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“TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID”
The DAILY EASTERN NEWS
EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CHARLESTON
VOL. 97 | ISSUE 55
tuesDAY | 11.11.08
city i government
greener pastures
Charleston council member Lorelei Sims will not seek
re-election because she wants to move to the country
By KRYSTAL MOYA
City Editor
Robbie Wrorblewski | The Daily Eastern News
Charleston City Council member and blacksmith Lorelei Sims works on a piece for a large
fireplace Monday afternoon at Five Points Blacksmith Shop. Sims announced that she will
not be running again for City Council in April 2009.
Council member Lorelei Sims wants to dispel any rumors about ending her tenure on the
Charleston City Council because of discontent
with the other members.
“We all get along famously,” she said. “I am
just finally at a point in my life where it is possible to realize a dream.”
Sims, who decided not to run for re-election in the spring, said there is not a negative
reason for her leaving the council.
She said the primary reason for her decision
is a childhood dream to move to the country.
State legislation says council members must
live within the cities where they seek election.
Should her dreams of vegetable gardening and
personal freedom come true, Sims would no
longer be within city limits.
“I didn’t think it was right to seek out
another term knowing that if I would move
I would have to step down,” she said. “Even
though I have no current purchases outside the
town, I wanted to be respectful of the voters
and the council.”
Sims said her desire to leave the city life is
not because of a desire to leave Coles County. She came to Charleston as a junior in high
school in 1979 from the Chicago suburbs and
attended Eastern as an art and art education
major.
Sims, the owner of Five Points Blacksmith Shop, 218 State St., had no intention of
becoming politically involved.
“It wasn’t until I was walking my dogs down
by Lake Charleston that I saw something that
“I am just finally at a point
in my life where it is possible
to realize a dream.”
— Lorelei Sims, Charleston
City Council member
really disturbed me,” Sims said.
Sims became concerned about the dumping of sludge from the Waste Water Treatment
Plant into a small creek that filtered down into
Lake Charleston.
She approached the City Council under
Mayor Roscoe “Dan” Cougill, and was generally written off, she said.
“They didn’t think my concern had any
merit,” she said.
Upset and angry because of the lack of interest by the council, Sims channeled her frustration into pursuing the mayoral position in the
town, but was talked out of it by her peers.
“They all said to me, ‘Lorelei, do not do
that. Run for city council first,’” she said.
Sims took the advice and ran for council in 2001 among seven candidates, including Charleston’s first female council member,
Marge Knoop. She was elected to one of the
four positions.
“My first election was by far my proudest
moment,” Sims said. “It was the first time two
women had served on the council, and I was
alongside the very influential Marge Knoop.”
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Campus i parking revisions
Campus i event
Staff voices views on plans
Former press secretary
to speak on state crisis
Employees participate
at forum to share their
thoughts on parking
Mike Lawrence will be
third speaker in series
By Matt Hopf
Associate News Editor
About a dozen Eastern employees
attended an open forum Monday on
the proposed parking revisions.
Patricia Poulter, professor and
chair of the Department of Student
Teaching and Clinical Experiences,
said many people would probably
respond to the proposed revisions
through e-mail.
Comments can be sent to univplan@eiu.edu. There is an additional forum from 3 to 4 p.m. today in
Buzzard Hall, Room 1501.
Eastern is exploring revisions
including raising parking rates during the next four years, using a zone
parking system and making parking
a fixture within the natural plan.
Parking rates for the next four
school years would be doubled for
faculty, staff and upperclassmen
from $50 to $100 per year and for
administrative parking permits from
$125 to $250 per year.
Underclassmen
passes
will
increase from the current $150 to
By Jessica Leggin
Activities Editor
Erin Matheny | The Daily Eastern News
Patricia Poulter, music department professor and chair of the Department of Student Teaching and Clinical Experiences, leads the parking
forum on Monday morning in Buzzard Auditorium. The second part of
the forum will take place at 3 p.m. today in Buzzard Auditorium.
$200 in 2012-13.
In an Oct. 30 campus wide email, President Bill Perry said parking fees generate $650,000 annually, of which $225,000 is used to
pay salaries for the University Police
Department and for the enforcement of parking regulations. The
other $425,000 is used for mainte-
nance, repair and occasionally building new lots.
Gary Reed, director of facilities,
planning and management, said at
the forum that the proposed increases still would not keep up with the
maintenance of the lots.
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Mike Lawrence, former press
secretary and senior policy adviser
to former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar,
will present a lecture about “Illinois
in Crisis: How our leaders have
failed us and how we have failed
ourselves” at 7 tonight in Buzzard
Hall.
Lawrence is the third speaker in
the Edgar Lecture Series that started in 2007 with former Gov. Jim
Edgar and his wife, Brenda, serving
as the first two speakers. The lectures address the current status of
the state and issues involving state
government.
Jill Nilsen, vice president for
external relations, said Lawrence is
well respected in Illinois political
circles.
“He understands the workings
of Illinois politics and can reflect on
the current status of our state based
upon years of experience,” she said.
Lawrence said he will talk about
the failure of
state officials
who have
not made the
right spending and revenue decisions.
“They
need to tell
Mike Lawrence
the truth
about our budget situation,” he said.
Lawrence said the citizens of
Illinois have failed when it comes
to educating themselves about the
current state of Illinois.
“The people of the state need
to do more than they have done to
educate themselves on the budget
situation,” he said. “They need to
realize that we are all going to have
to sacrifice in order to get our state
finances in a good fiscal footing.”
Information on state finances is
available for citizens from sources
such as the commission in Springfield that makes estimates about the
amount of money the state is taking in and out and the state comptroller, who works with a great deal
of information for state finances.
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NEW YORK - The youngest
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for some kind of reaction but was
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Two-year-old Jayden James was
admitted to the Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center on
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signing off with "Get well soon,
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Cromwell hospitalized
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Aflag fabricated 15 years ago by Lorelei Sims stands outside Five Points Blacksmith Shop on State Street. As owner
and operator of the shop, Sims uses many different techniques of metal work for her pieces.
WHAT THE ... I WEIRD, UNEXPECTED, BIZARRE NEWS
Busted drug dea lers' bling being auctioned
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. - If you're in the market for a diamond-studded gold gorilla pendant, the North Carolina Department of Revenue may have just what you're
looking for - thanks to busted drug dealers.
The department hopes to auction hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry - including a $38,000
watch and a $23,000 gold pendant depicting Jesus confiscated during drug busts over the past year by the
department's unauthorized substances division.
Necklaces, rings and bracelets will be available
alongside more unique items, such as a $29,500 Jacob
& Co. five time zone watch with a face of sparkling
yellow, pink and blue stones forming the continents on
a world map.
A silver-colored men's Breitling 1884 chronometre
watch is listed at $38,000.
The diamond gorilla has a stone missing, but it's still
appraised at $21,600.
"You'd be surprised who buys this stuff," Department of Revenue spokeswoman Kim Brooks said Monday.
New owners won't get the stories behind the jewelry,
though some collectors have bought pieces because
they knew their history. The public auction, scheduled
for Thursday at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, will
be the first of its kind in nine years.
Law enforcement agencies pick up cars, boats and
other items, too, but usually everything is sold through
a sealed bid process. This year, enough jewelry was confiscated to put together a public auction, Brooks said.
"We felt we had enough items that would be of interest to folks that might generate a lirtle more money,"
she said.
The seized pieces often find new homes with husbands shopping for their wives or jewelers looking for
merchandise to sell. Some are melted down.
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
CAMPUS I EVE NT
ROTC to honor Veterans Day in ceremony
STAFF REPORT
Eastern's ROTC will have a 21gun salute in honor of Veterans
Day today.
Aside from the salute, the
ROTC will explain the significance
of Veterans Day and will explain
the history and origin of the
American Flag.
"lhe cadets have been practicing
hard for this ceremony," said Brian
Andries, the master of ceremonies
for the event.
The ceremony will take place at
10:30 a.m. outside of Old Main.
Depending on the weather, the
ceremony might be moved indoors.
Sixty cadets have been chosen to
participate in the firing ceremony.
They will be in full uniform during
the ceremony. Participation in the
ceremony is voluntary.
Guest speakers for the event
include student veteran Erik Tafty
and Mayor John Inyart.
Andries said every university
conducts some sort of Veterans
Day ceremony, but each ceremony
differs.
Sgt. John Boxrucker said this
is an important event for people
involved in ROTC.
"I would consider this one of
the more important events because
of what it represents," he said.
Learn to salsa dance,
benefit organizations
Salsa dancing lessons will be
offered from 7 to 9 p.m. today at
t he Newman Catholic Center, 500
Roosevelt Ave.
A suggested donation of $5 is
requested for t he lessons.
The fund raiser will benefit
Amigos and Friends and the After
School Program.
Historian presents
lecture in Tarble
CAMPUS I MEETING
Historian Timothy Brook will
present his lecture "Vermeer's
World: t he Dutch, the Chinese,
and the birth of modernity" at
7 p.m. today in the Tarble Arts
Center.
Brook is the author of many
books including "Collaboration:
Japanese Agents and Chinese
Elites in Wartime China" and
"The Confusions of Pleasure:
Commerce and Culture in Ming
China."
Amnesty International
meets tonight
The Charleston Amnesty
International chapter will meet
at 6 tonight at Jackson Avenue
Coffee, 708 Jackson Ave.
A drink purchase is not required
to participate.
Free flu shots for
students available
Flu shots will be available from
4 to 6 tonight in Thomas and
Andrews halls.
The shots are available for
Eastern students only at no cost
as part of the "Get Stuck" flu shot
clinic.
A Panther Card is required to
receive a flu shot.
Looking for talent
for upcoming show
FILE PHOTO ITHE DAILY EASTERN NEWS
Department of Biological Sciences associate professor Kip McGilliard, left, spoke about academic integrity as College of Sciences Dean Mary Anne
Hanner, right, reads a sheet of statistics on the subject at the last faculty forum on March 4, 2008, in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr.
University Union.
Becoming the best
Faculty Forum
will discuss
academic development
By BRITTNI GARCIA
Campus Editor
Faculty members will be given
the chance to discuss Eastern President Bill Perry's goal of being the
best in the nation at the annual faculty forum today.
History professor Jon Coit will
discuss what kind of integrative
academic development he uses in
his history classes during the faculty forum.
Integrated academic and personal development of students evolved
as a priority from Perry and Blair
Lord, provost and vice president
for business affairs.
They see it as taking the strength
in faculty and student relations and
building on it, Co it said.
The forum is at 2 p.m. today
in the University Ballroom of the
Martin Luther King Jr. University
Union, and is sponsored by Facul-
"The forum is not
about creating
requirements. We are
trying to change what
we do that encourages
and creates new
opportunities:'
-Jon Coit, history
professor
ty Senate.
Faculty Senate chair John Pommier said Lord came to the senate
and insisted Eastern look into integrative learning and how it is used
on campus.
"Most people are not sure what
integrative learning is or how to use
it," Pommier said. "Bonnie Irwin,
dean of the Honors College, will
give a 15-minute presentation to
the forum to interpret the meaning
and usage."
After the presentation, Pommier
said groups would break up to dis-
cuss questions created by the senate, Student Senate and the faculty
forum committee.
Some questions include what
faculty members are already doing
in the classroom that incorporates
integrative learning and why this
program is valuable to Eastern.
The faculty forum commirtee
has worked on this forum for the
past two months and looks forward
to the dialogue from other faculty
members, students and the campus
community.
Pommier said the commirtee
wanted to schedule the forum for
the spring, but decided having the
forum this semester would give
them enough time to evaluate what
was discussed, and would allow for
further research.
He added that Eastern's integrative learning approach could be
a point of recognition for the university.
"We need to reflect on what we
do really well and to find out ways
to promote it berter," Pommier
said.
Kiran Padmaraju, chair of the
faculty forum commirtee, said they
want to involve the campus community to find out what they are
doing to fulfill Perry's goal of students developing personally.
"We hope to get good input in
what we are doing already in this
area, in other departments, what
additional ways we use this, and
programs that will support this
development," she said.
Coit said some students say they
learn and remember their experiences mostly outside of the classroom and he wants students to
bring that experience into the classroom.
"Students may see faculty shift
how new course material is presented," Coit said.
This forum is intended to give
more ideas that may influence new
design on courses and in the classroom.
"This forum is not about creating new requirements," Coit said.
"We are trying to change what we
do that encourages and creates new
opportunities."
Brittni Garcia can be reached at 581 7942 or at bmgarcia@eiu.edu.
The Association of Honors
Students is hosting the second
annual "Eastern's Got Talent" at 7
p.m. Sunday in the Buzzard Hall
Auditorium.
Acts of all varieties are needed,
whether your talent is dancing,
singing, comedy or swallowing
goldfish.
There is a $5 entry fee for acts,
and $1 admission fee for the
audience. Interested performers
should contact Michelle Peters at
mlvaughan@eiu.edu.
- Compiled by Associate News
Editor Matt Hopf
BLOTTER
Ryan Kelly, 19, of Naperville, was
charged with possession of less
than 2.5 grams of cannabis and
possession of drug paraphernalia
after an 8:57 p.m. Wednesday
arrest in Thomas Hall, said the
University Police Department.
A blue Mongoose bicycle was
reported stolen Saturday from
Taylor Hall, police said.
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Opinions Editor
RickKambic
Ed itor in Chief
Sports Editor
Kristina Peters
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Nicole
Weskerna
I have a few sentiments to express to
the vindictive bastard(s) who slashed my
front passenger tire, and the front passenger tires of several other students during the Black Student Union rally and
Step Show on Nov. 1.
First of all, what the hell do you
think you accomplished? What were
you trying to prove? Tires are not cheap,
and if I had not had Road H azard insurance provided by Wal-Mart, I would
have had to pay $70 of my own money,
which I do not have, to replace the tire.
I have already filed a report with the
University Police Department, which I
know isn't much. If they ever do figure
out who was responsible, you can rest
assured I will press charges to the fullest
extent possible for this infraction.
N ot only did you cause damage to
the tire and potentially cause damage to
the rest of my car through a chain reaction, but you have also damaged my
confidence in the safety of Eastern. Earlier this semester I had $300 worth of
Wii equipment stolen right out of my
room and still have no idea who would
steal them. I now lock my room every
time I leave, even if for a few minutes
to swap laundry from the washer to the
drier; but this type of crime is different.
My vehicle sits unprotected in a public student parking lot with no fences or
gates, and no security cameras. All I can
do is wonder if it will happen again.
Why would you choose the night
of the BSU rally and Step Show of all
nights? Don't you realize you have only
furthered stereotypes and reflected poorly on your community? I am not a racist, so I cannot figure out why I was targeted.
I know these words probably won't
have much of an impact on you because
you have no conscience, but I wanted
to make the student body aware of these
heinous acts. Praying for your soul(s),
Brandon C Hagan
Comnumication Studies major
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TIRES SLASHED AT BSU RALLY
A response
STAFF EDITORIAL
Jail time for a good cause
President Bill Perry. Eastern athletic director
Barbara Burke. Student recreation director Ken
Baker.
All three of these names are recognizable faces on campus, and they would seem like excellent
choices when choosing to bring name and recognition to a fundraiser.
The Criminal Justice Club is sponsoring a
fundraiser through the month of N ovember that
will send one sociology faculty member to "jail"
for an hour. The money being donated while
people are spending time in "jail" is for Christmas presents to give to needy Charleston children. The jail is being set up in Blair H all.
Stephen Dalechek, a junior and the Criminal
Justice Club president, said more than eight faculty members have signed up for the first-year
event.
While this is a good idea, and certainly a new
way of fundraising, not everyone may know who
the sociology faculty member is, so the incentive
to donate may not be there for everyone.
Dalechek said the Criminal Justice Club plans
to involve more of the campus faculty and staff
next year, and they probably will talk to Perry
next year about participating.
Dalechek said they are limiting themselves this
year to the current volunteers because if this trial
event is a not a success, then they will have berter
insights on improving the event for next year.
Understandably, this year is a test run.
That makes sense to a point, but really, who
OUR VIEW
• Situation: The Criminal Justice Club is locking up a sociology professor for an hour to raise
money for child ren to get Christmas presents.
• Stance: This unique fund raiser should be
supported so that next year's event can include
more notable people and raise more money.
would not want to see Perry or Baker locked up
for an hour or longer?
This suggestion is nothing against Perry or
Baker, but their notoriety would help spark more
interest and comedy to aid a worthy fundraiser.
Perry is a tall man who is hard to miss, and
he's the cheerful university president. Baker was
a replay official for the most recent Super Bowl,
and he's also a visible entity on this campus.
We are in full support of this act of creativity, and hope the campus community supports it
enough to get Perry or Baker in jail next year and
get more Christmas gifts for deserving underprivileged children.
Jail and Bail events usually have success. Normally, the events are geared toward the March of
Dimes to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant
mortality. These events are successful with chapters ofJail and Bail across the United States.
But the fundraiser is a good idea to help our
area needy children. If this year's test tun goes
well, next year the Criminal Justice Club should
look into getting more notoriety to raise money.
A fit education
When is the last time you went to the Student
Recreation Center to exercise? Or how about the
last time you went for a jog?
If you're tracing your exercise timeline to the
week before last, you should probably start balancing the amount of time you spend in the library
and the amount of time you spend working out.
Scientists have linked healthy brain activity to
physical activity, and lack of physical activity could
explain why you're feeling sleepy all the time or
why you're not alert in class.
Exercise helps college students in countless ways.
It does more, however, than merely help us lose
weight. It helps lower anxiety, combat depression
and boost mood and self-esteem. Jeanne Gross, a
physical education teacher from the Martoon Riddle Elementary School, was quoted in a N ov. 9
issue of the ]G T-C saying that exercise actually increases mental capacity, too, by forming new
brain cells.
This is why Riddle Elementary School decided
to start a learning program that implemented exercise for kindergarteners and first-graders into the
curriculum.
According to the American H eart Association
Web site, "A few studies even suggest that moreactive lifestyles may be linked with higher levels of
alertness and mental ability, including the ability to
learn."
But, for those of us who never had much physical health education in our early curriculums, it's
OUR VIEW
• Situation: A local elementary school physical education teacher said consistent exercise
helps the production of brain cells.
• Stance: Eastern students need to get active
because we're in college and need to keep our
brains in good health to maximize our learning.
important to recognize the scientific links between
brainpower and physical activity, especially under
the demands and pressures of a college workload.
According to the American College H ealth Association, the top five obstructions of academic performance are stress, cold and flu, sleep difficulties,
concern for friends or family and depression. Exercise combats three of the top five academic hindrances, which is why it's so vital to keep exercise in
our own personal college curriculums.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Department of H ealth
and H uman Services concluded that nearly half
of Americans ages 12-21 are not vigorously active
on a regular basis and physical activity dramatically declines during our adolescent years. One fourth
of the people in this age group reported having no
physical activity at all.
So, do yourself a favor and utilize the Student
Recreation Center because the benefits speak for
themselves. And after all, we're in college to learn so
why limit what your mind can do by not keeping it
in shape? We make sacrifices for friends, work and
our studies, so let's make time for our minds.
On Sept. 26, The Daily Eastern News
published an opinion piece titled "No
racial definitions." The writer's motives
were well intended, but that writer is
deluded to think of the current state of
America as being "almost at the point
where we are no longer defining individuals by the color of their skin."
Making the statement that Presidentelect Barack Obama is viewed as "a mere
man" by most of America ignores two
realities: it not only denies the problems
that Obama has faced solely because of
his race, but it also takes away his historical significance.
Some people seem to possess the same
ignorance that has existed before and after
the Emancipation Proclamation - a denial of the unjust actions that take place on
a day-to-day basis, or an acceptance of
them, which allows the actions to keep
taking place.
I have heard many times about incidents in which there were "cultural differences" among roommates that ultimately
resulted in a roommate change. Michael
Loudon, an English professor said while
approaching the issues that were brought
up in the opinion piece, there is a lack of
"an honest examination of history and
(the columnist) prefers, apparently, the
mythology of Fox N ews."
Loudon was also the Acting Coordinator of the African American Studies program from 2006-2008.
"No one should be considered, denied
or promoted in the work place because
of their race," states the column, but
that statement has truth behind it, and
it also seems to be a cry for an ideal present after a treacherous past that deprived
minorities of all kinds their own rights
to humanity. There may be no reason to
blame an entire group of people for what
happened in the past. Nevertheless, there
also needs to be an understanding that
many of the problems that were so prevalent 100 years ago still exist today.
There is no such thing as putting the
past behind us. Special recognition exists
throughout society for particular groups.
For example veterans have a kind of "affir.
.
mauve actton.
"The reply is quite often, 'Well, they
(veterans) did something - they sacrificed, and so they are honored with
advantage in return,"' Loudon said.
H owever, "The unpaid labor of9 million people for 350 years is something,
too," Loudson said.
When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke
about his dream of his children living in a
nation "where they will not be judged by
the color of their skin but by the content
of their character," he in no way meant
that race should be ignored. Instead, King
wanted the races of people across the
nation to be acknowledged as equals.
It is not the Black Student Union's or
Latino American Student Organization's
existence that is counterproductive to
racial equality. Instead, the problem is the
ignorance that led to their development,
and that still exists. It is the perceived
notion of "normal" being associated with
white that is truly counterproductive to
racial equality.
Instead of blaming these organizations,
or the people who they represent for
the current existence of racism - people
should educate themselves on why these
organizations exist.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness;
only light can do that," King said.
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Spenser Nobles is a guest columnist who is a
senwrjournalism major. He can be reached at
581-7942 or at DENopinions@gmailcom.
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FROM PAGE 1
Sims said she struggled with the
immense amount of literature she
had to study.
Getting to know Illinois law
and municipal law and fact-checking were her primary focuses as a
new council member - things she
recommends anyone seeking office
should do.
Another struggle Sims said she
endured was differences with the
new council.
"Under my first term, Mayor
Cougill decided after the election
to institute staggered terms, meaning that both Knoop and I would
have our four-year term cut shott
to two years," she said. "We knew
that was illegal because you cannot
change election parameters after
the fact. We decided to file for a
declaratory judgment."
Sims and Knoop went through
the entire process of the suit with
the city that would claim no
expenses except those filing for the
suit.
Seeking out a decision only
from the judge, Sims was surprised
to get a call from a city official the
day of the coutt hearing.
"They just said 'Hey, why don't
we implement this after the next
election,"' she said. "We felt it was
a huge success and didn't need a
ruling. We were vindicated."
Throughout her next term,
under Mayor John lnyatt, Sims
said
the
entire atmosphere
changed.
She said she believed the environment of the council encouraged
questions and dialogue, something
she thought was lacking in her first
term.
Now, as Sims begins the process
of stepping down from her seat on
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City Council member Lorelei
Sims listens as a motion is passed
during the September City
Council meeting. Sims has served
on the council since 2001, and
announced recently that she will
not seek another term.
the council, she thinks Charleston
has a bright future.
She said the council remains
adamant about researching, aiding
and supporting the retention and
acquiring of small businesses.
She plans to continue to attend
city council meetings whenever she
feels the need to voice her opinion on the open public floor. But
most of all, she hopes the council
remains diverse.
"I hope that minorities and
women can fill the seats left open
by me and future council members," she said. "lhey bring a different perspective to the council."
As for future political involvement, Sims is uncertain.
"If I don't find property in the
country, or ifl see a need for me to
return after my two-year absence
... there are always two seats open
in the spring," Sims said.
Krystal Maya can be reached at 5817945 or at ksmoya@eiu.edu.
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The increases would generate
an additional $250,000 a year once
completely enacted.
When it came to zone parking,
Ryan Siegel, campus energy and sustainability coordinator, questioned
whether issuing parking permits
would be limited because parking
lots only have so many spaces.
"I would say with confidence
that is not going to happen," Poulter said.
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The university would have to use
a formula to decide how many permits would be issued for a zone. She
was unsure of what formula the university would use, she added.
Poulter said she was not sure
whether the zoned parking would
just allow parking in one lot, but she
said maybe two lots would be designated for permits.
While Doudna was under renovations, Poulter and other staffers
had to drive across campus because
they had to bring multiple instruments with them to class.
Incorporating parking into the
>> Lawrence
Campus Master Plan is also a proposal. Reed said the current master
plan was completed in 1999 and was
revised in 2002, but has not been
updated since then.
Other plans being considered
include adding additional motorcycle parking, installing additional lighting in parking lots and pathways, installing security cameras in
and near parking lots, and developing an educational campaign to
encourage walking and cycling.
Matt Hopfcan be reached at 581 -7942
or at mthop(@eiu.edu.
"(Officials) are afraid if they give bad news to
people they won't get re-elected."
FROM PAGE 1
Lawrence said we are at a point
where we have to work well and hard
at spending cuts and tax increases.
"We are probably going to have
to do a combination of spending
cuts and tax increases," he said.
Lawrence said a lot of public officials have not leveled with the people of Illinois about these hard decisions.
"lhey think we can get out of
this very difficult budget situation
almost painless, without cuts and tax
increases," he said. "lhat is not true."
Lawrence said he feels public officials put re-election ahead of responsibility, which causes them to withhold information from the citizens
and make tough decisions.
- Mike Lawrence, former Illinois press secretary
"They are afraid if they give bad
news to people they won't get reelected," he said.
Lawrence said Edgar was a public official who leveled with the people of lllinois.
"He made very hard decisions,"
he said. "People were not happy
with those decisions, but they came
to realize that those decisions helped
us in a solid fiscal situation."
Lawrence said he feels greatly honored to return to Eastern and
give some remarks.
"It's a pleasure to come back," he
said.
Lawrence said he thinks students
need to hear about the kind of qualities that should be sought out in our
leaders and to understand the current budget situation.
"The state has been borrowing
billions of dollars and those students
are going to end up repaying the
borrowing that the state has been
doing," he said. "They have a major
stake in this."
Jessica Leggin can be reached at 581 7942 or atjmleggin@eiu.edu
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Blagojevich predicts
$800 million lost
SPRINGFIELD - A staggering
economy is eating away at state
budget revenue, creating what
could be a budget hole of $800
million or more, the Blagojevich
administration warned Monday.
The state's top revenue sources
- taxes on personal income,
corporate income, and retail sales
- are coming in at lower levels
than anticipated. The Revenue
Department says tax revenue
from riverboat casinos could fall
$100 million below projections
too. The shaky fiscal picture is the
reason Gov. Rod Blagojevich has
not acted on legislation to restore
$230 million in budget cuts he
was forced to make last summer.
Blagojevich has said he
won't sign it unless he sees an
improved revenue outlook.
Combined, income and sales
taxes are down $247 million,
or 4.3 percent, from what the
administration predicted last
spring, Revenue spokesman Mike
Klemens said.
Tribune Co. swings
to $121.6 million loss
CHICAGO - Tribune Co.,
owner of the Los Angeles Times
and Chicago Tribune, other
newspapers and the Chicago
Cubs and Wrigley Field, said
Monday it swung to a loss of
$121.6 million for the third
quarter as newspaper advertising
revenue fell. The privately held
company's net income in the
same quarter a year earlier was
$152.8 million. Revenue fell10.5
percent to $1.04 billion, from
$1.16 billion a year ago, the
company said.
Chicago police search
for missing girl
CHICAGO - Chicago police are
searching for a 3-year-old girl
shown on a surveillance video
being led out of a Northwest Side
store by an unknown woman.
Police say the girl's parents
reported her missing about 2:45
p.m. Monday after realizing she
was no longer inside the store
with them. Police say surveillance
video shows a woman leading
the girl out of the store.
Spokeswoman Monique Bond
says police haven't determined if
a vehicle is involved.
Officers are canvassing the area
for the girl, who is described as 3
feet tall, 25 pounds and of Middle
Eastern descent.
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Wind symphony Will
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By J.B. CROMWELL
Staff Reporter
The EIU Wind Symphony will be
partaking in Veteran's Day festivities
tonight.
The symphony will perform
its "Call of Duty" concert at 7:30
tonight in the Dvorak Concert Hall
of the Doudna Fine Arts Center.
The song list is an assortment of
highly recognizable patriotic songs.
The list includes tunes such as
"Star Spangled Banner," "American Salute," '~merican Overture for
Band" and '~leluia."
Also to be played at the concert
The PBL band will be led by
an 11-year member of the United
States Marine Corps and will play
three songs: "Mansions of the Lord,"
"Duty, Honor, Country" and "The
Light Eternal."
The symphony has also never
played a Veterans Day concert.
"It's kind of an experiment," Allen
said. "That's why we are keeping it
low key."
Although the show is experimental, Allen added that it is going to be
an incredible show by Eastern's finest
band and one of the best area high
school bands.
Admission for the concert is $5
for students.
J.B. Cromwell can be reached at 581 7942 or at dennewsdesk@gmail.com.
STATE I CAS E
Hudson family murder suspect held
The Associated Press
CREST HILL - Evidence allegedly linking Jennifer Hudson's
estranged brother-in-law to the slayings of three of her relatives was discussed publicly for the first time
Monday when a state parole official said a woman claims she saw the
man with a gun "identical" to the
weapon used in killings.
The allegation proved key to a
Monday decision finding probable
cause that William Balfour violated
his parole and should remain locked
up pending a Dec. 3 hearing before
an Illinois Prisoner Review Board
panel, said board chairman Jorge
Montes.
'1f somebody's alleging they saw
him with a gun that was used in
the murder of three individuals, we
would definitely hold him," Montes
said outside Stateville Correctional Center after a 35-minute hearing
in front of an administrative officer
Monday.
While law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation
have called Balfour the only suspect
in the slayings, the Chicago Police
Department publicly identifies him
only as a "person of interest" and
has declined to discuss evidence that
may link him the crimes.
The gun allegation was made by
a woman described as Balfour's girlfriend or former girlfriend and was
relayed to the prisoner review board
by an Illinois Department of Corrections investigator, Montes said.
The investigator was told of the allegation by the Cook County State's
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When this song is played, veterans of the armed services are encouraged to stand up and be recognized.
"We just want to give back to the
people serving our country," said
Director of Bands Milton Allen.
He added the concert was a
way to pay homage to U.S. troops,
regardless of one's stance on the war
in Iraq.
Allen said although the symphony
won't be the Red Hot Chili Peppers,
there is still going to be live music.
"(People) forget the vibe you get
from live music," he said. "You can't
get the same feeling from a CD."
The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High
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State's Attorney spokesman John
Gorman declined to comment
Monday, saying the office does not
discuss cases in which charges have
not been filed. Police also declined
to comment.
Officers found the .45 caliber
gun they believe was used in the killings in a vacant lot in the West Side
neighborhood where the body of
Jennifer Hudson's 7 -year-old nephew, Julian King, was found inside an
SUV two days earlier.
The boy's body was found three
days after the bodies of 57-year-old
Darnell Donerson and 29-year-old
Jason Hudson were discovered Oct.
24 in the family's home.
"She described the gun as being
silver, the same make I suppose as
the gun recovered by the Chicago
Police Department," Montes said of
the woman.
He did not have any other details
about when the woman may have
seen the weapon.
Balfour "seemed to be disturbed"
when told of the woman's allegations about the weapon, Montes
said. "He was protesting the introduction of that evidence and he
denied it."
Balfour did not have an artorney at Monday's hearing; the Cook
County Public Defender's office
said he has not been assigned one
because he hasn't been charged with
a crime.
The 27-year-old has been in custody since the day the bodies of
Hudson's mother and brother were
discovered.
After 48 hours - the longest Chicago police can hold a person without charges - Balfour was taken by
the Ulinois Department of Corrections on a parole violation.
Balfour - the estranged husband of Jennifer Hudson's older sister, Julia H udson, and Julian's stepfather - served seven years for a
1999 attempted murder and vehicular hijacking conviction and was on
parole at the time of his arrest.
Balfour had, in fact, been arrested June 19, when police found crack
cocaine in his vehicle.
Authorities at the time declined
to return him to prison on a parole
violation, according to documents
obtained by The Associated Press, and
a judge subsequently dismissed the
charge for lack of probable cause.
On Monday, though, Montes
said Cardine found probable cause
that Balfour violated his parole by
being in places where illegal drugs
were available.
Cardine also determined Balfour
violated his parole by failing to submit to substance abuse counseling
and anger management counseling.
Balfour denied violating any
parole conditions, but Cardine
ruled there was enough evidence to
warrant a parole revocation hearing
before a full review panel Dec. 3.
Cardine could have decided
against a revocation hearing despite
the illegal drug and counseling findings, which would have cleared the
way for Balfour's release, Montes
said.
But the gun allegation made Cardine's decision easy, he added.
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The Associated Press
BondofSIU
threat suspect revoked
EDWARDSVILLE - A judge
on Monday revoked the bond
of a former Southern Illinois
University student awaiting trial
on charges that he threatened
a "murderous rampage" last
year, ruling the suspect's recent
attempt to buy a handgun online
was "bad judgment~
Siding with prosecutors,
Associate Judge Richard
Tognarelli rejected defense
claims for modestly higher bond
or bail with stricter supervision
for Olutosin Oduwole, finding
that the 23-year-old violated
conditions of his release last
month by trying to buy a .45caliber semiautomatic handgun
online.
While Tognarelli voiced
confidence that Oduwole
would make scheduled court
appearances if freed again on
bond, he said "I am concerned
about his bad judgment~
"Why he would even attempt
to purchase that weapon and
violate that bail is beyond
comprehension,"Tognarelli
concluded in yanking Oduwole's
bond after a roughly 30-minute
hearing.
Feds are seeking
Indiana doctor
CHICAGO - Federal agents
are searching for an Indiana
doctor who went on the lam
following his trial on charges of
bilking insurance companies and
patients through a bogus allergy
testing scheme.
Hartley Thomas of Valparaiso,
Ind., was absent Monday when
a federal court jury's verdict
convicting him of wire fraud and
other charges was unsealed in
Chicago.
He was acquitted of 13 charges.
Sun-Times shareholder
calls for board changes
CHICAGO - A second major
shareholder of the Sun-Times
Media Group is calling for the
ouster the head of the embattled
publisher, while asking the
company to also replace
members of its board.
In a letter Monday, K Capital
Management portfolio manager
Abner Kurt in said the newspaper
group's board and chief
executive have failed to curtail
cash loss.
K Capital Management owns
a 10.5 percent stake in the
Chicago-based newspaper.
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The Associated Press
Delivery company
to cut 9,500 jobs in U.S.
ATLANTA - Delivery company
DHL, hit by heavy losses and
fierce competition, is significantly
reducing its air and ground
operations in the U.S. and cutting
9,500 American jobs, leaving
rivals like FedEx, UPS and the U.S.
Postal Service to fight over the
customers it will stop serving.
The decision announced
Monday could lead to higher
shipping prices and greatly scale
back a possible venture between
UPS and DHL, the fourth-largest
shipper of packages in the U.S.
Deutsche Post AG, the German
parent of DHL, said it will no
longer offer U.S. domestic-only
air and ground services as of Jan.
30, though it said international
shipping to and from the U.S.
would continue.
Federal judge rules
against White House
WASHINGTON - A federal judge
on Monday ruled against the Bush
administration in a court battle
over the White House's problemplagued e-mail system. With
two-and-a-half months remaining
before the Bush administration
leaves office, U.S. District Judge
Henry Kennedy ruled that two
private groups may pursue
their case as they press the
government to recover millions
of possibly missing electronic
messages. Kennedy rejected the
government's request to throw
out the lawsuits filed by Citizens
for Responsibility and Ethics in
Washington and the National
Security Archive. The government
had argued that the courts did
not have the authority to order
the White House to retrieve any
missing e-mails.
Wall Street caves in
to economic anxieties
NEW YORK - Wall Street caved
in to its economic anxieties
and closed lower Monday,
giving up an early rally over a
stimulus package in China and
refocusing on the acute pullback
in spending that is pummeling
US. companies. Stocks got only
a short-lived boost from China's
$586 billion plan to boost its
economy through a mix of
spending, subsidies, looser credit
and tax cuts.
Diplomats: Uranium
found at Syrian site
HUSSEIN KADHIM I MCT
Thahir Khalil Abbas co-owner of Abu Wael's family-run restaurant, surveys the damage to his restaurant, Monday in Baghdad's Adhamiyah neighborhood. At least 28 people were killed in a triple bombing, presumably
traceable to ai-Qaida in Iraq, as the Iraqi government formally began to pay the Sunni paramilitiaries known as
the Sons of Iraq, who've been fighting the Sunni extremists.
Bombings kill 31 in Baghdad
The Associated Press
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber Monday struck a crowd rushing
to help schoolgirls trapped in a bus
by an earlier bombing.
The Interior Ministry said at least
31 people were killed - the deadliest
in a string of blasts that raise doubts
about Iraqi security forces as the
U.S. prepares to reduce troops.
The ministry said another 71 people were wounded in the twin blasts,
the deadliest attack in Baghdad in
six weeks.
A third bomb exploded about
130 yards (meters) from the scene in
the mostly Shiite Kasrah section of
north Baghdad but caused no casualties, police said.
No group claimed responsibility
for the attacks during the morning
rush hour. But suspicion fell on alQaida in Iraq, which has made suicide bombings against Shiite civilians its signature attack.
In recent weeks, there has been
an uptick in small-scale bombings
in Baghdad. An Associated Press tally
showed at least 19 bombings in the
city this month as of Sunday, compared with 28 for all of October and
22 in September.
At least 44
were killed in
Baghdad bombings between Nov. I
and Sunday, compared with 95 for
October and 96 in September, the
AP count showed.
Most of the bombings occurred
during the morning rush hour - targeting Iraqi police and army patrols,
government officials heading for
work or commuters, in an attempt
to undermine public confidence.
The neighborhood where Monday's bombings occurred is predominantly Shiite, but it is part of the
largely Sunni district of Azamiyah,
which had been an al-Qaida stronghold until Sunni tribes broke with
the terror movement last year.
The Iraqi army command gave
a much lower casualty figure - five
dead and 37 wounded. It was not
possible to reconcile the difference.
Col. John Hott, who commands
U.S. troops in Azamiyah, called the
attack a "despicable, cowardly act of
terrorism against peaceful people"
with "absolutely no military conno. "
tanon.
An Interior Ministry official speculated that extremists may have
sought to "send a message" to President-elect Barack Obama about "the
real situation in Iraq," pressure the
government not to sign a new securiwith the United States
or embarrass the ruling patties ahead
of regional elections in January.
The official spoke on condition of
anonymity because he was offering
speculation.
Police said the first bomb went
off as a minibus passed by carrying
young girls to school along a busy
commercial street lined with shops
and small restaurants popular with
local people for breakfast.
Associated Press Televiswn News
video showed the vehicle riddled with shrapnel and the interior smeared with blood. Girls' shoes
were scattered about the floor.
Witnesses said the suicide bomber
mingled among rescuers and stunned
bystanders, then detonated an explosive belt which probably accounted
for most of the casualties. Police officials giving the toll were unclear how
many died in each blast.
Baghdad hospitals and the Interior Ministry, which controls the
police, provided the same casualty
figures of 31 dead and 7 1 wounded.
But the Iraqi military's Baghdad
city command said only four people
were killed and 35 wounded, figures
disputed by witnesses and police.
The blasts shattered storefronts
along the street and set more than a
dozen cars on fire.
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VIENNA, Austria - Samples
taken from a Syrian site bombed
by Israel on suspicion it was a
covert nuclear reactor contained
traces of uranium combined with
other elements that merit further
investigation, diplomats said
Monday.
The diplomats - who
demanded anonymity
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confidential - said the uranium
was processed and not in raw
form, suggesting some kind of
nuclear link.
But one of the diplomats said
the uranium finding itself was
significant only in the context
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International Atomic Energy
Agency experts during their visit
to the site in June.
China's plan fuels hopes
for new investment
BEIJING - China's $586
billion stimulus package is its
"biggest contribution to the
world; Premier Wen Jiabao said
Monday, as hopes rose that
heavy spending on construction
and other projects would help
support global growth by fueling
demand for imported machinery
and raw materials.
The massive Chinese spending
plan - the largest ever
undertaken by the communist
leadership - was motivated
by growing alarm at an
unexpectedly sharp downturn
in the country's fast-growing
economy that raised the threat of
job losses and social unrest.
Archaeologists find
old gold earring
JERUSALEM - A luxurious
gold, pearl and emerald earring
provides a new visual clue about
the life of the elite in Jerusalem
some 2,000 years ago.
And its discovery was a true
eureka moment for excavators.
The piece was found beneath
a parking lot next to the walls of
Jerusalem's Old City.
It dates to the Roman period
just after the time of Jesus, said
Doren Ben-Ami, who directed
the dig.
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news
Haiti Connection’s annual hunger
banquet will be held Wednesday,
November 12th from 5-6 pm at the
Newman Center (behind Andrews
Hall). Enjoy a FREE MEAL and learn
about world hunger.
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We provide storage for motorcycles
and scooters. Call Jim Walker Cycle
Shop at 217-345-3758 for details
and pricing.
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A BABY TO CHERISH! Debby is
a Physical Therapist in a children’s
hospital who dreams of becoming
a mom for the first time. Barry is
a loving husband and TV producer
who fills our home with laughter and
has a natural love for children. We
admire your strength in choosing
adoption. We’re happy to help!
Call Debby directly at 1-800-4180212 debbyandbarry@gmail.com
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Totally renovated 3 or 4 Bedroom, 3
Bath House near campus for sale. See at
www.corrieappraisal.com/917Astreet.
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A little bit of Country in Town!
Large building lot w/ all city utilities.
See at www.corrieappraisal.com/
Douglasstreet.
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HIRING IMMEDIATELY! Campus
Marketing Rep. 10-20 hrs. a week
on campus. $10 an hr. Please Call
1 (888) 839-3385.
______________________11/11
Still accepting applications for
part-time evening positions starting
November 17th. Shifts 4p-8:30p MF & 10a-3p every other Saturday.
Great work experience for business
and marketing majors - or anyone
looking to build a professional
resume. Apply today @ 700 Lincoln
Ave., next to Tan Express & Cellular
One, 639-1125.
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Great opportunity for Psychology,
Sociology and Special Education
Majors. CTF needs FT and PT direct
care staff to assist individuals with
developmental disabilities with
daily living skills and individual
training goals in group homes.
Looking for self motivated staff
who will advocate for the needs
of residents. Shifts available on
evenings, overnights or early
morning. Must be available
weekends and holidays. Must
be at least 18 years old w/ HS
diploma or GED. Requires
successful completion of criminal
background check. Requires valid
driver’s license with satisfactory
driving record. Preference given to
applicants who will be available
to work spring break and over the
summer. Apply in person on the
square @ Charleston Transitional
Facility, 521 7th ST., Charleston.
www.ctfillinois.org EOE
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!Bartending! Make up to $250/day!
No experience necessary, training
provided. 1-800-965-6520. ext.
239
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Roommate wanted for 5 BR
house. 2 Blocks from EIU campus,
furnished, w/ internet hookup.
$250/mo. plus utilities. Call 217868-5535 if interested.
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Female roommate needed for
fall ‘09- spring ‘10. 1 block from
campus on 3rd and Grant. Brand
new 5 bedroom 3 bathroom
house. Every room large with
walk-in closet. Please contact
Kimmie at 630-456-3514 asap for
further information.
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1-2 roommates for fall ‘08-spring
‘09. 4 bedroom house. Appliances
included. 217-821-1970.
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Brittany Ridge- 3 roommates
needed for Fall ‘09. No smoking
or pets. Rent starting at $250 plus
utilities. Very nice condition. 2.5
baths. Call Kendra 309-838-1966
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NEED ROOMMATES? UNIQUE
PROPERTIES
IS
LOOKING
FOR ROOMMATES TO FILL
BEDROOMS IN SEVERAL OF
OUR LOCATIONS. ALL VERY
CLOSE TO CAMPUS, FULLY
FURNISHED, WITH REDUCED
RATES. CALL (217)345-5022
www.unique-properties.net
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Female sub-lessor needed Spring
semester 2009!
Brand new
townhouses on 9th St. Washer/
Dryer,
dishwasher,
garbage
disposal. 3 bedroom, 2 and onehalf bath. All wood and stone
floors! $350 a month. Call Ali
224-637-0036.
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Female sub-lessor needed Spring
2009. Large, clean, new apt. on
9th St. $350/mo plus utilities. Call
847-987-0744.
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2 people. 2 bedroom, 1 bath.
Duplex close to campus. W/D,
garage. $375. 618-214-9411
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Spring/Summer
semesters.
1
bedroom apt. Large spacious
living room/dining room. Kitchen
ad 1 bath. Trash/water included.
Furnished. Call Carrie (217) 2010153.
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2 BR 1 Bath large duplex w/ WD,
DW, hot tub! Pets welcome.
Available spring 09. $700/month.
618-593-5392
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Three BR House, 14th St.: Carport,
W/D, DW, backyard, 1 bathroom,
deck. Great condition. $650/MO.
217-202-6944
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Roommate wanted Spring 2009
semester: affordable, 1 bedroom
in 3 bedroom apartment, located 1
block off campus. $320 per month.
Furnished, friendly roommates.
Call (847)-404-9496
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Female for Spring 2009: 1 BR, 1
BA, Campus Pointe. $366/MO
included utilities. 217-821-7333
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SUBLEASE FOR JANUARY! 1
BR apt. at 1518 1st St. www.
gbadgerrentals.com 345-9595
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APARTMENTS across from Doudna
building, 2 BR. www.eiuapts.com
345-2416
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Fall of ‘09: 1 bedroom apartments just
east of campus, recently renovated.
www.RCRrentals.com or 345-5832.
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2 BR at 2152 11th St. New, modern,
close, and quiet. www.gbadgerrentals.
com 345-9595
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5 BR, 3 Bath House - 2160 11th
St. All new with everything, great
yard. 1 1/2 blocks to campus. www.
gbadgerrentals.com 345-9595
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3 BR 2 5 BATH TOWNHOUSE: New
construction, must see! Call 24 hrs.,
630-505-8374.
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3 & 4 Bedroom 2 Bath Apts. with Brand
NEW Furniture! W/D and Dishwashers
included! $350 per person. 217-3456100 www.jbapartments.com
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GET THE HOUSE YOU WANT
BEFORE IT”S GONE! NOW RENTING
FOR THE 2009-2010 SCHOOLYEAR:
1,2,3,4, and 5 BEDROOM HOUSES
CLOSE TO CAMPUS. CALL TOM @
708-772-3711 or CATHY @ 217-2541311 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
www.hallbergrentals.com
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AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY:
2
bedroom home. Washer/dryer, trash
and lawn service included. No pets.
$500/month.
345-5037.
www.
chucktownrentals.com
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3 & 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath Apts. We
have the BEST for LESS! W/D and
Dishwashers included! $325 per
person. 217-345-6100
www.
jbapartments.com
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FALL ‘09: 4 and 5 bedroom homes.
Washer/Dryer, central air, trash, and
lawn service provided. No pets. $300/
person/month. 345-5037
www.
chucktownrentals.com
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AvailableJune‘09. Quietneighborhood,
nice size. 1 bedroom apartment, free
parking, a/c, pets allowed. 217-8406427
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BRITTANY RIDGE TOWNHOUSES:
Fall 09-10. 4-5 bedrooms, refrigerator,
dishwasher, carpet, laundry, washer/
dryer. ALL BRAND NEW! Close to
campus. MUST SEE!! 708-724-6753
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GREAT LOCATION: Newly remodeled
3 bedroom home directly across from
Rec Center. All utilities included! $450
per person. Call 549-5296
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HOUSE FOR RENT! 6 bedrooms (5
open), full kitchen and laundry room, 3
full baths, large living and dining room,
lots of space. Call 217-496-3084.
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303 POLK: 2+ BR for 2009-2010.
Stove, fridge, W/D, cable. $650/MO.
630-885-3543
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FALL 09: 3, 2 BEDROOM HOUSES, 2
BEDROOM 2 BATH APARTMENTS.
1026 EDGAR. 217-549-3241.
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House for rent Spring ‘09. $330/mon,
1 BR w/ garage. Stop by 2015 10th St.
Call Jim 815-351-7089
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2 bedroom, i bath duplex. $435/month.
Call 898-4588
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1 bedroom apartment. $400 per
month. 2 bedroom apartment with
garage. $475 per month. 217-2596605.
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Apartment for rent: 1 bedroom available
Dec. 19th. New Carlyle Apartments, 3
blocks from campus. 1308 Arthur Ave ,
#1. W/D & dishwasher, trash included.
$495/MO. 217-825-3301
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5 BR 2 bath newly remodeled house.
W/D, A/C, large rooms, great location-South 12th street. 508-4343.
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3BD/2 BATH APT AT 2403 8th,
FURNISHED, ONLY 7 UNITS LEFT,
NEW STACKED W/D, ALL INCLUSIVE
PRICES $435 PER PERSON 4 UNITS
ALL TILED, OR 3 UNITS WITH NEW
CARPET. CALL 345-6210 OR VIEW
AT EIPROPS.COM
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2 BD HOUSE AT 1613 12th STREET
W/ BASEMENT D/W, W/D, GARBAGE
INCLUDED & NICE BACKYARD.
CALL 345-6210 OR EIPROPS.COM
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NICE 2 BD APT AT 812 TAFT, FREE
W/D IN EACH UNIT, FURNISHED,
2 UNITS ALL TILED, 2 UNITS ALL
CARPET.
$375 PER PERSON,
GARBAGE INCLUDED CALL 3456210 OR VIEW AT EIPROPS.COM
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5 BD/ 1.5 BATH HOUSE, OR 6 BD/
2 BATH HOUSE, ONLY 2 BIGGER
HOUSES LEFT!!! WOOD FLOORS,
TILE, & NEW CARPET, NICE BACK
PORCH, D/W, W/D, & GARBAGE
INCLUDED. CALL 345-6210 OR
VIEW AT EIPROPS.COM
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3 BD/ 2 1/2 BATHROOM HOUSE,
OPEN FLOOR PLAN, WOOD
FLOORS, NEW CARPET, W/D, D/W,
FURNISHED, CLOSE TO CAMPUS.
CALL 345-6210 OR VIEW AT
EIPROPS.COM
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NOW LEASING FOR 09-10 SCHOOL
YEAR! 1, 2, AND 3 BEDROOM
FULLY FURNISHED APARTMENTS
AVAILABLE AT GREAT LOCATIONS!
CALLTODAYTO SEETHEM! UNIQUE
HOMES PROPERTIES, (217) 345-5022
www.unique-properties.net
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APARTMENT TO RENT FOR SPRING
‘09! LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO
CAMPUS, FULLY FURNISHED, AND
SPACIOUS FLOOR PLANS. UNIQUE
HOMES PROPERTIES, (217) 345-5022
www.unique-properties.net
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NOW LEASING FOR 09-10 SCHOOL
YEAR! UNIQUE PROPERTIES 1
BEDROOM DUPLEXES LOCATED
AT 1304 4TH T. A & B. GREAT
LOCATION. CALL TODAY TO SEE
THEM! (217)345-5022 ORVISIT OUR
WEBSITE, www.unique-properties.net
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1 bedroom, extra large apartment.
Available December 16th. Cat okay.
Ideal for a couple. $365 a month. 743
6th St. 345-6127 or 508-6596.
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3 & 4 Bedroom 2 Bath Apts. with Brand
NEW Furniture! W/D and Dishwashers
included! $350 per person. 217-3456100 www.jbapartments.com
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SUMMER/FALL ‘09: 1, 2, & 4 BR
Apts , numerous locations. Appliances
included. $240-$495/MO. Ph. 3487746. www.CharlestonILApts.com
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2 BR furnished apt, trash & water
included. $265/mon. AND 4 BR
Townhouses, 2 1/2 bath, W/D. Trash
included. 348-5427or 549-1957
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HOUSES: 2, 3, 4, 5 bedrooms.
Washers/dryers, dishwashers, air. Close
to campus. 345-6967
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RECENTLY REMODELED. 5 bedroom,
2 bath house. Close to campus.
Dishwasher, washer/dryer, central air.
345-6967
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NOW RENTING FALL ‘09. EARLY
BIRD SPECIALS.
Brittany Ridge
Townhouses,
3-4
bedrooms.
Refrigerator, stove, water, trash, central
air. 234-7368
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EIU Students, we have the place for
you! 1812 9th St. offers 1, 2, 3, 4 BR
apts. They are fully furnished and
updated. Parking and trash included,
laundry on premises, and dusk-todawn security lighting. Locally owned
for 14 years. Please call to schedule a
showing. 348-0673, leave a message.
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Leasing Spring 2009! 2 BR apt: central
air, w/d, no pets, trash included. 617
W. Grant. $275 per person, $500 for
one. 217-348-3075
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AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS close to
campus for guys or girls. Studio, 1, 3, 4
bedrooms. 345-6967.
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3 & 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath Apts. We
have the BEST for LESS! W/D and
Dishwashers included! $325 per
person. 217-345-6100
www.
jbapartments.com
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GUYS! GIRLS! GREAT RATES!
Houses close to campus: 2,3,4,5,6,7
bedrooms. All appliances including
dishwashers and washers/ dryers. 3456967.
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VILLAGERENTALS2009-2010Rentals.
1 & 2 BR apts, 3 &4 BR houses. Call
217-345-2516 for an appointment.
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Driftwood apartment for rent. 2
bedroom for Fall ‘08. Special pricing:
$550 per month. 217-276-4509.
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For Rent: 5 and 6 bedroom houses one
block off campus on 7th St. 4 bedroom
apartment and studios available. Call
217-728-8709.
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For lease: 09-10. 2 and 4 Bedroom
homes. Complete viewing at blhi.org
or 217-273-0675
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We Have the Unit for You! Royal
Heights 1509 S. 2nd 3br/1 5ba
Glenwood 1905 12th 1,2br Pd water/
int/cable Lynn-Ro 1201 Arthur 1,2,3br
w/d in all units. Stop by office at 1509
S. 2nd or call 345-0936 lsrozek@aol.
com
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YOU CAN’T GET ANY CLOSER!
Park Place Apartment is renting for Fall
2009. 1,2 and 3 bedroom furnished
apartment. We have the size and
price to fit your needs. Stop by 715
Grant Ave, #101 or call 348-1479
ParkPlaceMgmt@aol.com
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EXCELLENT LOCATIONS- 1 bedroom
apartments available August 2009.
wwwppwrentals.com 348-8249
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WWW.CHUCKTOWNRENTALS.
COM
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Ladies: Large 5, 6, and 7 BR houses,
1/2 block from campus. 10 MONTH
LEASES. wwwte-jrentals.com 3455048
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FOR 2009-2010: VERY NICE 1,
2, 3, 4, 6, 7, AND 8 BR HOUSES
AND
TOWNHOUSES.
ALL
EXCELLENT LOCATIONS. FOR
MORE INFORMATION, CALL 217493-7559, OR VISIT US AT www.
myeiuhome.com.
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EASTERN ILLINOIS PROPERTIES
NOW
SHOWING
20092010 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 BEDROOM
APARTMENTS, DUPLEXES, HOUSES.
VIEW PROPERTIES AT WWW.
EIPROPS.COM OR CALL 217-3456210.
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WWW.JBAPARTMENTS.COM
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2 or 3 BR. SHORT WALKTO CAMPUS
$250 PER/PERSON. 3 BR. AWAY
FROM CAMPUS. BOTH WITH
APPLIANCES, W/D. TRASH. PHONE
345-7244, 649-0651
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Large 1 bedroom, five blocks from Old
Main. W/D. $375/month. No pets.
273-1395.
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Efficiency, close to campus, $325/
month, including utilities, A/C. Male
only, no smoking, no pets. 345-3232,
days.
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FOR RENT: One, Two, and Three
Bedroom Apartments, two blocks from
Old Main, starting at $350/MO. 217549-1060
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Excellent location. 2 bedroom apts. All
inclusive. Great Rates. 273-2048
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1 Bedroom House across from
Buzzard. All New! Great for Couple!
1921 9th St. $550/600 per month.
www.jensenrentals.com 345-6100
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Large 1 bedroom apts. Very close to
campus. Everything included. 2732048.
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Available Jan 1st. 1 BR apt. Water and
trash included, off street parking. $400/
mo. Buchanan St. apts. 345-1266
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Nice 3 bedroom house. CA, W/D, bar,
off-street parking. Call 217-202-4456
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YOU’VE SEEN THE REST, NOW
TRY THE BEST!!!! Campus Pointe
Apartments offers 2 and 3 bedrooms
with individual leases AND roommate
matching. Our rent includes CABLE, HISPEED INTERNET, PHONE, WATER,
SEWER, AND TRASH. Plus, we give
you $60-$75 toward your monthly
electric bill!!! . . . AND THAT’S NOT
ALL! We have a 24-hour clubhouse
that offers a tanning bed, fitness center,
game room, and computer lab with
unlimited printing. CALL 345-6001 or
visit wwwapartmentseiu.com today!
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LOOKING FOR A BARGAIN?
BRITTANY RIDGE TOWNHOUSES:
3-4 bedroom, $200 p/p. Refrigerator,
stove, water, trash, central air. 2347368
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WWW.JENSENRENTALS.COM
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SPORTS
WWW.DENNEWS.COM I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS ITUESDAY 11.11.08
>> Offense
FROM PAGE 12
Tennessee State had a nearly six
minute advantage in time of possession, and the Tigers had the ball
for 18 minutes, 24 seconds, of the
30 first-half minutes.
"It tires those guys out," Spoo
said about his defense playing
more minutes. "What did they
have, over 300 yards rushing on
us? If you get in those kinds of
games, and your team can't run the
>> Cusack
FROM PAGE 12
We know Eastern can score goals,
as sophomore forward Alex H arrison
and senior forward Brad Peters are
among the top offensive players in the
conference.
What is important for the Panthers
ball, you kind of figure out easily
what the outcome's going to be."
Eastern red-shirt senior defensive end Pierre Walters said playing
more minutes early in the game
had an effect later in the game.
"When the offense gets threeand-outs the offense does get
tired," Walters said. "But when
we're out there, we still have to
do our jobs. We can't use it as an
excuse."
Scott Richey can be reached at 581 7944 or at srrichey@eiu.edu.
will be to eliminate the mistakes that
have plagued them during the losing
streak, come out with the energy they
showed in matches against Creighton
and Missouri State and play the spoiler like they did in the first round of
the tournament in 2006.
>> Recap
FROM PAGE 12
While Nowak said all three
seniors have been incredibly valuable to the team, he likes his team's
chances next season: Only three
players are graduating.
"I'm incredibly optimistic about
the future of EIU women's soccer,"
Nowak said. "It wasn't a great season in terms of wins and losses and
we didn't achieve what we wanted early in the season, but a lot fac-
"I'm incredibly
optimistic about the
future of EIU women's
soccer:'
-Tim Nowak, Eastern
women's head soccer coach
to red into it. We had a big turnover
of players and a lot of inexperienced
players getting experience."
The turnover suffered this sea-
son - when they had to replace six
seniors - should not be a problem
in 2009.
While losing leaders in Melinauskas, Slota and Wilkening, the team
will potentially have six seniors on
next year's squad.
Additionally, a number of freshmen gained experience this season
that is not often seen by freshmen,
and their experience will prove
valuable next season.
Collin Whitchurch can be reached at
581 -7944 or at cfwhitchurch@eiu.edu.
PEARLS BEFORE SWINE I BY STEPHAN PASTIS
Wnt., TI-lEY UPSeT
TI-lE ®Iff-?# OUT
OF t'IE.
Dan Cusack can be reached at 581 7944 or at dscusack@eiu.edu.
NATIONAL I BASEBALL
Longoria, Soto named
Rookies of the Year
Th e Associated
Press
NEW YORK - The rookie races
were all but over by July, when Evan
Longoria and Geovany Soto gave an
All-Star glimpse of things to come.
Tampa Bay's Longoria won the
GET FUZZY I BY DARBY CONLEY
American League Rookie of the Year
award in a unanimous vote and the
Cubs' Soto ran away with the NL
honor Monday, capping impressive seasons that included All-Star
appearances for both at Yankee Stadium.
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3 BEDROOMS. QOSE TO CAMPUS. 4
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New Four Be:lroom Apartments. Extt'emely
Close to Campus. Across from Lantz. Fully
Fumished. $40CVmonth. Grantvie.vApartments.
345-3353.
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University Village: 4 bedroom houses, $45CVper
person. All utilities included. 345-1400
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FALL 09-10: 1, 2 & 3 BR. APTS. WATER &
TRASH 11\'Cl..UDED. PLENTY O F OFF-STREET
PARKING. BUGIANAN ST. APTS. CALL 3451266.
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1, 2, 3, and 4 bedrooms. Trash and parl<ing
included. Great location. Call217-345-2363.
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FALL '08 QUALITYtCONVENIENG. 2 &
3 bedroom apartments. Washer & Dl)€r
included. 1-2 blocks from campus. (217)4937559 INVVIN.myeiuhome.com
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Close to campus: 3 bedroom house avail. 2~
09. CAw/ heat pump, WID, new carpet 10.12
mo lease. $900\no. 549-5402
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NOW RENTING FALL '08-'09: Efficiencies,
1,2, and 3 bedrooms. All utilities, cable. and
internet included. 234-7368
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3 BR apt for lease. 1051 7th St. No pets. 3457286,INVVIN.jwilliam;rentals.com
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2 BR apts. for lease. 1530 1stSt. and 1041 7th St.
No pets. 345-7286, INVVINjwilliamsrental.com
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Houses for '09: 3, 4, 5, and 6 BR. Close to
campus, laundry, parking. no pets. 345-7286,
INVVIN.jwilliamsrentals.com
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2 YEAR-OLD 3 BR 2 BA DUPLEX.
EXGLLENT LOCATIO N. WASHER/DRYER,
DISHWASHER, DISPOSAL. THREE VANmES
INQUDED. CALL (217)493-7559 OR VISIT
USATWVVW.MYEIUHOY\E.COM
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1 and2 Br.apartmentsonthesqme.AII utilities
included exa'pt eledricity. $475-$500. Call
234-7368.
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3 and 4 bedroom apiS. $6Q0.$700 per month. 6
to choose from. Cal1234-7368.
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2, 4, and 5 BR houses and 1 BR IUXUI)'
apartments. Great locations, very close. INVVIN.
gbadgerrentals.ccm 345-9595
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2, 3, and 4 bedrooms. Extremely close to
campus. Great Price! (217) 254-0754
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3 Be:lroom, 2 blocks from campus! WID
included! $350 each. 2009 B 11th St. INVVIN.
jensenrentals.ccm 217-345-6100
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2009/2010 school year. 3-6 bedroom tn.Jses.
Washerldlyer, AIC, off street parking. 10 month
lease. Call 273-1395.
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DrifMuod apartments now renting for 2009.
2 BR, WID, enclosed deck Very nice. $585/
month. 217-276-4509.
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Uncolrm.ood Pinelree Apartments renting
studio, 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms for 2009/2010.
Very dose to campus and affordable rent Call
345-6000. Email Unc:PineApt®alnsolidated.
net
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Uncolrm.ood Pinetree Apartments has 2
bedroom apartments available. Call 345-froO.
Email UncPineApt@consolidated.net.
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2 bedroom 1.5 bath apartment Central Air, WI
D, Dishwasher, Walk in closets. No Pes. $275
per person. 1017 Wocx!lawn. 348-3075
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3 bedroom house. GA, WID, Dishwasher, Lg
room. No Pes. $350 per person. 151 0 B street
348-3075
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2 bedroom 2 bath apartment WID, GA Large
kitchen with spacious room and big closets. No
Pes. $300.$325 per person. 1520and 1521 C
street 348-3075
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MEN' S SOCCER I NOTEBOOK
Panthers face familiar foe in first round
By DAN CUSACK
Assistant Sports Editor
The Eastern men's soccer team
will open the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament as the No. 6
seed against Missouri State, the No.
3 seed, at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Eastern lost to the Bears 1-0 in
overtime on Nov. 1, as the Panthers
played a good match according to
Eastern head coach Adam Howarth.
"It's a good draw. We played well
against them last time we played
them," Howarth said. "Hopefully
we will repeat our last match and we
learned something, so we can snatch
a victory."
Sophomore forward Alex Harrison said he did not think it mattered
who Eastern drew in the first round.
"We have played well the last
couple of weeks and have made a
massive improvement," Harrison
said. "We have seen all the sides in
the conference and there are some
good sides, so it really didn't matter
who we play."
Junior forward Evan Philpott said
he does not even look at the seedings
for the tournament.
"Everyone's goal in the tournament is to win every game and make
it to the NCAA Tournament," Philpott said. "Every team is going to be
out flying around and playing high
speed."
The other match on Wednesday
will pit the No. 4 seed Evansville
a 0.30 goals against average.
Phillpott said the Panthers did a
number of things to keep the Bluejays off balance.
"We were getting the ball out
wide and did a good job with our
crosses," Philpott said. "We were just
going at them and playing aggres. "
stve.
H owarth said he was not surprised by his team's offensive output
because he said he always knew his
team was capable of scoring goals.
"We have two potent forwards
who are very good," H owarth said
of H arrison and senior forward Brad
Peters. "We had some good energy,
and hopefully we can bring it again
against Missouri State."
Short road trip for Eastern
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Senior forward Brad Peters argues over a handball not called in the goal box on Saturday at Lakeside Field. The
Panthers lost to No.2 Creighton 5-3. Eastern plays in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Wednesday.
against No. 5 seed Bradley at 7:30
p.m. Top-seeded and regular season
conference champion Creighton will
play the winner of the EvansvilleBradley match, while No. 2 seed
Drake will play the winner of Eastern-Missouri State.
Both matches will take place on
Friday with times yet to be determined. The championship match
will take place on Sunday at 1:05
p.m. with the match being broadcast
on FSN Midwest.
The winner of the tournament
receives an automatic berth to the
NCAA College Cup.
A top two seed has received the
automatic berth in 16 of the last 17
years.
Eastern torches defense
In Eastern's 5-3 loss on Saturday
against the National Soccer Association of America's No. 2 team in the
country Creighton, the Panthers did
something most teams have had a
problem with all this season: score
goals on the Bluejays.
Creighton entered the match
having only allowed four goals in the
previous 14 matches so far this season.
They also entered the game with
The Panthers will travel on the
day of their match against Missouri State because the trip to Evansville, Ind., is approximately a threehour drive. Last season, Eastern had
to travel all the way to Creighton
in Omaha, Neb., for its first round
match.
Philpott said he likes traveling the
day of the match because it gives less
time to overthink.
"Soccer is a simple game when
you think about it," Phillpott said.
"So when we get there, we will be
ready to go."
Dan Cusack can be reached at 5817944 or at dscusack@eiu.edu.
VOLLEYBALL I NOTEBOOK
Welsh earns second career kill in Friday match
By BOBBAJEK
Staff Re porter
Senior defensive libero Laura Welsh doesn't play that often on
the court, but she managed to gain
her second career kill in dramatic fashion against Jacksonville State
Friday evening at Lantz Arena.
Welsh dug a Gamecocks attack
with fisting the ball over the net.
Gamecock sophomore middle
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Welsh has played in 21 sets this
season, yet most have been for a
few plays each. Despite this, she
does not get discouraged.
"I do my best to contribute on
and off the court," Welsh said. "It
feels good to contribute on the
court." 1he defensive specialist
was a walk-on last year. She has 57
career digs and four aces.
Final matches for seniors
Welsh and senior middle hitter Lauren Sopcic both know that
their volleyball careers are winding
down.
Two matches against Tennessee
State and Austin Peay remain on
the schedule. Welsh said she knows
it is ending and accepts it. H owever, Sopcic is a little uneasy about
her transition.
"This is it," Sopcic said. "I've
been doing this my whole life."
The middle hitter said she will
miss the game emotionally, but her
body is ready to slow down.
"My knees are worn out from
volleyball and high jump," Sopcic
said.
Throughout her career, Sopcic
has 451 kills, 140 blocks, 65 digs,
50 assists and a .245 hitting percentage.
Facing dubious marks
With a 4-23 mark and just two
matches remaining, Eastern is in
danger of setting a program record
in the loss column.
If the Panthers lose against Tennessee State or Austin Peay, they
will lose for the 24th time, which
has never happened.
Eastern had 23 defeats in 1980
(42-23) and 2003 (9-23).
This will be the worst season in
program history even with consecutive victories this weekend.
Eastern will finish 6-23, three
less wins than in 2003. If they lose,
they will finish with the least wins
in a season.
The Panthers won six matches
in 1975, though they played only
17 matches.
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ALL ACCESS WITH Lindsey Kluempers
Senior forms bond with teammates while building program
Senior forward Lindsey Kluempers was one of the starting five players on Eastern’s women’s
basketball team that made it to the championship game of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
last year. She recently sat down with Sports Editor Scott Richey to talk about the relationship she has
formed with the other seniors on the team, her goals for this season and what it’s like to have her
sister playing for the team that beat the Panthers in the OVC title game last year.
Why did you decide
to play for Eastern?
I really liked (head coach Brady
Sallee). He just made me feel like
this is the place to be. I liked the
campus. It has a really homey feel to
it. We had this program that really
had never been very good. I thought
maybe I could help to build it up.
He had all these goals and ambitions. He was just starting up, and
he really was confident.
I bought into it and was hoping
I could be part of it. I thought that
would be way cooler than just maintaining a program that’s already been
good.
What’s it like
to have built the program?
You don’t really know what
you’re getting into until you’re here.
I couldn’t have asked for a better
group to do it all with. You spend
all your time with them whether you
want to or not, so they are your best
friends.
We kind of just made up our
minds, actually last summer, when
we were all frustrated with the way
things had been. We just decided
we were going to do whatever Brady
said, no matter what it was, and see
where that took us.
If it ever gets too tough, you’re
teammates are what keep you going.
What was making the OVC
Tournament like last year?
That was amazing. We had played
a game in the tournament my freshman year, but it was nothing like
this.
We worked so hard for last year,
we had all the success and it just
kept going.
We came in to play a (Southeast
Missouri) team who are always hard
to beat, and we were kind of the
underdogs.
The band was there.
That was so cool. We had all these
people supporting us.
We could hear music while we
were in our hotel room. We couldn’t
figure it out.
As we walked down the staircase,
there was all of these people cheering.
That was really cool. Probably the
coolest thing we had done so far.
What’s it like to have your
sister play at Murray State?
Well, that rivalry has always
been there just because she’s the little sister. She was planning on going
somewhere else. It’s just weird how it
worked out.
While she was being recruited by
all these schools, they were always
kind of an option, but not really,
because she didn’t want to have anything to do with me.
Things fell through, and she ended up at a place that sounds a lot like
us. That doesn’t make it any easier to
see her wearing Murray stuff.
I usually just say something like,
“You have crap on your shirt.”
When it comes to us playing
them, I know we play them on my
senior night.
Then, (my parents are) wearing
Eastern stuff for sure.
I think they’re going to try and
AMIR PRELLBERG | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS
Eastern senior forward Lindsey Kluempers wants to help lead the women’s basketball to an Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship this
season. She said she’ll do whatever it takes to get there. Kluempers likes music talents such as Michael Jackson, John Mayer and Jason Mraz.
stay as neutral as possible. I told
them this is my fourth year, so they
probably have to go with Eastern
stuff for the time being.
They love it.
They can see both of us play in
two games a year at least. It’s a dream
come true for them.
What’s your favorite travel
destination?
I went to France this past summer. (Senior guard Ellen Canale)
and I both studied there. There was
a lot of really cool places there. Honestly, I had really never been to Chicago before I came here. That’s very
normal to everybody else here, but I
love that city. My goal is to just go
travel Europe. It’s so easy. You can
get on a train and hop anywhere.
Who is your
favorite musician?
Let’s go with Michael Jackson just
because his songs are so fun. He was
my absolute favorite growing up. My
parents made fun of me, but I love
him. I like John Mayer. I like Jason
Mraz.
I like all those crazy rap songs on
the radio right now that I don’t even
know who sings them, but they’re
fun to dance to. I really like all
music except for really heavy metal
and rap.
What is your
favorite food of all-time?
Probably my grandma’s ice cream
cake. It’s homemade and it’s phenomenal. It’s usually for like birthdays and celebrations.
When I come home now, she’ll
make it sometimes.
What has been your
favorite Eastern memory?
When we beat SEMO, that was
awesome.
We beat Samford at the end of
the year.
That was awesome.
I have many on the basketball court, but most of them are
just hanging out in the house with
my friends or when we were in the
dorms.
Just crazy times like that that
people don’t see.
The locker room – it gets pretty
crazy.
How close have you gotten
to your teammates?
I treat them like my sisters.
As in, I love them more than
anything but I also hate them at
the same time.
I roomed with Ellen freshman
year, and she is really one of my
best friends, but there are times
when I just... because we spend so
much time together you love and
hate each other at the same.
I could not ask for better people
than what I have here.
How do you think they’d
describe you?
They’d probably say that I’m
really goofy at times, borderline
ridiculous. Actually, they categorize
me kind of as the mom.
I do the mean things like when
we have to take something back
I’m not afraid to be mean.
I get really ridiculous.
Not bad out of control, but
when I’m tired or when I’m hungry
they know not to mess with me.
What do expect at your last
game at Eastern?
I think it’s going to be really bittersweet. I’ve played basketball since
fifth or sixth grade.
There’s a lot of really fun things
and good things that come out of
it, and also it’s way more work than
most people know. You’re life is a lot
different in college. I think I might
be kind of lost for a little while. I
think the hardest part will just be
leaving my teammates.
So what are your plans
for after graduation?
I have absolutely no idea. Really
no clue. Hopefully a job somewhere.
I’m a marketing major, so I was
thinking some sort of advertising or
sales, but I’m like a lost puppy right
now when it comes to that.
My dad always said I would be
good in sales, and I was thinking
athletic sales just because I’ve been
an athlete my entire life.
What are your thoughts on
the freshmen on the team?
I think that they all bring something very different which is very
good because they all have big shoes
to fill. (Chantelle Pressley), she’s my
position.
I wholeheartedly think she’s going
to be one of the best players to go
through this school when she gets
comfortable with it all.
(Pilar Walker) is point, so she’s
going to be a big leader for the team
whether she wants to be or not, but
she’s got a lot of talent.
(Madeline Kish) can really, really
shoot the ball.
I think she’ll be a big threat too.
What’s it like to play
for Coach Sallee?
He’s a good guy.
He gets really into it sometimes –
screams a lot.
One time my freshman year he
was literally this close in my face
(puts hand in face) screaming at me,
but he does care a lot about us and
cares about the program.
If you do what he wants you to
do, he’s a good guy.
He makes some pretty funny jokes too, to kind of lighten the
mood.
What do you love the most
about playing basketball?
My team and finishing on top of
a game.
When you win a game maybe
you’re not supposed to or you just
pull it out, you leave that gym and
you feel awesome.
What are your goals
for this coming season?
My goal last year and this year is
to be a player (Sallee) needs to be
out there.
I don’t really care about points. I
just want to be somebody my teammates rely on and do what I do best,
which is making household plays, or
taking charges.
If I’m expected to do it, to get it
done.
For the team, I want to win the
tournament. I want to cut down
the net. I’ve never cut down a net
before, and that would be the best
thing ever.
Scott Richey can be reached at 5817944 or at srrichey@eiu.edu.
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FOOTBALL I SPOTLIGHT
NATIONAL SPORTS
Eastern's offense struggles
BASKETBALL
Adanta at Chicago I
7:30 tonight on CSN
Tennessee State wins
time of possession
battle, wears down
Panthers' defense
DAN CUSACK
By SCOTT RICHEY
Sports Editor
Eastern
needs a
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Eastern
red-shirt senior running back Teavarus Bess rushed for an I8-yard
gain around left tackle with just
more than five minutes remaining in
the second quarter of the Panthers'
45-24loss to Tennessee State on Saturday afternoon.
The I8-yard gain was the Panthers first down in the game against
the Tigers.
The five Eastern drives before
resulted in four three-and-outs and
one fumble by red-shirt junior quarterback Bodie Reeder after a sack.
The Panthers continued to move
the ball on the drive that featured
their first down on a two-yard rush
from Bess, a I5-yard pass from Reeder to red-shirt junior wide receiver
Adam Kesler and a 29-yard rush by
ROBBIE WROBLEWSKI I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS
Bess to put the Panthers within six Offensive line/run coordinator Jeff Hoover talks to junior offensive linemen Chaz Millard and Otis Hudson duryards from a touchdown.
ing the game on Nov. 1 against Murray State at O'Brien Stadium.
Eastern scored on its best offensive drive of the first half on a 22- down pass to McGrath but couldn't first downs early in the game was a ries. As a result, Reeder had one of
yard field goal by red-shirt senior hold off the Tigers' offense.
result of inefficient blocking by East- his worst passing performances of
"We came out and we real- ern's offensive line.
the season.
kicker Tyler Wilke.
He said the inefficient blocking
The Panthers had to settle for ly couldn't get started in the beginH e completed just I8-of-38 passes (47 percent), which is nearly I4
a field goal after Tennessee State's ning," McGrath said. "I don't see hampered the Panthers' run game.
defense held tight on three straight how we can expect to win when we
Instead of getting the desired four percentage points lower than his seaput three points up in the first hal£"
plays from six yards out.
yards on first down, Spoo said his son average.
"You combine the pressure on the
Eastern head coach Bob Spoo said team faced several second and long
Red-shirt sophomore tight end
Sean McGrath said the Panthers Tennessee State was simply domi- situations.
quarterback and then the great covweren't playing their type of football nant in the win. H e said the PanSpoo said the T igers' defensive erage behind it and it equals what?"
thers couldn't compete.
early in the game.
backs did a good job with pass cover- Spoo said. "It equals not much."
"It was long into the second peri- age and their defensive line got good
Eastern's stagnant offense had an
H e said the team made some
effect on the Panthers' defense as
adjustments at halftime and had od before we even got a first down," pressure on Reeder.
Tennessee State's defense com- well.
momentum to start the second hal£ Spoo said. "That's how dominant
Eastern scored on its first drive of they were. We just struggled all day." bined for eight passes broken up,
the second half on a five-yard touchSpoo said the Panthers not getting two sacks and four quarterback hue- » SEE OFFENSE, PAGE 9
In order for the Eastern men's
soccer team to continue its season
even into next week, the Panthers
will have to do something they
have not done since Sept. LJ5.
Win.
The men's team has gone 0-82 in its last I 0 matches.
In order for the Panthers to
make the NCAA College Cup,
they will have to win the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
That will require winning all
three matches this week.
Despite Eastern's struggles in
its last IO matches, there may be
some hope for the Panthers.
They have advanced past the
first round of the MVC Tournament the past two seasons and
received a good draw for the first
round in Missouri State.
Eastern played the Bears on
N ov. I and played a complete
team effort with an unlucky
result.
The Panthers lost I-0 in overtime and had opportunities to get
the win but had some bad breaks.
In their most recent match on
Saturday, the Panthers went headto-head with the N o. 2 team
in the country in the nation in
Creighton and showed resilience
and fight.
Creighton scored in the third
minute against the Panthers,
and with how well the Bluejays
had played defense this season four goals allowed in I4 matches
before playing Eastern - it could
have been over.
But Eastern refused to quit
and four minutes later returned
the favor with a goal of its own.
Eastern scored two more goals
and held the lead on two separate occasions, but the Bluejays
proved to be too much.
H owever, Eastern showed
character and toughness as they
continued to battle through the
cold despite trailing two goals.
The bench and players on
the field continued to support
and motivate each other as Eastern continued to produce scoring chances against one of the
nations' top defenses.
Eastern head coach Adam
H owarth said he told his team
this week the team has to win or
go home. This week will be about
being focused and winning each
and every match.
>>
WOMEN'S SOCCER I SEASON RECAP
Season-long fight paid off with playoff spot
Despite slow start,
season seen as success
By COLLIN WHITCHURCH
Staff Reporter
The 2008 season didn't quite
live up to the expectations of Eastern women's soccer head coach Tim
N owak.
H owever, with a 3-I-I record
in their final five matches, Nowak
said that he was proud of his team's
effort.
"When you look at the heart of
our team and what we went through,
we never quit," N owak said after the
team fell 2-I to Morehead State in
the Ohio Valley Conference quarterAMIRPRELLBERG ITHE DAILY EASTERN NEWS
finals. "We never gave up and nev- Junior midfi elder Alexis Miller tries to get away from Southeast Missouri
er made excuses. When things start- junior forward Lauren Lacopo Oct. 26 at Lakeside Field.
ed going our way towards the end
of the year we started showing the match of OVC play that the team the playoffs for the I Oth consecutive
world what we could do. It's a great clinched a playoff spot when they year.
testament to the team."
defeated Southeast Missouri 2-I.
After the season concluded, a pair
The playoffs were never a guarThat win, coupled with losses of Panthers were honored for their
antee for the Panthers (3-I4-2, 3-4- by Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville individual accomplishments during
I OVC), and it wasn't until the final State, solidified the Panthers' spot in the season.
SEE CUSACK, PAGE 9
Senior forward Pam Melinauskas, who led the Panthers in scoring
with three goals on the season, was
named to the All-OVC First Team.
Melinauskas started every match
during the season and was fifth on
the team in minutes played.
Red-shirt freshman defender Sam
Balek was named to the All-OVC
Second Team for her performance
throughout the season.
Balek, who transferred from Arizona State in the spring, also started every match during the season for
the Panthers.
She led the team in minutes
played, seeing the field for all but 79
of the total minutes this season.
Balek was an anchor for the Panthers' defense throughout the season
and assisted junior forward Rachel
H amilton's game-winning goal in
overtime against Tennessee Tech.
Melinauskas is one of three
seniors on the Panthers' squad, the
others being defenders Ashley Slota
and Lindsey Wilkening.
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SEE RECAP, PAGE 9
EASTERN SPORTS SCHEDULE
MEN'S SOCCER
Wednesday vs. Missouri State
5 p.m. - Evansville, Ind.
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Friday at Western Illinois
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7 p.m. - Lantz Arena
7 p.m. - Nashville, Tenn.
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11 a.m. - Stillwater, Okla.