Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC November 2007 Daily Egyptian 2007 11-9-2007 The Daily Egyptian, November 09, 2007 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_November2007 Volume 93, Issue 59 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 2007 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in November 2007 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. om CARTOON, page 6: Gus Bode says smokers .c shootin’ up? That doesn’t sound right. FRIDAY Carbondale’s history in danger ..................p.5 siuDE Countdown to Dethklok .............................p.13 . Salukis prepare for final Gateway Dgame ...p.16 www VOL. 93, NO. 59, 16 PAGES ES OUTHERN I LLINOIS UNIVERSITY NOVEMBER 9, 2007 BOT approves Saluki Way budget $83 million will cover new stadium, renovated arena Trustee Ed Hightower and Joe Crawford DAILY EGYPTIAN SIU President Glenn Poshard exchange words The SIU Board of Trustees during the Board approved an $83 million budget of Trustees to improve the university’s athletic meeting Thursday facilities at its meeting Thursday. The board approved funding for morning at the the construction of a new football Student Center in stadium and the renovation of the Ballroom B. The SIU Arena, both of which are part board discussed of the first phase of Saluki Way, plans and the university’s plan to build a new approved funding campus core. for Saluki Way, A new student services building giving permission with an estimated cost of $25 million for the university is also to be built as part of the first to detail planning phase of the project, but planning for and spend $83 the building has lagged behind that million to renovate of the stadium and arena. Campus the SIU Arena tennis courts and intramural fields and build a new will also be relocated to make room football stadium. for the new stadium. EDYTA BŁASZCZYK The resolution passed by the DAILY EGYPTIAN board authorizes the university and 360 Architecture to begin detailed planning for the new facilities. Blue ribbon panel will reconvene to form plagiarism procedures Tom Waggoner, an architect with “We’re at a point 360 Architecture, presented a set with our basketball Joe Crawford The SIU Board of Trustees com- mined Poshard had committed “inad- of preliminary plans for the ath- DAILY EGYPTIAN missioned Haller and SIU General vertent plagiarism” in his 1984 disser- letic facilities, including graphics program where Counsel Jerry Blakemore Oct. 11 tation and should keep his job. and animations depicting a finished The 10-member blue ribbon panel to discuss the issue with constitu- Haller said four of the addition- U-shaped stadium and renovated we are drawing that released a working definition of ency bodies from SIUC and SIU- al committee members would come arena. national attention plagiarism in September will be recon- Edwardsville and then determine the from SIUC and four would come Waggoner said capacities for the stituted to form system-wide proce- best way to shape the measures. from SIU-Edwardsville. new stadium and arena would be and everybody dures for dealing with the offense. The order to form system-wide Each campus will be represented by decreased compared to current facili- wants to be part of Vice President for Academic procedures came the day the board an undergraduate student, a graduate stu- ties, a statement that drew concern Affairs John Haller said Thursday the approved a report from a 7-member dent and an administrative professional from some trustees. a winner. 10 members would work with eight committee that reviewed plagiarism staff member, he said. A member of the — Ed Hightower others from within the SIU system to allegations against SIU President See SALUKI WAY, Page 8 trustee develop the procedures. Glenn Poshard. The committee deter- See PLAGIARISM, Page 9 City’s high school California pleads for blood Brandy Oxford lags behind state DAILY EGYPTIAN Southern California’s rain defi- Eugene Clark spokeswoman for the Illinois State cit may soon bring a drought of a DAILY EGPYIAN Board of Education. different color. For a re-structuring plan, schools The American Red Cross’ Carbondale Community High generally devise a plan to help Southern California Region sent School administrators may have improve the school and make aca- a plea across the country about two some homework to do. demic yearly progress (AYP) for the weeks ago, asking other states to For the fifth consecutive year, current year, Preston said. help replenish its dwindling blood Carbondale Community High AYP is a gauge from the No supply as some of the worst wild- School has failed to make adequate Child Left Behind Act that shows fires California has seen put the academic yearly progress. It is cur- how schools are doing and whether region’s blood drives on hold. rently on academic watch status with they are making improvements in “There was and still is a need for the Illinois State Board of Education academic areas. blood in that area,” Robert Ferrera, and entering the structural planning associate donor recruitment repre- phase, according to Andrea Preston, See SCORES, Page 9 sentative for American Red Cross, said. “Our goal is to make sure DUVALE RILEY ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN Carbondale high school could not meet state requirements we’re constantly shipping to areas that don’t have enough. That’s the Pat Smith, left, from Creal Springs, organizes the blood drive PSAE reading and math percentages : 1,161 Students way the Red Cross is set up.” area as blood donors wait for attendance Thursday afternoon at SIUC’s Greek organizations the Recreation Center in the Alumni Lounge. Blood donated from held the second of this year’s four southern Illinois is being shipped to southern California due to Subjects 2006 2005 Adequate Yearly Progress 2007 Greek blood drives Thursday. wildfires restricting blood drive in designated areas. Blood collected will be shipped to Reading 57.4 65.3 60.3 southern California after south- ing, said she volunteers at blood Students automatically get two ern Illinois blood supply needs are drives to fulfill her 10 hour volun- hours of volunteer credit when they met. teer requirement for Tri Sigma. donate blood. Math 57.8 60.8 60.3 Source: Illinois State Board of Education DeAndre Elion ~ Elizabeth Shaw, a sophomore “Since I can’t give blood, this is D E from Shelbyville studying account- how I contribute,” Shaw said. See BLOOD, Page 9 2 Friday, November 9, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN News CALENDAR NEWS BRIEFS Alex Booth Memorial Former humane officer accused of killing kitten MADISON (AP) — Many patrons petted the 3-month-old kitten when it wan- Service dered into their bar, but authorities say a former animal-control officer slammed it • 5 p.m. Saturday at the Engineering against a door frame and threw it to floor, killing the orange stray. Building A111 and Alumni Lounge Steve Skoklo, 32, faces up to three years in prison on the Madison County aggra- vated animal cruelty filed Wednesday. It’s not immediately clear why Skoklo allegedly lashed out at the cat, which “just HHH Run for the Beer! wandered into the bar, and people were petting it,” said Stephanee Smith, a spokes- Carbondale woman for the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office. • 3 p.m. Saturday at the SIU Arena Authorities say the kitten was killed shortly before midnight Oct. 14 in McGee’s Parking Lot Bar and Grill in this Metro East community. The bar’s patrons called police. • The Hash-House Harriers, an Messages left Thursday at Skoklo’s home were not immediately returned. International Running Club is sponsor- As the city’s humane officer from 2005 until August, he investigated animal- ing its monthly “5K Run for the Beer!” related matters and caught loose or stray animals. Skoklo left the job because an • Cost is $5, Runners should be 21 and injury hampered his performance, Mayor John Hamm said. over Skoklo was a Madison policeman from late 1998 until resigning without expla- nation in 2003, the Belleville News-Democrat reported Thursday. Skoklo’s bond was set at $25,000. As of Thursday morning, he wasn’t yet in cus- The Blue Carpet tody. Treatment • 7:14-9:00 p.m. Saturday at the Student Longtime Chicago disc jockey dies at 72 Center, Ballrooms C and D LAKE FOREST (AP) — Jimmy Pearson Staggs, an iconic Chicago disc jockey • Variety Show sponsored by Phi Beta who toured with The Beatles and interviewed scores of legendary musicians, has Sigma Fraternity Inc. and Vanity Fashion died, his daughter said. He was 72. for Models Staggs, who used the truncated name Jim Stagg during his career on Top 40 • Admission is $5 radio, died Tuesday at his suburban Chicago home from complications of esopha- geal cancer, said his daughter Kara Drumke. Born in 1935 in Bessemer, Ala., Staggs was a longtime fixture on WCFL-AM Submit calendar items to the where shows “Stagg Line” and “Stagg’s Starbeat” attracted legions of teenagers who DAILY EGYPTIAN newsroom, craved emerging popular music. Communications 1247, at least two After working at stations in Birmingham, Ala., San Francisco, Philadelphia, days before event, or call (618) 536- Milwaukee and Cleveland, Staggs joined WCFL in 1963. “Jim was like your big brother or the hippest dad you could imagine turning you 3311, ext. 266. on to all this great rock and roll music,” said Terri Hemmert, a WXRT host who said Staggs inspired her to become a DJ. “He knew the music and loved it and got that The calendar is a free service for across to the listener.” community groups.