Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC February 2007 Daily Egyptian 2007 2-28-2007 The Daily Egyptian, February 28, 2007 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_February2007 Volume 92, Issue 110 Recommended Citation , . "The Daily Egyptian, February 28, 2007." (Feb 2007). 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 February 2007 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. OUR WORD, page 6: Gus Bode says WEDNESDAY watch out, Superman Daily Egyptianwww.siude.com VOL. 92, NO. 110, 20 PAGES S OUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 28, 2007 Association finds student with sloppy handwriting Brandon Weisenberger DAILY EGYPTIAN Josh Chesser almost missed out on a semester of free tuition because of sloppy handwriting. But with the aid of his Social Security number, he became $2,900 richer Tuesday. Chesser was the real winner in a scholarship raffle held Saturday at SIU Arena. However, slipshod penmanship on his entry forced the announcer, Ed Buerger, to draw another name. The prize — the fifth to be offered by the SIU Alumni Association — went to a student from Chicago. A few international students in the crowd of more than 9,000 accused Buerger of racist comments JAKE LOCKARD ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN after he said he could not pro- Election judge Charles Owen helps voters at precincts 13 and 14 use the automatic voting machine Wednesday afternoon at Epiphany nounce the name and said over the Lutheran Church. Owen has been helping out with elections for more than 30 years. microphone “obviously this is not an English student.” Buerger has apologized for what he called a misunderstanding, and said he meant to say the student was not an English major because of the poor penmanship. Student passes primary On Monday, Buerger, the asso- ciation’s executive director, set out to find the writer of the nearly inde- Simon, Cole move First student in cipherable card, which contained a CITY ELECTIONS somewhat less unintelligible Social to general election more than 20 years Security number. 7INNERSANDLOSERS Buerger took the card to inter- Andrea Zimmermann #ARBONDALEVOTERSON4UESDAYCHOSETHEIRCANDIDATESFOR could be on council DAILY EGYPTIAN im Chancellor John Dunn’s office THE!PRILELECTIONS where records showed the number Alicia Wade belonged to Chesser, a sophomore MURPHYSBORO — Mayor DAILY EGYPTIAN from Hillsboro studying forestry. Brad Cole and Councilwoman “You could read every entry but Sheila Simon easily moved through Joseph Moore stood surrounded his, but we wanted to find the per- Tuesday’s primary. by eager friends in the upper room son we had drawn first and who was Simon garnered the most votes of Glassy Junction Tuesday night the rightful winner,” said Buerger, with 1,176, or 54.3 percent, and staring at a flat-screen television dis- who is also associate vice chancellor Cole followed with 819 votes, and playing the results of the primary for Alumni Services. 37.9 percent. Pepper Holder came elections. 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After that, a full-time $SFBUJWF4FSWJDFT 1VCMJD3FMBUJPOT Aiming to turn around a univer- leader will be sought. 0UIFSQSPWJTJPOT SIUC campus t&MJNJOBUFTCVSFBVDSBDZ sity that many say has failed to prop- Six students —paid $10 hour t$BMMTGPSJOUFHSBUFENBSLFUJOHQMBO erly promote itself, SIUC leaders on for a maximum 20-hour workweek t4UVEFOUTUPBTTJTUJOQBJEQPTJUJPOT Brandon Weisenberger Tuesday detailed the changes they — will assist Clark and the rest DAILY EGYPTIAN see as a fresh start for the campus. of University Communications. ☞ PMETZTUFN &YFDVUJWF%JSFDUPS “We tend to be understated,” Their paychecks are supported by Sweeping changes are afoot in interim Chancellor John Dunn said. a $500,000 budget the university SIUC’s marketing operation today “We haven’t been consistent in tell- committed to marketing in the fall. "TTPDJBUF%JSFDUPS "TTPDJBUF%JSFDUPS "TTPDJBUF%JSFDUPS "TTPDJBUF%JSFDUPS as its employees operate under a new ing our story and bragging about Four students have been hired name and university administrators ourselves.” and administrators are searching for 'IORGOS-ARATHEFTIS_%ĒĚĝĪ&ĘĪġĥĚĒğ look to students to help spread the A new unit dedicated to adver- two others, Dunn said. word about the campus. tising and marketing is included in Material crafted by the students Media and Communication the overhaul. Terry Clark, chairman will sport the tagline “Imagined Resources, a department criticized of the marketing department, will and produced by students at SIU ur problems didn’t happen overnight and they’re not for bureaucratic tactics and lack of lead the group until December while Carbondale,” Clark said. O going to go away overnight. a marketing plan, is now University keeping his position in the College — Terry Clark Communications. Its leadership of Business and Administration. See MARKETING, Page 17 ‘‘ marketing department chairman 2 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 DAILY EGYPTIAN News CALENDAR NEWS BRIEFS Showing of George Authorities: Son’s death did not stop mother Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ from giving teenagers alcohol • 7 to 9 p.m. today at Lawson 121 BELLEVILLE (AP) — A woman whose 15-year-old son was killed in an alcohol- • A cartoon of George Orwell’s “Animal related wreck 18 months ago has been charged with providing beer to minors last week Farm” will be played during a party at her house, authorities said Tuesday. • Free admission Andrea Sharos, 37, and live-in acquaintance Brent Moist, 39, were arrested late Friday after sheriff’s deputies saw three teens leave Sharos’ home with beer and drive away. The three 19-year-olds said they had been drinking with other youths at the house National Association with consent of adults there, authorities said. of Black Journalists When confronted by deputies, Sharos and Moist admitted they had been drinking, a • 5 p.m. today at the Communications police spokesman said. Four other juveniles in the house — boys ages 16 to 18 — tested Building, Room 1244 positive at the scene for alcohol use and were arrested. • Discussion of Black History Month activi- “To me, it’s obscene,” Lt. Steve Johnson said of Andrea Sharos’ alleged conduct in ties/events, guest speaker Pepper Holder light of the one-vehicle crash in 2005 that killed her son, Jonathan Carrillo, and one of his (2007 mayoral candidate) friends. Carrillo and Drew Lintker, both 15-year-old Freeburg High School students, died in a one-car, rollover wreck early Aug. 9. Black History Month At a November 2005 coroner’s inquest, a St. Louis County, Mo., medical examiner’s Dr. Joseph Brown investigator testified that alcohol played a role in the death of Carrillo, the car’s driver. • 7 to 9 p.m. today at Lesar Auditorium • Presentation: “A Meditation on Lynching” Police seek man who attacked teenage girl PEORIA (AP) — Police said Tuesday they are searching for a man who chased down Getting a job in the and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old Peoria girl at gunpoint as she walked to school last week. U.S.: Workshops for The girl helped police develop a composite sketch that was released Monday in international students hopes of finding the suspect, and is “250 percent better” in the week since the attack, her • 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Quigley 104 B family said. • Job search process and U.S. work culture/ Police said they initially gathered just a few leads, despite setting up a mobile command career panel: successful stories center last week near the secluded, wooded area where the Feb. 21 attack occurred. • Free admission The girl’s aunt said her niece tried to run when she noticed the man coming up behind her, but couldn’t get away. He pulled her into the brush, beat her with a gun and choked her during the assault, the aunt said. Women’s basketball After the attack, the man fired a shot, but the girl isn’t sure whether he meant to hit her or just scare her, her aunt said. The bullet missed her, but she was treated at a Peoria vs. Missouri State hospital for face, neck and other injuries. • 7:05 p.m. Thursday at SIU Arena • Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for fac- ulty, staff, seniors and children; SIU student Hail damages space shuttle tank, delay possible admission free with valid student ID CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A hailstorm left hundreds of divots on space shuttle Atlantis’ external fuel tank, and NASA managers weren’t sure Tuesday if the damage was severe enough to postpone next month’s launch. The storm Monday evening passed over the launch pad where Atlantis was being prepared for a March 15 launch, NASA spokesman Bill Johnson said.