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Adderall use rises during finals despite national shortage ASHLEY ZBOREK Daily Egyptian As pharmacies nationwide experience a shortage of Adderall, many believe the issue lies within distribution rather than production.

Around 15 million people are thought to have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, a majority of which take Adderall, an amphetamine, to treat it.

While Adderall may be scarce in pharmacies, it has become

more available illegally on college campuses, particularly during the week of finals.

According to a Washington Post article, college students have illegally taken prescription stimulants such as Concerta, Ritalin and Adderall for more than two decades to help them stay up late and study.

In fall 2011, five percent of incoming freshmen nationally have ADHD, according to the Higher Education Research

Institute, and sales of the drug have nearly doubled since 2006.

Some SIUC students say they use Adderall because it helps them focus, study and complete assignments.

Although she doesn't have a prescription, Veronica, a freshman from Rolling Meadows studying social work, who requested to use a fictitious name because of the nature of the article, said she plans on taking the drug every day during finals.

She said she does not worry about its side effects. “If my worst side effect is chapped lips, then I’m not too worried. I might rely on it to get me through tough projects, but I’m not completely dependent on it,� Veronica said.

According to the Mayo Clinic, a not-for-profit medical practice and research group, common side effects from taking Adderall that may require medical attention include bladder pain, bloody

or cloudy urine, fast-pounding or irregular heartbeat, frequent urges to urinate and lower back pain. Less common side effects include cold symptoms, cough and fever or chills.

Leyra Imundo, a freshman from Kennesaw, Ga., studying event planning, said she has a prescription for Focalin, an extended-release drug used to treat ADHD. Please see ADDERALL | 4

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Tuesday Lee, a junior from Elgin studying zoology, examines a dissected fetal pig Thursday during her Animal Diversity class lab final. The class focused on all the major animal groups, including their life cycles, body

structures and functions. Lee and six other students made their way around the room answering questions at 25 stations about dissected specimens and bone structures, and will also take a written final.

Sandra Beebe, a senior lecturer in the dental hygiene program, demonstrates the proper technique for polishing teeth Wednesday to sophomores Cameryn Cook and Chelsey Davis, both of DuQuoin, during their final lab

evaluations in the Engineering Building. “It is necessary that the students do well in these evaluations so they can move on to the first-year clinic during the spring semester,� said Ronda Demattei, associate professor of dental hygiene.

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Tax-funded contraceptives to give women more options SARAH MITCHELL Daily Egyptian All women will soon have access to tax-funded birth control, thanks to the Obama administration.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a health care law implemented by the administration throughout the course of the year, will require health insurance plans to cover birth control.

The Obama administration said tax-funded birth control is part of an expanded preventive care plan for women that will also include coverage of breast pumps for nursing mothers, annual physicals and counseling on sexually transmitted diseases and domestic violence.

Rheanna Pulley, a junior from Creal Springs studying creative writing, said she thinks the law is

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his is really going to give women control over their reproductive choices. There has been a historical concern about availability for women. And if you make it contingent on being able to have insurance and pay for it out of pocket, so only wealthy women have control over their reproductive choices.

— Kelsy Kretschmer assistant professor of sociology

a good idea, as she said she was concerned about those who need contraceptives but can't afford them. “People should have options, especially now that not a lot of people can have jobs,� she said. “Having a baby when you don’t have a job is not the best situation.�

According to a USA Today article, tens of millions of women are expected to gain initial coverage.

Illinois is one of 27 states that requires insurance providers to

cover contraceptives, but as of January 2013, all states will offer the same coverage.

Many students use birth control on campus, said Sue Chaney, pharmacy supervisor of the Student Health Center. “We see a fair number of students coming in and picking up oral contraceptives,� she said.

According to the Guttmacher Institute — an institution that seeks to advance sexual and reproductive health through research and education — 28 percent of women

who use contraceptives choose the pill form, and of the 2.9 million teenage women who use contraceptives, 54 percent use the pill.

Kelsy Kretschmer, an assistant professor of sociology, said she sees the act as a feminist victory for college-age women. “This is really going to give women control over their reproductive choices,� she said. “There has been a historical concern about availability for women. And if you make it

contingent on being able to have insurance and pay for it out of pocket, so only wealthy women have control over their reproductive choices.�

Some students expressed concern about how the law will affect distribution of tax money.

Nick Neal, a junior from Effingham studying cinema, said he opposes using tax dollars to fund birth control. “In taxing, the government is using coercion to fund another person’s lifestyle,� he said. “There are some people who are against birth control and it would be wrong to make them pay for it.�

Some women, such as Kaci Clark, a junior from Pawnee studying psychology, take the pill for medical reasons other than contraception.

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Scratch Co. to stir up strange brews in Ava Brewing company hopes to open doors next fall ELI MILEUR Daily Egyptian Some local beer enthusiasts are bringing a new brew to southern Illinois with Scratch Brewing Co. “I want it to be different,” said cofounder Aaron Kleidon.

Kleidon, along with Ryan Tockstein and Marika Josephson, founded Scratch Brewing near Ava after a two-year preparation process. When completed, the farmhouse brewery and restaurant will offer its own beer, made with local ingredients including hops grown on-site and homemade food cooked in an earth oven.

What sets it apart, Kleidon said, is that they will offer a product that people will have to come to southern Illinois to get. There will be a wide variety of beers with ingredients foraged in the local forests, including mushrooms, wild ginger, elderberry and juniper, he said.

“Kind of eclectic, a little different,”

Josephson said.

Josephson said she hopes to break ground on the main building in the next few weeks and lay the foundation as soon as the ground is dry enough. She said they hope to be open by next fall.

All three founders came together with a common interest in craft beer, and all said it was important to make something that people wouldn’t be able to drink anywhere else.

Such unique beers may include a Bière de Garde, a traditional beer from France, infused with hen-of-thewoods mushroom.

Josephson said the idea came up when Kleidon, who’s been foraging in the region’s woods since childhood, found the mushroom. They decided to try making a tea with it, and to their surprise, it released a rich, chocolaty coconut aroma when they boiled it, she said.

From there, the next step was to make a beer with it.

Josephson said she hasn’t tried the

finished product yet, as it has to sit for a few months, but it’s an example of the direction they want to take their beer.

Kleidon said he has several logs at the brewery where he will cultivate a variety of mushrooms for the beer and restaurant.

He said he's also planning to use tree sap in place of water for some of the beers.

They’ve also experimented with the brewing process itself.

A beer they’re trying out is brewed with an Iron Age style, or when whitehot granite stones are thrown into the unfermented beer to get it boiling, which caramelizes the sugar and imparts a smoky flavor, Kleidon said.

“I haven’t tasted one yet, so we’ll see,” he said.

As far as the location itself, Tockstein said it is laid-back and relaxed. The site is in a forested area, a couple acres of which they cleared off to make way for their hops and garden and the building, he said.

Kleidon said he wants the brewery

and garden to be a learning center for visitors to see the how the beer they drink comes together.

Josephson said they deliberated at first as to whether to do a brew pub or a production brewery, but they finally settled on a place where they could build a connection with customers.

“Maybe it’s kind of a romantic idea … but we wanted more face-to-face interaction with the people who come to taste our beer,” she said.

Tockstein said they will probably depend partly on the winery-going crowd and those interested in local food for business, but there are also more and more beer aficionados out there.

Tockstein founded the Southern Illinois Home Brew Club in February as a group for craft beer and brewing enthusiasts to come together, discuss local events and developments and, most importantly, try one another’s homebrews.

Josephson said they plan to distribute a few kegs to places such as Hangar 9 and have their beer on the shelves of local liquor stores.

Their local liquor license was approved after Thanksgiving, which was a major step forward in the long process of getting the venture off the ground, she said, and they will now move forward with state and federal licensing.

The licensing process is timeconsuming and could discourage some people from starting a similar venture, she said. Several people in the brewing club have expressed interest in starting up a brewery, but Josephson thinks they may have shied away because of the difficulty.

“It’s crazy the kinds of things you have to deal with,” she said.

However, after getting the first phase of licensing done, they’re looking forward to getting things rolling and offering a product that’s uniquely southern Illinoisan.

“Growing up around here … will put us light years ahead of anyone else around here doing a similar thing,” Kleidon said.

Eli Mileur can be reached at emileur@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 266.

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She said she knows many students without a prescription who abuse the drug and many of her friends have tried to obtain it from her during finals, but Imundo said she feels uncomfortable distributing it.

“It’s almost as if using Adderall to study has become an acceptable part of college culture,” she said.

“Many people don’t associate the negative aspects of drug abuse with Adderall and other similar drugs because they produce mostly positive results.”

Veronica said she has been around Adderall her entire life and never felt the need to use it before she came to SIUC. “Several members of my family have ADHD. Ever since I can remember there has been a large jar of Adderall in my kitchen,” she said. “I had never even touched it before I came to college, but I saw that pretty much all of my friends were using it and it seemed to work for them, so when I went home over Labor Day weekend I brought 10 of the pills back with me.”

Veronica said she has taken more than 50 Adderall pills from her family’s stockpile since September.

“I just feel good when I take them. I become focused and productive and they make it much easier for me to work on papers and projects,” Veronica said. “It might just be a placebo effect, but it works for me and that’s all that matters.”

Many students do not consider the serious side effects of misusing the drug. The DEA considers Adderall as a schedule II drug, which means it has a high potential for physical and mental abuse, and according to a Washington Post article, it can be just as addictive as cocaine. Other harmful effects of misusing prescription stimulants are irregular heart beat, panic attacks, and in rare cases, death, especially when mixed with alcohol or other drugs.

But Veronica said she thinks the drug should be more accessible to students.

“I think there should be more

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“There are people using it for medical reasons, like menstrual pain and acne, that can’t afford it,” she said.

Josh Steffes, a junior from Bloomington studying cinematography and

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Josh Chady, of Benton, fills prescriptions Tuesday at the Kroger Pharmacy in Murphysboro. According to National Public Radio, the Drug Enforcement Administration said while there is no shortage of prescription drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder such as Adderall, there is a distribution problem. testing for ADHD, especially on college campuses,” she said. “ I honestly don’t know anyone who doesn’t use it, and if it makes them do better in school then why should they stop?”

Rusty, a senior from Belleville studying cinema and photography, who also chose to use a fictitious name, said he, too, advocates the use of Adderall.

“In a perfect world, we should be able to walk into a doctor's office and gain a prescription based on our reaction to the medication, not on if we qualify,” he said.

Rusty said he has been using Adderall for the last five years.

He said he first tried the drug to study for his ACT and has consistently used it since. Rusty said his Adderall source comes

from two other students who have prescriptions and sell the pills.

“It’s funny to think of it in terms of a drug deal because to me, it’s not a drug. It’s just something that helps me focus,” he said.

Rusty said using drugs like Adderall has become a normal part of being in college.

“I wouldn’t consider students using Adderall to be abusers. It’s a helpful tool for studying, like a computer,” he said.

Representatives from the Wellness Center refused to comment on Adderall abuse and its effects at the university.

radio-television, said he is concerned that people who don’t need tax-funded medication like contraception will take advantage of the system.

“People are allowed to make their own responsible adult decisions. However, in general, taxes for the government to pay for

other people are not necessarily as effective, especially when these are things that people should pay for themselves,” he said.

Ashley Zborek can be reached at azborek@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 268.

Sarah Mitchell can be reached at smitchell@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 268.

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There’s more than one way to take a final “Now when you are starting to freak out with all the stuff you have to do, take a look at all the chapters you have to read and break it down into manageable pieces.

Allot yourself the proper amount of time and don’t allow yourself to get overwhelmed.”

Tips for finals studying: - Break down chapters into manageable sections.

- Make study guides and flashcards .

- Step back and look at the course as the big picture; don’t worry about small details.

- Read chapters with a purpose so they make sense; question what you read.

- Make a plan for the week.

Wellness: - Eat properly - Get plenty of sleep because the brain needs to restore.

- Don’t overindulge on junk food and sugar.

Social studying: - Limit distractions such as loud music.

- Keep group studying on task, they could easily turn into social conversations.

- If studying in a group, divide the studying and then tutor each other.

Learning Services: -Final exam review sessions for specific classes throughout the weekend.

SOURCE: Lisa Peden, director of Learning Support Services

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Justin Bocot, a senior from Bloomington studying speech communication, right, works with Jennifer Buchanan, a sophomore from Chicago studying nursing, during part of their final for advanced CPR training Thursday at the Pulliam pool. Although he said the exam was stressful, Bocot was confident

he did well. Brian Rice, clinical instructor in health education and recreation, said the experience is very important. “It is a big part of their progress in coping with their stress and managing their anxiety,” Rice said. “This is a great experience for them to figure out if this is something they want to pursue.”

John McCowen, a sophomore from Carbondale studying composition, practices for his juried clarinet performance Tuesday in Altgeld Hall. His grade on the performance will determine the level of classes he can take within the department next semester.

He said this semester is particularly stressful because in addition to performance, he has five finals. “Every class I am in has a final and a final project,” McCowen said. “It’s pretty stressful especially when you are whistling this thing all day.”

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Jerika Whitfield, a sophomore from Chicago studying fashion and design merchandising, puts the final touches on a red dress Thursday during a fashion production class at Quigley Hall. Along with several other students, Whitfield has been designing a dress all semester long, tailored to fit a female model of her choosing. The dresses

are submitted for a final grade and will be used in the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Alumnae’s show in February, “The Elegance of Crimson.” Laura Kidd, associate professor of fashion design and merchandising, said classes in the program are very labor-intensive. “We design the courses as close to real-life experiences as we can,” Kidd said.

Juniors studying photography RJ Bachmann, center, of Lake Zurich, and Mary Crylen, right, of Forest Park, examine prints Thursday with classmate Nathan Fortmeyer, a senior from Centralia studying cinema and photography, in the Communications Building. In addition to taking an exam that tests knowledge of technique and darkroom processes, students in Photography III must showcase a final portfolio of 20 images.

“Our final portfolio includes a broad range of thematic and conceptual ideas that challenge us as artists,” Crylen said.

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PHILLIP RAWLS Associated Press MONTGOMERY, A L A. — Alabama Republicans who pushed through the nation’s toughest law against illegal immigrants are having second thoughts amid a backlash from big business, fueled by the embarrassing traffic stops of two foreign employees tied to the state’s prized Honda and Mercedes plants.

The Republican attorney general is calling for the repeal of some of the strictest parts of the law.

Some Republican lawmakers say they now want to make changes in the law that was pushed quickly through the legislature.

Gov. Robert Bentley, who signed the law, said he’s contacting foreign executives to tell them they and their companies are still welcome in Alabama.

“We are not anti-foreign companies. We are very pro-foreign companies,” he said.

Luther Strange, the attorney general who’s defending the law in court, this week recommended repealing sections that make it a crime for an illegal immigrant to fail to carry registration documents and that require public schools to collect information on the immigration status of students.

Both sections have been put on hold temporarily by a federal court.

Two foreign workers for Honda

and Mercedes were recently stopped by police for failing to carry proof of legal residency. The cases were quickly dropped, but not without lots of international attention that Alabama officials didn’t want.

One of the groups challenging the law in court said the auto workers’ cases turned public opinion.

“Suddenly the reality of what the state has done hit people in the face,” said Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Before 2011, Republicans tried repeatedly to pass an immigration law but were always stopped by the dominant Democrats. That changed when Alabama voters elected a Republican legislative super majority

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— the first since Reconstruction. The result was a law described by critics and supporters as the toughest and most comprehensive in the nation.

It requires a check of legal residency when conducting everyday transactions such as buying a car license, enrolling a child in school, getting a job or renewing a business license. After the U.S. Justice Department and other groups challenged the law, the federal courts put some portions on hold, but major provisions took effect in late September.

Alabama suddenly found itself at the center of the nation’s immigration debate, ahead of other states with tough laws, including Arizona, Georgia and South Carolina.

Within Alabama, much of the debate is within the business community that helped fund Republicans’ new strength.

The Birmingham Business Alliance this week called for revisions in the law, expressing worry that it’s tainting Alabama’s image around the world.

The group also said complying with the law is a burden for businesses and local governments, but did not offer specific changes.

James T. McManus, chairman of the Alliance and CEO of one of the state’s largest businesses, the Energen Corp., said revisions “are needed to ensure that momentum remains strong in our competitive economic development efforts.”

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Social network use may influence students’ communication skills CLAYTON ARMSTRONG Daily Egyptian Social networking has changed how people communicate online and in public. Networks such as Facebook have been criticized for causing people to regularly use informal language and reduce their public communication skills.

But is it always Facebook’s fault? Some people say yes and others say no.

Many use informal language on a daily basis through social media and texting, which Thomas Leverett said may not be a bad thing.

Leverett, a professor from the Center for English as a Second Language, said the relationship between the use of social media and a person’s communication skills is complicated, therefore it’s not fair to say one hinders the other.

“Now you can’t say that informal writing is going to ruin formal writing any more than informal speaking ruined formal speaking. It didn’t,” Leverett said. “We still can speak formally if we wanted to; we can and we do.”

Leverett said students actually read and write more than before, but tend to use informal English.

He said people used language more appropriately 20 years ago when communication was dictated by the speaker’s environment, but even then the use of informal language in writing was seldom.

Leverett said social media can be a distraction, but individuals are responsible for allowing that to happen.

“The mere fact that you’re speaking to your friend doesn’t prevent you from doing your homework,” Leverett said.

Technology such as smart phones also prevent students from obtaining information themselves, which he said is a hindrance to education.

“But if you ask your friend what the article says and he tells you — and you don’t have to read the article — then in a sense, it prevented you from reading the article because you’re getting the information in a different way,” he said.

Leverett said this method of learning can undermine formal education.

Catherine Bitzer, a freshman studying elementary education, said Facebook negatively affects future generations.

“I think people sometimes become more socially awkward because they are so used to talking to people through the Internet,” Bitzer said.

Nate Miranda, a junior studying criminal justice and political science, also said Facebook and social media can be harmful.

He said social networks take away from time spent with others because communication is through the Internet and not often in person.

Miranda said this causes people to lose social skills such as how to maturely handle an argument. He said an argument through the Internet is just someone typing words.

“You lose the ability to be able to look somebody in the eye and to settle the situation like a mature person,” he said.

Though some people view social networks negatively, Leverett said it’s about balance. He said you should limit time spent doing anything, including time on the web.

“Social media can take all our time and prevent us from developing normally in the social world,” Leverett said.

Clayton Armstrong can be reached at carmstrong@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 259.

BOT ratifies unions’ contracts

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At the SIU Board of Trustees meeting Thursday the board ratified the contracts for the remaining unions on campus.

The unions have been negotiating terms of the contracts with the administration since June 2010 when the previous contracts ended.

Additional funding for the new student services building was approved and Chancellor Rita Cheng presented a new housing plan.

SIU President Glenn Poshard said the board ratified the unions’ contracts unanimously.

He said while the Student Services building was previously going to have a half basement, it’s now in the plans to make it a full basement for more storage and office space. The board passed the additional funding of $2 million for the building.

Poshard said the board will look over Cheng’s new housing plan for the next several months.

The 10-year plan includes building new dorm residences before tearing down the Brush Towers, he said. It also includes tearing down and rebuilding the housing on Greek Row and consideration of an emeritus retirement area in Southern Hills.

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Jumbles: FINCH PATIO EATERY DETECT Answer: After realizing some components for their new tent were missing, he did this — PITCHED A FIT

Aries — Today is an 8 — Solve conflicts through careful communication. Finish the job.

If you don’t know what you’re doing, you can always learn. You absorb knowledge like a sponge.

Cancer — Today is a 7 — For the next couple of days, you’re better at dealing with paperwork. It may require special concentration and learning skills. You’ve got them.

Libra — Today is a 6 — Things may not be as you thought. You can’t always be ready for change.

Don’t be too hasty. Tempers could be short, so take it easy, on yourself and on others.

Capricorn — Today is an 8 — Do the research, and disagree persuasively (and with charm).

Freedom may sound delicious, but travel’s impractical today.

Relax with comfort food.

Taurus — Today is a 9 — Be ready for change. You’re right in the middle of the money river.

You can block the flow, make it grow or direct it where you want it to go. Stay true.

Leo — Today is a 7 — Friends help you clear up the confusion. Feed your hunger for knowledge, and then pass on what you’ve learned. Adapt to a change in orders. Use intuition.

Scorpio — Today is a 7 — A surprising development in business can be for the best.

Be prepared to negotiate as if you’re unattached to the results.

Don’t fritter your money away.

Aquarius — Today is a 7 — Friends mean well, but don’t necessarily understand the situation. Pay off debts first.

Quiet time taking care of business gets you farther.

Gemini — Today is a 9 — Unleash your hidden talent and energy. You surprise everyone.

You’re inspiring and invigorating.

Take necessary actions. Keep quiet about status altogether.

Virgo — Today is a 9 — You’ll be tested for the next few days, as new opportunities arise.

Stay quiet and respectful, and do your best. Pay attention to communications. You could win.

Sagittarius — Today is a 9 — You may need to adapt to the situation.

What are you most committed to: winning an argument or your relationship? Winning can come at a cost. Keep cool.

Pisces — Today is an 8 — Decline a public outing in favor of a private invitation. Postpone the decision, if you can. Something about it rubs you the wrong way.

You could just stay home.

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Despite the blemishes, Jeneva McCall said she reflects on her father's achievements and failures to put herself in a better life situation.

“I used to run from it because all of the bad media and all the stuff on the Internet,” Jeneva McCall said.

“Going off to college and competing, I realized I’m just like him.”

“If you look at the records he was a great athlete, it’s just that he needed the guidance,” she said. “With Coach John Smith and Coach Connie (Price-Smith), I have that guidance.

It’s just all of the other stuff that I need to stay away from.”

Though her guidance didn't come until she became a collegiate athlete, Jeneva McCall developed her work ethic at an early age. Her first milestone came in the form of a track and field scholarship to SIU, which she considered fate. She said it was that work ethic that landed her the

scholarship, which might have been her only chance to attend college.

Throws coach John Smith recruited Jeneva McCall to SIU, and when he told her he coached a fourtime Olympian, she said she was committed to the program.

A close bond formed between Jeneva McCall and Smith, a relationship Jeneva McCall considers comparable to a family affiliation.

She said Smith left an early impression on her during her freshman year after she had a poor outing at a meet. She said the speech he gave her after her performance instilled an emotional, lasting impression.

“My entire life I’ve always been abandoned, by everyone,” Jeneva McCall said. “For him to say ‘I will never abandon you,’ and over the years he hasn’t abandoned me, it made me put my trust in him and made me want to work with him.

A person like that, you can work hard for.”

Smith said Jeneva McCall came to college and quickly learned how to train with a professional mindset. He said she understands training works with each day building on the next, and she understands every day gets her one step closer to becoming an Olympic athlete.

It’s her natural ability and ingrained competitiveness that separated her from other athletes he has coached, Smith said.

“You don’t replace people like Jeneva, that’s for sure,” Smith said.

“She might end up the best allaround thrower in NCAA history after this year.”

That will happen if she achieves her goal of becoming the first athlete to win all five NCAA throwing competitions in a single season.

She put herself in this position with a deep dedication to the sport.

She takes full advantage of the 20 hours per week the NCAA allows for training, and spends each minute under the close watch of Smith. She

Daily Egyptian said she comes in each day fully invested and is only finished when she receives Smith’s recommendation to end each session.

Her extensive training has paid dividends during her collegiate career.

Her sophomore year she was an All-American athlete in four events: the indoor shot put, outdoor shot put, weight throw and hammer throw.

Her junior year she repeated with the All-American accolades, and took fourth place in the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She finished one place shy of a qualifying mark for the IAAF World Championships, but found herself on the roster when the third-place finisher Keelin Godsey was unable to throw the minimum mark of 69 meters in the preliminary events leading up to the world event.

Jeneva McCall finished the Championships in Daegu, South Korea, with a mark of 68.26 meters,

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three positions behind the qualifying athlete for the final round and just short of her career-best mark of 69.55 meters that got her to Daegu.

“Making the world team was a good accomplishment and a good confidence booster,” said four-time Olympian and Coach Connie PriceSmith. “I think it gave her a better picture of what the rest of the world is about, and knows that she is at the level as well.”

The confidence gained at the World Championships has provided the necessary assurance that a career in the sport is a realistic goal to have, Jeneva McCall said.

An Olympic roster spot, particularly for the 2012 Olympics in London, is where she said she wants to be.

London is where her father won, then lost, his heavyweight title, and she said wants to return to the city to reclaim her last name. That is when she can receive her award and claim the title of leader of the pack.

Salukis patiently wait for an equal opportunity BRANDON WILLINGHAM Daily Egyptian The SIU women’s basketball team doesn’t get the same opportunities nationally compared with the men.

Every year, NCAA men’s basketball programs travel across the country to compete in compensated holiday tournaments.

For the women’s team, however, it’s a different story.

The women have not traveled to a tournament since 2009 when they played in the Berkeley, Calif., Colliers International Classic.

To help fund a possible 2012 tournament trip, the women’s basketball team is selling $15 raffle tickets to an auction.

Head coach Missy Tiber said the fundraisers are not only for a good cause, but are beneficial to the team.

“Any time that we do a fundraiser, it’s just a way to help bring in money to support our program and do some extra things

that our typical operating budget won’t allow us to do,” Tiber said.

On the other hand, the men’s basketball team has consistently competed in holiday events, such as the 2010-11 Christmas tournament in Las Vegas and this year’s ESPN Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.

SIU Athletic Director Mario Moccia said the men’s tournament is under a NCAA mandate to compete in multi-team events, but regulations are different for women's basketball.

“With the men, the director from the league says that’s one specific way the men’s basketball team can improve their (rating percentage index) and put multiple teams into the NCAA tournament, which is a revenue maker,” Moccia said.

“From a women’s standpoint, it’s not that way.”

Moccia said the men’s team has always been invited by ESPN to participate in tournaments, and ESPN compensates the team by providing transportation, lodging

and food services.

“Although there is some cost incurred, the cost is minimal,” Moccia said. “ESPN pays a big portion of the cost.”

He said there is absolutely no source of favoritism because every program under Saluki Athletics can be supported.

“For the women, we can certainly assist in some of the cost, but we ask all teams to fundraise to limit cost,” Moccia said. “The women are fundraising and choosing to put it towards tournament travel.”

Tiber said she is not concerned about her team not being able to compete in as many tournaments as the men’s team, but she said the team will in the future.

“We can play in tournaments if we so choose,” Tiber said. “This year, we wanted to play more home games rather than have to forfeit games to play in a tournament."

Junior guard Teri Oliver anticipates to the opportunity.

“We look forward to competing in a tournament again,” Oliver said.

NATHAN HOEFERT | DAILY EGYPTIAN

Salukis tip off in overtime Thursday against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at the SIU Arena. The women’s basketball team has not been sponsored the last two seasons for any Christmas

tournaments because of a lack in revenue. The women’s basketball team is selling raffle tickets to raise enough money to attend a tournament in either Mexico, Miami or the Bahamas.

“It will be a fun experience with the team.”

Tiber said the team will continue to fundraise and, in the future, play in more tournaments. For now, it’ll

focus more on maturing this year at home.

“We’re just looking to raise money in addition to our operating budget,” Tiber said.

Salukis’ weak schedule veers as players dwindle

JOE RAGUSA Daily Egyptian Saluki basketball players seemed optimistic heading into a stretch of games where their next

five opponents collectively won just five games.

“We have been coming together as a team a lot more, so I think our confidence will show over these next few games,” sophomore guard Diamond Taylor said Tuesday. “We should go on a win streak. The more we win, the more confident and more comfortable we’ll get as a team.”

Taylor had reason to be positive.

They just won their first game of the season, he had a career-high 19 points, and at the time, it seemed like the Salukis were finally on the right track. But one loss to a bad Western Kentucky team and a police investigation has killed whatever confidence the team once had.

Before the negativity starts to pile on, take a step back and look at Justin Bocot’s situation

objectively. All we know is he is being investigated for an alleged sexual assault that occurred Saturday morning. We don’t know what actually happened, or who is even accusing Bocot, so let’s wait until all facts come out before we write him off as just another Lowery player who got in trouble with the law.

But this came at the worst possible time for Bocot and the Salukis. Bocot struggled in his last three games, only averaging 5.3 points per game, and could have righted the ship against the subpar opponents SIU has scheduled in the next few weeks.

Lowery even said after the game Wednesday that Bocot would’ve excelled in the fast-paced game they played against Western Kentucky. But now, who knows what will happen. All we know is

he probably won’t be on the court in the foreseeable future.

This means the Salukis have to rely on their other guards to score for them, like Taylor and juniors Jeff Early and T.J. Lindsay.

Lowery said he wished they didn’t have such a long break before the Western Kentucky game so Taylor would stay hot, and it turned out he had reason to be concerned: Taylor only had two points Wednesday.

Early and Lindsay picked up the pace though, with a combined 23 points in the loss. But after freshman Josh Swan struggled at point guard with seven turnovers and no assists Wednesday, SIU looks thin at guard.

For that matter, SIU looks thin everywhere. Freshman Dantiel Daniels is still out with a pulled groin, and every time somebody

asks Lowery about his recovery, Lowery’s reaction makes it seem as though Daniels is on life support.

“He has not progressed, just like I said, he’s still the same.

He has not practiced; he‘s not available,” Lowery said Tuesday.

“I can’t answer (when he will be back), I’m not a doctor, I can’t answer that. I’m giving you what I’m told everyday. I ask that same question.”

That leaves four players on the bench for SIU. It doesn’t matter how good your team is, it’s hard to win with that thin of a bench.

With all of the turmoil around the program, it’s going to be hard to win anyway.

So much for being optimistic.

Joe Ragusa can be reached at jragusa@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 269.

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Determined McCall is title bound CORY DOWNER Daily Egyptian Street lights flicker on. Not to shed light on a darkened Virginia evening, but to signal a day’s work has ended for a child destined to become a world-class athlete.

Countless childhood days were spent in the street perpendicular to the home of senior thrower Jeneva McCall. It was in those streets where she competed against her six athletic siblings to set herself apart as the most determined athlete of the bunch.

“I wanted to be the leader of the pack,” Jeneva McCall said. “In my mind, I never get the awards until I work harder.”

She didn't know it then, but she was competing against a family of talented athletes who would individually rise to the top of their respective sport.

Jeneva McCall, now the top collegiate thrower in the nation, competed against her older sister Shirley, who became Ms. Basketball of Virginia; her younger brother Mika’il, a running back in his freshman year at the University of Iowa; and older brother Elijah, a professional boxer.

The children were not the first to give rise to the McCall name.

Their father is Oliver McCall, the former world heavyweight boxing champion who beat Lennox Lewis at the Wembley Arena in London in 1994 to win the title.

Jeneva McCall said she remembers sitting around with her

SARAH GARDNER | DAILY EGYPTIAN

Senior thrower Jeneva McCall shares a laugh Saturday with a teammate before her event during the Saluki Fast Start meet at the

Recreation Center. McCall placed first in both shot put and weight throw, and she is currently No. 1 in NCAA weight throw rankings.

siblings watching her father fight.

Each warmed up as he would, and all would mentally prepare as if they were stepping through the ropes and into the ring.

While his children’s careers are

now taking off, Oliver McCall’s boxing career took a downward turn in the late '90s as he battled drug addiction and run-ins with the law.

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