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VOL. 94 | ISSUE 62

the DAILY EASTERN NEWSEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CHARLESTON

MONDAY | 11.26.07

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Senior linebacker Donald Thomas reacts to Eastern’s 30-11 loss to Southern Illinois on Saturday in the first round of the Football Championship Series playoffs.

football’s season comes to endBy Matt DanielsStaff Reporter

CARBONDALE —

Eastern’s first and last offensive play in Satur-day’s first half against Southern Illinois result-

ed in a turnover by the Panthers.Add in a failed 4th-and-1

conversion on Southern Illinois’ 27-yard line, with the Panthers behind 14-0 early in the second quarter, and what Eastern did in the opening 30 minutes wasn’t impressive.

The end result wasn’t any pret-tier in Eastern’s 30-11 loss to the Salukis in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivi-sion.

Head coach Bob Spoo did not make the trip to McAndrew Stadi-um after he underwent an appen-dectomy last week. Acting head coach and defensive coordina-tor Roc Bellantoni didn’t have the Panthers offense at full strength because of injuries.

Starting wide receivers Micah Rucker (ribs and shoulders) and

Alicus Nozinor (right arm) didn’t play in the first half and combined for six catches for 20 yards in the second half.

But the tone for the entire game was established after senior run-ning back Ademola Adeniji’s fum-ble on the Panthers initial play.

“We open up the game with a big hit on the kickoff, we get a stop on defense and then we go out and turn the ball over,” Bel-lantoni said. “It definitely swings momentum in their direction and sends a little bit of fear on your side of the ball now that you’re minus one (in turnover margin) and we’re down a score.”

Eastern’s defense forced the Salukis to punt after Southern’s first drive ended at the Panthers 49-yard line.

Adeniji took a handoff from red-shirt sophomore quarterback Bodie Reeder and was hit initially at the 21.

It appeared Adeniji was down on the play, which would have negated the fumble.

SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 5

11 30

Southern Illinois QB Nick Hill makes sure Panthers playoff hopes end in first-round loss for third season in a row

Marijuana: Federally illegal, locally accepted

By Ashley MorelandPounce Online Reporter

Editor’s note: This story was previ-ously published on Pounce Online Nov. 16.

Denver voted to make posses-sion of small amounts of mar-ijuana by adults 21 or older the lowest law enforcement priority Nov. 6.

In 2005, the city voted to allow adults 21 or older to pos-sess up to an ounce of marijuana without penalty in the city.

However, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, non-

felony arrests rose from 2,200 in 2005 to approximately 2,500 in 2006.

That’s because possession is illegal under Colorado state law. A city can adopt an ordinance weaker, but not stronger, than the state law.

While the 2007 vote does not make possession legal, it makes enforcement a low priority. This means that the police are to focus on other issues.

The police do not go out of their way to make arrests for pos-session.

SEE MARIJUANA, PAGE 2

By Stephanie WendtStaff Reporter

A local hair salon invites its customers to “use your imagina-tion.”

Emajonashon Street has been in Charleston for four years.

Located at 510 6th St. on the square downtown, Angela and Brent Byrd opened the salon after they moved to Charleston.

“Me and my husband are very whimsical people,” Angela said. “When we moved to Charleston, neither of us could find a job that we wanted. So we just opened up a store.”

She said the store has made changes in the past few years.

“We have kind of evolved ever since we opened,” Angela said.

SEE SALON, PAGE 2

Emajonashon Street cuts hair with creativity

lIGHts, cameRa, fabUloUs!Today’s Diva drag show, sponsored by EIU Pride, features six professional drag queens from Chester Street Bar in Champaign. The event starts at 8 p.m.

SEE CAMPUS, PAGE 3

Production staffNight chief ..............................................Juliette Beaulieu Lead designer .......................................................Chris Lee Copy editors/designers ..................................Dylan Polk ...........................................................................Angela Pham ......................................................... Stephen Di Benedetto..........................................................................Kevin Murphy ........................................................................... Adam Tedder Online production.........................................Rick Kambic

Editorial boardEditor in chief ............................................Marco Santana ...............................................................DENeic@gmail.com Managing editor ...................................Juliette Beaulieu ................................................DENmanaging@gmail.com News editor .................................................... Hayley Clark .................................................DENnewsdesk@gmail.comSports editor ................................................ Adam Tedder ...............................................DENsportsdesk@gmail.com Opinions editor .................................. Graham Milldrum ...................................................DENopinions@gmail.com Photo editor ......................................................Eric Hiltner ...............................................DENphotodesk@gmail.com Online editor .................................................. Scott Richey .............................................. DENonlinedesk@gmail.com

nEws staffAssociate news editor ..................................... Matt Hopf .................................................DENnewsdesk@gmail.com Campus editor .........................................Katie Anderson .....................................................DENcampus@gmail.comSenior university reporter ..... Stephen Di Benedetto .......................................DENadministration@gmail.com City editor .............................................. Michael Peterson ....................................................DENcitydesk@gmail.comActivities editor ................................................Dylan Divit ...................................................DENactivities@gmail.comAssociate sports editor ............................Kevin Murphy ...............................................DENsportsdesk@gmail.comAssociate online editor ............................ Nora Maberry.............................................. DENonlinedesk@gmail.com

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faculty advisErsEditorial adviser...............................................Joe Gisondi .................................................................. jjgisondi@eiu.eduPhoto adviser ................................................Brian Poulter ..................................................................bpoulter@eiu.edu Publisher .............................................................. John Ryan ..................................................................... jmryan@eiu.edu Business manager .........................................Betsy Jewell ...................................................................cejewell@eiu.edu

Press supervisor ........................................... Tom Roberts

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The Daily Eastern News blogs on topics ranging from sports to world politics to music and more. today's blog: Kevin Kenealy on an event that has changed the way he looks at life.

Online Editor Scott Richey blogged Saturday from Eastern’s first-round playoff loss at Southern Illinois but was unable to post. Check out den-news.com for the best of his not live blog from the game.

Online Editor Scott Richey breaks down the Eastern-Southern Illinois first-round playoff game by posi-tion. The Salukis walked away with the edge on the scoreboard and the edge in the position breakdown.

an EPiPhany EastErn football brEak it down

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Online reporter and basketball player Romain Martin blogs on what it means to be a college basketball player.

Online interactive editor Chris Essig talks about how Radiohead's new album "In Rainbows" revolutionizes the music industry.

Pounce photographer Mitch Surprenant takes photos from the campus and Charleston area in the photo gallery.

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SALON, FROM PAGE 1

“It’s kind of fun since we are the owners, and we can do whatever we want. What works, we keep – and what doesn’t, we do something dif-ferent,” Angela said.

Angela said when the pair opened the store, their intent was to create a different place where people felt comfortable getting their hair done.

“We wanted it to be a fun experi-ence,” Angela said.

Emajonashon Street can be de-scribed as a trendy salon decorated in bright colors and black and white photographs.

“It’s not like a normal salon,

where you just have the basics. It’s a little more creative and artistic,” said Kelsie Sager, hair stylist at Emajona-shon Street. “It has that more up-to-date look; more a college student’s environment.”

The most recent change Ema-jonashon Street made was adding new stations in July.

“We have room for six stylists,” Angela said. “Right now, there are only three of us, and I think we are going to keep it that way for now.”

Emajonashon Street has a variety of male and female customers for its hair coloring, haircutting, perm and facial waxing services.

“We have a lot of college students,

so we do a lot of fun crazy colors, but we also do subtle,” Angela said.

Sager said Angela worked in Chi-cago and San Diego, where she picked up different styles and tech-niques before coming to Charleston.

“Angie is very creative and teaches us a lot of different and new things,” Sager said.

Angela said she loves her business and its location on the square. She said when the salon opened, many customers came from nearby apart-ments and businesses.

“It’s like a small community down here. We all support each other,” An-gela said. “I wouldn’t want to be any-where else.”

MARIJUANA, FROM PAGE 1

According to Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, Mayor John Hickenlooper and other city officials have said that this city ordi-nance will not be enforced. SAFER said that if officials do not comply, they will be breaking more laws than those they are trying to arrest.

Along with making enforcement of possession low priority, the ordi-nance creates the Marijuana Policy Review Panel.

The panel will be composed of one member of the city council, one representative of the police depart-ment, one representative of the Den-ver County District Attorney’s office, one representative of the City Attor-ney’s office, three criminal defense at-torneys (one of which will be a public defender), two Denver residents, one drug and alcohol prevention coun-selor and one member of the Denver Metro Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee, who is not also a member of the law enforcement.

Similar ordinances in Seattle and

Missoula, Mont., have resulted in a significant decrease in possession ar-rests. SAFER believes if city officials cooperate, Denver will have the same results.

Sophomore history major Patrick Lindstrom said he does not think Charleston residents, at least in this part of Illinois, would go for it.

“The college students, I’m sure, would be for it. It might even get this apathetic campus out to vote,” he said. “I just don’t see voters with families being okay with it.”

While it’s unlikely such an ordi-nance would reach Charleston soon, senior political science major Carly Guerriero said the concept is a good idea.

“Pot’s no worse than alcohol,” she said. “Also, it is horrible that our overcrowded prison systems are over-filling with non-violent offenders locked up for drug possession.”

Lindstrom and junior biological science major Lydia Bjornbak agreed and said that it would allow police to concentrate on more serious crimes.

But Bjornbak can also see the

downside of such an ordinance. She thinks if possession were legal, more people would abuse the substance and “cause a loss of more brain cells.”

If Charleston did enact such an ordinance, college students that can go to the bar could also carry small amounts of marijuana.

However, even if possession is le-gal or lowly enforced in a city, it is still federally illegal. This means that those caught could lose their federal financial aid.

Metropolitan State College of Denver student Hayley Jaquah, 25, is in a legal battle over just that.

Bjornbak is apathetic about whether or not losing financial aid is fair, saying if a student loses his or her financial aid because of posses-sion, it’s their own problem. Lind-strom, however, takes the stance that it is not fair.

“I think with this specific law, there are too many gray areas, any-way,” he said. “It is like saying to a child ‘(Have) a bowl of ice cream,’ then punishing them for asking for seconds.”

Federal laws conflict with local policies

Salon offers both subtle, drastic changes

campus briefs

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Students interested in partici-pating in the Mr. EIU, Ms. Fitness fitness competition are invited to an informational meeting on Tuesday.

The meeting starts at 9 p.m. in the Meeting Room at the Student Recreation Center.

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License renewal available thursday

Students, faculty and staff can renew their licenses on campus on Thursday.

The Secretary of State’s Office is offering its services from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Bridge Lounge of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Other services offered on cam-pus will be purchasing annual license plate stickers, replacing or correcting a driver’s license or state ID card, purchasing EIU specialty plates, and purchasing passenger vehicle license plates and B-Truck plates.

Registration for organ/tissue donation and parking placards for people with disabilities will also be available.

Visit www.cyberdriveillinois.com for a list of acceptable forms of identification.

Learn how to get the best grade on finals

With finals in two weeks, the Student Success Center is offering a 30-minute workshop to prepare.

“How to study 101/Ace That Test” offers 10 ways to improve studying for tests.

The workshop starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Martinsville Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. Uni-versity Union.

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By emily ZulzStaff Reporter

Ceduxion, Sienna Mann, Kalexus Karmikal Carrington and three oth-ers will all be on campus, perform-ing back flips and front flips – all in 4-inch heels.

They are part of “Diva,” a drag show hosted by EIU Pride.

The show is today from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Grand Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. Univer-sity Union.

This year’s show has a Hollywood glam theme and will differ from pre-vious years in other ways.

Pride used to find performers from Terre Haute.

But in the past two years, Pride has hired professional drag queens from Chester Street Bar in Cham-paign.

Justin Sudkamp, vice president of Pride and coordinator of the drag show, said there are six drag queens this year. Of those six, two are new to Eastern.

Sudkamp, senior English major, said each performer is paid $100, plus any tips received.

However, contrary to last year, no kings will appear in the drag show.

Dan Koteski, action director of Pride, said Pride experimented with drag kings last year – but the kings were bad for business.

“Kings appeal to a very select demographic,” he said. “They’re not as universally appealing as queens are and, for that reason, we chose not to have kings in this year’s show.”

The name of the show has returned to Diva after a brief hiatus from the usual name last year.

The name changed to “Saddle Up” last year because Koteski, senior history and journalism major, said Diva was perceived as “overtly femi-nine,” which would not go well with the kings.

Changing the name may have

confused those looking for the show. “I’d say that from a publici-

ty aspect, a lot of people may have been looking for Diva and couldn’t find it and they weren’t sure if Sad-dle Up was put on by the same orga-nization,” Koteski said.

This may have caused the drop in attendance the drag show experi-enced last year.

By an observer’s standpoint, Koteski said, last year’s drag show may have seemed well attended because not many campus events have more than 200 spectators.

However, by Diva’s standards, there was a decline in attendance; it

was the first time Pride lost money from the show.

In the 2005 show, Koteski said all the seats were filled, and audience members were up against the wall.

Koteski said this show is estimat-ed at having 700 attendees.

Koteski said Diva distinguishes itself from other drag shows because the performers have more room to move around.

“Typically, (at) a drag show at a bar, the stage is much smaller, and they don’t have nearly as much room to flip or gyrate or dance,” Kotes-ki said. “Performers have a lot more room to move around, and they def-

initely took advantage of it.”For these reasons, Koteski said his

first drag show at Eastern in 2005 was the best he has ever been to.

Sudkamp said the drag show at Eastern provides an opportunity to expose some people who would not otherwise have the chance to see a drag show.

The drag show is also a major source of income for Pride, he said.

Koteski said without a success-ful drag show, Pride cannot sponsor outreach programs or speakers on campus.

Pride’s operation relies on the show, he said.

not fit for a king

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A participant from last year’s drag show partakes in the activities for the show. EIU Pride is hosting another drag show today from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

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EIU Pride hosts Diva drag queen show today

“ they’re not as universally appealing as queens are and, for that reason, we chose not to have kings in this year’s show.”

Dan Koteski, action director of EIU Pride,on the organization’s decision not to include kings in the drag show

Burma has been called Myanmar by its government since 1989.

It’s a comparatively simple issue, but one that has led to all sorts of confusion. Some groups have taken to using the com-bined Burma/Myanmar, while others have stuck firmly to one name or the other.

It seems silly – a single country can’t use two names. This isn’t a hybrid nation, one created by external forces. It has a long his-tory, and its borders largely lie on what would be considered a traditional homeland.

So why the dispute?The ruling military junta, without any sort

of popular backing, changed the name to Myanmar, which is based off the long form of the Burmese name.

There was no debate, no decision made by the common people.

Instead, the elite made up their minds to change it and did so.

Many governments, the United States in-cluded, don’t use the new name – they stick to the older name of Burma.

This has left news outlets in a difficult spot. The name has been officially changed to Myanmar. At the same time, the na-tion has been known, and continues to be known, as Burma.

The compromise, like so many compro-mises has been unwieldy. It’s referred to as “Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).”

It’s liable to be a permanent fixture un-til the junta gives up their power and allows their people to express themselves.

Hopefully that change comes soon.

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MONDAY | 11.26.07VIEWS4 OPINIONS EDITORGraham Milldrum

DENopinions@gmail.com

A reminder of an older, brutal era

EDITORIAL POLICYThe editorial is the majority opinion of the DEN editorial board. Reach the opinions editor at:DENopinions@gmail.com

It seems to me that a few issues over the past weeks have left an ever-widening gap between politics and sound judgment between the Muslim world and the West.

It is no secret that in some Middle Eastern societies life continues as if it was the Bronze Age.

They still hold true to their traditions, rituals and governments ruled by religion.

Three stories have surfaced that not only go against general human rights practices, but are offensive to American values.

The first story stems from what was said by Muhammad Al Arifi, a Saudi cleric.

A couple weeks ago, he was heard on a program in Saudi Arabia instructing young Muslim men on the proper way to beat their wives.

I did not know beating a women was accepted in any culture.

I turned to the Koran and found this passage: “Men have authority over women because God has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them.

“Good women are obedient ... As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them.

“Then if they obey you, take no further action against them. Surely God is high, supreme.” (Quran, 4:34)

I would guess that this would not go over well with most women in Western cultures.

The second story that is equally disturbing also comes from Saudi Arabia.

Fox News reported, “a 19-year-old female victim of gang rape who initially was ordered to undergo 90 lashes for ‘being in the car of an unrelated male at the time of the rape,’ has been sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail for telling her story to the news media.”

I guess that because she was gang raped, it was her fault, and must get beat more by the tune of 90 lashes, and an extra 110 for telling her situation to the press.

This does not sound like justice to me; you would think the rapists would get the beating.

The last human rights abuse comes from my favorite country in the Middle East, Iran.

They are my favorite because they think so highly of themselves, to think they can get away with making bold statements about killing people, blowing up nations and claim it is acceptable to Allah.

It was reported by many news outlets that Iran’s stance on homosexuals is they all deserve torture and the death penalty.

I don’t think anyone should receive capital punishment if they did not kill another human being.

I can’t believe that anyone has the right to torture and kill you based upon how you live your life.

It seems to me that “Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness,” is something that should not be taken for granted.

STAFF EDITORIAL

DRAWN FROM THE NEWS | DYLAN POLK

Oh, what’s in a name?The heart of a nation

Editor in Chief Marco Santana

Managing Editor Juliette

Beaulieu

News Editor Hayley Clark

Sports Editor Adam Tedder

Photo Editor Eric Hiltner

Online Editor Scott Richey

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EDITORIAL BOARD

Opinions Editor Graham Milldrum

“Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.”

JASON LEVISKAS

Jason Leviskas is a graduate student in political science.

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EDITORIAL A GREAT DISSERVICE TO JOURNALISM

I wish to reply to the staff editorial in the Nov. 15 issue of the Daily Eastern News. I must seriously wonder if indeed the entire DEN staff even read the rambling, illogical article regarding Associate Athletic Director Mark Bonnstetter.

This article is absolutely the poorest written article I’ve read in my 20 years at Eastern, and there have been some real gems that reflect badly on journalists.

First of all, in the seventh paragraph: “Neither of his official jobs demand that sort of relationship with the public.” HELLO! … but is anyone at the DEN even vaguely familiar with Mark’s duties as associate athletic director in charge of operations and head of athletic trainers?

Of course, he must associate with the public … that is part of his duties. You guys at the DEN might want to remember this.

It’s the 14th paragraph that surely will go down the annals of journalism: “He does not need to be sitting in the stands, talking to students and alumni.” Since when does a publication have the right to quash a person’s first amendment rights to freedom of speech? Just what, exactly, do you want Mark to do, go hide in a cave?

I fully realize that the DEN is a hands-on student publication. But had I ever written such a terrible piece, my editor would have kicked me in the butt around the Champaign-Urbana community.

But it is the 20th paragraph that deserves a gold star: “It is unwise for alumni who may be giving money, or students involved with athletics, to develop a personal connection to a man who may be in severe legal trouble.” I annually write a generous check to the Panther Club because I believe in its mission, and that is to further the student-athlete’s achievements in and out of the classroom. And I will continue to do so.

Yep … the DEN is a student-oriented newspaper. But are today’s students this ill-prepared? Hopefully, not all of them, but the ones who are apparently reside at the DEN.

Michael Chron,Communications faculty

member

People were out in 30-degree weather well before sunrise all over Illinois on Friday. They lined up around build-

ings and across streets and shivered quietly.They were all possessed of one purpose,

one guiding line – get good deals on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.

When the doors at Kohl’s opened at 4 a.m., and JC Penny at 4:30, crowds filed inside.

There were no reports of blasts of pepper spray, hair-pulling, fistfights or riots – this year.

The usual madness seen in the holiday season was not to be found.

It could be because the early crowds were sedated by lack of sleep and not yet hopped up on coffee.

It could be because the season began so early.

But there was madness there. Camping out at 10 p.m. the night before at the Best Buy when there is already frost is not what would be normally considered sane.

Manufacturers are breathing a qualified sigh of relief, thanks to these shoppers will-ing to brave the cold.

The increase in sales was higher than last year, but shoppers spent less than last year – $348 per person instead of $360.

This means that retailers will be compet-ing heavily for business.

This will encourage more sales. For the bargain-minded among us, that means even more sales to go out for.

The line between sanity and savings grows thinner

“I didn’t see who called me down or who didn’t,” Adeniji said, who finished with 22 carries for 76 yards. “All I know is I was on the ground, and he kept tugging at the ball, and I just let go because the play was done. Then, one of the refs runs in and says they ripped it out.”

Salukis quarterback Nick Hill made sure it didn’t take Southern long to capitalize on Eastern’s mis-cue.

Hill took a snap out of the shot-gun, faked a handoff to senior run-ning back John Randle and rolled left.

Eastern defensive end Pierre Wal-ters rushed Hill, but the left-handed throwing Hill lofted a pass to wide receiver Allan Turner.

Turner was wide open in the end zone for the 21-yard pass, and the

Salukis grabbed the early 7-0 lead with 10 minutes, 19 seconds left.

“We’ve got to credit the D for getting us that turnover down in the red zone,” Hill said. “We’ve got to make them pay, and we did that, and I think that kind of got the game going.”

The Salukis (11-1) took their sec-ond drive of the game and went 77 yards in nine plays.

Southern ended the drive after Hill completed an eight-yard play-action pass to senior tight end Ryan Kernes. This put the Salukis ahead 14-0 with 4:06 left in the first quar-ter.

Hill, who finished 24 of 30 for 234 yards, completed passes to eight different receivers in the game.

Southern head coach Jerry Kill said the experience the second-year starter Hill brought to the game con-tributed to Southern’s quick start.

“He’s on fire right now,” Kill said. “I think in the first half, we were in an excellent rhythm.

“We were mixing it up pret-ty good and trying not to let them get zeroed in on us because they do a great job of pass coverage. As long as we keep him on fire, we’ve got a shot at a lot of things.”

The Panthers (8-4) responded on their ensuing possession, only to come up a yard short in South-ern territory. Miscommunication on 4th-and-1 at the Salukis 27 let Southern tackle Adeniji for no gain.

On the play, fullback Trent Steck-el and Adeniji lined up in an I-for-mation, with Steckel the lead back behind Reeder.

Reeder turned to hand the ball off and briefly ran into Steckel, which caused a slight delay in his handoff to Adeniji.

Reeder, who finished 22 of 33 for

only 113 yards, said the noise com-ing from the 6,124 in attendance played a role in the play.

“The offensive line heard one thing and the backfield heard anoth-er,” he said. “That’s just something that you can’t have in big games, regardless of how loud it is. I’ll take that one on my shoulders. I have to be able to communicate the play.”

Eastern got the ball back with 1:47 left in the half, trailing 17-0.

But Salukis linebacker Trevor Moe intercepted Reeder at Eastern’s 43 and returned it to the 38.

Southern made it inside the Pan-thers 10 but was forced to settle for a 21-yard field goal to take a 20-0 lead heading into halftime.

Hill allowed Southern to expand its lead to 27-3 after his five-yard touchdown run on a quarterback draw on the first play of the fourth quarter.

Eastern scored its lone touch-down on a seven-yard pass to tight end Jordan Campanella with 7:03 left.

The Panthers two-point conver-sion pass to Steckel made it 27-11, but Eastern’s ensuing on-side kick attempt failed.

With the Salukis recovery, a third-straight attempt by the Panthers to advance out of the first round of the playoffs also failed.

“Our program needs to take the next step,” Bellantoni said. “We need to makes some hay in the play-offs, and this was another chance to do that – and we didn’t capitalize on it.”

Bellantoni said the process can be trying.

“It’s very frustrating and makes you want to go back to work on Monday and start all over again,” he said.

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O S S C E L S S T ES P L I T S A D I E H E RL E A D S P R A T S A M IE A T S H A R T E B R A DE S E D O R I E S E I R EP H I E A R E D K A F K AT E N C L O D M A SI L L E R W A T E R P I P EG L I D E R W A R Z O N E SH E F N E R A P I A R I E ST R E A D S Y A T I T T L E

Turnovers, from Page 8

Miller said he was unhappy with the amount of turnovers and the overall ball handling in the game. The Panthers had 18 turnovers in the game, compared to the Indians 11.

Romain Martin led the Pan-thers with 25 points. The sopho-more guard was 8-of-15 from field-goal range and made three 3-point-ers. Senior guard Bobby Catchings had 10 rebounds.

Miller was happy with Martin’s performance.

“I think he did some good things,” Miller said. “We have cer-tainly had some very good individu-als performances this season, but we have not yet played well overall as a team.”

The Indians’ lead scorer of the night was senior guard Adri-an Banks, who had a game-high 22

points as he went 8-of-22 shooting. Sophomore guard Ryan Wedel fin-ished with 18 points and had four 3-pointers.

Millers said ASU had talented guards.

In the second half, Eastern came within 13 points of ASU, but was unable to close the gap.

Miller said although it is tough playing on the road, he does not want to say the next few road games will make or break their season. But he said he knows his team has to start winning.

“Right now, we need five guys to play consistently together,” he said. “Winning is a by-product of play-ing well and if we start doing that, we’ll be fine. But we haven’t done that yet.”

The Panthers will play next at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday at Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Martin led team in scoring

InjurIes, from Page 8

“When Micah’s in there, teams aren’t going to stack the box,” Bellan-toni said. “(Teams are) going to play some form of double team on him, so they couldn’t put that ninth guy in the box. Not having him in there, they didn’t need to do that. I think even when he went in there they knew he wasn’t much of a threat. He wasn’t himself. So I think they still continued to stack the box and dare us to throw the ball.”

Southern linebacker Trevor Moe, who intercepted a pass late in the second quarter, said the presence of Rucker in the second half didn’t change their game plan.

“We prepared for Rucker to play,” Southern head coach Jerry Kill said. “It didn’t affect anything we did throughout the game. I think all teams are this time of year; you are what you are. You’re going to do what you do best, and then you’re going to try and take tendencies away.”

The Panthers, who finished the year 8-4, couldn’t do much offen-sively in the second half even with Rucker and Nozinor.

Rucker caught three passes for 12

yards, and Nozinor had three recep-tions for eight yards.

Rucker’s first reception on a quick slant route gave evidence he wasn’t 100 percent.

On 2nd-and-19, Rucker caught Reeder’s pass across the middle and broke one tackle.

But with multiple Southern defenders near him, instead of try-ing to make them miss or run over them, Rucker dove to the ground for a seven-yard gain.

Reeder completed 13 of 20 pass-es in the second half, but only for 70 yards. He finished 22 of 33 for 113 yards and one touchdown.

Eastern finished with only 179 yards of total offense, compared to 402 yards by the Salukis.

Senior wide receiver Jason Fisher led the Panthers with five catches for 24 yards, and senior tight end Jor-dan Campanella added three catch-es for 27 yards.

“When you get depleted, you just kind of have to win with the guys that are out there,” Reeder said. “We still moved the ball a little bit and didn’t have our big play guy, but we still had guys that wanted to be out there and wanted to play, regardless of how hurt they were.”

season, from Page 8

The Panthers gained with con-tributions by a number of players. Ten players on the roster scored goals this season, while 12 players notched assists.

“We had a bunch of people that did a great job this season,” How-arth said. “Mick and Brad had great years, but a lot of people on our team had major contributions.”

Galeski said the team reached his expectations, but he wished they could have reached the MVC Championship.

“Coming in we had some high expectations and we had a good year,” he said. “We had some huge wins, like the one versus Kentucky, but I’m sad about not reaching the championship. I think we gained a lot of respect with how well we played this year.”

The team only had three seniors: Galeski, senior midfielder Brad Earl, and senior defender Jeremy Maubach – but all three had major contributions to the program.

The three had started for the Panthers since their freshman year, when the team only had five wins.

They helped lead the program to back-to-back, double-digit win sea-sons.

“We are not solely the reason,

but I think we played a big part,” Earl said. “I hope we helped show the guys on the team to be hun-gry and show them what it takes to win.”

Maubauch agreed.“Each year, we improved, and

we helped to turn the program around,” Maubach said.

The team should have high expectations with a number of con-tributors coming back next season,

including eight starters and 20 let-ter-winners.

Peters will be the top return-er. The St. Peters, Mo., native will return as the central forward for the team.

“We have high expectations for next season,” Howarth said. “We have a big senior class coming back next year, and hopefully, they can take the program to a champion-ship and an NCAA Tournament.”

Southern prepared for Rucker

Blue, from Page 8

She averaged 8.4 rebounds a game last season – good enough for ninth in the conference.

Galligan said not having Blue will hurt from an individu-al rebounding standpoint, but she said the team will focus on team rebounding.

Earlier this season, Sallee said he wanted athletic players.

“We wanted to target length and athleticism,” Sallee said about Blue’s recruitment. “Athletically, she’s kind of a freak. She’s a kid that hasn’t really lifted a whole lot of weights.”

After practice earlier this sea-son, Galligan boasted on how good she thinks Blue is and how well she could play with Huffman.

“(Blue’s) very physical and attacks the board very well,” she said. “She’s solid as a rock. She can jump over anyone. You combine those two together, and that’s going to equal a lot of rebounds.”

Eastern lost to Toledo on the road 72-66 Saturday night.

The Panthers (0-5) will look for its first win of the season against Bradley (1-4).

The Panthers travel to Peoria at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

Panthers will return eight starters for next season

Panthers look for first win

By Matt DanielsStaff Reporter

CARBONDALE — Eastern wide receivers Alicus Nozinor and Micah Rucker made their own decision at halftime.

The two would attempt to play the second half of Saturday’s first-round Football Championship Sub-division playoff game against South-ern Illinois despite lingering injuries.

The absence, and limited use of the duo, slowed down Eastern’s offense in its 30-11 loss to the Salu-kis.

Rucker came into the game with 52 catches for 765 yards and nine touchdowns, all team-highs. Nozinor added 34 receptions for 359 yards, both second on the team.

The Panthers starting wide receiv-ers dressed but didn’t play in the first half.

Nozinor, a junior, didn’t prac-tice all week leading up to Saturday’s game and arrived at McAndrew Sta-dium with his right arm in a sling.

Rucker, a senior, injured his ribs and left two weeks ago at Jacksonville State and didn’t play in Eastern’s reg-ular season finale against Samford.

“I don’t know why I played,” Rucker said. “I probably shouldn’t have. I’m happy I didn’t do any fur-ther damage. I was really scared of getting hit and making things worse. But any time it could be the last game, you want to give it a go.”

Southern (11-1) was able to put eight or nine defenders near the line of scrimmage to stop the run and dared quarterback Bodie Reeder to throw the ball.

The effect was evident in the first half.

Southern out-gained Eastern 272-78 in total offense and led 20-0.

Reeder completed 9 of 13 passes for 43 yards in the opening half. The red-shirt sophomore’s longest com-pleted pass went for nine yards.

Senior running back Ademo-la Adeniji, who came into the game averaging 107 yards, only had 30 in the first half.

Defensive coordinator Roc Bel-

lantoni acted as the Panthers head coach in place of Bob Spoo, who didn’t make the trip while he recov-ered from an appendectomy he underwent last week.

Bellantoni said the absence of Nozinor and Rucker made a differ-ence.

“If they would have been healthy, maybe it’s a different story,” he said. “Maybe our pass game would have

been a little bit better. I don’t think there’s any question that it suffered without those two guys. They were our best receivers all year and not having them 100 percent obviously hurt us.”

Bellantoni also said Southern’s ability to overload the line of scrim-mage with defenders played a factor.

By Kevin MurphyAssociate Sports Editor

Ashley Blue is no longer a Pan-ther.

Blue, a 5-foot-10 junior forward, quit the women’s bas-ketball team Wednesday morning.

Eastern head women’s basket-ball coach Brady Sallee said he want-ed rebounding and defense to be a big part of his team. He recruited the junior college transfer from Cleve-land State Community College.

Blue, a Knoxville, Tenn., native, played in the first three games this season. She averaged 5.3 minutes per game and played 16 minutes total. She had two rebounds and five turn-

overs. Blue had more productive out-

ings in two exhibition games. She averaged 15.5 minutes per game and finished with 16 rebounds, nine assists, two blocks and four steals. She scored six points.

“It was very unexpected,” said junior forward Rachel Galligan. “It’s something she had to do for herself.”

Galligan said Blue left the team for personal reasons and said it was for the best for Blue’s family.

Galligan averaged 8.3 rebounds a game last season and was the only Panther to average more than five a game. The closest to Galligan was junior guard Ellen Canale, who averaged 4.5 rebounds in confer-ence games. Blue finished with 12.8 points per game at CSCC last season and was efficient in field-goal shoot-ing. She ranked fourth in field goal accuracy (62 percent) in the Tennes-see Junior and Community College Athletic Association.

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Senior wide receiver Micah Rucker warms up before entering Eastern’s game against Southern Illinois on Sun-day. Rucker did not play during the first half of Eastern’s 30-11 loss to the Salukis.

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injuries hurT pAnThersEastern’s starting wide receivers’ injuries limit offensive output

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MEN’S SOCCER | SEASON RECAp

By Dan CusackStaff Reporter

The Eastern men’s soccer pro-gram finished its season Nov. 16 with a 2-0 loss to Bradley in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

The 12 wins for the Panthers tied the program high since the team joined the MVC in 1996.

Eastern head coach Adam How-arth said he was happy with the season, but wishes it could have been extended.

“I’m pretty happy with how we played,” Howarth said. “We won more games than we lost, which is always good. I’m disappointed we didn’t get farther in the MVC Tournament.”

The season started off strong for the Panthers, as the team began the season 4-0 with championships at the Holiday Inn Bradley Classic in Peoria and the University of Mis-souri-Kansas City Invitational.

The Panthers finished non-con-ference play with an 8-2-2 record.

MVC conference play was filled with close matches and disappoint-ing loses. The team finished MVC play with a 2-2-1 record with close losses against Creighton and Brad-ley.

The Panthers allowed a goal in the final second of the second overtime in a dramatic loss against Creighton in the second game of MVC play. The Panthers also allowed a late goal against Bradley, which prevented them from a third conference victory.

The 2-2-1 conference record placed the Panthers fifth of seven teams in the conference.

The team rebounded and won in the first round of the MVC tournament against Drake, and reached the semifinals for the sec-ond straight season. Drake and Eastern had tied at two earlier in the season.

The team’s strength was a bal-ance of a stifling defense and a potent offense.

The Panthers finished the season with an average of 1.62 goals per match, while only allowing oppo-nents 1.16 goals per match.

The Panthers shut out eight opponents and only failed to score in 3 of 21 matches.

Two Panthers dominated indi-vidual offensive statistics. Senior midfielder Mick Galeski and junior forward Brad Peters led in points, goals, and assists in the conference.

Galeski and Peters tied with 28 points to lead the MVC.

Peters’ 11 goals topped the con-ference, and Galeski’s eight goals was the second most.

Galeski’s 12 assists led the con-ference with teammate junior defender Adam Gartner tied for second with nine helpers.

Galeski, Peters lead resurgencePanthers finish with 23 wins in the past two seasons

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By adam TedderSports Editor

Eastern dropped its third-straight game Saturday night 74-60 to Arkansas State.

Eastern men’s head basketball coach Mike Miller said he thinks his team was not up to par.

“We didn’t play well at all,” he said. “We constantly preach three things to the team: to be able to defend the ball, rebound the ball and take care of the ball, and we just have not been able to do all three of these things with any sort of consis-tency.”

Though Miller is not happy with his team’s performance, he said he recognizes this is the toughest por-tion of his team’s schedule this sea-son.

The Panthers (1-3) are currently on a five-game road trip that started Nov. 13 and will conclude Dec. 1.

“We knew when the sched-ule was made that this would be a toughest portion of the schedule,” Miller said. “But if we start to play well here, a schedule like this will only make us stronger.”

He said the game started off well, but the Panthers were in trouble after Mike. Robinson had fouls on back-to-back plays.

“For the first six to seven min-utes of the game, it was back and forth,” Miller said. “But Miller got two consecutive fouls. Offensively, we have a lot of problems.”

With approximately 12 minutes left in the first half, ASU went on an 11-3 run, which Eastern would never be able to overcome.

Panthers unable to break losing streakToo many turnovers lead to loss on the road

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ashley Blue

Blue quits team

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Junior forward cites personal reasons for abrupt departure