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“I use my Facebook status to make my sister-in-law jealous.” “I didn’t enlist to escape, I enlisted to pay for our wedding. Will you marry me?” These are just two of the more than half a million secrets shared with Frank Warren, who is often called the most trusted stranger in the world. More than 200 people filled the Student Center Ballrooms Wednesday to hear Warren, creator of PostSecret, a continuous community art project that seeks to anonymously share secrets sent in by people from around the world. So far, the project has spawned five books, a blog, two traveling art exhibits and lectures held nationwide. Warren said he began the project about five years ago with the belief that he could get strangers to trust him with their secrets. Warren said the desire to begin the project stems from his childhood. “When I was growing up, I went through some very difficult times alone, and so as an adult, I feel like part of why the project is so meaningful for me is I can try and create ways to help the person I was when I was younger,” Warren said. “If I could create a safe, nonjudgmental place where people could share these secret feelings or private desires or confessions, it could be really special.” Warren said his lectures on campuses have become more and more about facilitating audience members sharing secrets. It has become less talking and more listening, Warren said. Warren said by sharing secrets, people are often forced to face a part of themselves they have been hiding from. “I think we all have secrets,” Warren said. “Sometimes when we’re keeping a secret, it’s actually keeping us.” Monica Rodriguez, a sophomore from Lake Zurich studying psychology, said she discovered
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ISAAC SMITH | D AILY E GYPTIAN Frank Warren looks over selected postcard secrets he plans to share in his presentation at the Student Center Wednesday. Warren is the founder of the popular Web site and book series PostSecret. PostSecret a little more than a year ago. She said seeing other people’s secrets is inspiring and allows people to relate to strangers. “You can relate to other people’s secrets,” Rodriguez said. “I made one (postcard), but I never sent it in.” Rodriguez said she’s still a little nervous about sharing her secrets, but was excited to hear Warren speak. He’s world-renowned, she said. Andrea Curry, a sophomore from
Schaumburg studying social work, said she was introduced to PostSecret recently through Rodriguez. “I thought it was really interesting,” Curry said. Jonathon Brooks, a university employee in Lentz dining hall, said he saw a flyer for the event and became interested in the project. “The new book seemed to be cool,” Brooks said. Brooks said he was looking for-
ward to hearing more about Warren’s suicide awareness efforts through PostSecret during the event. Warren said the PostSecret community has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Hopeline, a national suicide prevention network. He said he works to raise awareness and prevent suicides through allowing people to share their secrets. Please see POSTSECRET | 2
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Ingrid Hansen said there should be fines for people who litter cigarette butts, and some SIUC officials have agreed. Hansen, 50, has lived off of Sunset Drive in Carbondale for more than 20 years and said she often has to pick up cigarette butts out of her driveway that are thrown there by students and community members passing by. She said cigarette waste has become more of a problem, and officials should be doing something about it. “I don’t care about cigarettes; I just care where they put them out,” Hansen said. “They just throw them down like it’s nothing.” Kris Schachel, president of Keep Carbondale Beautiful — a community organization for litter control
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— said cigarette filters are a form of plastic and take 10 to 15 years to break down. She said studies show that even butts swept away by heavy rains can end up in the water systems, lakes and rivers, causing pollution and threats to wildlife. “From an aesthetic viewpoint, (cigarette butts) are not appealing to the eye, and they’re not good for businesses.” Keep Carbondale Beautiful organizes citywide cleanups and is affiliated with Keep America Beautiful — the nation’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization, she said. According to the Keep America Beautiful Web site, cigarette butts remain the most littered item in the U.S., and only 10 percent of cigarette butts are thrown away. Please see CIGARETTES | 10
SUZANNE CARAKER | D AILY E GYPTIAN Katie Lenza, of Carbondale, takes a pull on her cigarette outside Faner Hall Wednesday. SIUC Director of Public Safety Todd Sigler said students should police themselves when it comes to proper cigarette disposal.
University insurance policies are in line with state regulations, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance. Michael McRaith, director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, said for group policies the maximum exclusion period for pre-existing conditions is 12 months, which matches the university policy. “That’s consistent with Illinois (regulations),” McRaith said. The issue with insurance coverage began when SIUC graduate student Josh Potter lodged a complaint with the Illinois Department of Insurance because the university would not cover treatment for tumors growing in his thyroid, citing it as a pre-existing condition. “In a year, they will let me use the coverage; but what am I supposed to do until then?” Potter said in Tuesday’s edition of the DAILY EGYPTIAN. Jim Hunsaker, the university’s insurance administrator, said the pre-existing condition clause is a standard health care policy throughout the nation, and many other universities have similar policies where the student can be covered for any condition, pre-existing or not, after a 12-month period of coverage. “This is not something that’s uncommon throughout the nation for that matter. (Illinois State University) does the exact same thing,” Hunsaker said. For fall 2009, SIUC students pay $126.60 in fees for primary coverage and $284 for extended coverage, according to the SIUC Office of Records and Registration. At Illinois State University, students pay $161 for coverage in fall 2009, according to the ISU Student Insurance Office Web site. At the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, undergraduate students pay $206 for coverage in fall 2009 and their policy includes coverage of pre-existing conditions, according to the university’s Student Insurance Office Web site. Hunsaker said the university has considered changing the policy to include coverage of pre-existing conditions as recently as last year, but that change would cause an increase in student fees. “Our student insurance claims payments are funded through the student health insurance or the student extended benefit fee,” Hunsaker said. “In order for us to increase that benefit … we were looking at a fee increase of roughly between $9 and $13 that would have to be passed onto the student.” Please see INSURANCE | 2
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Hunsaker said the university insurance policy does not take effect until 72 hours prior to the start of classes each semester. If a student breaks their leg a week before classes start, Hunsaker said that would be considered a pre-existing condition, which would then not be covered by the university policy. “I’m not at all minimizing Mr. Potter’s condition, but at the same time we have to take into account all of the students that we have here at SIU and how that’s going to impact everybody,” Hunsaker said.
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“I lost a friend to suicide, and I felt like I could do more,” Warren said. Robbie Steffen, a sophomore from Mahomet studying computer engineering, said he only heard of
But university policies could change depending on the outcome of the national health care reform debate. McRaith said Illinois would benefit from some of the reforms being discussed in Washington, such as the public option, which would ban coverage denial because of pre-existing conditions. “Companies will no longer be able to deny coverage based on a pre-existing condition,” McRaith sad. While that would be applicable to corporations and companies throughout the state, McRaith said the expectation is that if the public option were to pass, once the state changed to those policies, non-private institutions, such
PostSecret about one or two weeks ago through a friend. “It sounds really cool, people sending in their secrets,” Steffen said. Warren’s campus visit was part of his national promotion for his new book “Confessions on Life, Death and God,” which is the No. 1 book on The New York Times bestseller list.
as SIUC, would follow suit.
Christina Spakousky contributed to this report.
Madeleine Leroux can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 254.
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ompanies will no longer be able to deny coverage based on a preexisting condition. — Michael McRaith director of Illinois department of insurance
As for the future of PostSecret, Warren said he did not have goals for where it should go next. “I try not to set goals for the project; I just follow where it leads,” Warren said. Madeleine Leroux can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 254.
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Wonder Woman stole the show Wednesday — in the form of a bra. The Wonder Woman bra, designed by a campus sorority, took first place in the third annual “Be My Bra” decorating contest in the Student Health Center Auditorium. The bra was designed by the Sigma Alpha professional agricultural sorority, which took first for the third year in a row for the bra, designed with a red and gold Wonder Woman logo on the right cup and a blue left cup. The bra’s slogan, “Fight Like a Girl,” was inspired by the challenges women face entering the agricultural studies field and a country song with the same title about fighting breast cancer, said Leslie Frost, a senior from Flora majoring in agriculture. “We’re really competitive,” Frost said. “Since we won the past two
years, people start talking smack, so we have to step it up and come in here and do well.” The Be My Bra event is held to raise awareness about breast cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates there will be 194,280 new cases of breast cancer this year. Sigma Alpha members said they do not have any decoration ideas yet, but plan to enter the contest next year. The second place award went to Delta Zeta for a white bra decorated with pink jewels, and third place went to the Student Nutrition Academic Council for a bra designed in cowhide print material with bottle nipples attached to the front. Other popular bra decorations included jewels, pearls and pink breast cancer ribbons. Event judges included Regina Pfister, a Murphysboro resident who survived breast cancer, and Kathy Guitersloh, who is fighting breast cancer.
ISAAC SMITH | D AILY E GYPTIAN Kelsey Young, an undeclared freshman from Oswego, left, consoles her friend Natalie Hansen, a freshmen from Algonquin studying elementary education, during the Be My Bra presentation at the Student Health Center Wednesday. Hansen’s grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago and, prior to fully treating the cancer, died at age 83. “( Judging) was very emotional,” Pfister said. “Breasts tend to be very personal things. We like breasts; everybody likes breasts. And the possibility of getting breast cancer is there for all women, and now we
know it’s true for men as well.” Donna Crow, breast health patient navigator for Southern Illinois Healthcare, helped facilitate the event. She hoped the event would create breast cancer awareness on
campus; women on campus, including students, should have breast exams, she said. Ruth Moon can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 254.
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Undergraduate Student Government discussed increases in student service fees, approved funds for Registered Student Organizations and officially recognized several student groups as organizations — all while scraping for enough senators. The students needed at least 15 senators in order to approve funding for organizations and recognize student groups as organizations. While waiting for three more senators to arrive Wednesday, Larry Dietz, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, spoke about proposed changes in the student service fees that will take place for the 2011 fall semester. Student service fees include some
items that all students must pay such as the Green Fee, Student Attorney Fee and Mass Transit Fee. Dietz said he is hoping the increase in fees will be 4.5 percent less than the 2010 fiscal year, but is not sure if that will happen. He said he is grateful for the students who are happy to pay these fees. “Without the support of students, we wouldn’t have some major programs and some major buildings on campus,” he said. “We really appreciate your leadership and support of those amenities that make this a vibrant college community.” The Extended Care fee for student insurance was one of the greatest proposed increases at 6.3 percent, or $18, which would raise the cost to $302. Ted Grace, director of the Stu-
dent Health Center, said the increase is justified because more students are taking advantage of the university’s insurance option. “During downturns in the economy, people are really using the Health Center in greater numbers,” Grace said. University Housing costs in Thompson Point, Brush Towers and the Triads are also proposed to increase 7.5 percent for new students. Students who have signed two-year contracts will not be affected by the increase. Many fees are flat, meaning no increase or decrease would take place. No votes were taken on any of the proposals, which will be voted on by the Board of Trustees in May. The senators did vote to approve more funding to organizations after
the student service fees discussion and after 15 senators were accounted for. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, U.S. Green Building Council and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity received $846 to pay for various expenses. The senators have $1,995 left to distribute to organizations from the $8,000 it started with for the fall semester. Rhonda Daugherty, chairwoman of the Finance Committee, said she’s feeling positive about how the money has lasted. “I feel that we are doing actually really good to have started off with $8,000,” Daugherty said. “And at the middle of the semester we still have just a little bit to give to some of the RSOs. We all did a good job.” Moneywise, the senators said they feel they have excelled, but Ashley
Epps, vice president, said she is concerned about the low number of senators in USG. “I know it seems like I get frustrated down here, because I do,” Epps said. “It’s my job to put my foot down and let you all know we can be outstanding. We need a more proactive senate.” John Kiwala, executive assistant, said the group could be even better if more students became involved and joined as senators. “They really need to come here and see what the senate is about,” Kiwala said. “The biggest thing they need to realize is that they have to have some sort of input and need to be in control.” Erin Holcomb can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 255.
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SUZANNE CARAKER | D AILY E GYPTIAN Britney Hall, an undecided graduate student, helps take down T-shirts outside Faner Hall Wednesday. The T-shirts, which are part of the Clothesline Project, were on display in protest against violence towards women and children. Women and children who have been victims of violence decorated the shirts. The Women’s Center in Carbondale sponsored the event.
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A local union spokesman claims The Pointe at SIU Developers, LLC paid non-union workers less than half the standard wage during construction of its apartment buildings, but officials from The Pointe said they simply hired the best people for the job. Norm Winters, business agent and recording secretary for Operators Local 318, said he organized picket lines outside Pointe sites earlier this year when he learned tradesmen on the job were being paid approximately $23 less per hour than the area’s standard wages. “We had contractors in there that were paying their employees below our area standards as operating engineers,” Winters said. Winters, whose union represents operating engineers in the lower 14 counties of Illinois, said the wages set by the Egyptian Builders Association are $43.95 per hour, but workers at the Pointe were being paid $20. Winters said he did not speak with any of the employees on the job. He said his union contacted The Pointe for the job, but owner Chris
Creek wasn’t interested. Angie Jackson, director of operations for The Pointe, said the union was picketing because the developer didn’t use union work exclusively, but Winters said he was only protesting the substandard wages. “We never picketed (about the work) being non-union,” Winters said. Jackson said The Pointe went with the bids that were brought to them and wanted to hire the best people for the job. “If the company wanted the job, it was up to them to decide how much they wanted to pay for the job,” she said. “Whether that company uses union (work) or not, that doesn’t matter. It’s about getting the job done well.” Winters said he learned The Pointe brought in workers from outside the area as well. “What we like to see is local people go to work,” he said. “We want to see ... people in our areas pay taxes for hospitals and schools. And the only way they get to pay those taxes and earn money for their family is … to go to work.” Jackson said The Pointe used mostly local subcontractors for its buildings. Winters also said between eight and 12 residents approached his
picket lines with various complaints about problems in the existing Pointe buildings. An Oct. 16 article in the Daily Egyptian highlighted complaints from Pointe residents about faulty appliances and electrical work, incomplete furnishings and a lack of promised amenities. Jackson said some of those accusations are false, but admitted the developer could have been more proactive about informing residents of delayed construction of amenities such as tanning beds and basketball courts. “There’s never going to be perfection,” she said. “You can build a brandnew house and something won’t work correctly ... We are in the process of doing everything we need to do. My goal is to make the people there happy.” But Winters said the company didn’t hire quality craftsmen and got what it paid for. “You don’t get a Cadillac for a Volkswagon price,” he said. Winters’ picket ended when the work of the operating engineers on the buildings was finished, he said. Nick Johnson can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 263.
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The campaigns used to spare the people during the off year, but the voices had conjured them into eternal cycle. So, Candidate attended the last parade of the fall, tossing candy to the Halloween revelers. He was waving from the float when the roar erupted. There were terrified screams as people trampled each other to get away. The parade units behind Candidate sped past his float. He almost fell off when a horse and rider galloped past. Looking to the rear, he could not see what was causing the uproar. By now the crowd was surging past him. His own float was pinned by a dozen Fez-wearing unicyclists performing Figure 8 maneuvers in the road’s center. Candidate turned back and saw it. His blood froze. Moving up the road was his opponent from the last campaign. Not the smooth-talking office-seeker, but a politics incarnate. He stood eight feet tall and weighed 400 pounds. His ripped polo shirt exposed hair-covered muscles and welts. Tusks grew from his mouth. Opponent wielded a human arm,
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which he hungrily chewed while stomping down the street. An overpowering stench enveloped him. “CANDIDATE!” he hissed. “Let’s debate.” “What ... what happened?” Candidate gasped. “Don’t you listen to your voices?” Opponent growled. “This is me. This is what you … they … made me to be.” The voices had started as mere jesters, for entertainment purposes only. But as their powers grew, so did the spells they conjured. Opponent hurled the half-eaten arm at Candidate, toppling him from the top of the float. The fall caused no injury. Instead, Candidate felt a surge of power. Rising to his feet, his chest expanded. His hands felt a strangeness as they formed into hooves. “I’ll use your femur for a toothpick, bribe breath,” Opponent said, drawing closer. He came too close. Candidate rose up on his hind legs and crashed his hooves into Opponent’s head. They drew blood, staggering the man-beast. “AAARRRGGGHHHHHH ... Limbaughian hypocrite,” Opponent gasped, lowering his head and charging Candidate. “GGGRRPPPOOBBBBBB ... socialist cap-and-traitor,” Candidate answered, biting into Opponent’s shoulder. His teeth crushed the bone. A vicious pull of his head tore
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andidate could not grip Opponent’s free arm with his hooves, but used his body weight to trip his foe. He had perfected this move in Springfield’s minor league political circuit.
Opponent’s arm from his body. Opponent whined with Beckian fury, but soon regrouped. Head lowered, he gouged Candidate’s midsection with his tusks. Candidate could not grip Opponent’s free arm with his hooves, but used his body weight to trip his foe. He had perfected this move in Springfield’s minor league political circuit. The two fell into the street, rolling into the dung left by the horses that brought up the rear of the parade. “You love the public option,” Opponent snarled. “Do not.” “Do so.” “Not.” “So.” Kicking furiously, Candidate shattered Opponent’s free arm and cleaved it from his body. Opponent’s tusk had now ripped off all of Candidate’s clothes, so he rolled naked in the horse excrement. Biting into Opponent’s leg, Candidate gnawed it off. He turned to the other leg and also separated that limb from the body. He looked into the eyes of his limbless opponent. They were fiery red, defiant despite his pain.
“Rot in hell,” Opponent roared. “Hell is for you amateurs,” Candidate answered. “First, I’m going to Washington.” Candidate brought his hooves down sharply on Opponent’s neck, severing the head. Slowly he picked up the body parts and returned to his float. The stunned crowd watched Candidate tie Opponent’s limbs and head to a crossbeam. Naked and covered in horse droppings, he had the look and manner of a beast. Slowly his shape returned, and Candidate undid some American flag bunting from his float to cover his nakedness. Candidate took a small American flag from the float and wiped the opponent’s blood from his mouth. After briefly considering his stand on flag desecration, he also blew his nose. The float lurched forward and Candidate reached into the candy box. The children dove for the sweets he tossed and people were again smiling. The voices made the monsters much scarier on TV. Mike Springston is a graduate student in the MAT program.
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WA S H I NGTO N — Trumpeting a victory against careless spending, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a defense bill that kills some costly weapons projects and expands war efforts. In a major civil rights change, the law also makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation. The $680 billion policy bill authorizespending but doesn’t provide any actual dollars. Rather it sets guidance that is typically followed by congressional committees that decide appropriations. Obama hailed it as a step toward ending needless military spending that he called “an affront to the American people and to our troops.” Still, the president did not win every fiscal fight. He acknowledged he was putting his name to a bill that still had waste. The measure expands current hate crimes law to include violence based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. To assure its passage after years of frustrated efforts, Democratic supporters attached the measure to the must-pass defense policy bill over the steep objections of many Republicans. The White House put most of its focus on what the bill does contain: project after project that Obama billed as unneeded.The bill terminates production of the F-22 fighter jet program, which has its origins in the Cold War era and, its critics maintain, is
poorly suited for anti-insurgent battles in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates targeted certain projects for elimination, putting them at odds with some lawmakers. The same spending items deemed unnecessary or outdated by Pentagon officials can mean lost jobs and political fallout for lawmakers back in their home districts. “When Secretary Gates and I first proposed going after some of these wasteful projects, there were a lot of people who didn’t think it was possible, who were certain we were going to lose, who were certain that we were going to get steamrolled,” Obama said. “Today, we have proven them wrong.” In another of several examples, the legislation terminates the replacement helicopter program for the president’s own fleet. That program is six years behind schedule and estimated costs have doubled to more than $13 billion. Yet the legislation still contains an effort by lawmakers to continue development — over the president’s strong objections — of a costly alternative engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Air Force’s fighter of the future. A White House veto threat about that never happened. “There’s still more fights that we need to win,” Obama said. “Changing the culture in Washington will take time and sustained effort.” Obama signed the bill in the East Room, adding some fanfare to draw at-
OLIVIER DOULIERY | M C C LATCHY -TRIBUNE President Barack Obama, flanked by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen (left) and members of Congress , signs into law the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2010 at the White House, in the East Room Wednesday in Washington. tention to his message of fiscal responsibility and support for the military. He spoke more personally about the new civil rights protections. A priority of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., that had been on the congressional agenda for a decade, the measure is named for Matthew Shepard, the gay Wyoming college student murdered 11 years ago. Obama acknowledged Shepa-
rd’s mom, Judy, and remembered that he had told her this day would come. He also acknowledged Kennedy’s family. Going forward, Obama promised, people will be protected from violence based on “what they look like, who they love, how they pray or why they are.” The expansion has long been sought by civil rights and gay rights groups. Conservatives have op-
posed it, arguing that it creates a special class of victims. They also have been concerned that it could silence clergymen or others opposed to homosexuality on religious or philosophical grounds. On the military front, the legislation approves Obama’s $130 billion request as the latest installment of money toward the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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WA S H I NGTO N — House Democrats reached agreement Wednesday on key elements of a health care bill that would vastly alter America’s medical landscape, requiring virtually universal sign-ups and offering a new government-run insurance option for millions. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was planning a formal announcement Thursday morning, contingent on the outcome of a meeting of House leaders Wednesday afternoon, according to lawmakers and aides. Officials said the legislation could be up for a vote on the House floor next week. The rollout would cap months of arduous negotiations to bridge differences between liberal and moderate Democrats and blend health care overhaul bills passed by three separate committees over the summer. The developments in the House came as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., tried to round up support
among moderate Democrats for his bill, which includes a modified government insurance option that states could opt out of. The final product in the House, reflecting many of President Barack Obama’s priorities, includes new requirements for employers to offer insurance to their workers or face penalties, fines on Americans who don’t purchase coverage and subsidies to help lower-income people do so. Insurance companies would face new prohibitions against charging much more to older people or denying coverage to people with health conditions. The price tag, topping $1 trillion over 10 years, would be paid for by taxing high-income people and cutting some $500 billion in payments to Medicare providers. The legislation would extend health coverage to around 95 percent of Americans. “I’m pretty confident that we’ve got the right pieces in place,” said Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chairman of the Education and Labor
Committee, one of the three panels involved in writing the bill. “We can quibble over parts of it, but the fact is when you’re taking a 60-year-old system that grew up in a rather haphazard fashion and you’re trying to bring some coherence to it, these are sort of the things you have to do at the beginning of that process.” Plenty of work remains to be done before a bill could land on Obama’s desk — and there’s still no guarantee that Congress can complete the legislation before year’s end, as the president wants. If Obama does sign a health overhaul bill, he will have bucked decades of failed attempts by past administrations, most recently by former President Bill Clinton in the 1990s. House leaders want to begin debate on their bill next week, with the aim of finishing before Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11. The Senate is aiming to start debate sometime in the next several weeks. Bills passed by the House and Senate would have to be merged before a final product could be sent to Obama,
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C APE C AN AVE R A L — NASA’s newest rocket has blasted off on a test flight that may pave the way for a return to the moon. After a one-day weather delay, the Ares I-X rocket rumbled away Wednesday morning from a former shuttle launch pad at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. No people or payloads are on board. The prototype moon rocket should fly for just two minutes. That’s how long it will take for the first-stage booster to burn out. The booster will be recovered from the Atlantic for analysis.
P E S H AWA R — A government official says the death toll in a market bombing in northwestern Pakistan has risen to at least 80 people. North West Frontier Province Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain says 200 were wounded in Wednesday’s attack in Peshawar city. The blast coincided with a trip to Pakistan by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. She was three hours’ drive away in the capital, Islamabad, when the blast took place.
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— Rep. George Miller D-Calif
and there are a number of differences between the two chambers that would have to be reconciled. Among them are the different approaches to the public plan — the House does not include the opt-out provision for states; more stringent requirements for employers in the House bill; and a tax on highvalue insurance plans that the Senate uses to pay for the bill but that’s absent from the House version. In the end, Pelosi, D-Calif., and other House leaders were unable to round up the necessary votes for their preferred version of the government insurance plan — one that would base payment rates to providers on rates paid by Medicare. Instead, the Health and Human Services secretary would negotiate rates with
providers, the approach preferred by moderates and the one that will be featured in the Senate’s version. That marked a defeat for liberal lawmakers, who argued for months that a public insurance plan tied to Medicare would save more money for the government, and offer cheaper rates to consumers. Moderates feared that doctors, hospitals and other providers, particularly those in rural states, would be hurt, and in the end they looked poised to prevail, despite constituting a distinct minority in the 256-member House Democratic caucus. Some liberals were prepared to accept the negotiated rate structure. Others were still withholding support, even while pointing to Reid’s inclusion of a government insurance plan in the Senate bill as a victory in itself. “We were laughed at in August. Who would have thought that the Senate bill would have a public option?” said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, DCalif., a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
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R I C H M O N D — Three more people have been arrested in connection with the gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl outside her high school homecoming dance in an attack that has generated widespread outrage. A man and two boys were arrested late Tuesday, including 21-year-old Salvador Rodriguez of Richmond, Calif., and two teens, 16 and 17. They were each booked on one count of gang rape and likely face other charges including robbery and kidnapping.
TR ENTON — A Florida man accused of killing his son-in-law in New Jersey is arguing that he was unable to commit the crime because he was too fat. When Edward Ates took the stand in his defense Wednesday to tell jurors he wouldn’t have had the energy needed to climb and descend the staircase where prosecutors say the killer was perched when he shot Paul Duncsak, a 40-yearold pharmaceutical executive, in 2006.
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Amidst dinosaurs and inflatable slides, Halloween will come a night early for children at the Vine Community Church in Carbondale. Lead pastor Sándor Paull said the church will use all of its 36,000 square feet to host a Jurassicthemed Halloween party for children, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday. “The plan that we have is to create the dinosaur exhibit — the Smithsonian,” said Jennifer Quinn, the Vine’s children’s director. “So, hopefully, (we’ll) make this place look like a dinosaur has definitely been here.” Paull said the church would host
the event the night before Halloween so parents can take their children out for trick-or-treating Saturday. Mike Berardi, an associate pastor overseeing the event, said the contained environment would be comforting for parents. “Me being a parent of two kids, I know there seems to be a lot of high school kids that go out and go trick-or-treating,” Berardi said. “It’s more of a safe alternative for kids.” Paull said this is the ninth year for the event. Berardi said there were about 500 children in attendance last year, which he expects to double this year. He said the church sent about 4,000 invitations, including invitations to all local grade schools.
As the event gains popularity, the need for volunteers grows, he said. Quinn said there are about 500 volunteers setting up throughout the week and around 150 volunteers for the event itself. “The church has grown but the event has also grown along with it,” Berardi said. “This is by far the most people that have helped out.” Paull said the various activities featured at the event include inflatable slides, games, a scavenger hunt, a dunk tank, a bonfire and hay rides. The church started working on ideas in July and has spent a month building sets, Quinn said. She was especially excited for a Jurassicthemed inflatable playpen that is 30 feet long, 30 feet wide and 16 feet high, she said.
Berardi said he went to Universal Studios in Florida to research and gather ideas for the event. “Every kid I’ve ever met loves dinosaurs,” Berardi said. “Because it is a kid’s event and kids like dinosaurs, then we’re just going to have fun with that.” Quinn said they are also building their own dinosaur, which will be about 20 feet long and 12 feet high. To create it, she said they put together a three-dimensional dinosaur jigsaw puzzle, enlarged all the individual pieces, cut them out of foam board and put them back together. Paull said the church even tried to make its own dry ice because smoke machines set off the fire alarms. Quinn said the budget for the event was between $3,000 and
$4,000. She said about $1,400 was spent on candy. “We’ve given so much candy away historically that we’ve had to provide discreet ways for parents to give candy back,” Paull said. “So we have redeposit zones for them to dump half of it on their way out.” Berardi said the event is a great chance for parents to meet new people while their children play. “It’s probably assumed that because we’re a church we don’t support the underlying spiritual origination of Halloween,” Berardi said. “Rather than ignore the holiday, I think it’s more important for us to be able use it to develop relationships and friendships.” Travis Bean can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 275.
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puzzle corner 42 Veep before Al 43 Put into law 45 Bridge expert Sharif 46 Clears after taxes 47 Octane rating sites 49 Widely separated 51 Opposite of away 52 Part of a yard 53 Prefix with meter 55 Astronomer Tycho __ 58 Western border lake 62 Demolish 64 Bonneville Speedway feature 66 Chicago hub 67 Tours ta-ta 68 ALers who don’t play the field 69 Adlai’s running mate 70 Computer image dot 71 Manager Torre Down 1 Gas sign north of the
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Horoscopes By Linda C. Black
Today’s Birthday — Romance provides a central focus in your life this year. Pay attention to each opportunity, and grow from each experience. You discover that you don’t need to force anything. You experience joy as a natural outcome. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Others tell you about your responsibilities. You want to tell them to take a hike. Save your response for later. Wednesday’s answers
52 Cartoon cat 53 Oklahoma tribe 54 Outbursts from Homer 56 “Stat!” cousin 57 “__ only known!” 59 Meccan pilgrimage 60 First century Roman emperor 61 Latin being 63 “__ you serious?” 65 Top with a slogan
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Take stock of your progress in recent days. To balance the ledger, take care of at least one problem. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Get down to practical details when you share ideas. Others won’t have the full picture unless you give it to them. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Balance becomes important now. Avoid extremes in words and actions. You’ll be glad you did.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Focus on the details and follow up on anything strange. The goal is balance, not perfection.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — An older person points out subtle changes that make your plan even better. Don’t take this as criticism.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8 — You feel rushed. Everything needs to be done 10 minutes ago. Do one thing at a time and you’ll make good progress.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — If you can, get outside or go to the gym and get your heart rate up. Physical activity dispels frustration.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is an 8 — An older person supplies the format you need to use. Follow it. This is not the time to get creative.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Seek balance in every activity. This includes balanced nutrition, even at breakfast.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Romance seems stale right now. Try energizing the situation with invitations or candles.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Partners’ resources have seemed limited recently. Today the reasons become more evident. Prepare a new budget.
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by Mike Argirion and Jeff Knurek
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City Councilman Joel Fritzler said he has suggested enforcing litter laws or increasing the fines, which are now between $50 and $150. However, he’s never heard of anyone who received one. “Everyday just driving, I’ll see a smoker flip one out the window,” Fritzler said. “It’s definitely a problem.” Todd Sigler, director of SIUC
Public Safety, said campus police have a littering law, but they don’t enforce it. He said there have been areas of campus that seem to collect cigarette waste, but he doesn’t think it is a problem. “It’s a matter of available resources and priorities,” Sigler said. “It’s one of those things we like to see people self-police.” Sigler said the university’s budget problems and struggles to staff campus police have limited the department, though it does what it can.
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don’t care about cigarettes; I just care where they put them out. They just throw them down like it’s nothing. — Ingrid Hansen Carbondale resident
“I suppose if complaints are coming in, then maybe there’s a problem,” Sigler said. Julie Payne Kirchmeier, director of University Housing, said the university has placed several benches
15 feet away from buildings where students can smoke. She also has worked on installing cigarette butt receptacles in key locations. “Enforcing the smoking policy is always a challenge, but since the
university passed the no-smoking policy in the buildings, it has gotten somewhat easier,” Kirchmeier said. Hansen said some businesses provide ashtrays for employees who smoke, but more businesses should be forced to install them. “Even if there is an ashtray, I still (see) butts within inches of the tray,” Hansen said. “Someone needs to send a message to people.” Christina Spakousky can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 258.
LEARNING IN 3-D Simeon Everage, 8, of Carbondale, sits and waits for a copy of an eight-sided die to be made by a 3-D printer Wednesday. Everage, along with other students of the Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale, was treated to a threeday math, art, science and technology (M.A.S.T.) festival. “It’s really fun, and we get to participate in a lot of things. I like the staff; they teach us how to do a lot of stuff,” Everage said of the M.A.S.T. festival. Anthony Robinson, a Team Reach Coordinator for the Boys and Girls Club, was one of the staff members to decide to make the festival happen. Robinson said he thought it would be a good idea to bring the technology to the kids and let them experience it for themselves. He said the festival went well, and he hopes to make it an annual event. SUZANNE CARAKER D AILY E GYPTIAN
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The National Hockey League needs to work on its image. It is October. Baseball playoffs are about to conclude, the NBA season has just begun and we are right in the middle of the NFL season. Then there is hockey. If you asked your average
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Delsart’s other defeat came in a consolation match against Oklahoma’s Kristina Radan 6-3, 7-6. Delsart was able to pick up a victory in the course of the tournament. In doubles play, Delsart and sophomore partner Vishaka Sheoran beat Wichita State’s duo of Florentina Hanisch and Lenore Lazariou 8-5. “It was really important to get that win,” Delsart said. “It was great. Wichita State is someone in our conference and it helps us know what level we need to be at for the spring.” Delsart and Sheoran lost in their second doubles match of the tournament to Minnesota’s Alexa Palen and Magdalena Wiecha 8-3. Delsart said she was glad to play in this tournament so she could get experience before the spring season. “It was my first tournament, so I was pretty nervous,” Delsart said. “I didn’t know what to expect, but I’m glad I could play before we start con-
sports fan why they thought the Toronto Maple Leafs were so bad, they would respond with “Don’t you mean the Blue Jays?,” and when you inform them you are referring to hockey, they will respond with, “What, hockey season is going on?” Why is this the case? As a culture, aren’t Americans stereotypically in love with violence? Few sports offer as much carnage as the NHL does. Truly, the athletes who play hockey are the toughest in the world. Even a simple check would draw a penalty (and a fine) in the National Football League. ference play in the spring.” Sheoran said Delsart’s debut inspired confidence in the team. “It was nice to see her in action,” Sheoran said. “Hopefully she can take this experience and add to it for the spring.” Sheoran competed in the main draw for singles as well and fell to Tulsa’s Ewa Szatkowska 6-2, 6-3. Sheoran bounced back in the consolation bracket and won a match against Oklahoma State’s Alexandra Cristello in tiebreakers 2-6, 6-2, 1-0(6), which put Sheoran into the quarterfinals. Sheoran lost in the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket against Arkansas’ Claudine Paulson in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. Nothwehr said she was impressed by Sheoran’s play throughout the tournament. “Her win against Oklahoma State was big,” Nothwehr said. “Overall she had an excellent tournament, she had good wins in both doubles and singles.” Saluki freshman Jennifer Dien
That sport is sometimes criticized for glamorizing violence, so why doesn’t hockey get that same rap? Part of that has to do with what network the NHL is on. A team’s games can be broadcast on a local affiliate, but for big national matchups between big teams, where are the games broadcast? It used to be ESPN. The ratings were not stellar there, but with some work it could have drawn more interest. Then it moved to the Versus Network, which used to be the Outdoor Life Network. Have you never heard
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of it? Congratulations, neither have most people. I don’t imagine a lot of folks spend their time cruising the upper 300 in the channel registry in hopes to find a hockey game. The first thing the NHL needs to do to gain back some broad appeal is to switch networks. Why not complain to NBC to air more hockey games on a weekly basis? They could revolve its weekend schedule around college football and hockey. You could watch Notre Dame underwhelm everybody one minute, and then the next be totally in awe of Alexander
er win against Oklahoma State was big. Overall she had an excellent tournament, she had good wins in both doubles and singles.
started the tournament in the qualification bracket. Dien had a bye in the first round of play and defeated Saint Louis’s Mia Elmore in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the main draw. In the main draw, Dien lost to Minnesota’s Magdalena Wiecha 7-6, 6-1. Nothwehr said the elevated level of play could be attributed to the strength of opposition her team faced at the tournament. “They played even better when they lost than they would have against a player they may have been able to easily put away,” Nothwehr said. “Playing those people makes you better.” Four other Salukis competed
Ovechkin and the Capitals. What it needs to do next is market its stars. There are a couple of hockey players that are close to household names, such as Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby and Ovechkin. When those two play, more people seem to pay attention. Why not market more players? The NHL does not have a figure that approaches Kobe Bryant or Peyton Manning or Manny Ramirez. It can change that. For the rest of the column, please visit www.siude.com.
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in the qualification bracket and lost. Senior Michela Cruise lost to the bracket’s top seed, Arkansas’ Annemijn Koenen 5-7, 6-1, 1-0(7). Drake’s Jessica Aguilera defeated sophomore Emily Whitney 6-1, 6-4, senior Martina Vianna Ce lost to Saint Louis’ Sarah Septien 6-1, 6-4, and senior Jessica Flannery lost to Drake’s Ali Patterson 7-6, 6-3. The Salukis do not play again until Jan. 29 when they play against Marshall in Richmond, Ky. “I can’t wait for the spring,” Delsart said. “We have a really good chance this year to win the conference.”
“With being an athlete here, you really have to have good behavior on and off the field,” Hanson said. “And my Wednesdays are usually the only night I have free, so I wanted to come here and play around with the kids for awhile.” The Arena doors opened at 6 p.m., and children, at the hips of their parents, were waiting to start the fun. Amongst those anxious to enter were twins Cory and Kelsey King from Tri-C Elementary School in Carterville. Cory dressed up as Bumble Bee from Transformers and Kelsey was a Disney princess. Cory said his favorite Saluki athlete is cornerback Korey Lindsey from the football team. Cory would like to have more in common with Lindsey than just his first name; he said he would like to be a future Saluki athletic star. “I want to go to SIU because I want to win,” Cory said.
Derek Robbins can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 269.
Ray McGillis can be reached at 536-3311 ext 282.
— Audra Nothwehr women’s tennis head coach
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RYAN VOYLES rvoyles @siu.edu
I know Cleveland is the hot pick right now with the acquisition of Shaq, but I’ll stay with the defending Eastern Conference Champion Orlando Magic. Dwight Howard, at 23 years old, has proven he is among the best players in the league — and his supporting cast isn’t too bad either. Sure, Rashard Lewis will miss the first 10 games, but I don’t see it hurting the Magic too much. I see a repeat in the East.
Call me crazy, but I am seeing a coup in the East. It would be very easy to pick the defending conference champs, the Cleveland Lebrons or the Boston Celtics … but I’m going to choose the Washington Wizards. I think “Agent Zero” Gilbert Arenas is one of the best players in the game and Caron Butler is a great No. 2. I also really like the addition of Randy Foye. Foye was a steady presence for Minnesota last year. I also think the teammate he brought along, Mike Miller, will have a nice bounce-back season. The Wizards will win the East.
RYAN SIMONIN rsimmy @siude.com
DEREK ROBBINS drobbins @siu.edu
I am going to go with the Boston Celtics just because they are hungry for it, and I know they have to be disappointed about the way it ended for them. Rajon Rondo is the man, and he is going to be even better than last year.
SWIMMING & DIVING
ISAAC SMITH | D AILY E GYPTIAN Sophomore César Pérez practices butterfly during speed drills Wednesday. The SIU swimming and diving team will compete in a home meet against Washington University at 5 p.m. Friday.
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The Salukis will face a new challenge when they swim against Washington University for the first time. The SIU swimming and diving team will host Washington University in a dual meet Friday at the Edward J. Shea Natatorium. SIU swimming and diving head coach Rick Walker said he told the team to stay focused and to not underestimate the squad from Missouri. “I told the team, ‘Don’t take your opponent lightly, because the minute you do that is when you get slapped,’” Walker said. Walker said the team has a few swimmers out because of injury and sickness, but the necessary adjustments will be made. “We’re a little dinged up,” Walker said. “We have some aches and pains on a couple of swimmers, and a couple of them are sick, but we’re going to manage.” Senior swimmer Tovah Gasp-
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While he has averaged only 38.5 yards a game passing, Roberts has been a leader for the Sycamores on the ground. He has four of the team’s six rushing touchdowns this season, and against Western Illinois, Roberts ran for 160 yards — including an Indiana State record 91-yard dash. The defense is hoping its performance against Western Illinois carries over as well. The Sycamores sacked and intercepted Western Illinois’ Wil Lunt three times. Indiana State had only
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arovich said even though some teammates have been sick, the Salukis have kept their focus. “We have to keep pushing forward,” Gasparovich said. “When we are in the pool, we’re thinking about swimming fast; we’re not thinking about being sick.” Senior diver Kyle Carevic said the diving team has been practicing new and more difficult dives as it prepares for Friday. “It’s good because we are able to be more comfortable with performing these dives in the meets,” Carevic said. Swim team captain Chris Gaffney said the training has been tough and the team is ready for the meet. “We are not in a position right now where we want to rest,” Gaffney said. “We are feeling good about our-
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selves and that we can swim fast when we’re tired at the same time.” Gasparovich said the team has increased its speed work, and Walker has implemented different exercises to get the Salukis ready for Friday and the second half of the season. Senior diver Emily Gable said she was excited about competing at home. “Every time I compete somewhere else, the diving board has a different feel to it,” Gable said. “At home I know my surroundings and my spot when I need to pull out of a dive.” The Salukis will compete at 5 p.m. Friday at the Edward J. Shea Natatorium inside the Recreation Center. Ryan Simonin can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 282.
ow you won’t hear that we have the longest losing streak in the nation. That part feels great.
four interceptions heading into the game. It was also the first time the Sycamores held an opponent below 20 points. Teams had been averaging 36.5 points a game against the Sycamores. Miles said while he hopes the win in Terre Haute helps change the atmosphere around the football team, he knows facing the Salukis is tough.
— Ryan Roberts Indiana State quarterback “Winning is good. There hasn’t been enough of it around here recently,” Miles said. “It’s a wakeup call though to have to face SIU now. After such a big win, to face them does not give us much time to celebrate.” Ryan Voyles can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 256.
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OCTOBER 29, 2009
SIU ATHLETICS
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EDYTA BŁASZCZYK | D AILY E GYPTIAN Melissa Larocque, a freshman swimmer from Montreal studying elementary education, throws toilet paper with children Wednesday at SIU Arena for the Halloween Bash. Larocque and other athletes volunteered their time to give back to the community as part of the annual event.
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Goons, ghouls and goblins took over SIU Arena Wednesday. There is no need to fear, however, as the invasion of masked monsters were actually student athletes. The SIU Athletics Department and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee hosted the second annual SIU Halloween Bash, an event aimed to give local children an opportunity to interact with SIU athletes as they take part in festive competitions. “We’ve added a lot more of
everything this time around,” Assistant Athletic Director Kristina Therriault said. “We also have a lot more activities for the kids to do — there is face painting, pumpkin decorating, potato-sack races and even a haunted house.” Therriault said the event is aimed to give the children a fun time, but also said the student-athletes benefit from the experience. “This is a fun day for the students,” Therriault said. “They love to come out and play with the kids. It’s a day where they can dress up and be like little kids again.” Students from every corner of Saluki athletics showed up to
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lend a hand in coordinating the event and running the various activities set up for the children. Senior Allie Hanson, utility player for the softball team, dressed as a black cat Wednesday as she volunteered at the event for the second year. “This is definitely a rewarding experience for me,” Hanson said. “I feel like I’m giving back to my
— Kristina Therriault assistant athletic director community this way — it feels good to give these kids something fun to do.” Hanson said being a studentathlete brings the responsibility of following a code of conduct suitable to represent the Salukis because there are children who look up to them. Please see DRESS UP | 10
WOMEN’S TENNIS
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It was a long-awaited debut. The SIU women’s tennis team competed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Central Regional Championships last week in Norman, Okla. The competition ran from Wednesday to Sunday. The competition marked the first collegiate match of freshman No. 1 Melanie Delsart’s career. Delsart was defeated in her first match in the main draw by Arkansas’ Valentina Starkova 6-4, 6-4. Head coach Audra Nothwehr said the loss was because of a combination of nerves and the level of competition. “She competed well, but for this to be her first tournament it was tough,” Nothwehr said.“I almost wish she could play in the (qualification bracket) to get some matches under her belt before facing those big opponents. She just faced two really good players and she lost.” Please see TENNIS | 10
SUZANNE CARAKER | D AILY E GYPTIAN Senior tennis player Jessica Flannery returns the ball at practice Oct. 19. The Salukis traveled Oct. 21 to the ITA Regional Tournament in Norman, Okla. Flannery and teammate Jennifer Dien lost their first doubles match but won their single rounds.
For the first time since 2006, Indiana State could win two straight games. The Sycamores (1-7, 1-4 Missouri Valley Football Conference) will look to keep their momentum going as they host SIU at 11 a.m. Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind. The Sycamores are coming off a 1714 win at home against Western Illinois, which snapped the nation’s longest losing streak at 33 games. Indiana State quarterback Ryan Roberts said the best thing about last week’s victory against the Leathernecks was how it finally silenced the naysayers. “Now you won’t hear that we have the longest losing streak in the nation. That part feels great,” Roberts said. Before Saturday, the Sycamores had not won a game since beating Missouri State 28-22 on Oct. 21, 2006. Now the Sycamores take their newfound confidence into Saturday’s game against No. 3 SIU (6-1, 5-0 MVFC) — a task head coach Trent Miles said would be tough. “We’ll have our hands full; this team was up on us 50-0 at halftime last year, so we know it will be tough,” Miles said “Here we are coming off our first huge win, and now we have to host the Salukis, we’ll have to wake up from our win pretty fast.” SIU head coach Dale Lennon said he is not surprised with the Sycamores’ recent win. “They’re a team on the rise; there’s no doubt about that. You can tell that just by looking at their past few games,” Lennon said. “They’re getting in there now, competing with their opponents. We’ll have our hands full.” Roberts has been instrumental in the recent revival of the football program. Roberts, who was named the MVCF Offensive Player Of The Week Sunday, has sparked the offense since returning to the quarterback position Sept. 26. Indiana State’s 38 points the past two games are more than it scored in its first six games combined. The sophomore began his career as a safety for the Sycamores, but played quarterback for the final six games of last season. He began this season as a wide receiver before becoming the third quarterback to start for the Sycamores this season. Miles said Roberts plays well wherever the coaches put him. “He is such a good player and a great talent. He has moved wherever we have asked him to,” Miles said. “While we wanted to take advantage of his speed as receiver earlier, we knew we had to move him back. He’s at where we need him right now.” Please see ENEMY | 11