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“Tell the truthand don’t be afraid.”

V O L U M E 8 7 , N U M B E R 6 4T H E D A I LY E A S T E R N N E W S . C O M

November 22, 2002 ◆ FR IDAY

Kicking itThe success of the U.S. national team in the WorldCup has created more interest in soccer inAmerica.

Page 12 S E C T I O N A

By Caitlin PrendergastA D M I N I S T R A T I O N E D I T O R

With the state budget nearly $600 mil-lion in the hole, Gov. George Ryan haswarned state-funded institutions furtherspending cuts are possible.

The legislature’s economic forecastingunit predicted Wednesday the state willcollect $592 million less than expectedthis year, the Associated Press reported.

This recent addition to the state’s budg-et woes could lead to more callbacks ofappropriated funds, which is a grimreminder of last year.

Last November, Gov. Ryan called back$624,000 from Eastern’s appropriated

funds to combat the state deficit. InDecember, the governor also asked uni-versities to pick up their own employeehealth insurance bill, and Eastern’s shareof that was $1.7 million.

Jill Nilsen, vice president for externalrelations, said it is not known howEastern might be affected by this news,but the university will prepare to look foradditional money to return to the state.

At last month’s Council on UniversityPlanning and Budget meeting, JeffCooley, vice president of business affairs,said there is a 95 percent chance the uni-versity will fall victim to a mid-year reci-sion.

One possibility the university couldexplore in the event of a callback is sac-rificing dollars in each vice-presidentialarea for the state budget, which is some-

thing administrators did last year, Nilsensaid.

“A year ago at this point in time, no onecould anticipate we would have majorbudget problems,” Nilsen said. “It’s a dif-ficult time for anyone who uses state-appropriated dollars as part of theirbudget.”

Nilsen and interim President LouHencken make regular trips toSpringfield to visit legislatures and tellthem the story of Eastern, she said. Theyplan to travel to the capital in Decemberwith the Student Action Team to lobby forfunds.

Having just returned from Springfield,Nilsen said there is still no clear indica-tion how the state deficit will affectEastern, and the university is waiting toget direction from legislating bodies.

By Jeremy PelzerC I T Y R E P O R T E R

Weeks after a junior highschool marching band was peltedwith beer cans, candy, lit ciga-rettes and verbal abuse atEastern’s Homecoming parade,administration officials, alongwith members of StudentGovernment, Eastern’s facultyand the city council, are workingon a series of reforms for futurehomecomings.

Ceci Brinker, director of stu-dent life, said next year’s paradecould see increased securitymeasures and stricter penaltiesfor unruly behavior.

During the parade Oct. 12, theNewton Junior High School bandwas pelted with debris and sever-al female band members werepropositioned by individuals infront of houses along the parade

route, said band director SteveHardwick.

One measure to curb this activ-ity could be to recruit additionalparade marshals— volunteerswho are stationed along theparade route to monitor and con-trol parade marchers and specta-tors, Brinker said.

Currently, each group participat-ing in the parade has to volunteertwo to three people to be parademarshals, Brinker said. Each mar-shal is usually placed, when possi-ble, with their own group.

“We try to match them up inareas that are familiar to them,”she said.

Additional students and com-munity members also serve asmarshals, she said.

Another reform, she said,would be to crack down on candythrowing.

Next Homecoming parade could seemuch tougher security measures

S T E P H E N H A A S / S T A F F P H O T O G R A P H E R

Richard Nixon, or someone in a Nixon mask, walks in front of a coffee beanduring the Homecoming Parade. According to Director of Student Life CeciBrinker, next year’s parade could see increased security measures andstricter penalties for unruly behavior.S E E P A R A D E ◆ Page 6A

S T E P H E N H A A S / S T A F F P H O T O G R A P H E R

Its all about strategyDuring Campus Perk in the basement of Thomas Hall Thursday night, Alan Kershner, junior business marketing major, plays Magic:The Gathering card game with some friends.

Gov. Ryan warns of further cuts

Police havesketch inFeltt caseBy Melissa NielsenC A M P U S E D I T O R

Campus police will soon have a composite sketch ofa possible suspect in the attack of Bill Feltt, an Englishprofessor beaten by six to eight males in late August.

The image was drawn last Friday by a statepolice sketch artist and is based on Feltt’s descrip-tion of his attacker. Adam Due, chief public safetyofficer for university police, did not say when thesketch would be released.

“I rated the drawing at about a seven out of 10,”Feltt said. “To me, it was as good as I could ... com-municate.

Feltt saidpolice didnot tell himwhether thecompositewould bedistributedto campus,but he hopesthe drawing will get to the public.

Due said no new leads in the case have tran-spired, and Feltt ruled out a number of possible sus-pects police thought could have been visiting cam-pus the night of the attack. The possible suspectswere not cooperating with police and getting photo-graphs of the men was difficult. However, afterviewing the photographs a few weeks ago, Feltt saidhe did not recognize any of them.

However, Feltt said police have called him toview more photos, but he does not know who thepictures are of.

Feltt also said police took him back to the sceneof the crime, hoping he would remember moredetails or find another site where the attack couldhave taken place.

“I don’t think it brought out anything different ornew,” he said.

Feltt was beaten by six to eight males at about 2a.m. Aug. 27 on the east side of the Martin LutherKing Jr. University Union.

After the attack, Feltt spent nearly three weeks inSarah Bush Health Center and Good SamaritanHospital in Vincennes, Ind., where he was treated fora brain hemorrhage and a skull fracture. Felttreturned to teach class Sept. 24.

Campus hours forThanksgiving break

◆ Booth LibraryNov. 23 and 24: ClosedNov. 25 and 26: Open 8 a.m. to

4:45 p.m.Nov. 27 - 30: ClosedDec. 1: Reopens at noon

◆ Gregg Triad ComputerLab

Fri.: Closed 4:45 p.m.Nov. 23 and 24: ClosedNov. 25 and 26: 8 a.m. to

4:45 p.m.Nov. 27 - 30: Closed Dec. 1: Reopens at noon

◆ Dining ServicesConsolidated to Taylor for

dinner 4:30-7 p.m.All services closed for break

and reopen Dec. 2 with regular hours

– Compiled by MelissaNielsen, campus editor

◆ Nilsen: It is yet unknownhow Eastern will be affected

◆ Composite drawing of possible suspect to be released at a later date

“I rated the drawing at

about a seven out of

10.”

—Bill Feltt

D.J.D.J. SpiderSpiderA profile

Friday, November 22, 2002Section B

O N T H E V E R G E O F T H E W E E K E N D

REV IEW TH ISHarry Potter will

make you smileDaniel Radcliffe proves he can

be just as enticing in hissecond acting stint as

Harry Potter.

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J U S T T H I N K I N G . . .

Verge editor Ben Erwinargues that there are more offen-sive things going on in the JamesBond movie than people smoking.

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M U S I C R E V I E W S

Nirvana’s greatest hits albumlives up to expectations. New

song with other greats areamong the tracks on the album.

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M O V I E R E V I E W S

“Harry Potter and the Chamber ofSecrets” dazzles audiences.

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C O N C E R T C A L E N D A R

Seeking Syd, Battery and ParklandBig Band among others all playing in

the area this weekend.

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P H O T O S B Y K A R E N K I R R

By Karen KirrA S S O C I A T E V E R G E E D I T O R

He doesn’t have the typical bot-tom-of-the barrel job most collegestudents are forced to resort to inorder to earn extra cash. He isn’ttoiling in local grease pits or scrap-ing grime off the floors of anyrespected facility. In fact, Easternstudent Dave Heidemann’s job asDeejay Spider from 9 p.m. till

close, at late-night hotspot Stix,may just be one of the most covet-ed college jobs, period.

“My favorite part is meetingall different kinds of people,”Heidemann said. “You meet alot of interesting people; it’sfun.”

Perhaps “fun” is the keyword. How many college stu-dents can actually say theyenjoy working the front desk at

their residence halls or flippingburgers at local fast-foodjoints?

“When (people) are havingfun, it makes the job a lot easi-er for me,” he said. “The onlytime it gets boring is whenthere aren’t a lot of peoplehere.”

Heidemann initially estab-lished a name for himself as adeejay when he came to

Eastern and hit the local partyscene.

“I played after hours (par-ties) and friends would comeover after being at the bars,” hesaid.

He said he had his heart set ona deejay position at Stix since “Ihad friends that worked here andthey liked the music (deejays)played.”

The 26-year-old has been spin-

ning the tunes under his DeejaySpider alter ego for five yearsnow; however, he hasn’t allowedhis responsibilities at Stix to belimited to playing CDs for crowds.

“I take care of all the repairs, allthe amps,” he said. “I change bulbs(the sky-high colored lights). Wejust got six new lights. There wereso many problems with the oldones.”S E E S P I D E R ◆ Page 3B

◆ Dave Heidemann balances the strain ofbeing a deejay, manager and student

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By Jamie HusseyS T A F F W R I T E R

Housing and dining servicesreminded students staying inresidence halls to unplugeverything over Thanksgivingbreak at the Residence HallAssociation meeting Thursday.

Mark Hudson, director ofhousing and dining services,said the office is going to try todo power outages in the SouthQuad to fix the line in Thomasthat was damaged during thepower outage Sunday.

Housing and dining surveysare still out for anyone on cam-pus to fill out.

“I implore everyone to givethe survey to your roommate.Give the survey to your neigh-bor. It is the human connectionthat is going to make (the num-ber of surveys returned) rise,”Hudson said.

So far, 384 surveys have beenreturned. The results will helpdetermine where funds will beallocated within housing anddining services. Lincoln Hallhas returned the most surveys,with a 60 percent return.

If Eastern does host theNCAA playoff football gameSaturday, Nov. 30, the residencehalls will open 10 a.m. Saturday.If Eastern plays somewhereelse, the residence halls willopen at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Mihir Chatterji, assistantvice president for InformationTechnology Services, spoke atthe meeting.

Chatterji talked about theproblems Eastern studentshave been facing with theInternet connections. Chatterjiwas looking for student feed-back on what to do about theproblem.

“We don’t want to censor any-thing; we would like to open(the Internet) all up, but obvi-ously it is not good because it isslow,” he said.

Chatterji said the firewall was

not a good idea, because itblocked all activities all overcampus. If students continue tohave problems with theInternet, they should call theHelp Desk at 581-6030. Chatterjisaid they are going to be gettingmore lines soon so students willnot get busy signals.

Sigma Tau Delta will be hold-ing a Marathon Reading onWednesday, Dec. 4 from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. at Booth Library forEnglish majors. The marathonis an attempt to raise libraryfunds.

RHA members attended theGreat Lakes Affiliate ofCollege and UniversityResidence Halls, which washeld last weekend. The confer-ence consisted of 55 schoolsfrom Midwestern states andOntario.

“Everyone who went did anawesome job representingEastern. Eastern is now a fullyaffiliated member ofGLACURH,” said DenisePeters, RHA executive boardmember.

The conference helped mem-bers of RHA bring back fund-raising ideas to Eastern andgather recognition for the university and residence hallsas a voting member, Peterssaid.

The Shuttle Bus is changingits schedule for Friday andSaturday. The bus will pick upat the Martin Luther King Jr.University Union at 6:30 p.m.and shuttle students toShowplace 8, and pick them upagain at 9:30 p.m.

RHA will meet Thursday,Dec. 5 in Ford Hall at 5 p.m.

By Brian O’MalleyS T A F F W R I T E R

Hopeton Dias, an international stu-dent from Jamaica, came to Easternin August as a 22-year-old freshman,and talked about the cultural differ-ences his country holds and the con-stant misconception it receives.

Dias gave his speech Thursdayin the Charleston-Mattoon Room ofthe Martin Luther King Jr.University Union.

Dias explained the common mis-conception that people havetowards Jamaica because of the“behavior of a small minority” ofthe population. As a result, Jamaicahas a reputation of high crime, butit is not like that at all.

“Jamaican people are hardwork-ing friendly people,” Dias said.

Dias explained the geography ofJamaica is mainly mountains andthere are lots of beaches becauseof the surrounding Caribbean Sea.He said in Jamaica there is alwaysa beach nearby and noticed thedifference when he came here.

“I don’t think I’ve yet seen abeach,” Dias said.

He told the audience about 90 per-cent of Jamaicans are ProtestantChristians and speak English. Diastalked about Patois, the Jamaicandialect used by most citizens, and saidit is the most common accent usedwhen people talk about Jamaicans.

Dias put on a hat that resembledBob Marley’s hair and describedJamaica’s love for music. He saidthe two most popular musiciansare Bob Marley and Shaggy.

Dias spiced up the speech with afew entertaining acts such as adance act, which he performedwith a friend. He also displayed hissinging ability, even though he was-n’t too complimentary of himself.

“I’m not the best vocalist,” Diassaid.

The popular sports in Jamaicaare track and field, basketball andsoccer, he said.

During his presentation, Diasshowed pictures of himself and hissister in Jamaica.

“This is confirmation that angels

live among us,” he said.Dias mentioned he knows two

celebrities: Shaggy and his sister,the 2001 Miss Jamaica.

Dias said Jamaica is 85 to 90degrees all year round and, althoughhe feels it is very cold here, heenjoys his time and says the peopleare extremely nice to him.

“I’ve been here for three monthsand I feel like I’ve lived here all mylife,” Dias said.

Students found the presentationinformative.

“I’m pleased to learn so muchabout his country,” said DerrickAlbert, a senior radiation physicsmajor.

Others enjoyed the cultural andartistic aspects of the performance.

Megha Ghimire, a senior sociol-ogy major, said she was very muchinto the presentation.

Dias thanked the audience andinterim President Lou Hencken forcoming and said he is having agreat time in America.

“I’m getting used to it. I’madjusting; I’m happy,” Dias said.

Jamaican student tells of his culture

P O L I C E B L O T T E R

Criminal Damage to a Vehicle Tanner L. Holt, 17, of Oblong, was arrested at

11:45 p.m. Friday on the 2100 of 11th St. forcriminal damage to a vehicle and minor con-sumption of alcohol, a police report stated.

C L A R I F I C A T I O N

A story in Thursday’s edition of The Daily EasternNews incorrectly described the staffing situation at theAfrican American Cultural Center. The center is notstaffed all day.

The News regrets the error.

Housing surveysstill available

“We don’t want to

censor anything; we

would like to open (the

Internet) all up, but

obviously it is not good

because it is slow.”

—Mihir Chatterji

◆ RHA discusses Internetproblems, recent confer-ence and possible NCAAfootball playoff game

S T E P H E N H A A S / S T A F F P H O T O G R A P H E R

Robert Ashley, professor at Illinois State University, presents a slide show during Thursday night’s AmericanFrontiers lecture in the Physical Sciences building. The lecture was put on by the College of Sciences, FacultyDevelopment, Geology and Geography club, and GTU club.

Americans know little geographyBy Katie CummaneS T A F F W R I T E R

If Americans were to take ageography test, the overall scorewould be a “D,” said Darrell P.Kruger, coordinator for the IllinoisGeographic Alliance.

The last lecture of NationalGeographic Awareness Week dealtwith America’s problem with itsgeographical literacy level andwhat educators and geologists aredoing to improve it.

The National Association forProgress survey results indicatedthe American geography literacyrate has remained constant or hasslightly improved from the fourthto eighth grade levels.

Kruger said the survey alsoshows minorities and women havedrastically improved when lookingat demographics.

The IGA is an organization thattrains teachers across Illinois tohelp students gain a better under-standing of geography. It is build-ing a network to advance geo-

graphic knowledge in America,especially educators.

“It’s a matter of trying to getgeography into the school,” saidKruger. “Those who take geogra-phy courses do better on the tests.”

Although the surveys show poorresults, the scores were comprablewith any country of the world.

Many Americans could not iden-tify Iraq or Afghanistan on a map,but Kruger said the students stillgot something right.

“It’s refreshing to know that atleast they are associating al-Qaedaor Osama bin Ladan to that part ofthe world,” said Kruger.

One of the processes to help edu-cate Americans, with an emphasison children, about geography isNational Geographic Society’s“Geography Action!2002/America’s Backyard.”

This year Robert Ashley trekkedthrough the United States for 60days to participate in a field study.

Ashley and his team started atthe Canadian border and traveledthrough public land to Salt Lake

City. He took pictures of the land-scape, including mountains andrivers across the United States.

Ashley travels to elementaryschools showing the slides. Aftershowing a picture of a mountainand then another picture of thesame mountain with a house infront of it, he asked the childrenwhich they like better.

The children answered “the onewith the house,” but Ashley’s pointwas public land is better if it is foreveryone and not just for one per-son.

“It showed how dismally igno-rant we are (Americans), “ Ashleysaid after learning about the geo-graphic literacy rate. “It gave me acause; everybody needs a cause.”

Audience members were veryimpressed with the slides Ashleydisplayed.

“I would definitely go on a fieldstudy trip,” said Joe McKeown, ajunior geography major. “In a cou-ple of years we are going on anAppalachian Trail. It will probablybe maybe five or six months.”

2B O N T H E V E R G E O F T H E W E E K E N D ◆ T H E D A I LY E A S T E R N N E W S Friday, November 22, 2002

Ben Erwin, Verge editor

Karen Kirr, Associate Verge editor

Jessica Danielewicz, Copy editor

Jesse Wu, Copy editor

Benjamin Erwin, Photo Essay

Karen Kirr, Cover design

Brian Blake“I’m thankful fora week-longbreak so I canparty.”

Rachel Pridemore“I’m thankful formy family andfriends.”

Troy Williams“I’m thankful formy nephew whois on the way.”

Brett Chally“Turkey!”

Shannon Brende“I get to go backhome where Ihave a realbed..”

Scott Hunt“Seeing myfriends and beingable to go hometo see family.”

Q U O T E T H I S

What are you most thankful forthis Thanksgiving?

Appearing in more than 20 movies overthe course of four decades, the character ofJames Bond has become an American cul-tural icon with his martini (shaken, notstirred) guzzling, womanizing, suave super-agent veneer. Armed with a slew of indis-pensable gadgets seamlessly built intoeverything he touches and one-linersalways at the ready, Bond has always beenthe epitome of cool.

Despite the bad habits of killing peoplealong with bedding countless women andserving largely as a functional alcoholic,The American Lung Association has some-how seen fit to take a stance against PierceBrosnan, as Bond, smoking Cuban cigars inthe latest in the franchise, “Die AnotherDay.” Convinced Bond’s lighting up a cigaris sure to influence the innocent children oftoday’s youth, the aforementioned lungassociation is fuming over Bond’s return tonicotine.

“The American Lung Association is high-ly concerned tobacco use is too often glam-orized in movies. We are particularly con-cerned that the positive depiction of tobac-co use encourages children and youth tosmoke,” Michelle Sawatka, director ofmedia relations for the American LungAssociation said.

So, in essence, the message being senthere is that Bond can kill villains and cele-brate by seducing a woman, but he sure ashell better not light up a cigarette after-ward.

Sadly, as the Bond series has worn on, theprimary character of the franchise hasgrown farther and farther away from theself-loathing, alcoholic womanizer of authorIan Fleming’s series of novels. This is sad,not because the character of Fleming’sBond is endearing in the least, but becausesuch changes have consistently been madein answer to public outcries concerning thesupposed influence of an unimaginably fic-tional character.

Far too often, action groups are hasty intrumpeting petty, restrictive actions underthe guise of child protection. In far toomany cases, those fearing the worst con-cerning America’s children are the first tocondemn anything construed as evenremotely harmful out of a fear childrenmay mimic the deplorable actions of others.

Whether it is Bond “lighting up,” the boysof “Jackass” placing themselves willfully inharm’s way for the sake of entertainment,Kevin Smith poking fun at dogmatic law orany other example of films, television ormusic which could possibly be construed asoffensive or dangerous, someone willalways be there to protest entertainmentfor the sake of children (or any other pettycause for that matter).

It’s not to say I can’t or won’t support theprotection of children at any cost when the

cause is remotely just or appropriate, I sim-ply cannot do so in clear conscience whenany self-righteous group becomes up-in-arms needlessly. If children are honestlybeing affected by anything they see or hear,the simplest solution is to take actionagainst the child, not the source.

It is rather difficult to feel any sort ofsympathy (or empathy for that matter) forany child who lights him or herself on firein the wake of seeing it done by a self-pro-claimed band of merry Jackasses. Likewise,any child seeing a Bond film and decidingto light up a Cuban will receive little sym-pathy from me. Simply put, it’s not asthough anyone, even children, are unawareof the dangers of smoking.

Common sense will light the way farmore clearly than any public action groupcould ever hope to.

Such restrictions make me wonder exact-ly where the line between sheer stupidityand mere natural selection began to blurinto an ever-expanding gray area wherepeople began liberally crossing unless oth-erwise warned. While my general faith inhumanity may, at times, be drastically wan-ing, I’d like to think we’re not all so easilyswayed by images and sounds entertain-ment presents us.

Apparently not, however, as the possibledangers to children weigh far heavier thanthe artistic expression, if it can even belabeled as such, of all manner of celebrities.

Somewhere along the line, stupidity hasbeen clearly confused with simple naturalselection. For every child who lights him orherself on fire after seeing a movie, thatmay just be some benevolent power imply-ing that individual should really be takenout of the world’s breeding pool. To blameanything but the individual is taking allresponsibility away from those takingaction and is pathetic. Far too often, pettyrestrictions are built around essentiallyharmless images out of an undying fear stu-pidity will ultimately outweigh everythingever experienced or taught.

If kids see Bond smoking and decide tostart solely on that experience and eventu-ally fall ill to some horrible disease becausesome movie influenced them, please don’texpect any manner of pity from me – just alot of pointing and laughing.

“Despite the bad habits of

killing people along with

bedding countless women

and serving largely as a

functional alcoholic, The

American Lung Association

has somehow seen fit to take

a stance against Pierce

Brosnan, as Bond, smoking

Cuban cigars...”

J U S T T H I N K I N G . . .

Line drawn at Bond’snefarious nicotine habit

Ben ErwinVerge Editor

He also is ajunior journalismand Englishminor.

He can be reachedat 581-2812 orbenerwin@hotmail.com

◆ In a world obsessed with pro-tecting the stupid, the AmericanLung Association is determinedto curb James Bond’s cigarsmoking for the sake of children.

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By John ChambersS T U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T E D I T O R

Eastern’s network is slower insome parts of campus, butStudent Senate could be workingon a solution.

Internet service is slower inthe Residence Halls, said MihirChatterji, assistant vice presi-dent for Information TechnologyServices, at a senate meetingWednesday.

“It’s as slow as phone modem,”he said. “There’s a lot of trafficcoming into Eastern from out-side.”

Chatterji said Internet serviceis not as slow in administrationand other university buildings,and Student Senate can help pollhow willing students are to cutInternet traffic and increaseInternet speed.

“It’s really up to you to manageit,” he said. “Come up with aboard to prioritize traffic on net-work. This is a universal problemat most schools.”

Chatterji said just adding band-width that increases the abilityfor more Internet traffic is aneasy solution, but will not solveany problems long-term. He saidlimiting file sharing and down-loading particular files duringcertain parts of the day could bea solution, but the university doesnot want to take that step withoutstudent input.

“Bandwidth gets sucked up in amatter of minutes,” he said. “We

kind of know what we need to do,but we don’t want to do it.”

The network that runs inside ofEastern is higher speed, but filesharing reaches outside of theinternal network and slows downInternet access, Chatterji said.

Student government plans topoll students in the residencehalls first, said Jessica Jarrett,chair of the Student SenateHousing Committee.

“I’m going to bring it to (theResidence Hall Association)today and have them take it totheir hall councils,” she said. “Ithink hall councils are a good tieto the students.”

She said Student Governmentwill initiate surveys if the hallcouncils do not bring backenough student input.

“I would want a more formalthing to give (Chatterji), whichwould probably be surveys,” shesaid.

Jarrett said students could bewilling to sacrifice to a certainpoint to increase Internet speed.

“I think students are going towant the option to downloadmusic,” she said. “At RHA everyweek there’s always complaintsabout how slow the service is.”

According to Jarrett,Information Technology Servicessaid students can suggest anypossibility to solve Internet trou-bles.

“(Chatterji) made it sound likewe could do anything we want,”she said.

By Tim MartinACTIVITIES EDITOR

A month-long fundraiser, sponsored by theCharleston Fire Fighter Union, will provideThanksgiving dinner for 250 families.

Todd Foster, a member of the Charleston FireDepartment, said donations were solicited by a profes-sional fund-raising company, and needy families wereidentified by schools, churches, civic and fraternalorganizations.

The donated money was totaled from Oct. 1 to Nov.8, and funds were sufficient to support the 250-familygoal. The food drive, which is in its second year, had a150-family goal last year.

Food baskets were then created and included suchThanksgiving necessities as turkey, stuffing and din-ner rolls. The price for each basket, Foster said, wasaround $32.

“The baskets contain everything you or I would needfor a humongous Thanksgiving dinner,” Foster said.

The groceries, supplied by Mattoon-based My Store,were sold at a discount price and will be picked up anddistributed by 20 volunteers Friday.

A portion of the proceeds will remain with the firedepartment, but an additional $1,000 will be used tosponsor Camp Newhouse’s Christmas party.

The fund-raiser was a process that took multipleyears to start, Foster said.

“A couple of years ago we wanted to raise funds forthe union and the area,” he said. “We surveyed otherfire departments and they gave us a name of afundraising company. They gave a presentation and wewere impressed, but they were so good we had to waittwo years to get their services.”

Other local businesses are also sponsoring fooddrives for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Family Video in Charleston will be donating 20turkeys to needy families.

Funds were taken from store funds and theJefferson Elementary School. The turkeys will bedelivered by the store manager Tuesday.

By Mike MyersS T A F F W R I T E R

The Council on AcademicAffairs passed two “alternativecertification” courses, but post-poned three others for furtherdiscussion next meeting.

The first course was EDU4550, which is the only onlinecourse offered of the “alterna-tive certification” courses.

“This course makes it possi-ble for individuals to interactand learn about the profession-alism of being a teacher using aWeb-designed course,” saidJames Kestner, coordinator ofthe College of Educational andProfessional Studies.

The second course CAAapproved was EDU 4560, whichis the first part of a two-partinternship. This course appliesthe theory and practice gainedfrom intensive study of actualteachers, Kestner said.

Approval of one of the cours-

es, postponed until next meet-ing due to lack of informationand confusion on the transfer ofcredit and course work hours,was EDU 4551, a foundation ofteaching course that deals withthe sociological and psychologi-cal theories of teaching,Kestner’s proposal stated.

A vote on EDU 4552, a gener-al teaching methods course,also was postponed. The coursewill address Illinois profession-al teaching standards on gener-al methods.

EDU 4553 is another pro-posed course awaitingapproval. This third and finalmodule of the “alternative cer-tification” program is a prob-lem-based learning approach tothe study of career and techni-cal education, the proposal stat-ed.

The CAA will meet again Dec.5, and the council will resumediscussion on the postponeditems from the agenda.

By Melissa NielsenC A M P U S E D I T O R

Facilities planning and manage-ment plans to take advantage ofthe Thanksgiving break by catch-ing up on construction projects andmaintenance while the campus isempty.

Crews want to start on theThomas Convenience Center, workon small repairs within the resi-dence halls and replace wiringdamaged during a fire last Sundaynight.

Mark Hudson, director of hous-ing and dining, said he was hopingto start on the ThomasConvenience Center over thebreak after the project wasdelayed at the beginning of thesemester. The university pushedthe food pantry project back toavoid being overloaded after con-struction of the Doudna Fine ArtsCenter and the Human HealthResource began.

The first phase of constructioninvolves cutting through the brickof the Thomas Dining area to makea door. However, Hudson said thedoor has not been delivered yet,which may push the project backagain until Christmas break.

The Thomas ConvenienceCenter was planned after the suc-cess of similar stores in CarmanHall and the Martin Luther KingJr. University Union. It will belocated in the south end of theThomas Dining Center and willinclude a new entrance to theSouth Quad. Unfortunately, con-struction cannot begin until thedoor is delivered, Hudson said.

If delivery delays push backconstruction, Hudson said it wouldleave more time for facilities andmanagement crews to work on

maintenance in the residence halls.“Time will not be wasted,”

Hudson said.Carol Strode, interim director of

facilities planning and manage-ment, said the university usuallytakes advantage of breaks torepair mirrors and windows and

fix other minor complaints.“They just go from building to

building and work on as manythings as possible,” Hudson said.

Electricians may also repairwire damaged during an outagelast Sunday night, provided enoughaccess cable is available.

Break time to fix what’s broken Teacher certificationcourses approved,votes postponed

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◆ Facilities planning andmanagement to repairresidence hall rooms

S T E P H E N H A A S / S T A F F P H O T O G R A P H E R

Al James, freshman political science major, sits in his room in Taylor Hallwatching Eastern’s basketball team on TV. James, like other students oncampus, has broken furniture in his room that will be fixed during break.

Firefighters to feed 250 familieswith large Thanksgiving feast

Friday, November 22, 2002 O N T H E V E R G E O F T H E W E E K E N D ◆ T H E D A I LY E A S T E R N N E W S 3B

In addition to his aforemen-tioned duties, he holds a moreintimidating position as managerduring daylight hours on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays.

“I bartend, do (money) drawers,make sure the kitchen is runningokay, set up the bar,” Heidemannsaid. “I make sure everything isstocked.”

Although the day hours he worksas manager involve numerousresponsibilities, Heidemann saidhe has the advantage of not havingto deal with drunken patrons,which is a downside the nightmanager has to cope with, he said.

“The night manager has moredifficult situations then I would,”he said.

As Deejay Spider, Heidemannsaid he is primarily concernedwith keeping the bar updatedwith the latest hit music.

“If I don’t have (a particularsong), I try to get it as soon aspossible,” he said.

In this day and age, it actuallycan become challenging to keep

up with what’s hot on the nation-al music scene, he said.Heidemann said he often strug-gles to get hit singles that havealready hit mainstream musicradio stations and MTV when thealbums don’t come out for anoth-er month.

Although the Internet musicswapping sites make the hitsreadily available, he said musicburned onto CDs doesn’t alwayshave the ideal quality sound thatone finds on bands’ authenticalbums.

However, when those popularalbums are released into stores,Heidemann doesn’t hesitate togenerously spend his own money

for the sake of having the latestmusic on hand at Stix.

“I just buy them; they pay meenough here,” he said. “I playCDs whether they are burned ornot; I burn some stuff too.”

Heidemann said if he doesn’town all of the latest music it isnot a problem since Stix’s otherdeejay, who recently replacedDeejay Carebear, will gladly loanhim some of his music.

“If I don’t have something, hehas it,” Heidemann said. “Wework pretty well together.”

On weekdays, patrons at thebar can expect Deejay Spider tosqueeze in their requests; but onweekends, when song requests

flood Heidemann, the requestswill have to be held over until thenext night, he said.

On weekdays, the deejay saidhe’ll also try to sneak in a coupleof his favorite songs if he is shorton requests.

Working a rigorous 50-hourweek at Stix, in addition to being astudent, make things “hard to bal-ance,” he said.

Despite all of the responsibili-ties he has, Heidemann said thepeople he entertains and workswith make the job immenselyworthwhile.

“It is a fun job,” Heidemannsaid. “Just coming in here andworking with people is fun.”

Spider:

Heidemann has astrong work ethic andloves entertainingC O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1 B

By Ben TurnerS T A F F W R I T E R

Many students will miss anintense performance at Friends &Co. this Monday when the NewYork-based Heroine Sheiks visitsCharleston. Thanks to a cancella-tion at a Kalamazoo, Mich. venue,Heroine Sheiks will stop inCharleston on their way toColumbus, Ohio.

Beginning a 10-day, 10-cityMidwest tour on Tuesday, the bandwill make appearances inCleveland, Chicago, Minneapolisand finish in Philadelphia. OnMonday, Charleston will be added tothat list. Taking place of theKalamazoo show, Friends luckedout that the band was scheduled toplay Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday andColumbus on Tuesday. For onceCharleston’s geographic locationpaid off.

Heroine Sheiks formed in early1999. The band features a quintet ofestablished and experienced musi-cians. Frontman Shannon Selberg isbest known for fronting theMinneapolis-based noise machine,Cows, from the mid-80s to circa1998. Cows were called a lot ofthings by a lot of music fans andcritics alike. Sporting a noisy,experimental sound that flat-outannoyed those who didn’t take thetime to look deeper, Cows wereknown for playing intense andextremely unpredictable liveshows.

The now defunct Minneapolis-based Amphetamine ReptileRecords released the majority oftheir recorded material. Selbergsaid working with Amphetamine

Reptile was a pleasure, and thelabel always treated the bands likegold. Thus, Amp. Rep. was able toattract other loud and sometimesmisunderstood acts like Helmet,Tar, Melvins and Hammerhead.

Following Cows’ split, Selbergfound himself in New York andwithout a band to express himselfthrough for the first time since themid-80s. Already well-establishedNew York guitarist, NormanWestburg, joined Selberg in searchof a new project. Westburg hadspent time in the early to mid-80swith Swans, yet another band that issometimes overlooked because of acrowded New York scene.Rounding out The Sheiks’ lineup isEric Eble on bass, Scott Hill on key-boards and John Fell on drums.

Selberg said Fell wasn’t the origi-nal drummer and was someone hemet at a bar. Fell offered his servic-es if they ever needed; and whilethe original drummer was comingup with excuses on why he couldn’tgo on the upcoming tour, Selbergwas on a payphone inviting Fell tojoin the band. Selberg said he mere-ly asked Fell if he thought he couldlearn their songs in two days.

Heroine Sheiks released its debutfull-length, “Rape on theInstallment Plan,” on the Baltimore-based Reptilian Records, but theymoved on to New York’s RubricRecords for their latest effort,“Siamese Pipe.” Selberg saidRubric’s basis in New York Cityhelped the transition.

“When we signed to Reptilian, thelabel was just getting started,”Selberg said. “Rubric was better atdistribution, and they have anagreement with (well known New

York venue) The Knitting Factory.”Selberg said much of their set on

Monday will come from “SiamesePipe,” but the band is currentlyworking on a new material that willmost likely be released on Rubricthis summer.

Ten shows in 10 days in 10 differ-ent cities is a lot to ask from a tour-ing band, but Selberg remained con-fident about the tour.

“It’s not a very long tour, we usu-

ally go out for five or six weeks,”Selberg said. “No one wants to takea day off because you miss out onthe chance to make some money.”

Selberg said he was looking for-ward to the show in Minneapolis andhis return to his old stompingground. The band’s collectiverésumés don’t always affect thecrowd size or preconceptions aboutwhat they are going to hear. That’sjust fine with Heroine Sheiks

because as Selberg said, the bandmemebrs are by no means lookingback on their past accomplishments.

“(In) some towns, no one has everheard of Cows or Swans, so it reallydepends on the town,” Selberg said.“Most of the cities get good crowds,and there’s stuff to do afterwards.Most people haven’t heard anythinglike our latest album and haven’tseen anything like our live showbefore.”

New York quintet Heroine Skeiks to bring rock Monday

W W W. H E R O I N E S H E I K S . C O M

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While it is admirable that TheDaily Eastern News’ editorial staffis taking an interest in the recentactivities of the ApportionmentBoard, I find it insulting that theyfail to do accurate research toback up their arguments.

While the DEN was correct instating that athletics has asked theUniversity Board to approach theAB for money, they are entirelymistaken in thinking any studentcould ask for and receive money.This is where they were lackingthe proper research. In order forthe AB to fund a request, therequest must “provide significantentertainment or recreation forstudents”.

In light of this, one of the fac-tors taken into account in consid-eration of these requests is thenumber of students involved;therefore, unless a student feelsthey can benefit about 1,000 stu-dents, they wouldn’t receive adime from the AB. Using theirhighly refined journalism skills,the writers for the DEN mighthave learned this in only a fewminutes if they had read througha copy of the AB bylaws (whichare publicly available).

Now, apparently certain writersof the DEN believe the AB willsimply be handing the AthleticDepartment a check for $15,000.This is patently untrue. In reality,the AB will be making a transferof $5,000 to purchase 1,000 ticketsfor the first playoff game. If infact Eastern wins and hosts anoth-er round, the AB will transfer thenext installment. The AB only willpay for tickets for games that aregoing to be played. If, for example,

the Panthers lose the first game,then no more money will be spent.Once again this could have beencleared up if the DEN had goneahead and started that walkingcampaign – right over to theStudent Government office – anddone a little research. Oh, and bythe way, AB monies can only betransferred to valid Universityaccounts; so a student’s PantherChecking account wouldn’t qualify.

So, if the DEN believes that giv-ing the students free tickets to anevent they obviously enjoy attend-ing is a bad idea, then it should atleast come up with some genuinelycompelling reasons for not doing so.

A recipe for a DEN editorialseems to be coming together. Takeone large campus issue, stir in oneor more curious DEN editors, andadd numerous opinions without anyresearch or backing. Throw thewhole thing in the newsroom for afew hours and voila, out comes aready-to-print DEN editorial.

In an editorial that ran Nov. 18,editors insightfully pointed outthat the first game for which tick-ets are to be purchased falls theSaturday after ThanksgivingBreak. This is absolutely true.

Apparently the editors were soincredibly sure that they were theonly ones intelligent enough to catchthis elusive fact that they decided itwas unnecessary to check with any-one in Student Government to findout what the situation really was. Infact, we asked this exact same ques-tion. The answer we got was lastyear there was a regular seasonfootball game over the first week-end of Thanksgiving break, and tick-et sales were large.

Now, as I stated, the first play-off game will take place theSaturday we return fromThanksgiving break. This got uswondering if students would actu-ally come back since the resi-dence halls would not normally beopen yet. Here again, however, wewere pleasantly surprised. Theresidence halls will be open begin-ning early Saturday morning forany students who might want tocome back a bit early and watchthe game. In light of this, wedecided it would be reasonable toexpect 1,000 students to be onhand to support their team.

The last point I would like to reit-erate is the Athletic Departmentwill never see a penny of thismoney. The money will go from theAB reserve account, to the UBaccount, and then to the NCAA forfree student tickets. Regardless ofhow much money is in the AthleticDepartment budget, we will not beadding to it in any way.

This proposal to give the UBmoney to purchase 1,000 free stu-dent tickets passed Student Senateon Wednesday. So I urge all Easternstudents to take advantage of it, andcome support the football team.

4A E D I T O R I A L / O P I N I O N P A G E ◆ T H E D A I LY E A S T E R N N E W S Friday, November 22, 2002

“Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.”

Amy LeonardGuestcolumnistfor The DailyEastern News

Leonard also isthe student vicepresident forfinancial affairs.

She can be reachedat acleonard@eiu.edu

Where will the money go?O P I N I O N

Electricalproblemsneed fixing

E D I T O R I A L

The recent confusionabout whether the EasternCouncil on UniversityPlanning and Budget willmeet (or not) and whetherthe legally required agendawill be posted (or not) is pub-licly embarrassing anddeeply troubling. Literallydozens of committees acrosscampus, including student,staff, faculty and administra-tors, meet on a regular basiswith agendas, minutes andopen discussions.

What does it mean that theCUPB can’t manage to dothis? The answer would seemto be either incompetence ornefarious intent. Neither

alternative is pleasant to con-template.

I recently discovered aUPI communique from 1993,when the administration wasusing the same “sky isfalling” argument againstpaying prevailing-wagesalaries for faculty andstaff. If there’s truly nomoney in the budget, thenlet’s open the books andexamine the expenditures.Let’s see if we can’t re-thinkor re-focus our prioritiesand spending practices.Every family must do thisfrom time to time. TheCUPB has that responsibilityon behalf of the university

community and taxpayers.Somebody asked me

recently, where does all thatPepsi money go? How doesthe internal auditor fit intothe picture? We need to findout. Eastern is a public insti-tution with a moral obligationto provide high-quality educa-tion to our students. We needto set a public example ofopenness, fairness andresponsibility.

The CUPB needs to followits own bylaws and the provi-sions of the Illinois OpenMeetings Act, just like otheruniversity groups. We needbetter accountability fromour administrators. The uni-versity community deservesit, and state responsibilitiesdemand it.

David RadavichEnglish professor

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students.’”

Editorial board

Shauna Gustafson, Editor in chief

Michelle Jones, Managing editor

Jamie Fetty, News editor

Amber Williams, Associate news editor

Jessica Danielewicz, Editorial page editor

Nate Bloomquist, Sports editor

slgustafson@eiu.edu

Eastern is making moves to become a more

modern campus. But while new buildings go up,

how can the campus be considered modern if it

can’t keep the power on?

Last week’s power outage in the South Quad left

hundreds of students out in the cold.

Superintendent of Utilities Gary Reed told stu-

dents to expect more outages.

Eastern’s aging power grid needs help, and fast.

The lead-insulated power cables have long out-

lasted their life expectancy

and were predicted to fail.

To simply get the South

Quad buildings running again,

electricians had to switch

around a failed component

and set up a back-feed path

throught a different supply

feeder. As a result, Lawson

Hall is currently being back-

fed from a supply at Taylor

Hall.

The campus has had out-

ages before. It isn’t a new

trend. Reed counted a total of

six outages in recent years. So Sunday’s outages

didn’t come as a suprise to many. How long will

the next power outage last?

The university has requested funding to

upgrade the power cable system for the last five

years, but to no avail. So what will it take to get

the state’s attention — an outage that can’t be

fixed?

Reed expected the project to cost $4 million, but

the cost rises with inflation.

The state needs to chip in for the needed

upgrades, despite it’s budget problems. If it does-

n’t and Eastern can’t afford to fund the upgrades,

student safety becomes an issue.

Students pay for their electricity with their

housing fees. Its not unreasonable for them to

expect to get what they pay for.

The school has no other options. No preventa-

tive measures can be made to stop future outages.

The only option is to replace the system, and it

must be replaced soon.

How can students be expected to remain safe if

they stay in a place where having light when the

switch is flipped is a gamble?

If the funding is not going to be possible,

Eastern needs to have a plan of what to do with

students when they are left without electricity.

Students shouldn’t have to be subjected to the

inconvenience.

When students came to Eastern, power in the

dorms was a guarantee, not a luxury.

The editorial is the majority opinion of the Daily Eastern News editorial board.

At issueThe recentSouth Quadpower outage

Our stanceSteps need tobe taken to fixelectrical problems.Steps alsomust be takento plan for anyfuture problems.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: The Daily Eastern News accepts letters to the editoraddressing local, state, national and international issues. They should be less than 250words and include the authors’ name, telephone number and address. Students shouldindicate their year in school and major. Faculty, administration and staff should indicatetheir position and department. Letters whose authors cannot be verified will not beprinted. Depending on space constraints, we may edit letters, so keep it concise.Letters can be sent to The Daily Eastern News at 1811 Buzzard Hall, Charleston IL61920; faxed to 217-581-2923; or e-mailed to slgustafson@eiu.edu

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Looking back on this year in enter-tainment, I feel very underwhelmed. Inthe world of music, movies and televi-sion, nothing has really made a bigimpact on me. While there has been a lotof good material, I have not yet seenanything that is great the same way Ihave in previous years.

In the world of music, I have notbecome hooked on any new person orgroup. Most of the new music soundsbland and uninspiring to me, and I amhoping the new wave of groups like theHives and the White Stripes go awaysoon.

Rock is in horrible shape with the oldfavorites faltering and new groupssounding like clones of each other. Rapand hip hop sounding cliché now, and itwill take new CDs from Jay-Z, Jurassic5, and the Roots to change this fact.Even the new CDs from groups I likehave been uninspired and nothing new.While Incubus and Foo Fighters’ newCDs were good, they were not quite asgood as their last and aren’t anythingrevolutionary.

This TV season, the biggest new hithas been “CSI: Miami.” While it is acrowd-pleasing hit, the reason it’s a suc-cess is because the idea is a pre-soldone, and it is at the height of its popular-ity. Other than that show, can anyone

name three new shows this season?I watch TV often and I am hard

pressed to do it. The two best new showsare Robbery Homicide Division” and“Boomtown,” and no one is watchingthese shows at all. The only shows get-ting any press are long established hitslike “Friends” and expanding hits like“24” and “Smallville.”

Last year, people were getting intofreshman hits such as “24,” “Smallville”and “Alias,” but the love and hype forthe new shows do not compare to any-thing close to these. The one bright spotfor new shows this year has been cable,where “The Dead Zone,” “Monk” and“The Shield” have turned into com-pelling hours of television. If this trendkeeps continuing, numbers for themajor networks will keep hemorrhag-ing, and cable will be the place for newshows.

The movies are what I know best andI have noticed them being stuck in a rut

the most. While last year had many hor-rible movies and a couple of great films,this year has been mostly movies thatare solid doubles and triples with nohome runs.

While putting up with such crap as“Planet of the Apes” and “Pearl Harbor”last year was bad, at least movie goersgot to feast on such great films as “TheRoyal Tenenbaums,” “Monsters, Inc.”and “Memento.”

This year, I have really liked suchmovies as “Changing Lanes,” “MinorityReport” and “About a Boy,” but I havenot yet loved a film. There hasn’t been afilm that just gets in you and does not letgo. While there are a few films left thisyear that might do it like “Adaptation”or “The Two Towers,” I am not keepingmy hopes up.

Yet, which year was better, the yearwith few good movies and a few greatones or a year with a lot of good moviesand no great ones? I would have to gowith the year with a few great ones.While this year was good and had manyenjoyable movies I could watch repeat-edly, I need those very personal moviesto remind me why I love film so much.There are five weeks left this year, andhopefully by Jan. 1, I will be provenwrong about this year because this isone time I would love to be wrong.

Entertainment void of value this yearcoming outswinging:

By Ryan RinchiusoS T A F F W R I T E R

By Ryan RinchiusoS T A F F W R I T E R

“Harry Potter and theChamber of Secrets” doesnot feel like a sequel, butmore of a continuation. Asequel usually donates a filmthat is being made becausethe first one was a hit;whether or not you get thesame magic in the secondfilm is a gamble that mightnot turn out well for thefilm’s faithful.

“Harry Potter and theChamber of Secrets” doesnot have that sequel feelbecause it seamlessly bringsviewers back into the magi-cal world J.K. Rowlings cre-ated without breaking itsstride.

All is not well at Hogwart’sSchool for Witchcraft andWizardry during HarryPotter’s second year. The ten-sion between pure-bloodedstudents, who have both par-ents that were magicallygifted, and “mud bloods,”who have muggle (or notmagical) parents, is building.To make matters worse, thechamber of secrets, whichhas had a dark history, hasbeen reopened and is petrify-ing the mud bloods.

Harry Potter, who is beingostracized because he cantalk to snakes, a quality thatdenotes he might be the heirof Slytherin and the only per-son to open the chamber,

decides to solve the mystery.Potter has been warned it isdangerous at the school byHobby, a house elf who hurtsHarry more than helps him.Potter has a lot of suspects,from Lucius Malfoy (deli-ciously played by JasonIssacs) to Hagrid, but noclear answers.

“The Chamber of Secrets”balances between being whateveryone expects and doingsomething new and wonder-ful really well. The actorsfrom the last film are fillingin their roles exquisitely withHagrid becoming more lov-able by the moment and thethree main child actorsjelling into a well-run trio.

The addition of new char-acters helps the movie.Gilderoy Lockhart, the newegotistical Defense Againstthe Dark Arts teacher, isplayed perfectly by KennethBranagh. Jason Isaacs, witha long-flowing white head ofhair, is just screaming for theaudience to hate him beforehe utters his first word, andProfessor Sprout (MiriamMargolyes) will be a wel-come addition to the cast formovies to come.

It does not matter if people

are fans of the books or not;everyone will find somethingto love about this film. Forthe book fans, everyone’sfavorite scenes are beautiful-ly realized, and the castingwas so perfect that a personcould swear the charactersjumped off the page.

For people who have neverread the book, there is somuch magic both on screen

and in the film that the 2-hour and 40-minute runningtime seems to flash by. “TheChamber of Secrets” has notsuccumbed to the sopho-more jinx for films and it isbecoming very evident thatthe “Harry Potter” serieswill become a classic, beingwatched by children of allages for generations tocome.

“Harry Potter and theChamber of Secrets”

Chris Colombus directorBy Ben ErwinV E R G E E D I T O R

In life, Kurt Cobainremained so readilyinsouciant in regards tohis fame that a posthu-mously-released pack-age of greatest hitsseems rather ironic fora band and a musicalmovement that went sofar to demythologize theidea of fame.

It is after great litiga-tion and bickering, how-ever, that such a pack-age of supposed “great-est hits” has beenreleased eight yearsafter a man who manyproclaimed as this gen-eration’s John Lennon,succumbed to a self-inflicted shotgun blast.While early Nirvanareleases like “Bleach”gave wafts of revolu-tion, and the seminal“Nevermind” may havesmelled of “Teen Spirit,”Nirvana’s latest reeks oflittle more than profit.

Mining the sameloud/soft dynamics uti-lized by the likes of ThePixies long beforeGrunge was ever agleam in rock journal-ists’ eyes, Nirvanashows its massive influ-ence throughout theself-titled package ofhits. With a style thatinfluenced countlessbands throughout the90s, “Nirvana” offers alasting look at the lega-cy left by one of thisgeneration’s most-beloved bands.

The album’s lone newtrack, the chanting andlascerating “You KnowYou’re Right” is a last-ing testament to thegroup as Cobain’shoarse, forced vocalsglide effortlessly atopthe same hypercharged,building riff Nirvanahad turned platinumnumerous times before.Although dominated bymaterial from the mono-lithic “Nevermind” andthe somber andpoignant “Unplugged,”the sole offering fromthe group’s formidableearly release “Bleach”is an insightful look intothe progression of theband on the jangly“About a Girl.”

Even on “B-Side”material from“Nevermind’s” followup“Incesticide,” the group

shows its pop sensibilitydespite rough produc-tion value and an indieaesthetic. Songs like“Been a Son” and thebass-driven and quirky“Sliver” could easily beconstrued as melodicrock with the edge ofCobain’s always some-what mysterious lyrics.

With “In Utero,”Nirvana branched pastsimple punk rock withmelody and a liberalusage of standard hooksand showed the band’sproclivity for darknessand introspection. Songslike the ringing “Heart-Shaped Box” offer apained view intoCobain’s psyche, while“Pennyroyal Tea” andthe lyrically-adept“Dumb” show a softerside only hinted atbefore the band’sappearance on the MTVstaple “Unplugged.”

Offering the mostu n c h a r a c t e r i s t i cmoments of the band ismaterial from“Unplugged” where theband is dutifullystripped of the distor-tion and blithe scream-ing often used to maskCobain’s lyrics.Dedicated onstage towife Courtney Love anddaughter Francis Bean,“All Apologies” was thefirst single from“Unplugged” andarguably one of the bet-ter performances theband gave that night,with Cobain poundingaway on an acoustic gui-tar.

Strangely missing,however, from thealbum are songs like“Scentless Apprentice,”“Drain You,” “Polly” or“Negative Creep”among many others.Maybe if the group hadreleased a full box set,as surviving membersKrist Novaselic andDave Grohl had origi-nally wanted, suchmaterial could havebeen offered.

I’m sure a single diskwill sell far more copiesthan a box set, however,so who really caresabout legacy whenthere’s a bottom line tolook after?

Nirvana’s latestsmells like profit

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P H O T O C O U R T E S Y O F R O T T O N T O M A T O E S . C O M

Lucius Malfoy and the boys of slytherin serve as Potter’snemesis in the highly enjoyable “Chamber of Secrets.”

‘Potter’ surpasses hype of original

By Ben ErwinV E R G E E D I T O R

Formed by a trio ofCumberland County natives,Saltwater Vampires shiesaway from cliched indie sen-sibility in favor of playing abrand of melodic punkmixed with liberal doses oforganized chaos the bandrelates to so fondly.

Comprised of Travis Shooton guitar and vocals, LanceShoots on bass and vocalsand Chris James on drums,Saltwater Vampires has beenplaying self-booked showsfor almost a year now in aneffort to build a fan base.Although the band has been,at times, met with adversityby club owners and musicfans alike, the band seessuch setbacks as part of theplan.

Created as a backlash toindie rock posturing soprominent in smaller musi-

cal communities, SaltwaterVampires quickly developeda style in direct rebellion tothe music and groups thegroups’ members grew todislike.

“None of us really likedthe music that anyone elsewas playing,” Shoot said.

With an odd name befit-ting the style of the group,Saltwater Vampires drew itsname from the unlikelysource of a dream Shoot hadmore than a year ago.

“The name came from adream I had about sirensfrom Greek mythology,”Shoot said. “I thought TheSirens would be a silly namefor guys so I suggestedSaltwater Vampires.”

With a name quickly in toe,the band began practicing amix of covers and originalsbefore finally getting deter-mined to play to live audi-ences. Although now livingin Cumberland County and

surrounding areas, the bandhasn’t play Charleston morethan a handful of times,including an appearance atFriends & Co. a little morethan a month ago.

Because the band hasn’tplayed out extensively,Saltwater Vampires’ mem-bers still feel somewhatunwelcome in the musicscene in the area. Without atight community or groupstruly working together orbonding, Shoot said it wastougher for the band to builda following.

“I think it’s kind of scat-tered,” Shoot said of themusical community in thisarea. “None of the bandshave much in common, andwe definitely don’t seem tofit anywhere,” he added.

As for the band’s positionin music, Shoot doubtsSaltwater Vampires mayever find a place for them-selves. With a frenetic style,

the band has been kicked outof shows in the past for beingtoo rowdy or boisterous.

Coming from a stalwartcommunity has only height-ened the band’s need toescape, Shoot said, as thecommunity offers little inthe way of opportunity.

“I do think that being fromhere has influenced oursound. We’re from a pit ofnothingness,” he said. “Wejust played for ourselves. Weall liked what we were doingand never were really a partof a scene.”

As for the band’s sound,Shoot said the best way tojudge is to catch the bandlive or even through theirlatest demo.

“I would say we sound likethe catchiest Misfits andHusker Du songs fightingeach other while all crankedup on meth and drunk oncheap beer—but smarter,”he said.

Saltwater Vampires forges its own direction

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Zoning board postpones code voteBy Carly MulladyS T A F F W R I T E R

Another continuance was approved inthe ongoing debate for the city’s UnifiedDevelopment Code Thursday night. In aless than five-minute-long meeting, theBoard of Zoning and Appeals voted tomeet again Dec. 5.

In opening comments, Jeff Finley,Charleston’s city planner and zoningenforcement officer, requested the con-tinuance due to being unprepared for thepresentation.

The request was immediatelyapproved by all members of the board,and the meeting was then adjourned.

This Unified Development Code deter-mines various regulations throughout thecity. Sign-hanging regulations, the num-ber of people permitted to live within aresidence and rules for residential, com-mercial and industrial building all fallunder the code.

Since the code’s 1969 creation, no morethan three unrelated people were allowedresidence together. This most recentcode proposes no more than two peopleper bedroom can reside in a house, withavailable parking spaces also being adetermining factor.

The new code also proposes limitationson the size and quantity of signs, whereasprior sign regulations were nonexistent.

An amortization process is anotherpart of the code. This process wouldforce all industrial businesses located inresidential zoned areas to relocate.

This was the fourth meeting seekingapproval of the code. Previous meetingshave sent the plans back for clarifica-tions.

Finley said the code will be furtherclarified and fully prepared for the nextmeeting.

C O L I N M C A U L I F F E / P H O T O E D I T O R

Ann Brownson, Jan Grewell and other members of the Board of Zoning and Appealsdiscuss the Unified Development Code Thursday evening in the Municipal Building onVan Buren and Sixth Street. The board decided on a continuance until Dec. 5, whenthey will vote on a new development code.

By Pat KnibbsS T A F F W R I T E R

Students need not travel back home to enjoy atraditional feast this Thanksgiving.

The Otterbein United Methodist Church ofCharleston, located on 2175 E. Harrison Ave., willbe hosting its annual Community ThanksgivingDinner, which is geared toward anyone livingalone, unable to cook, college students stuck atschool and senior citizens.

The church is also providing a meal deliveryservice to anyone unable to attend, along with ridesfor those who need them.

The meal will be held between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 28. Local resi-dents and businesses have provided the donationsnecessary for the meal, and this is the fifth yearthe church has hosted the meal.

Some visitors at past dinners have included peo-ple passing through town, people who do not havethe money to cook a large meal, relatives of familymembers unable to prepare their own meal andforeign students staying in town over the break.

Volunteers from throughout the community helpby serving food, delivering meals and providingrides to and from the church. The church is lookingfor volunteers to help serve food and clean upafterwards.

“Everyone always wants to help serve, but noone volunteers to clean up,” Pastor Sharon Monroesaid.

Harold Hackett and his wife, along with severalother local families, help organize the dinner bycollecting the donations, providing cars for deliv-ery and rides and preparing the meal.

The complete Thanksgiving meal includesturkey, mashed potatoes, vegetables, stuffing andpumpkin pie.

Anyone interested in volunteering, or in need ofa ride to the dinner, can call the church at 345-5843,or contact Hackett at 345-5044.

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While tossing candy to specta-tors is currently banned, the policyhas not been enforced.

A third proposal is to publish apamphlet detailing paradebehavior rules and send them tohouses along the parade route,she said.

Also, Brinker said additionalpenalties for unruly behavior byparade marchers and spectatorscould be in store.

“One of the things we’ll look atvery closely is penalties,” shesaid.

Once a comprehensive seriesof proposed reforms is drawn upby the Homecoming committee

and other university and student officials, Brinker saidthey will be considered by theStudent Senate ExternalRelations Committee, comprisedof students, faculty and officials from the city andadministration.

Brinker said she was “very opti-mistic that we can solve this prob-lem.”

However, Brinker said the com-mittee will wait to poll the Easternand Charleston communitiesbefore enacting any of thereforms.

This polling will start at thecommittee’s Dec. 6 meeting, shesaid.

City manager Bill Rigbe said the city could push for anumber of reforms, includingaltering the parade route,increasing police presence, oreven abolishing the parade alto-gether.

“It’s kind of up in the air at thispoint,” he said.

Western toughens rules

Eastern’s proposed reforms forits homecoming parade mirrorsimilar, successful reforms recent-ly made at another Illinois univer-sity.

Reforms designed to hold stu-dents more accountable for theiractions helped Western IllinoisUniversity deal with problems intheir homecoming parade, saidDan Maxwell, Western’s directorof student activities.

A few years ago, several highschool marching bands refused tomarch in Western’s parade afterbeing harassed by spectators,Maxwell said.

“(The high schools) just didn’tfeel like the verbal comments ortossing candy was appropriate fortheir students,” he said.

The university responded witha number of reforms, including aban on throwing candy, forcingstudent groups to follow a set ofbehavior guidelines, and

strengthening the role of parademarshals.

Currently, student groups thatparticipate in WIU’s homecom-ing have to attend two informa-tional meetings, where they aregiven a guidebook detailing theschool’s behavior code, Maxwellsaid.

Student groups that disobey thecode face possible disqualificationfrom the parade or any otherhomecoming event, he said.

“We hammered in pretty hardthat people will be accountable fortheir behavior both in and out ofthe parade,” he said.

Also, each student group in theparade must send five to 10 volun-teers to become parade marshals,Maxwell said.

Parade marshals work ingroups of two or three, and walkin the parade to monitor bothparade marchers and spectators,he said.

The marshals are not placedwith their own group in the parade,

since “you want people who areobjective,” he said.

When a parade marcher or aspectator causes a disruption, amarshal would ask the offender tostop, he said. If the request isignored, the marshal would thencall in other parade officials or amember of the school’s Office ofPublic Safety.

Since Western began educatingorganizations about conduct rulesand giving parade marshals agreater role in parade security,there have been very few disrup-tive incidents in their homecomingparades, and bands are slowlyreturning to the parade, Maxwellsaid.

Maxwell recommended otherschools with parade disruptionstake similar actions.

“It really puts some moreresponsibility on the homecomingcommittee to hold each otheraccountable, and it puts some moreresponsibility on student organiza-tions,” he said.

Parade:

Eastern’s proposedreforms mirror similarregulations at WesternC O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1 A

Illinois House votes toexpand charter schools

SPRINGFIELD (AP) — The Illinois Houseoverwhelmingly approved legislationThursday that would affect Chicago teach-ers and students.

The bill would allow the Chicago Board ofEducation to negotiate with teachers overclass size, schedules, student assessmentand more. The goal is to develop a betterpartnership between administrators andteachers as they try to improve education.

Both the board and the Chicago TeachersUnion support the change.

The Chicago Teachers Union is currentlythe only teachers bargaining unit in the stateprohibited from bargaining over class size,said David Comerford, lobbyist with theIllinois Federation of Teachers. The CTU ispart of the Illinois federation.

The legislation also would double the num-ber of experimental charter schools allowedin Chicago — from 15 to 30.

However, in another change, the legislation

would ban for-profit companies from openingnew charter schools in Chicago for two years.

Comerford said for-profits operate a fewcharter schools in Chicago now and those inexistence will be allowed to continue, butunion members asked the legislature toimpose the temporary ban on new, for-profit,charter schools.

According to the legislation, charterschools would also have to meet require-ments for hiring certified teachers.

On the expansion of bargaining powers forChicago teachers, the sponsor, Rep. LarryMcKeon, D-Chicago, said, “I think this is thenext step forward. It’s bringing the teachersto the table and letting them have a voice.”

Some lawmakers objected to the expansionof charter schools. They said more poor blackand Hispanic students will end up with teach-ers who lack rigorous academic training.

The bill passed 105-8 and now goes to thestate Senate.

Company recalls 410,000 toysWASHINGTON (AP) — A Chicago com-

pany is recalling about 410,000 toy attach-ments to baby walkers that can break apartand have caused facial cuts to 15 children.

The Consumer Product Safety Commissionsaid Thursday that Kolcraft Enterprises Inc.is recalling the product because of toy flow-ers that can break, exposing sharp edges.

The walkers with the attachments weresold under the brand names “Tot Rider”and “Carter’s,” and each attachment hastwo toy flowers.

The recall includes Tot Rider modelnumbers 14303-AC, 14303-CC and 14401-OT. The Carter’s models included are14303-LB, 14303-UE and 14303-LJ.Consumers seeking a replacement attach-ment should call 1-888-695-9988.

Separately, The Disney Store Inc., basedin Glendale, Calif., is recalling around14,500 “Sulley with Boo” plush dolls of char-acters from the animated movie “Monsters,Inc.” The blue, 12-inch Sulley doll is holdinga smaller, girl doll, whose ponytail holderscan come off, posing a choking hazard.

The dolls were sold only at The Disney

Store, and the company has not receivedany reports of injury. To receive a refund,consumers can call 1-800-566-3161 week-days from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST.

The safety commission is asking con-sumers to immediately remove both prod-ucts’ recalled parts.

In other action:◆ About 15,000 infant swings are being

recalled by Baby Trend Inc. of Ontario,Calif. A screw on the support arm canloosen or detach, causing the seat to sepa-rate and drop to one side. The company hasreceived 10 reports of loosened screws, butno reports of injuries. The recall includesTrend Swing model numbers 8711 and8722, which were sold at Toys R Us storesnationwide. Consumers can call 1-800-328-7363 weekdays from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.EST for a free repair kit.

◆ Four Los Angeles-area businesses andthe owner of a now-defunct business havebeen fined a total of $100,000 for importingmore than 350,000 toys with small parts inviolation of regulations intended to protectchildren under 3 years old.

Friday, November 22, 2002 T H E D A I LY E A S T E R N N E W S 7A

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Space shuttle repaired, badweather may prevent launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)— NASA kept an eye on the weath-er in Florida and 4,000 miles awayin Spain, hoping for a break thatwould allow the launch of therepaired space shuttle Endeavouron Friday night.

Endeavour’s flight to the inter-national space station has beendelayed almost two weeks by aleaking oxygen line and a damagedrobot arm. The damage was causedby workers who accidentallyrammed a platform into the 50-footarm.

The robot arm is needed to lift a14-ton girder from the payload bayfor installation on the space sta-tion.

Besides performing construc-tion work, the shuttle astronautswill deliver a fresh three-man crewto the space station and bring backthe one American and twoRussians who have been on boardsince early June.

On Thursday evening, NASAannounced a launch time of 8:15p.m. The space agency kept thetime secret until about 24 hours inadvance, under post-Sept. 11, 2001,security guidelines.

Forecasters said there was an80 percent chance of good launchweather, with gusty wind the mainconcern. But the outlook wasmuch worse at the two emergencylanding sites in Spain, where rain,

thick clouds and turbulence wereexpected throughout the week-end.

At least one overseas landingsite must have acceptable weather for the launch to pro-ceed.

A Moroccan air base that used toserve as an emergency landing sitehas not been considered formonths because of security con-cerns.

NASA’s last countdown was halt-ed Nov. 10 at the two-hour markbecause of a leak in the astronauts’oxygen supply. A cracked hose wasreplaced. The robot-arm damageoccurred while workers were hunt-ing for the leak.

Wisconsin preparesfor hunting season

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) —Wisconsin’s traditional deer huntopens Saturday with hunters won-dering for the first time whethertheir prey is infected with a rare,always fatal brain disease.

There are no documentedcases of chronic wasting diseasebeing transmitted from deer tohumans, but scientists cannotrule out the possibility.

State officials have instructedhunters in how to avoid potential-ly infected parts of the carcasswhile dressing their kill, but theyhave not advised anyone againsteating venison.

Sales of gun licenses for hunt-ing deer are down 15 percentfrom a year ago, and state offi-cials blame concern over the dis-ease.

George Nowak, 71, of Wausaurefused to buy a license this yearbecause of the disease, ending alifetime of hunting that beganwhen he was 12.

“This is something you lookforward to, hunting season. Butthe chance of getting some awfuldisease is just not worth it,” hesaid. “If you can’t eat it, whyshoot it?”

The illness is related to madcow disease in cattle andCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease inhumans. All three diseases arecaused by proteins called prions,which make spongelike holes inthe brain.

In February, chronic wastingdisease was found in Wisconsindeer, marking the first time it wasdiscovered east of the MississippiRiver. It is known to exist in deer

or elk in at least eight states andCanada; thousands of animals arebeing slaughtered in an attempt tocontain it.

Despite the concern, morethan 500,000 licenses have beensold for the nine-day Wisconsinhunt, and there was never anysuggestion that the deer seasonbe called off.

Deer hunting is a $1 billionindustry in Wisconsin, and itranks up there with the GreenBay Packers and cheese as cher-ished Wisconsin traditions. Somehigh schools even cancel classesduring hunting season.

State agencies have advisedhunters not to cut into the ani-mals’ spinal cords and lymphnodes, where the deadly proteinsthat cause the disease accumu-late. Hunters were also advisedto wear disposable gloves anduse disposable knives and saws.

The state estimates 1.6 milliondeer roam Wisconsin’s fields andwoods this fall, and officials hopehunters kill 450,000 to 500,000.But wildlife officials said thatbecause of worries about thesafety of venison, some huntersmay try to shoot only large bucksfor their trophy horns.

The state wants hunters inevery county to donate a total of50,000 deer heads for testing forthe disease in what it calls thebiggest wildlife disease surveyever conducted.

“It is a historic season,” saidBrad Koele, an assistant deer ecol-ogist for the state Department ofNatural Resources. “What hap-pens this year is going to beremembered for a long time.”

The hunt also continues anunprecedented attempt to kill alldeer — at least 25,000 of them —in an area west of Madison wherethe disease first was discoveredin the state.

◆ Hunters unsure iftheir prey is infectedwith chronic wastingdisease

Hundreds fall ill on cruise ship

PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP)— The cruise ship Amsterdamreturned to port Thursday for astem-to-stern scouring after morethan 500 people on its last four voy-ages got sick with a stomach virus.

The ship had been scheduled toleave on a 10-day Caribbean cruiseThursday, but the voyage has can-celed so the vessel could be cleaned.

After the latest passengers dis-embarked, 573 crew membersbegan cleaning the ship, emptyinggarbage cans and wiping downremote controls, clock radios, evenBibles. During the next 10 days,crew members will replace 2,500pillows and dry-clean, steam-cleanand disinfect every surface.

The Holland America cruise linesaid that during the ship’s just-completed 10-day voyage, 58 pas-

sengers and 18 crew membersdeveloped symptoms associatedwith the Norwalk virus. Eighty-seven of the 1,305 passengers leftthe ship at various ports in theCaribbean and were flown home.

Many passengers said theyenjoyed their vacation despite theproblems and did not mind the fre-quent reminders from the crew towash their hands and avoid hand-shakes.

“Rather than shaking hands werubbed elbows,” said Joel Bennett,a bassist for a Tommy Dorseyorchestra that performed onboard.

Other passengers said theyresented not being told of the virusand the precautions until justbefore they boarded the ship out-side Fort Lauderdale.

“As far as I am concerned, theyput us in harm’s way,” said JosephCarbonell of New Britain, Conn.

In all, 454 passengers and 70crew members have become sick

within the past month during foursuccessive voyages aboard theAmsterdam. The virus, spreadthrough food and water and closecontact with infected people orthings they have touched, cancause diarrhea, stomach pain andvomiting.

The cruise line had spent morethan 10 hours scrubbing theAmsterdam with a chlorine solu-tion before it departed on its latestvoyage.

On the cruise, passengers werebarred from serving themselves atbuffets or touching any food ordrinks but their own.

“They were cleaning all the time.You’d see people and then they wouldnot be there for dinner, so you knewthey got sick,” said Lori Druckeroff,a Boynton Beach retiree.

The cruise line is working withthe Centers for Disease Controland Prevention.

Holland America Line is ownedby Miami-based Carnival Corp.

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APARTMENTS 2003. 2&3 bed-room. Near campus.www.eiuapts.com 345-2416_________________________11/22Near Campus 4-6 Bedroom hous-es available for Aug 2003, 10month lease Call 348-0712_________________________11/22ROYAL HEIGHTS APTS. 1509 S.2nd; 3 bedrm furnished apts., lowutilities- Leasing for Spring & Fall,2003 Semesters Call 346-3583_________________________11/22AVAILABLE NOW OR SECONDSEMESTER! Townhouses andApartments for 2 to 5 Tenants.Bargain Price! 345-4489, WoodRentals, Jim Wood, Realtor_________________________11/22FALL 2003: 3,2, BEDROOMHOUSES 2 BEDROOM APART-MENTS,1026 EDGAR DR., 1 bed-room apartment 348-5032_________________________12/6EXTREMELY NICE 2 Bdrm, 1 or 2bath apartments available forsummer and fall. W/D and trashincluded, close to campus, nopets. Call 345-9267_________________________11/22Newly purchased, extra nice, 3bedroom, 2 bath home onUniversity Drive. W/D included.Close to campus. AvailableAugust 1st. 345-9267._________________________11/22EXTRA NICE UPSTAIRS APT.JUST CAME AVAIL. 2088 1/2 6THST. CARPETED, A/C, SHOWER,VERY QUIET APT. DEPOSIT ANDLEASE REQUIRED. WILL CON-SIDER PETS! CALL 345-7522AFTER 5:30 CALL 345-9462 ASKFOR LARRY._________________________11/22 AWESOME: 4-5 bdrm house, fall2003. 11/2 baths, w/d No. 1Orchard Dr.(behind McDonald’s)$1200/month. 217-898-1514._________________________12/3SUBLESSORS NEEDED NOW!RENT NEGOTIABLE, LARGEHOUSE, SPACIOUS BEDROOMAVAILABLE, W/D INCLUDED-GREAT LOCATION. CALL JENNY(217)621-2944._________________________12/42 bdrm house with basement, AC,enclosed porch, carpeted, avail-able 12/15 for $550/month, nopets. 345-3232 days._________________________12/5Now renting for Fall of 2003. 4-6bedroom apts, close to EIU. Call3345-2467_________________________12/5

DON’T WAIT!! Go for the best!Beautiful, like new apts. Near cam-pus! Good management & security.345.2516. Available Fall 2003._________________________12/6Newly remodeled throughout.Available for Spring or 2003. 1 BR200 W. Monroe, 3 BR 956Division. 345-0853_________________________12/10Fall 2003: Brittany Ridge, 4 bedroomfor 4 or 5 people, 2 1/2 baths, W/D,DSL access, Low utilities and greatfloor plan. $200/mo/person, Local,responsive landlord. 348.8886 leavemessage_________________________12/13FALL 2003, 3 bedroom houseclose to campus. 10 or 12 monthlease. 348-7698 leave message._________________________12/16FALL 2003, 2 bedroom down-stairs house. 10 or 12 monthlease. 348-7698. leave message._________________________12/16FALL 2003, 2 bedroom house. 10 or12 month lease. 348-7698. leavemessage._________________________12/16GET OUT OF THE DORMS!!! Getready for Springtime parties.January-rooms available for Shortterm lease. Share house VERYclose to campus. 345.3273_________________________12/16EASTERN ILLINOIS PROPERTIES:AVAILABLE FALL 2003, 3,4,5,6BDRM APART., HOUSES, ANDTOWNHOUSES. MANY INCLUDEFREE DSL INTERNET, FREE LAUN-DRY, AND OTHER EXTRAS. E-MAILUS AT eastern_il_prop@yahoo.comOR CALL 345-6210 FOR PROPERTYLIST AND PHOTOS. ASK FORBECKY AT EXT. 2_________________________12/20For Spring 2003: 2 BR Unf Apt w/stove, refrig, AC, microwave. Laundryin complex. Trash pd. 1305 18th St &2001 S 12th St. $395/single. $460/2adults. 348.7746_________________________00For Fall 2003-2 BR Unf Apt w/ stove,refrig, AC, microwave, laundry incomplex. Trash pd. 1305 S 18th St &2001 S 12th St. $395/single, $460/2adults. 348.7746_________________________00Spring Semester 2003. Onemonth free. New 3 BR unf apt. w/stove, refrig, dishwasher,microwave, cathedral ceiling,indiv sink/vanity in each bedroom,water/trash pd. One block fromOld Main. 348.7746_________________________00

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Fall 2003: 2 & 3 bedroom fur-nished apartments. Utilitiesincluded, close to campus, nopets. Call 345-6885_________________________002 nice houses, all appliances,W/D. Available Spring 2003 andFall 2003. Excellent locations.345-7530_________________________00Available Now! Nice large 1 bed-room apartment. New carpet.345-6967_________________________00House with 3 or more bedrooms.W/D, dishwasher, 6 month lease.Close to campus. 345-6967._________________________00Available in January: large 1 bed-room apartment. 1/2 block fromcampus. $345. 345-6967_________________________00SEITSINGER RENTAL HOUSE1074 10TH STREET. 11/2 BLKSFROM CAMPUS. AVAIL. DEC. 22FOR SPRING SEMESTER 2-4PERSONS NEEDED. COM-PLETELY FURNISHED PLUSDISHWASHER, W/D CALL 345-7136 _________________________00Tired of roommates? Single apt.on the square $325 inc. utilities.345-2171 9-11am days._________________________00For 2003-2004: Well capped onebedroom apartment. Close tocampus. $350 per month. Leave amessage. Call 345-0652_________________________002 Bedroom, 1 Car Garage, NiceBackyard & Patio Located in aquiet neighborhood AvailableImmediately! $475/Month_________________________00

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SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — A gun-man fired three bullets into thehead of an American missionaryThursday at the clinic where sheworked as a nurse. It was believedto be the first targeted killing of aU.S. citizen in Lebanon in morethan a decade.

Bonnie Penner, 31, was slain atthe Unity Center, which houses aChristian chapel and a clinic.

Investigators said they believethe gunman knocked at the door ofthe clinic and shot Penner in thehead with a 7mm pistol. A col-league found the woman’s bodylying in a pool of blood, police said.

The center’s director, the Rev.Sami Dagher, said there were nothreats before the killing and themotive was not known. The clinic

provides medical care and help tolocal people and Palestinianrefugees in a nearby camp insouthern Lebanon.

“Bonnie died because she lovedthe people of Sidon,” Dagher toldreporters.

“May God forgive them,” hesaid of the attackers.

The killing occurred around 8a.m., just after Penner opened thecenter.

Penner, a nurse married to aBritish citizen, Garry Whitherall,had worked for about two yearsfor the Christian and MissionaryAlliance in Lebanon, according toofficials from the U.S. and Britishembassies. She was originallyfrom California, but her home-town was not available.

KUWAIT CITY (AP) — AKuwaiti policeman shot and seri-ously wounded two Americansoldiers on a desert highwayThursday in the latest violenceagainst U.S. troops who arepreparing for a possible show-down with Iraqi PresidentSaddam Hussein.

The soldiers, in civilianclothes, were shot as they trav-eled in an unmarked car from theU.S. base at Camp Doha toward agarrison near Oraifijan, about 35miles south of Kuwait City.

The Kuwaiti Interior Ministrysaid a junior patrol officer shotthe men and fled to neighboringSaudi Arabia, where he remainedat large. The statement did notindicate the assailant’s motive.

Anti-American sentiment is onthe rise in the Mideast as mili-tary action against Iraq looms.The shooting raised concernabout the safety of some 10,000U.S. troops stationed in Kuwait, acountry that would serve as a keystaging ground in any conflictwith Iraq.

U.S. troops drove Saddam’s

army from Kuwait in the 1991Gulf War, and most Kuwaitis nowsupport the U.S. military’s rolehere. But the latest shooting, fol-lowing an attack last month thatkilled a U.S. Marine, could be anindication of rising resentment.

The patrol officer apparentlyflagged the Americans’ cardown, possibly for speeding,before the shooting, a Kuwaitiofficial said. But other reportsindicated the attacker fired fromhis car as the Americans passed.

One of the Americans was shotin the face and the other in theshoulder, the Pentagon said; bothwere expected to survive. Theirnames were not released by U.S.officials.

One of the soldiers is areservist based in Lake Charles,La., his wife said Thursday.Geraldine Thomas said an Armysergeant told her by phone thather husband, Larry Thomas, 51,had been shot in the upper chestand was in serious but stable con-dition after surgery.

“I’m waiting and praying,” shesaid. “I just know everything is

going to be all right.”Her husband, who works as a

mail carrier in Lake Charles, wassent to Kuwait during the sum-mer, she said.

The wounded soldiers did notreturn fire, but drove on to thegarrison where they were airlift-ed to a Kuwaiti military hospital,a U.S. military official said. Theywould likely be flown toGermany for treatment beforereturning home, said Lt. Col. JimYonts, a spokesman for the U.S.Central Command.

The Kuwait government con-demned the shooting and said itwould not undermine militarycooperation between the twocountries.

“No one or more than one indi-vidual can change this fact orimpose their sick aims on Kuwaitthrough criminal acts,” DefenseMinister Sheik Jaber Mubarak AlSabah told the state-run KuwaitNews Agency.

Defense Secretary Donald H.Rumsfeld said the attack was notnecessarily linked to the U.S.military buildup in Kuwait.

JERUSALEM (AP) — A 13-year-old Israeli girl who loved to drawwas buried at sunset Thursday on aJerusalem hilltop, one of 11 peoplekilled when a Palestinian man blewhimself up on a crowded bus. Fourof the dead were children.

It was the first attack inJerusalem since August, and thebomber’s hometown — Bethlehem— braced for retaliation.

Late Thursday, the armyordered residents of about 30homes in el-Khader, on the out-skirts of Bethelehem, to leave theirhomes so the army could take uppositions, residents said.

The army confirmed soldierswere operating in El-Khader.Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, whomet with his defense minister andother officials, decided the armywould carry out a “pinpoint opera-tion,” which would include enter-

ing Bethlehem, Sharon adviserRaanan Gissin said.

Two militant Islamic groupsclaimed responsibility forThursday morning’s bomb attack:Islamic Jihad and Hamas. Gissinsaid Hamas would be the grouptargeted.

Hamas participated in talks withEgypt and Yasser Arafat’s Fatahmovement to negotiate a freeze onPalestinian attacks at least untilIsrael’s Jan. 28 election. A firstround of talks in Cairo endedinconclusively.

A continuation of bombings andshootings would strengthenIsrael’s right-wing parties goinginto the elections.

Among the dead were four chil-dren: two 13-year-olds, an 8-year-old boy who died along with hisgrandmother, and a 16-year-old boywhose mother also was killed.

Hodaya Asaraf, an 8th grader ata Jerusalem arts school, was thefirst to be buried. Shortly aftersunset, the 13-year-old was laid torest at a hilltop cemetery amid thewails of her mother.

“Her friends said the last thingshe drew were leaves,” said ateacher, Chena Ben-Yaakov. “Theleaf has fallen.”

Passengers and police said thebomber boarded bus No. 20 anddetonated the explosives belt atabout 7:10 a.m., as the bus wasstopped in Jerusalem’s KiryatMenachem neighborhood, policesaid.

The blast blew out the bus win-dows and sent glass shards andbody parts flying. Hours later, aman’s arms dangled from a brokenbus window and a torso was cov-ered with a blue and white check-ered blanket.

BERLIN (AP) — MichaelJackson was honored Thursday as“pop artist of the millennium” at agala in Berlin, capping a Germanvisit that was overshadowed by afuror after the star held his babyson over a fourth-floor railing at hishotel.

“Berlin, ich liebe dich” —“Berlin, I love you” — Jackson saidin German to the crowd of hun-dreds of invited guests after hereceived the special Bambi awardfrom three-time Wimbledon tennischampion Boris Becker. “A city sofull of energy — it’s very special tome.”

Jackson, dressed in a glitteringblack jacket and black pants, liftedaloft the award statuette — a silverdeer — and blew a kiss to the crowdafter shyly donning reading glass-es for a brief acceptance speech inwhich he urged the children ofGermany to “work for yourdreams, work for your ideals.”

“We are Christians, Jewish,Muslim and Hindu, we are black,we are white, we are a communityof some many differences, so com-plex and yet so simple,” he said.“We do not need to have war.”

His stay began Tuesday and soonran into controversy when heappeared at his hotel window withthe youngest of his three children,Prince Michael II, and briefly heldhim over the railing.

London and New York tabloidswere particularly blistering, label-ing Jackson a “Wacko” and a “MadBad Dad” — even demanding hisarrest for reckless endangerment.

But Berlin prosecutors said nocrime had been committed. Policespokesman Klaus Schubert said noformal complaint had been filedand it was “unlikely” that anyinvestigation would be opened.

In a written statement Tuesdaynight, Jackson said he had made a“terrible mistake,” but stressedthat “I would never intentionallyendanger the lives of my children.”

Jackson, wearing a surgicalmask, made fleeting appearancesat the window Thursday — throw-ing kisses, waving V for victoryand thumping his hand over hisheart. Later, he could be seenthrough the hotel room’s half-drawn curtains holding in his armsa child with its face shielded by awhite cloth.

Europe honors Jackson

Israelis bury 11 after suicide bomb

Two U.S. soldiers injured in Kuwait

U.S. missionary killedin south Lebanon

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r i g h t h e r e !

By Nate BloomquistS P O R T S E D I T O R

So it all comes down to this.Which isn’t much of a shocker

for those who had the Panthermagnet schedule stuck to theirrefrigerators. Panther head coachBob Spoo certainly saw it comingwhen he saw Murray State listed asthe final game of the season.

But Spoo has to have some Dejavu when the Panthers play atMurray State Saturday at 1:30 p.m.The Panther faithful brought downthe goal posts after Eastern’s sea-son-ending, Ohio ValleyConference cham-pionship-clinchingvictory at O’BrienStadium last year.

But there areplenty of reasonswhy this year’sgame will betougher than lastyear’s 37-6 cake-walk past theRacers.

The Panthershave won only oncein their last six tries at StewartStadium.

Here is how the teams match up:

OffenseThe Racers own the OVC’s

strongest running attack that ispowered by senior BillyBlanchard. The 5-foot-11, 234-pound tailback averages 6.8 yardsper carry and rushed for over 100yards in four games this season.He is 54 yards away from crackingthe 1,000-yard barrier.

Murray State averages 256.3rushing yards per game this sea-son – sixth in the nation.

Spoo classifies racer quarter-back Stewart Childress as danger-ous. The 6-foot-2, 201-pound junioraverages 157.6 yards per game,and has thrown only five intercep-tions all season while throwing 11touchdowns.

“(Childress) doesn’t do anythingto hurt the team; he’s a smart quar-terback,” Spoo said. “And theirrunning game is one of the best inthe nation, so we really have torespect that.”

Junior college transfer split endDeandre Green has five touch-down catches and averages 80.2receiving yards per game.

Panther senior quarterback andWalter Payton Award CandidateTony Romo is now third in thenation in pass efficiency rating(159.1) and has thrown for 2,641yards and 31 touchdowns. WillBumphus has been on the other

end of Romo’s touchdown passes13 times, only 11 of his catches did-n’t add points to the scoreboard.J.R. Taylor leads the Panthers inrushing (209 carries for 1,260yards) and was named the SportsNetwork’s national co-offensivePlayer of the Week.Edge: Panthers

DefenseLike Eastern, Murray State has

struggled defensively, but hasbeen strong at takeaways. MurrayState is +10 in giveaway/take-aways. Eastern is -1. The Racersare No. 69 in the nation in defense.The Panthers weigh in at No. 107.

Murray State has allowed anaverage of 16 points per game in itslast four contests.

Senior strong safety BobbySanders leads Murray State in totaltackles with 76. He has five tacklesfor a loss and two sacks.Sophomore reserve right endBrian Moss leads the team with 3.5sacks.

Junior linebacker Nick Ricksleads Eastern with 127 total tacklesand 18 for losses. Sophomore JacobMauer continued his breakout sea-son with four tackles last weekagainst Florida Atlantic, he has 57this season.

“We know we won’t be able tostop them,” Spoo said. “But wehope we’ll be able to curtail them.”Edge: Racers

Special teams

Freshman place kicker SteveKuehn has made three of nine fieldgoals and 37 of 49 extra point kicks.Murray State junior kicker ShaneAndrus made 8 of 11 field goalsincluding one from 52 yards.

Racer punter Brian Bivens aver-

ages a league-leading 42-yards-perpunt and set a league record Oct.26 against SEMO with an averageof 73.5 yards per punt on twoattempts. Bivens’ boots could be anadvantage for Eastern return spe-cialist junior Andre Raymond.

Raymond hasn’t had many returnsin recent games because kickerskick away from him — a practiceBivens doesn’t partake in. Edge: RacersFinal Score: Panthers 41, Racers 31

F O O T B A L L

Panthers, Racers set for championship boutMatchup breakdown

at

(8-2, 5-0) (6-4, 4-1)

W H E N : 1:30 p.m., Saturday

W H E R E : Stewart Stadium, Murray, Ky.

S E R I E S : Murray leads 10-7-1

S T R E A K : Eastern, W2

I N M U R R A Y : Murray leads 7-1

L A S T M E E T I N G : E a s t e rn 37, Murray 6

Bob Spoo

“Their running games

is one of the best in

the nation, so we

really have to respect

that. ”

S T E P H E N H A A S / S T A F F P H O T O G R A P H E R

Sophomore split end Brandon Robinson returns a kick against Florida Atlantic last Saturday at O’Brien Stadium.Robinson has returned several kicks for the Panthers this year because of teams trying to avoid junior tail backAndre Raymond on special teams. Robinson has averaged 12.7 yards per kick return this season.

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“(Soccer) has garnered so much respectbecause of the World Cup,” Ballard said. “It justbecame so much more interesting to the femalepopulation.”

Images of U.S. player Brandi Chastain’sshirtless celebration after making the winningshot in penalty kicks in the World Cup champi-onship game against China will stick in theminds of many Americans.

That popularity has also made it more appeal-ing for women in other countries making thegame more competitive and more fun to watch.

All of this leaves the question of what rolewill soccer play in the minds of Americans inthe future?

With more opportunities for players to turnpro and leagues such as Major League Soccerdeveloping in the country, players can makecareers out of playing soccer.

The problem of keeping the young players inthe country is a concern. The money and expe-rience gained from playing overseas is some-thing that can attract some of the more talent-ed players away from the MLS.

“I think the opportunity to get to the nextlevel is there, but the money is still in Europe,”Howarth said. “That’s what the kids want. Theywant to make a living playing the game theylove.”

International stars coming here can also givethe league a different look. With players likeCarlos Valderrama (Colombia), Luis Hernandez(Mexico) and the recently-signed South Koreannational team captain Hong Myung-Bo appear-ing in the league, it gives Americans views ofdifferent playing styles.

If the MLS can continue to develop more tal-ent and expand on the international players it

has, and if it begins to get more media support,then soccer could become a mainstay in homesacross the country.

“I just hope it can get better media expo-sure,” Howarth said. “If it is good enough forthe rest of the world, it makes you wonder whyit can’t be big here.”

Soccer:

U.S. Nation team’s success at 2002 World Cup success builds interest for soccer in youthC O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1 2 A

This day in Panther sports...◆ 1992: Men’s basketballteam defeats the FinlandNational team 79-76 in anexhibition game in LantzArena.

The Gators went on 16-9 to beginthe second half and 22-5 near theend of the half allowing Gatorshead coach Billy Donovan to emptyhis bench with three minutes left inthe game.

The Panthers will continue totravel when they take on theUniversity of Illinois-ChicagoFlames in their home opener andwill then try for another upsetagainst the 17th-ranked MarquetteGolden Eagles.

Oh No:C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1 2 A

“(Soccer) has garnered much

respect because of the World

Cup.”

—Eastern women’s soccer head coach Steve Ballard

By the DEN Staff

Panther football playoff tickets are availablestarting at 9 a.m. Friday in the Lantz ticket office.

The first 1,000 students at an Eastern first-round playoff game next weekend receive freeadmission. Free tickets are only available onpresentation of a Panther Card ID.

Purchasing a ticket does not guarantee admis-sion to a game as the NCAA TournamentSelection Committee hasn’t made selections forthe bracket yet, and Eastern hasn’t been guaran-teed a home game.

The selection show will be broadcast at noonSunday on ESPN News.

Eastern’s home playoff game, if granted, willbe at 1 p.m. Nov. 30.

Residence halls will be open at 10 a.m. Nov. 30for those who are interested in going to thegame.

The free tickets were made possible byStudent Senate, the Apportionment Board and theUniversity Board.

For more information visit www.eiu.edu/sprt-info.

F O O T B A L L

I-AA ticketsavailable atLantz By Matthew Stevens

S T A F F W R I T E R

Men’s basketballEastern men’s basketball will have three

games during the Thanksgiving break, two ofwhich are against 2002 NCAA Tournament qual-ifiers.

Eastern will travel to the city of big shouldersto play the University of Illinois-Chicago onSunday in the Flames home opener.

The last time the two schools faced each other,they were rivals in the Mid-ContinentConference nine seasons ago where both roadteams went home with two-point victories.

Two days before Thanksgiving, Eastern will takeon its second nationally ranked opponent in the 17th-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles from ConferenceUSA host the Panthers in the Bradley Center.Eastern will hope for a better effort against qualityteams to erase the 99-65 loss against seventh-rankedFlorida.

The crowd favorite matchup will be a pair ofpreseason conference Player of the Year’s whenGolden Eagles’ guard Dwayne Wade facesPanthers leading scorer Henry Domercant.

Eastern will return to Charleston for its sea-son opener when the Evansville Purple Aceslooks to end its two-game losing streak against

the Panthers.Evansville’s new head coach Steve Merfeld

took Hampton University to the NCAATournament the last two seasons and will look toturn around Evansville’s 7-21 2001-2002 record.

Women’s basketballEastern women’s basketball will finish off the

Central Florida Classic over the weekend whenthey compete against the host Golden Knights.

Central Florida returns all five starters froma team that went 17-13 last season.

The Panthers will look to hold down the fortwithout preseason OVC first-team selectionPam O’Connor who will be out with a torn ACLin her knee.

The Panthers will compete against IndianaUniversity-Purdue University at Indianapolison November 26 in the Jaguars home opener.

IUPUI is predicted to finish sixth in the Mid-Continent Conference this season after finish-ing the 2001-2002 campaign with a 11-17 record.

The Panthers will have its home opener theday after Thanksgiving against Navy.

It’s Eastern’s first meeting with the NavalAcademy.

The Panthers were 4-7 in Lantz Arena lastseason, but were winless against non-confer-ence foes.

M E N ’ S , W O M E N ’ S B A S K E T B A L L

Traveling over break◆ Men’s, women’s basketball make road trips for Thanksgiving break

CHICAGO (AP) – U.S.national team midfielderDaMarcus Beasley hadarthroscopic surgeryThursday to remove dam-aged cartilage from hisleft knee.

Beasley, who plays forthe MLS’ Chicago Fire,was operated on byChicago team physicianDr. Preston Wolin at St.Joseph Hospital. The Fireexpect Beasley to be side-lined for eight-to-10weeks, meaning he shouldbe ready for the start ofthe MLS season in April.

The 20-year-old playerwas impressive during theWorld Cup despite theknee injury, which hasbothered him since May.

Fire’sBeasley outfor eight to10 weeks

M L S

By Matthew StevensS T A F F W R I T E R

Eastern had never competed against Floridabefore Thursday night and probably won’t be tooenthused aboutplaying them again.The seventh-ranked Gatorscompletely domi-nated the Panthersin a 99-65 winThursday night toadvance toMadison SquareGarden to faceStanford in thesemi-finals of thePreseason NIT.

Eastern came inthe O’ConnellCenter with thatdeer-in-headlightstendency, especial-ly since the Gatorswasted no time inshowing thatpatented full-courtpress.

The pressurecaused severalPanther turnoversand allowed theGators to open thegame with a 13-2 run.

When Eastern was able to break the press, badshots were taken, and it took almost four minutes forthe Panthers to score.

However, Panther head coach Rick Samuels calledfor a switch to a 2-3 defense and got the ball to jun-ior forward Jesse Mackinson for seven straightpoints to close the gap to 13-11.

Mackinson hurt his thumb in the pre-game shoot-around, but it didn’t seem to bother him, as he tiedhis career-high with 21 points and was the onlyPanther in double figures, but was held to only fivesecond half points.

One Panther that struggled was preseason OhioValley Conference Player of the Year HenryDomercant. The 2001 second leading scorer washeld to his worst scoring effort in two years withonly seven points on only eight shot attempts.Domercant made his first basket with 15:44 left in

the second half when Eastern was down 60-39.In fact, Eastern’s senior guard trio of Domercant,

J.R. Reynolds and Craig Lewis scored 23 points andwas 9 of 26 from the field.

Florida countered that zone defense with excellentball movement around the three-point arc and final-ly began to hit its outside shots to go on another 23-8run to end the half with a 47-31 halftime lead.

A trio of freshmen led the Gators to a huge leadthat never got closer than 13 points and was as largeas 34.

Newcomers Anthony Roberson, Rashid Al-Kaleem and Matt Walsh combined for 49 points and14 assists.

Sophomore power forward David Lee led Floridawith 20 points and nine rebounds, and the most expe-rienced player on the roster, senior forward MattBonner provided 15 points and five rebounds.

This is why Florida may arguably be the most dan-gerous team in the nation, because they are withouttheir best player, Naismith candidate guard BrettNelson due to a foot injury.

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S O C C E R

Soccer gaining ground in U.S.By Matt WilliamsS T A F F W R I T E R

In the past, children grew up playingcatch in the front yard or shooting hoops inthe driveway.

More and more thesedays, kids are starting toput down their baseballmitts and basketballs andare trading them in forsoccer balls.

Over the last 10 years,the popularity of soccerhas picked up in theUnited States and therecent success of themen’s national team inthe World Cup has giventhe sport the media expo-sure to maybe take it tothe next level.

The U.S. team is coming off of its bestyear in history, going 13-6-1 and making it tothe quarterfinals of the World Cup in Koreaover the summer. The success could bringmore popularity to a sport that is already bigaround the rest of the world.

“I expect U.S. soccer to get stronger andstronger,” Charleston youth soccer coachTim Mason said. “I am hoping the fan sup-port can grow though. Success will bringfans.”

Coaching the youth players gives Mason afirst look at the increasing level of play inthe nation.

“It all starts out in kindergarten and firstgrade,” he said. “These kids are stronger,

faster and more talented than when I wasplaying.”

With kids having more knowledge of thegame at a younger age, it makes it easier oncoaches at the high school and college levels.

“That makes my job easier,” Easternmen’s coach Adam Howarth said. “I canspend less time on the basics and more timeon tactics.”

With young U.S players like DaMarcusBeasley and Landon Donovan on the rise, thetalent can only get better.

“I think there are a lot of good young play-ers coming up,” Beasley said. “In our lastgame against El Salvador Sunday, the aver-age age was about 23.”

Beasley, 20, the youngest player on theU.S. World Cup team, was pleased to see thesupport the team got when they returnedfrom Korea.

“A lot of the players appeared on showslike Jay Leno and David Letterman and stufflike that,” he said. “It was nice to see thatpeople were interested and have newspa-pers talking about us.”

The support for soccer is not only growingon the men’s side. The talent level and popu-larity in the women’s game is also growing.

“They are so much more technically pre-pared skill-wise,” Eastern women’s coachSteve Ballard said. “It’s an evolution in thegame.”

The 1999 Women’s World Cup opened theeyes of many young girls across the countryand helped gain respect from newspapersand magazines.

S E E S O C C E R ◆ Page 11A

Please pass the tryptophaneS O T H E R E !

It’s turkey time again and youknow what that means — bring onthe tryptophane.

There’s nothing better thankicking back after the bigThanksgiving Day feast andwatching football, only to fallasleep because the games are soboring. It wouldn’t be possiblewithout tryptophane, the sleepydrug found in turkeys.

So in the spirit of the greatbird, it’s time to hand outawards I like to call, “theTrippys.” These awardsare given to teams orpeople I’d rather just letslumber.

And the Trippy goestoo...

◆ John Madden: it’s toobad he won’t be aroundto pass out the turkey(actually, it was six-legged duckett) legs thisyear. Thanksgiving willnever be on Mondaynight, so as you say in thetough-acting Tinactincommercials, Boom! Go to sleep.

Someone please stuff thisturkey with too much turkey.

◆ Tony Romo: After so manyheart-stopping plays, take a restthis coming week. You’ve earnedit. It doesn’t matter if you throw31 touchdowns in a season or 32,just so long as the Panthers win.You’ve got more awards on theway. Can you say Walter PaytonAward?

◆ Panther football team’sdefense: Wait a second — they arealready asleep most of the time.So we’ll pass the Trippy to some-one else.

◆ Panther women’s basketballteam: Take the time to get somerays and relaxation while in the

Central Florida Tournament. Itwould be more productive thanhaving the team trying to hit J’sand pull down boards.

◆ Ex-XFLers: Tommy Maddoxor “He Hate Me” Rod Smart,which overrated (is that possiblewhen referring to someone fromthe XFL?) player will have ashorter NFL career? Discuss.

◆ Artificial turf: Interim presi-dent Lou Hencken and Director ofAthletics Rich McDuffie willsleep on the turf issue and wakeup thinking the same thing... let’sdo it. Eastern’s new athletic slo-gan: “Just turf it.”

◆ Dick Vitale: Can you say,tired announcing cliches baby?Someone give him a trifecta of

Trippys. That shouldcalm down the onlymiddle-aged man stillsuffering from symp-toms of AttentionDeficit Disorder.

◆ ApportionmentBoard: Don’t look now,but the athletic depart-ment might ask theUniversity Board to askAB for more money soit can put artificial turfdown at O’BrienStadium. The AB wouldbe better off to just takea snooze – it’s only other

people’s money, right?◆ Panther women’s soccer

team: Like Romo, you guysdeserve a nap after all that hardwork. If it’s any consolation, inaddition to the Trippy, you’vemade me eat my words from acolumn I wrote at the beginningof the semester. You deservekudos and sweet dreams of athree-peat in the OVCTournament.

◆ Henry Domercant: Just forlaughs, take a power nap justbefore game time Tuesday atMarquette to freak out JanThompson and company. If thesiesta extends through the game’sfirst 10 minutes, call it an experi-ment.

A no-punches-pulled look at Eastern and National sports

Nate BloomquistS P O R T S E D I T O R

M E N ’ S B A S K E T B A L L

Oh no Henry

S T E P H E N H A A S / S T A F F P H O T O G R A P H E R

Senior guard Craig Lewis looks down court at LantzArena last week during an exhibition game with NBCThunder. Against Florida, Lewis led the team in assistwith four.

John Madden“Someoneplease stuff thisturkey with toomuch turkey.”

Panther sports calendarF R I D A Y W Basketball vs. S. Houston St. 3 p.m. at Central FloridaS A T U R D A Y Football at Murray State 1:30 p.m.

W Basketball at Central Florida 3 p.m.S U N D A Y M Basketball at Illinois-Chicago 3 p.m.

Wrestling at Missouri Open

◆ Domercant held to 7 points in loss toNo. 7 Florida in second round of NIT

C O L I N M C A U L I F F E / P H O T O E D I T O R

Eastern junior forward Jason Thompson played on the PDL Boulder Rapids this summer,which is preparing for the 2004 Athens Olympics. The team included 13 collegiate players andthree MLS players.

DeMarcus Beasley“I think there area lot of goodyoung playerscoming up.”

Eastern Ill. FloridaPanthers at Gator

(1-1) (2-0)

65 99L E A D I N G S C O R E R SEastern:J. Mackinson 21J. Reynolds 9J. Thorson 8H. Domercant 7C. Lewis 7

Florida:

A. Roberson 20

M. Walsh 20

D. Lee 19

M. Bonner 15

R. Al-Kaleem 11