensity and defensive rota- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 tions. Lowery said the Braves’ perim- Lowery said a key for the Salukis eter shooting was dangerous. to have a solid game against Bradley In wins against Northern Iowa this time would be to get good ( Jan. 23) and Illinois State ( Jan. shots. 27), the Salukis’ allowed the oppo- “We didn’t get shots up, and nent to shoot better than 70 percent that is the key in that type of game from behind the arc – though they when you play against somebody managed to force 24 turnovers from that wants to have a high volume each team. of shots.” The perimeter defense stepped The game will be televised on up for the Salukis in their two most Fox Sports Midwest and has a recent games against Wichita State scheduled tip-off time of 7:35 p.m. and Indiana State, allowing a com- at SIU Arena. bined 22.8 percent completion rate. Mullins said the reasons for the [email protected] differences in opponent’s three- 536-3311 ext. 256 Falker named MVC Player SWIMMING the fastest time in the MVC this CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 season at 3:51.95. She also won the 200-freestyle with a time of of the Week and senior diver Cristina 1:51.81— a career best for her. Curtuneanu will be in the hunt for Ju said it would be exciting if individual and team accolades. the Salukis can fulfill expectations. Scott Mieszala Curtuneanu, who helped SIU “Everyone needs to go fast,” Ju DAILY EGYPTIAN crush Missouri State 173-70 in said. “I’ve done this for 18 years so a dual meet Jan. 20 is coming off I’m ready to keep doing what I’ve With each block, Randal Falker is working his a win in the 1-meter dive. The been doing all season.” way up the SIU record books, and Monday the junior senior diver also won the 3-meter While it will be their last forward received a new honor. at the dual meet. chance at a championship for Falker was named the Missouri Valley Conference She said she’s nervous going SIU’s five seniors, the meet could Player-of-the-Week for the first time in his career into her last meet of her career but be an opportunity for every class while battling an elbow injury against Indiana State feels more confident than ever. to shine. and illness at Wichita State. “I’m far more confident going Walker said this is the pin- The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 16 points per MVC Newcomer into the meet this year because nacle for any swimmer, regardless game and 11 rebounds per game last week against the Creighton freshman guard Isaac Miles was I’ve had a better year overall,” of tenure. Sycamores and the Shockers, both wins. named MVC Newcomer-of-the-Week Monday. Curtuneanu said. “My perfor- “We don’t have a class on this “I’m happy that we got two wins, mostly,” Falker Miles averaged nine points per game while mance in the last dual meet shows team that has won a champion- said. “You could definitely lose some games and be shooting 60 percent from the field last week. that things are going well.” ship,” Walker said. “It’s an oppor- player of the week.” He also scored 11 points in the first 11 minutes Ju also pitched in during the tunity for everyone.” In the Salukis’ 68-41 win against Indiana State, when the Bluejays visited Bradley Jan. 31 and Salukis win against Missouri Falker recorded 19 points, 14 rebounds and two won, 82-71. State. The junior was part of the [email protected] blocks. He scored 13 of his points in the second half Miles is the first player on Creighton to be 400-medley relay team and owns 536-3311 ext. 238 as well as eight rebounds. named MVC Newcomer-of-the-Week this sea- When Wichita State hosted SIU, Falker scored son. Illinois State has had five newcomers given SPORTS BRIEFS 13 points and added eight rebounds and two blocks. the weekly honor this season, including Boo He shot 4-of-6 from the field and 5-for-6 on his free Richardson, twice. NFL throws, well above his 55.1 free throw percentage this season. Red Wings battle back to beat Rangers SIU coach Chris Lowery said Falker perform- NEW YORK (AP) — Brendan for us and all of a sudden he scored the ing well when he wasn’t at 100 percent speaks to his Shanahan struck the first blow against first one against me,” Hasek said. “Before character. shaky Dominik Hasek and the rest of his I realized it was him, he already scored “He’s tough and he knows what we expect of him,” former Detroit teammates. a goal.” The New York Rangers solved Hasek Things got worse for the Red Wings’ Lowery said. “He was sick but not to the point of a twice more in the first period and 42-year-old netminder just 13 seconds death bed and his elbow was sore but not to the point seemed to be on the way to breaking a later when his miscue behind the net where he can’t play. He’s going to play when there’s an Wichita State guard recovering losing streak. quickly created a 2-0 deficit. opportunity to win a conference championship, and Late in the Feb. 3 game between SIU and The Red Wings found their groove Martin Straka dumped the puck in that’s what type of character all the kids have.” Wichita State, Shockers guard Matt Brauer drove in the third period and turned unsteady and Hasek went back to chase. It hit the play by Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist end boards and took a funny bounce off Falker is the second Saluki to be named MVC to the lane but had his layup blocked by the into a 4-3 victory in the lone NHL game his stick before kicking in front, where Player-of-the-Week this season. Salukis’ Falker. The two collided, and Brauer hit Monday night. Michael Nylander scored easily into an Matt Shaw was given the honor Nov. 27. In his head on the floor when he landed. Henrik Zetterberg capped Detroit’s empty net. the prior week, he averaged 16.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg The team ran a CT scan Sunday but it came three-goal third period with a power-play Pavel Datsyuk made it 2-1 at 7:24 but at the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla., where he back negative, and Brauer missed the Shockers’ score, after Jiri Hudler and Robert Lang the Rangers responded 7 minutes later. notched goals to help the Red Wings Marcel Hossa scored from nearly the same shot 60 percent. first practice back in Wichita, Kan. tie it. spot as Shanahan — this time putting a Shanahan got things rolling for New shot beyond Hasek’s halfhearted flinch York when his quick drive from the right with his blocker. circle sailed by Hasek, who made just a “I feel like all three goals I should save. cursory swipe with his glove as the puck That’s all I can say,” Hasek said. “It actu- went by him 2:18 in. ally was a 7 o’clock game. I thought it was “He scored so many important goals starting at 7:30.” Sports DAILY EGYPTIAN Wednesday, February 7, 2007 19 SALUKI Quote of the Day Saluki IInsidernsider RANDAL FALKER Britt Reid, the 21-year-old son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, was charged Tuesday with drug and weapons offenses stemming from an incident in which he allegedly pointed a gun at another motorist. What else can go wrong for the Reid era in Philly?
“The T.O. saga had to have stressed Andy Reid to the max, but this alleged incident JIM NELSON cannot be classified as a part of the ‘Reid era’. It has nothing to do with Reid’s coaching or jim_nelson@ the Eagles’ organization. Certainly I hope that dailyegyptian.com justice is served if the allegations are true, but at this point I feel it is a family matter.” “Maybe it’s just the sickness. The sicker I get, maybe the more free “I just hope everything works out OK throws I hit.” in both of his sons’ unfortunate situations. What’s happening with the Reids now is SCOTT MIESZALA — SIU forward Randal Falker bigger than football and doesn’t compare to anything that happened for the Eagles scott_mieszala@ the past few seasons.” dailyegyptian.com
“I heard the guy who identified Reid’s son MATT HARTWIG refer to him as a ‘white guy trying to act like a gangster’. T.O. leaves and now his son is taking Do you have questions for matt_hartwig@ attention away from the team. What is this poor the Saluki Banter that you dailyegyptian.com guy going to have to do to escape the drama? Get the man another sandwich, please!” want answered? E-mail [email protected]
SPORTS BRIEFS BASEBALL SCHEDULE Feb. 9 Stetson 7:00 p.m. NBA Feb. 10 Stetson 5:00 p.m. Bulls fine Thomas $10,000 Feb. 11 Stetson 1:00 p.m. CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls fined forward Tyrus Thomas $10,000 on Tuesday, Feb. 16 Southern Miss Tourn. 4:00 p.m. one day after the rookie said he only was interested in the money for the NBA’s slam dunk Feb. 17 Southern Miss Tourn. 12:00 p.m. contest. The first Bull since Scottie Pippen in 1990 to participate in the event, Thomas was Feb. 18 Southern Miss Tourn. 11:00 p.m. quoted in Tuesday’s editions of the Chicago Tribune as saying: “I’m just going to go out Feb. 23 Central Michigan 2:00 p.m. there, get my check and call it a day.” Feb. 24 Central Michigan 1:00 p.m. When asked if being around some of the game’s greats could be beneficial for a rookie, he responded, “I’m just into the free money. That’s it. I’ll just do whatever when I get out Feb. 25 Central Michigan 1:00 p.m. there.” Feb. 28 Tennessee-Martin 2:00 p.m. The winner of the Feb. 17 event in Las Vegas gets $35,000. The runner-up earns March 02 Northern Illinois 2:00 p.m. $22,500, with the third and fourth-place finishers getting $16,125. Joining Thomas are defending champion Nate Robinson of New York, Orlando All-Star Dwight Howard and March 03 Northern Illinois 1:00 p.m. Boston’s Gerald Green. March 04 Northern Illinois 1:00 p.m. “This fine is an appropriate response to the remarks Tyrus made concerning his par- ticipation in the slam dunk contest,” Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations March 07 Murray State 2:00 p.m. John Paxson said in a statement. “It is a poor reflection on Tyrus individually and a poor March10 Youngstown State 2:00 p.m. reflection on the Bulls organization, and I am certainly disappointed. March 11 Youngstown State 1:00 p.m. “The league office has chosen Tyrus to participate in one of its All-Star events and that is an honor that should be accepted with humility. I spoke to Tyrus this morning and am March 13 Middle Tenn. State 3:00 p.m. confident he understands that he made a mistake with his words and that he also under- March 14 Middle Tenn. State 3:00 p.m. stands the importance of representing the Bulls and the NBA in a positive way.” March 16 Western Michigan 2:00 p.m. Thomas has appeared in 41 games, averaging 3.5 points and 2.7 rebounds. March 17 Western Michigan 1:00 p.m. NFL March 18 Western Michigan 1:00 p.m. Some see guitar, some see phallic imagery in March 21 Murray State 2:00 p.m. Prince’s Super Bowl halftime performance March 23 Illinois State 2:00 p.m. March 24 Illinois State 1:00 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) — In the sensitive post-wardrobe malfunction world, some are questioning whether a guitar was just a guitar during Prince’s Super Bowl halftime show. March 25 Illinois State 2:00 p.m. Prince’s acclaimed performance included a guitar solo during the “Purple Rain” seg- March 28 Tennessee-Martin 2:00 p.m. ment of his medley in which his shadow was projected onto a large, flowing beige sheet. March 30 Evansville 6:00 p.m. As the 48-year-old rock star let rip, the silhouette cast by his figure and his guitar (shaped like the singer’s symbol) had phallic connotations for some. March 31 Evansville 2:00 p.m. A number of bloggers have decried “Malfunction!” — including Sam Anderson at New April 01 Evansville 1:00 p.m. York magazine’s Daily Intelligencer. Daily News television critic David Bianculli called it “a rude-looking shadow show” that “looked embarrassingly rude, crude and unfortunately April 03 Missouri 6:30 p.m. placed.” April 07 Valparaiso 2:00 p.m. CBS spokesman Dana McClintock said Tuesday that the network has received “very April 08 Valparaiso 1:00 p.m. few” complaints on Prince’s performance. CBS last aired the Super Bowl in 2004 when Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s “wardrobe malfunction” sparked criticism and April 10 SE Missouri 3:00 p.m. a subsequent crackdown on broadcast decency from the Federal Communications April 13 Witchita State 3:00 p.m. Commission. But this time, it was the NFL that produced the halftime show (MTV had in 2004). April 14 Witchita State 2:00 p.m. Spokesman Greg Aiello said the league has received no complaints. “We respect other opinions, but it takes quite a leap of the imagination to make a MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE controversy of his performance,” Aiello said. “It’s a guitar.” The majority of the reaction to Prince’s performance has been laudatory, including Feb. 7 Bradley 7:35 p.m. positive reviews from The Associated Press, the New York Times and USA Today — all of Feb. 10 Creighton 5:05 p.m. which noted the lack of controversy in this year’s halftime show. AP Entertainment Writer Douglas J. Rowe wrote: “He delivered one of the best Super Bowl halftime shows — ever.” Feb. 13 Missouri State 7:05 p.m. For decades, the electric guitar, by nature, has been considered phallic. From Jimi Feb. 17 ESPN Bracket Busters TBA Hendrix’s sensual 6-string swagger to Eddie Van Halen’s masturbatory soloing, the guitar has often been thought an extension of a male player’s sexuality. Feb. 21 Indiana State 7:05 p.m. Feb. 24 Evansville TBA S OCCER Mar. 1 MVC Tournament TBA Italy reeling from death of police officer Mar. 2 MVC Tournament TBA ROME (AP) — A World Cup victory few expected. A corruption scandal that disgraced Mar. 3 MVC Tournament TBA some of Italy’s most famous clubs. And now, the death of a police officer during riots by Mar. 4 MVC Tournament TBA Sicilian soccer fans. The past year has been a tumultuous ride for Italian soccer, gripping a nation where team allegiances reflect ancient loyalties and rivalries that pit town against town. Passions WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE have defied long attempts by the government and police to bring violence under con- Feb. 9 Bradley 7:05 p.m. trol. Filippo Raciti’s death during clashes at the Catania-Palermo game Friday, which Feb. 11 UNI 2:05 p.m. prompted the cancellation of the rest of the weekend’s matches, has shocked a nation Feb. 16 Drake 7:05 p.m. where soccer is part of the fabric of life. “Let’s not hide the fact that it is not only a game,” said La Repubblica in a recent front- Feb. 18 Creighton 3:05 p.m. page editorial. “This game nurtured dreams. Now it provokes nightmares.” Feb. 25 Evansville 2:05 p..m. Italy has three national sports dailies that are almost entirely devoted to soccer. Most Mar. 1 Missouri State 7:05 p.m. other sports typically receive little, if any, TV coverage. Day in and day out, countless radio and TV shows — from national broadcasters to small local stations discuss in great detail Mar. 3 Wichita State 2:05 p.m. team news, refereeing decisions and soccer policy. Mar. 8 MVC Tournament TBA England was long notorious as the home of the soccer hooligan, but closed circuit cameras, tougher policing and higher ticket prices have tamed stadium violence. Now Mar. 9 MVC Tournament TBA Italy, France and the Netherlands are gaining notoriety for soccer violence. Mar. 10 MVC Tournament TBA Thanks to Italy’s World Cup final victory over France last July, Italian soccer managed Mar. 11 MVC Tournament TBA to recover from a match-fixing scandal that had greatly undermined its credibility. But Friday’s violence promises to be a harder crisis to overcome. There were calls by some politicians Tuesday for the resignation of Antonio Matarrese, SWIMMING AND DIVING SCHEDULE the soccer league president, after he said the 38-year-old policeman’s slaying should not Feb. 8 MVC Tournament TBA halt play. “We are saddened, but the show must go on,” Matarrese told an Italian radio station, Feb. 9 MVC Tournament TBA in comments picked up by La Repubblica on Monday. “Unfortunately, deaths ... are part of Feb. 10 MVC Tournament TBA this huge movement, which law enforcement officials still can’t control.” Feb. 15 MVC Tournament TBA He later said he had not intended to sound as though he was taking the violence lightly. Feb. 16 MVC Tournament TBA DAILY EGYPTIAN Saluki Insider: What’s going wrong with the Reid era in Philly? page 19
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MEN’S BASKETBALL SIU vs. Bradley: Part II Nationally ranked Dawgs get another shot at Braves Jim Nelson #21 SIU VS. Bradley DAILY EGYPTIAN (19-5, 10-3) (16-9, 7-6) With rankings come more Wednesday, Feb. 7 — 7:35 p.m. expectations. SIU OPP In their first game since being Points per game 63.1 55.8 voted into the nation’s top-25 rank- Field goal % 45.4 41.4 ings by the Associated Press, No. 3-point % 36.7 34.7 21 SIU will host Missouri Valley Rebounds per game 29.8 28.3 Assists per game 12.1 9.5 Conference foe Bradley Wednesday Steals per game 6.9 6.5 at SIU Arena. SIU is ranked No. 20 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. BU OPP Lowery spoke to his team about Points per game 76.5 71.1 the ranking Tuesday. Field goal % 46.8 46.8 3-point % 43.1 36.1 “We talked about it and what Rebounds per game 29.6 36.4 it meant and what it means for Assists per game 16.0 13.2 the future and how it can go away Steals per game 8.8 5.0 with one game, and that’s the key,” Lowery said. ”You’ve worked so SIU sophomore guard Bryan hard to get yourself in a position Mullins said. “That’s always our to be recognized, now you’ve got to number one goal going into the continue to do things in that way.” game.” Bradley comes to Carbondale Bradley will be another test for hoping to sweep the season series the Saluki defense because one of with the Salukis. On Jan. 10 in its weapons is three-point shoot- Peoria, the Salukis watched as ing. Bradley senior guard Will Franklin The Braves boasts the leagues made the winning basket with less top-rated scoring offense – averag- than one second remaining in the ing 76.5 points per game – while game. SIU is the number one scoring The loss dropped SIU to 3-2 in defense in the league (55.8). MVC play. Since then, the Salukis Bradley’s most potent weapon (19-5, 10-3) have won seven of on offense is its three-point shoot- their last eight games, climbing ing. their way to a first place tie with As a team, Bradley has convert- Creighton (16-7, 10-3). ed 258 three-point attempts and Bradley (16-9, 7-6) is currently a 43 percent completion rate. The in fourth-place tie with Northern next closest is Missouri State with Iowa in the MVC – three games 186 long-range field goals. behind SIU. The Braves average more than Defense has helped the Salukis 10 made three-pointers per game reach the number-one spot in the and have three of the top seven league. three point shooters in the confer- On their current five game win ence: Jeremy Crouch, Will Franklin streak, SIU has proven their defen- and Daniel Ruffin. The three rank sive skill by forcing an increased first, third and seventh in the con- number of turnovers and limiting ference for made three-point field scoring. The Salukis are ranked goals with 171 combined. fourth in the nation in scoring Three Braves shoot better then defense behind Princeton, Air Force, 45 percent from behind the arc. DUVALE RILEY ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN and upcoming opponent Butler. Randal Falker jumps during the tip-off at the beginning of the basketball game against Indiana State “We pride ourselves on defense,” See BASKETBALL, Page 18 Wednesday night at the SIU Arena.
SWIMMING AND DIVING Salukis picked to win conference championship Matt Hartwig 2007 MVC Women’s Swimming DAILY EGYPTIAN Pre-Championship Poll 1. Southern Illinois (4) 24 The SIU women’s swimming T-2. Illinois State 18 and diving team only has one thing T-2. Missouri State (1) 18 on its mind. 4. Northern Iowa 8 The Salukis (7-3) were picked by 5. Evansville 7 Missouri Valley Conference coach- es to win the State Farm/MVC being named the favorite doesn’t Championships in Carbondale. matter, however. The championships begin “Regardless of the rankings, Thursday. teams have to come in and per- In the pre-championship poll, form,” Walker said. “I’m confident SIU received four out of five votes in our ability but we need to go out for first place. Illinois State and there and show it.” four-time defending conference SIU veterans Julie Ju, a junior champion Missouri State were tied breaststroke and relay competitor, MELISSA BARR ~ DAILY EGYPITAN for second. Senior Nora Bunford practices backstroke during workouts Tuesday afternoon at the Dr. Edward J. Saluki coach Rick Walker said See SWIMMING, Page 18 Shea Natatorium. The State Farm MVC Women’s Championships will be Bunford’s last swim meet.