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Jared Bradd, a sophomore from Bloomington studying mechanical engineering, takes a break from the five-pound burger he has been attempting to finish as his friend Jessica Anderson a freshman from Heartland,
Wis., studying radio television, encourages him to finish. Though he had been training throughout the week for the challenge, Bradd was unable to finish the meal.
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Jordy Jones, assistant professor of cinema and photography, explains to students what could happen to the department after his departure Wednesday outside Anthony Hall. “There’s no one qualified to teach a required course in the fall,” Jones said, “It’s not fair to the students.”
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Danny Gerhardt said that many people misinterpret the meaning of Cinco de Mayo as Mexican independence.
Gerhardt, a senior from Panama study-ing personal relations, said Cinco de Mayo, the � � h of May, commemorates Mexico’s military defeat over the French army in 1862. e French saw Mexico’s default on loan repayments as an opportunity to in-vade and expand their empire, according to an online report by the History Channel.
“ e celebration is really called, in
Spanish translation, ‘ e Battle of Puebla,’” said Rosalba Correa, a Mexican native and adviser of the Hispanic Student Council. “I’ve never seen so many celebrations (in Mexico) like here ... eir celebrations are more (like) military parades.”
ere is a military parade on May 5 in Puebla, but the real fesitivities are saved for Sept. 16, Mexican Independence Day, Correa said.
Correa said the May 5 battle was sig-ni� cant because the Mexican militia was able to defeat the better-equipped French troops, despite being outnumbered 2:1.
Students who were born in foreign
countries use the celebration as a family reunion, said Luis Camargo, president of the Hispanic Student Council.
HSC is the umbrella organization for fraternities Sigma Lambda Beta, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Delta Phi Mu and Omega Delta Phi, which usu-ally celebrate with a barbeque, music and games that revolve around inter-national culture. They were unable to schedule anything this year due to fi-nals, Camargo said.
It is 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. In � ve minutes, Jared Bradd, a sophomore from Bloomington studying mechani-cal engineering, will attempt to eat the mammoth � ve-pound burger in front of him at Callahan’s Irish Pub.
“It’s going to get to messy,” Bradd said. e burger is o� ered as an eating chal-
lenge on Callahan’s menu. If � nished, the restaurant will cover the bill. If any bit of burger is le� on the plate, the loser must cough up $25.
Although con� dent, Bradd admitted the burger was bigger than he anticipated: three 1.5-pound patties piled between two buns and covered in six slices of provolone cheese and toppings.
“ e plan is to start on the bottom and
work my way up,” Bradd said. “I’m going to take it apart. It’s going to ruin this art, but it’s got to be done.”
Bradd said he started training for the burger � ve days earlier by chewing gum, eating big meals and chugging water.
e gum was chewed to strengthen his jaw, which he said he knew would get tired during the challenge. e water and large meals, which consisted of foods high in car-bohydrates, were to stretch out his stomach.
Bradd attempted a feat accomplished only a few times, said Kyndal Clark, who built the � ve-pounder. Clark said some-one comes in about once a month for the challenge and always underestimates the burger’s size.
“ ey’re thick patties. You’d be sur-prised how full you get,” Clark said. “It’s
almost like eating a mini meatloaf.”People probably underestimate the
health e� ects of eating � ve pounds of meat as well, said Dawn Null, an instructor in the food and nutrition department.
Null said such a burger could be se-verely unhealthy. Using the American Diabetes Food Exchange to calculate the burger’s nutritional value, she said the meat and cheese alone contains about 10,000 calories.
Eating that much in one day is bad, but Null said consuming 10,000 calories in one hour could overload and cause the diges-tive system and kidneys, acid re¥ ux, swings in blood sugar and severe stomachaches.
How to gain � ve pounds in an hourTRAVIS BEANDaily Egyptian
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Jordy Jones said he never thought retiring would be so complicated.
Jones, an assistant professor in cinema and photog-raphy, and three students went to Interim Provost Don Rice’s office Wednesday afternoon in Anthony Hall to ask why his position, which was on track for tenure, is not being replaced and is instead being defunded, Jones said.
Instead of a face-to-face with Rice, the group dropped off a letter with their concerns.
“I had naively believed that when I left they would look to hire a replacement,” Jones said. “So the money was there, but apparently... the money was reassigned and now there’s no money to hire a photo historian.”
Jones said he is the only photography historian and theory instructor on campus, and to not replace him would devastate photography students. He said the class he taught, photographic criticism and pho-tographic practice, is required of all photography stu-dents.
Rice was in a meeting Wednesday afternoon and could not be reached for comment.
The letter delivered to the provost stated that losing faculty members like Jones would cause problems for programs with specialized needs.
“We need the teachers, faculty and other mentors to continue to point out spots of hope in our futures and treat us as though we still can achieve the job opportu-nities we originally set out to achieve when signing up for a college education,” the letter stated.
Jones said the university explained the situation as a result of a lack of funds. He said the university told him this happens every several years when tenured-track professors leave.
Lauren Stoelzle, a senior from Carbondale studying photography, said her education, as well as the education of others, is hurt by the lack of specialized professors.
Professor ponders lost fundingRYAN VOYLESDaily Egyptian
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Students celebrate meaning of Cinco De MayoSARAH CECHOWSKIDaily Egyptian
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Student tackles � ve-pound burger at Callahan’s
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“Even being a senior at SIU, I feel that I still have a lack of an education,” she said.
� e letter stated that by not re-placing faculty like Jones, graduate and undergraduate students su� er.
“Without a teacher who has a strong background and a desire to inform and educate his or her stu-dents about their speci� c area of
interest, students in our program will be missing a huge part of their education and an important factor needed for graduation and enroll-ment in graduate school,” it stated.
Stoelzle said what worries her most is how students like her would be a� ected.
“It’s sad to me that I could have had such a better education for the amount of money I’ve paid,” she said. “Jordy has been a great teach-er, and I’ve learned the most from
him. Now he’s leaving and his po-sition is remaining empty and the money is nowhere to be seen.
“I feel as in this college and in others around the campus, it’s become more about money than providing the students with an education.”
Ryan Voyles can be reached at [email protected] or
536-3311 ext. 259.
Gatsby’s on the Strip, work-ing with Sigma Lambda Beta, will open its doors a day earlier, of-fering drink specials and playing popular Hispanic music. Nathan Parrish, Gatsby’s manager, said he
anticipates more than 350 people to attend.
“We’re going to be open up-stairs, we’ve got the dance � oor, a full bar, the international fraternity is coming back,” Parrish said. “It’s a Spanish-based organization.”
Camargo said that the reason Cinco de Mayo has become a tra-
dition in America is because of all the international backgrounds that make up the country and it is an important cultural event.
Sarah Cechowski can be reached at [email protected] or
536-3311 ext. 259.
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In the April 27 edition of the Daily Egyptian, the story “� anks and goodbyes highlight Faculty Senate” should have stated that Joseph Brown would not be returning to the Faculty Senate. � e Daily Egyptian regrets this error.
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An eight percent cut in funding for substance use and addiction preven-tion programs in Gov. Pat Quinn’s � scal year 2011 budget could end up costing the state more than it would save, ac-cording to the Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association.
A document from the IADDA states that with the proposed cuts of $6.8 million to such programs for � s-cal year 2011, the state would need an additional $280 million to deal with expenses in � elds such as criminal jus-tice and child welfare. In addition, the association claims that the cuts would a� ect thousands of clients and poten-
tially cost more than 170 treatment counselors their jobs, causing local substance abuse centers to worry.
Colleen Antonacci, program co-ordinator for Carbondale DUI and Counseling Associates, which also deals with substance abuse treat-ment, said the area has historically relied on little funding from the state for these programs.
“I think all of us in the � eld are very concerned about the cutbacks,” Antionacci said. “Any cut in funding impacts the whole community.”
Calls to the Governor’s O� ce of Management and Budget and the Illinois Department of Corrections were not immediately returned.
A fact sheet prepared by the IADDA
shows that only $147 million of the $4.85 billion the state spends on issues related to substance use and addiction is directed at prevention programs. � e association also reported that the average monthly cost of addiction treat-ment in the state is $1,200 per person, whereas the monthly cost of incarcera-tion is $1,949--over $23,000 per person annually.
� at cost is even higher at the Tamms Correctional Center in Tamms. According to the IDOC, the average cost per year of an inmate at the facility is $64,116. With an aver-age daily population of 432, the fa-cility is costing taxpayers more than $2.7 million annually.
John Markley, CEO of the H
Group, a local provider of various health services, said these numbers are frustrating because the governor wants to take money out of prevention and treatment services which will in-advertently put more people through the criminal justice system.
“It’s not a very e� ective way to put people back into society,” he said. “� e criminal justice system will be-come overloaded.”
� e IADDA reported last year that without adequate funding for substance abuse treatment, non-violent addicted o� enders would be released back into communities. Last October, the IDOC released around 1,700 of these non-violent inmates as a way to help cut costs.
“� ey show up at our place and end up on waiting lists because there’s no funding to support them,” Markley said.
Antonacci said the proposed cuts could lengthen these lists for people to get into programs where health services would normally be able to get people in.
Wendy Bailie, director of substance abuse services for the H Group, said the proposed cuts could mean turning hundreds away.
“When you have someone come to you wanting help, it breaks your heart to say ‘We can’t help you, we don’t have any funds,’” said Bailie.
Nick Quigley can be reached at [email protected] or
536-3311 ext. 263.
NICK QUIGLEYDaily Egyptian
State budget cuts could negatively impact drug, substance abuse services
Kyndal Clark, cook for Callahan’s Pub, molds the beef that is the first step in creating their 5-pound challenge burger. Clark said around
one person a month attempts to consume the monster meal, which costs $25 if the person is unable to finish it.
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“In the long term, if he were to con-tinue to do this, the risk of diabetes will go up, along with heart disease, stroke, some cancers and obesity,” Null said.
To put the meal in perspective, Null used the standard calorie diet. Bradd, a 180-pound male, probably needs about 2,200 calories a day, she said. With 10,000, he would exceed his calorie limit by 7,800 calories, and it takes 3,500 calories to gain one pound. Factoring in the week of train-ing, Bradd could have gained some serious weight, Null said.
“All those calories, if he’s not burn-ing them off, his body will store them as fat,” Null said.
But Bradd, a swimmer for SIU, is burning many of those calories, which he said gives him an advan-
tage in the competition.“I’m not trying to brag, but I feel
like I have a very high pain tolerance compared to most people,” Bradd said. “I can push through some pain, after being sick a lot and being a swimmer.”
Once Bradd started eating the burger, however, he said the pain was worse than he thought.
Through the first 10 minutes, Bradd was cruising, successfully eat-ing the first patty. His friends were there to cheer him on and all believed he would finish the burger.
“For speed, I’m going to give him an A,” said Matt Parsons, a sophomore from Brisbane, Australia studying po-litical science. “For body language, he gets a B.”
The second patty did not go down as easily. At the halfway point, about 20 minutes after his first bite, Bradd began to seriously doubt he would fin-
ish. He began to complain of stomach pain and was beginning to sweat.
“I’m not all the way full yet, but I just don’t have the will to chew this food,” Bradd said. “If I eat anymore, I’m puking.”
Bradd finished the second 1.5-pound patty, but that was it. After paying the $25 bill, Bradd put his re-maining patty in a to-go container and left the restaurant.
Bradd said he went home and took a nap, which he said made him feel better. Even after the pain, Bradd said he would attempt the challenge again with more training.
For lunch the next day, Bradd said he finished the remains of his burger.
“It was delicious,” Bradd said.
Travis Bean can be reached at [email protected] or
536-3311 ext. 274.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor:I want to o� cially congratulate
the new Undergraduate Student Government President and Vice President Marcus King and Jarvis Freeman. Even though my time as president is coming to the end of the road this year, I will never stop advocating for students.
I will always be there for them and making sure that the opportunity for
their education isn’t jeopardized by costs or anything else that may arise, such as the MAP Grant issue this past fall. I may not be in the USG o� ce starting May 17 any longer, but I will be down the hall in the Student Programming Council’s o� ce starting then because I’m o� cially the new SPC Executive Director.
Priciliano FabianUSG President
Dear Editor:� at was a rhetorical question. Last May, the
Illinois Senate passed a bill to legalize medical marijuana and the bill may come to a vote in the Illinois House of Representatives this May before they sneak out for an early recess without addressing the catastrophic economic situation that they created for Illinois residents.
Although they may pass this bill into law, both sides of the Illinois General Assembly will not allow the public to decide on an apparently
even more controversial issue via a public referendum in the next election: fair public representation via a Fair Map Amendment.
Here’s another rhetorical question. When will the Illinois Republican and Democrat parties start practicing elementary principles of democracy? Oh, sorry, silly me, I forgot, I live in Illinois.
Joel Fritzler
Carbondale City Council
Dear Editor:� is is in response to the letter written
Wednesday by Bryant Payne about the “Hurricane Katrina” game. � e idea that the game is played because it did not a� ect white people is ignorant.
First of all, I am friends with a lot of African-Americans and the game may be insensitive due to the large number of victims, but it is no way racist.
� ere is a Black History Month, black scholarships and many black student groups. If there was a White History Month, a miss white woman pageant, scholarships for only white people or groups for only white people, it would be considered racist but as long as it’s the group who brings up racism, it’s ̈ne. I urge you to stop being so close-minded and pay attention to what is really going on!
Bryan Jenningsjunior studying pre-pharmacy
Dear Editor:Shame on you. Have you seen what you are reporting?Earlier this semester, we had two days of main articles
that boil down to “Buildings are either too hot or too cold due to infrastructure.” Recently, you wasted an extra day on the internship debate to publish a large, uninformed opinion article.
On Monday, the most hard-hitting news on campus was that the library would be open late, and gee, people like to study there. � e day of this letter, the best you could come up with for a front page is “Southern Illinois doesn’t get
along with Chicago all the time.”Meanwhile, the unscrupulous cutting of budgets by USG
goes unreported. � is week, USG cut all RSO Funding by nearly 10 percent across the board because of budget cutbacks. � is is just the latest in the disaster that is the USG funding process, something that a� ects every student at SIUC.
Your goal as a newspaper is to serve the students and the community. Please, don’t be like the evening news, pandering barely-legitimate news and � u� to your readers. � e students of SIUC deserve better.
Lucas McCallistersenior studying radio-television
Shame on you USG President will be SPC Executive Director
A simple game is not racist Is the Illinois General Assembly on Drugs?
EDITORIAL CARTOON
Summer is approaching and it is time to set sail, Scott Newlon said.
Newlon, a senior from Hamilton studying physics, is the president of the SIUC sailing club, which has been at SIUC since 1961. He said the summer has traditionally been the busiest time for the club.
“We typically go sailing three or four times a week with a safety meeting also taking place every week,” Newlon said. “When we sail we have races. They’re just for pride, but they can be really fun if you have a lot of people there.”
The Sailing club currently has about 15 members, Newlon said. He added that most of the mem-bers were friends.
“We all get along pretty well, so it’s always a fun time when we go sailing,” Newlon said. “Going out
all the time during the summer is a blast.”
The club does not require its members to own a boat, Newlon said. The club owns 17 different boats, according to faculty advi-sor Kathleen Chwalisz.
The only fee to use the boats for a semester is $25, said Newlon.
“You have to spend $25 to just rent a boat at some places,” he said. “If you pay $25, you can sail as much as you want in our club.”
Even though the club has a fee for the entire summer semester, they offer a free training week-end, usually during the first week of the summer semester, said Chwalisz. She said the club uses the free weekend to recruit as well as teach.
“We get students to come out to the free weekend and show them the ropes,” Chwalisz said. “It’s a good opportunity for some students to learn how to sail that may not have otherwise tried it.”
She said the goal was to teach as many new students as possible how
to sail so they can instruct others how to sail, and possibly increase the number of club members.
The club is in a rebuilding phase, Chwalisz said. When the club has more members, they will be able to do more activities, she said.
“Usually when we have a lot of active undergraduate students, what we like to do is have inter-collegiate races,” Chwalisz said. “I hope we are able to get back to that point soon, it’s really enjoyable.”
Newlon said even though the club does not have intercollegiate races at the moment, they still par-ticipate in other non-club exclusive races, such as the Crab Orchard Lake Sailing Association events.
“They have regattas every week and you get points based on your rankings,” Newlon said. “The (winner) at the end of the semes-ter gets a trophy. It’s a pretty fun event to take part of.”
Newlon said he loves to sail, even when he’s not competing.
“There’s nothing better to do
on a summer day than to sail,” he said. “Just being out in the sun and out on the water, it’s awesome.”
For more information on the sailing club, such as when the first club meeting at Crab Orchard
Marina is, Newlon can be reached at [email protected].
Derek Robbins can be reached at [email protected] or
536-3311 ext. 273.
Daily Egyptian Features ¥ ursday, May 6, 20106
From left to right, Scott Newlon, a senior from Hamilton studying physics, sits with Jake Roth, a junior from Elgin studying civil engineering, and Dan Mikalian, a freshman from New Lenox studying geology, Wednesday at the Crab Orchard Lake marina. The three students are all members of the SIUC Sailing Club, whose budget was recently approved.
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Sailing Club taking o§ in summerDEREK ROBBINSDaily Egyptian
RSO of the week
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A little more than three weeks ago, the Na-tional Basket-
ball Association kicked o� its season. Well, in a sense.� e playo� s tipped o� April 17 and
the � nals are scheduled to begin June 3.� ough the latter will try and deny
it with every breath in their body, fans and general managers across the league wake up every morning asking, “Is it July yet?”
� e � rst of July marks the day when NBA executives can attempt to attract a mate among the star-studded class of free agents like the Bird of Para-
dise, expanding their checkbooks and doing a jig in hopes of a happy ending (or signing, in human terms).
(All my Planet Earth people know what I’m saying.)
If all the players available chose to form an expansion team, I doubt any team currently in the league would ever win another championship, so long as these guys are around: Joe Johnson, Manu Ginobili, Stephen Jackson, Rip Hamilton, Yao Ming*, Amare Stou-demire, LeBron James*, Chris Bosh*, Dwayne Wade*and Dirk Nowitzki*.
No, those asterisks are not indi-cating steroid use. � ose players are signed through 2011 with their cur-rent team, but have the option to leave
a¦ er this season.� ere hasn’t been a free agent class
like this since ... ever.But this has shown to be quite the
distraction, most recently at game two Monday in Cleveland. NBA Commissioner David Stern was in attendance to make James’ second MVP nod o© cial when TNT reporter David Aldridge asked him whether or not he, personally, would like to see James stay or leave the Cavaliers.
Tuesday, as the reigning and de-fending MVP licked his wounds a¦ er an embarrassing defeat at home to the Boston Celtics, the Chicago Bulls threw themselves into a di� erent dimension of free agency for this upcoming o� season.
� e Bulls organization certainly came about in possible destination conversations regarding a few of the listed free agents, but I highly doubt any marquee names are looking to play for a team without a coach.
Names have been tossed around already and even a whisper of a possible return of Phil Jackson surfaced.
No matter which way the executives choose to steer their organizations, the third part of the 2010 season (free agency) is going to have a lot to say with the � nal decision.
� e Bulls are likely going to hire someone along the lines of Lawrence Frank, Byron Scott, Maurice Cheeks or Avery Johnson.
� at list of candidates is simply being realistic and, already, I’m bored,
� e Bulls should bring back the Zen Master, who is in the last year of his contract in Los Angeles.
When all is said and done in Phil’s ca-reer, he will be known as the coach who:
A) has more NBA titles than any other coach in history.
B) coached two of the greatest players in league history — Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.
Making the move back to the Chi-town could give Jackson the opportu-nity to make the latter an even three.
Bulls, plan your next move carefully
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Today’s birthday — Your creative potential comes into focus this year, leading to productivity that covers every last detail. You sense inner processes that had remained hidden from consciousness until now. Develop them now and remember them forever.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6 — Imaginative ideas pop up in the most unexpected places. An older person dwells on details while a younger person applies information and action.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Now’s the time to dream up a creative menu. You may need to hunt for ingredients. Do the cooking yourself for best results.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6 — People bring all sorts of ideas to the table. You must decide which one to pursue first, then gather the materials you need.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 5 — You have everything you need to accomplish your goals today. Your unique ideas can easily be shared with the right people. Get moving when you hear “yes.”
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Ideas focus on small details that can produce perfect results. Each word is a gem that carries more than one meaning. Review both concept and delivery.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5 — Cast your ideas into the wind. Associates catch them and weave them into a tapestry of words and images. You love the results.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Without revealing your strategy, get down to details in your assessment of a creative project. Dollars and sense play a big part in determining how to move forward.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Weigh your urge for independence against your partner’s needs. Creative use of time lets you take care of both.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — Co-workers address bottom-line issues early. Everything can be worked out with creative ideas. Give everyone time to contribute before final decisions are made.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — An old-fashioned idea grabs hold, and you run with it. Maybe you’ve found an antique, or an old poem that conveys your heartfelt message.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Although you feel the urge to take independent action, you’ll get better results by following the lead of an older associate. You’ll get your shot later.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — Every idea that surfaces has potential. You can’t do it all at once, so let a senior person choose. Save the other possibilities for later.
HoroscopesBy Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement
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The Phoenix Suns wore their “Los Suns” jerseys Wednesday night against the Spurs in protest of a new immigration law in Arizona. What do you think of this political stance in an NBA game?
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More power to them. The law basically makes it legal for cops to racially profile. They can stop any person who is of Hispanic descent. I like the Suns’ decision to stand up for something that should in no way, shape or form be legal.
Wearing the “Los Suns” jerseys for a promotional night is one thing, but bringing politics into sports is another. The whole reason we watch sports is because we want to get away from stuff like that and enjoy a game. I’m surprised the NBA allowed them to wear the jerseys.
Sports and politics are usually two separate entities, but just like America, the NBA is multicultural and so are its fans. The geographic location of Phoenix would lend one to believe that they would have more fans of Hispanic descent that would be affected by this law. To the Phoenix Suns organization, their Hispanic fans are just as important as any other fan would be and wearing the “Los Suns” jersey is a fitting political tribute at this time.
“It’s unfortunate that those young men departed, but in the same instant we have to move forward, and we have to win games the way we know how to win,” Lowery said. “We cannot compromise what made us successful, and that’s playing hard.”
Athletic Director Mario Moccia said he feels as though the last two recruiting classes have put the Salukis
on the right path to becoming one of the top teams in the Missouri Valley Conference once again.
Moccia said he thinks the new class will have more of an immediate impact.
“When you’re a freshman, you don’t always have a huge impact your � rst year,” Moccia said. “With a lot of these kids being junior college kids, they’ll be able to step in.”
� e Salukis � nished 15-15 last sea-son overall and 6-12 in the MVC. � ey
were eliminated in the play-in round of the MVC Tournament against Drake on a last second shot by Josh Young.
Lowery said he expects all four junior college transfers to make an immediate in� uence on the team.
“� ose kids are gonna play, because they do certain things that we need,” Lowery said.
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During the last two seasons, ‘Floorburn U’ has been MIA.
But with his last two recruiting classes, head coach Chris Lowery said he hopes to be getting back to the formula that led the SIU men’s
basketball to two Sweet 16’s in the last decade.
With the help of junior for-wards Justin Bocot and Nate Mitchell, the team is making strides towards getting back to the type of team that helped the pro-gram rise to national prominence, said Lowery.
“When you look at the job Justin Bocot and Nate did for us in the recruiting, it was tremen-dous,” Lowery said. “It was very much like it used to be, where everything was shown, a family concept was involved, they spent a lot of time with our guys. That was very important.”
Lowery said the 2010 recruiting class, which involved four junior college transfers and an incoming
freshman, was a success.“If we want to get back to ‘Floor-
burn U’ we have to recruit those types of kids,” Lowery said. “We went a� er guys that we know get on that � oor and do the teammate stu� that our fans have come to miss.”
With the departures of Antho-ny Booker and Kevin Dillard, the much-heralded recruiting class of 2008 is gone. Booker said he de-cided to leave the team because he
didn’t fit into Lowery’s system.“The situation we were going
in just wasn’t right for me,” Book-er said. “I have to be in a more up-tempo system to have success in basketball.”
Lowery said the reasons for Booker and Dillard leaving were not important for the program.
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Freshman thrower Kim Fortney practices discus throwing Wednesday behind Lew Hartzog Track. Throws coach John Smith said that joining a nationally ranked team
can sometimes be intimidating for freshmen athletes. Fortney, along with other freshmen track athletes, are on the brink of finishing their first collegiate season.
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� e SIU track and � eld team’s crop of freshmen said the hardest part of learning to adjust to col-lege is balancing their time between practice, homework and traveling to tournaments every weekend.
And that is not even counting trying to maintain a social life.
“� e hardest part about being a
freshman on the team is managing your time wisely,” freshman throw-er Kim Fortney said. “Getting time in for practice and putting in a lot of time for homework is just a big transition from high school.”
� rows coach John Smith said joining a team as good as SIU’s can be intimidating to a freshman like Fortney, who joined a women’s throws team that has nationally rec-ognized throwers like sophomore
Jeneva McCall, senior Sasha Leeth, and junior Gwen Berry.
Freshman pole vaulter and multi-event competitor Ryan Sidwell said relearning how to do a certain event is another problem freshmen face when entering a new team, as some high schools do not have speci� c coaches to teach each event.
“I didn’t have a pole vault coach in high school, so I’ve had to re-learn how to vault since being here,”
Sidwell said. “I just vaulted with strength (in high school) and had to learn how to vault with form and technique as well.”
� e track and � eld team travels almost every weekend for meets, as SIU only hosts four meets out of its 21 indoor and outdoor meets.
“It’s hard when you travel all of the time and miss classes because it puts you behind, so you have to rely on e-mailing teachers and doing homework on the bus,” freshman jumper Kasey Oceguera said.
Head coach Connie Price-Smith said that the expectations for in-coming freshmen di� er per person, but it is something all freshmen have to deal with and go through.
“You have a learning curve for freshmen, obviously, but I still ex-pect a lot from them and still expect them to step in and compete,” she said.
Timothy Hehn can be reached at [email protected] or
536-3311 ext. 269.
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