Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC October 2006 Daily Egyptian 2006 10-17-2006 The Daily Egyptian, October 17, 2006 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_October2006 Volume 92, Issue 41 Recommended Citation , . "The Daily Egyptian, October 17, 2006." (Oct 2006). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 2006 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in October 2006 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NEWS, page 8: Gus says rain, rain, go away MONDAY Daily Egyptianwww.siude.com VOL. 92, NO. 41, 16 PAGES S OUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 17, 2006 Murphysboro couple sentenced English language for January murder of student program Brandon Augsburg DAILY EGYPTIAN Before sentencing the couple, sentences must be served in full and excuse for the crime they committed. Judge Charles Grace described also carry three years of mandatory He said he would suggest that the The mother of slain SIUC stu- Gandy’s murder as one of the most supervision upon their release from Illinois Department of Corrections flourishing dent Christopher Gandy looked gruesome he has seen in 35 years. prison. enroll the Bryants in a drug rehab across the courtroom to address her “I’ve been in this a long time, According to the coroner’s report, program during their incarceration. Center for English as son’s murderers and seek answers and I haven’t seen anything quite Gandy died from severe head trau- Both Bryants addressed Grace a Second Language about why he was killed. as brutal or heinous as this crime,” ma. He was beaten with a wrench, during the hearing and John Bryant “I would like to know why you he said. stuffed into the trunk of his car, maintained his innocence while Lisa enrollment doubles had to go this far in killing my John Bryant, 38, was sentenced stabbed several times, and he was Bryant asked the court for mercy. child?” Edith Gandy asked tearfully to 50 years in prison for first-degree burned along with his vehicle at the “The world is missing a good Sean McGahan during the sentencing hearing for murder and received a concurrent cemetery. The murder was the result man who deserved a good life, but DAILY EGYPTIAN the Murphysboro couple Monday. sentence of five years for conceal- of a botched drug deal. he was not taken by my hand,” John The architecture student’s body ment of a homicide. Lisa Bryant, Grace expressed regret for the Bryant said. Enrollment at SIUC’s Center for was found Jan. 28 at Mount Carbon 37, was sentenced to 25 years in Bryants’ admitted drug addictions English as a Second Language has Cemetery in Murphysboro. prison for first-degree murder. The but said their addiction was not an See SENTENCE, Page 11 doubled in the past year, and the program’s leader attributes the jump to the university’s increased relationships abroad. Enrollment jumped from 47 full- time and five part-time students in fall 2005 to 93 full-time and eight part- time students this semester, CESL director Marilyn Rivers said. “This is a wonderful school. We have great programs. I just want to let people know that the international program is not losing enrollment — it’s growing,” Rivers said. The university itself has seen other enrollments decline, including a loss of 55 international students since fall 2005. SIUC has lost 384 international students since fall 2002. 'BMM$&4-TUVEFOUT !BREAKDOWNOFCOUNTRIESWITHSTUDENTS PARTICIPATINGINTHE#%3,PROGRAM 3AUDI!RABIA *APAN +OREA 4AIWAN #HINA "ENIN 6IETNAM 4URKEY 3RI,ANKA #OLOMBIA 3UDAN See CESL, Page 9 Two more KELI BILLINGSLEY ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN James Peterson, 14, of Carterville, dressed in a banana costume, watches as Nancy Muzzarelli, left, of Murphysboro reads the nutrition suspensions label on a box of crackers. She compares it to the other types of crackers held by the boy’s mother, Sharon Peterson, an assistant professor in the Department of Animal Science Food and Nutrition at SIUC, on Saturday morning at Tom’s Mad Pricer grocery store in Murphysboro. handed out Brandon Weisenberger Apples, bananas and oranges, oh my! DAILY EGYPTIAN Freshman year is over for two more Grocery store “I actually learned how to cook coordinator Kris Sherrill said. SIUC students linked to an on-cam- squash from a couple ladies. Other Sharon Peterson, an assis- Grocery store tours pus attack earlier this month. tour gives tips for than using spaghetti squash as tant professor in Animal Science • Oct. 25 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Student Judicial Affairs on spaghetti, I hadn’t really learned Food and Nutrition, is Kinsella’s Kroger east Carbondale location Monday suspended Brandon Gaines eating fruits and how to use squash,” Kinsella said. academic adviser for the proj- • Oct. 27 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at and DeShaun McGee for one year She also tries to answer their ect. Peterson attends the healthy Tom’s Mad Pricer in Murphysboro. apiece. vegetables questions and give them ideas to shopping days and makes dis- The pair are among nine new- make eating fruits and vegetables plays showing healthy alternatives information on specific benefits comers from the Chicago area who Sarah Lohman more convenient as well as give that cost less than typical junk each category of fruits or vegeta- were banned from campus after DAILY EGYPTIAN them tips on keeping them fresh, foods. Giveaways, healthy dishes bles provides, such as promoting SIUC authorities accused them of Kinsella said. to taste-test and people dressed a healthy heart and reducing the being involved in an Oct. 6 attack Mom isn’t the only one who Kinsella will give tours Oct. up as a banana, apple or carrot also risk of cancer. on a sophomore. Two other students, says to eat fruits and vegetables. 25 at Kroger on Giant City Road attract attention to the program, “I think it’s extremely impor- Derrick Reese and Aric Anthony, Kelsey Kinsella, a senior and Oct. 27 at Tom’s Mad Pricer Peterson said. tant because a lot of people don’t were suspended for multiple years on from Lexington, which is near in Murphysboro. On average, Kinsella gives realize what’s out there for them. Thursday. Bloomington, studying dietetics, Healthy Shopping Days is part between eight and 12 tours during You can tell people whatever you Vincent Mack, Christian Jennings, agrees with those picky parents. of Southern Illinois Healthcare’s the three-hour program, Peterson want, but if you actually show Timothy Hart, Charles Gill and Kinsella is giving grocery store Colorful Choices Campaign, a said. them, they get a more visual Reshaun Scott will learn of their fate tours to shoppers who want to four-week nutrition education Ada Ford, a health educator experience, and they remember,” later this week. learn about the benefits of eating challenge to get people think- for the Jackson County Health Kinsella said. Three days after the late-night more fruits and vegetables. ing about eating in a healthier Department, also attends the incident, the nine students were served The experience is a learning and more varied way by using healthy shopping days to hand Sarah Lohman can be reached at with an “interim separation” notice opportunity for both the custom- the colors of the rainbow, SIH out Five-A-Day cookbooks and 536-3311 ext. 263 or ers and herself, she said. Community Benefits Worker and brochures. The handouts give [email protected]. See SUSPENSIONS, Page 11 2 Tuesday, October 17, 2006 DAILY EGYPTIAN News CALENDAR NEWS BRIEFS Study Abroad Fair Rates rise at weekly Treasury auction • 7 to 8 p.m. today at Grinnell Hall in the WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday’s auc- lower level of Brush Towers tion to the highest levels since late August. • Talk to SIUC students who have been The Treasury Department auctioned $16 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate abroad, SIU program faculty about specific of 4.940 percent, up from 4.850 percent last week. Another $15 billion in six-month bills was programs, and exchange students about auctioned at a discount rate of 4.935 percent, up from 4.890 percent last week. their experiences The three-month rate was the highest since these bills averaged 4.960 percent on Aug. 28. The six-month rate was the highest since 4.970 percent, also on Aug. 28. The discount rates reflect that the bills sell for less than face value. For a $10,000 bill, the Visiting artist: Paul three-month price was $9,875.13 while a six-month bill sold for $9,750.51. Separately, the Federal Reserve said Monday that the average yield for one-year Treasury Young bills, a popular index for making changes in adjustable rate mortgages, rose to 5.03 percent • 5:30 p.m. today at the Communication last week from 4.90 percent the previous week. Building in the Dean’s Conference Room • Director of Film Studies Program at Vanderbilt University will present a lecture: Quinn, Blagojevich oppose electric rate increases “Telling Descriptions: Frank Norris’s Mis- CHICAGO (AP) — Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn says instead of increasing electric rates to help power invention of Cinema, 1899” companies make ends meet, utility officials should tighten their own belts. Electric rates have been frozen since 1997, but that freeze is scheduled to end Jan. 1. A recent power auction among companies determined customers will pay an average from 22 “He Saved Me” percent to 55 percent more for electricity.