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Alexa Rogals | DAILY EGYPTIAN Greg and Charity Bathon, of Pinckneyville, take a break outside JC Penny at University Mall on Friday while they check items off their Black Friday shopping list. Charity Bathon said the couple had been out shopping through Marion and Carbondale since late Thursday. “We started at Toys ‘R’ Us last night at 7 p.m. and have been shopping for 12 hours straight,” she said. “We have just a few more stores left, and then we can finally go home and sleep.”

Fresh produce buyers will now be able to purchase this season’s best area fruits and vegetables at southern Illinois’ first winter farmers market. The market will begin Dec. 1 and will be held every Saturday through March 23, excluding Dec. 29, at Thomas School in Carbondale. Sarah Heyer, executive director of Keep Carbondale Beautiful, said she and Elissa Johnson, a produce buyer and employee at the Neighborhood Co-op in Carbondale, began working on the winter market’s development in June. “The produce growers always focused on growing the right products for each season,” she said. “We want people to continue healthy eating habits throughout the entire year, not just the summer months.” Heyer said the available produce will include kale, greens, turnips, carrots and much more. She said the market’s goals are to get people to buy locally, become aware of available area products, shorten the connection between farmer and buyer and draw community members together. “When we buy products from the store, we never really know whose food we’re purchasing,” Heyer said. “This will give people a chance to get to know many of the local farmers.”

Johnson said while there are winter farmers markets in Chicago and St. Louis areas, this is southern Illinois’ first. “This winter market is thanks to the farmers who have knowledge of growing produce in the winter whether it be growing in a greenhouse, indoor or outdoor farming,” she said. Johnson said though the market begins next Saturday, the organizers would like to hear from any farmer who has fresh produce during the months the market is open. “Every farmer knows that you can’t make bets on the weather,” she said. “If at any point they grow seasonal produce, they are more than welcome to come and solidify a spot.” Heyer said she and Johnson created a blog to keep buyers updated on the market’s progress and provide an agenda for visitors of which vendors will attend on which days and what produce they will sell. The blog can be found at carbondalewintermarket. blogspot.com Carbondale resident Jonathon Baker said he has shopped at farmers markets and the Neighborhood Co-op for the past five years, and he and his wife shop at the farmers market every Saturday during summer and fall months. Please see MARKET | 2

The Graduate and Professional Student Council discussed research grant funding and the housing of student organizations during a brief meeting last week. Although GPSC did not make quorum for its Tuesday meeting, the group held informal discussions regarding several campus issues. Blaine Tisdale, GPSC president, said in an email the council was also introduced to John Koropchak, vice chancellor of research and graduate dean. GPSC discussed the university’s grant research policy at an October meeting. The policy, which was enacted in August, altered both the way research grant funds are administered and the cost for graduate students who work as research assistants. Koropchak said the university remains competitive as a research institution, and many institutions follow similar methods for grants and funding, Tisdale said. “The representatives seemed to really appreciate (Koropchak’s) input, and had some of their concerns addressed,” Tisdale said. “It was a beneficial visit.” Tisdale said he recently met with Chancellor Rita Cheng as well as representatives from Undergraduate Student Government and the Graduate Council to discuss organizational matters. He said he advocated to move Registered Student Organizations into vacant Student Center offices after other organizations move into the new Student Services building, which is expected to be completed in fall 2013. He said although it would be a small change, the move may make RSO members feel more valuable. Tisdale said Cheng confirmed more space would be available to RSOs once the move is finished. Tisdale also announced at the meeting that the Carbondale Human Relations Commission would hold a dialogue to discuss how Carbondale police handled an Aug. 26 house party, during which police allegedly used pepper spray to disperse students. Tisdale said the dialogue will occur during the commission’s regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in room 103 of Carbondale City Hall. Karsten Burgstahler can be reached at kburgstahler@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.

Alexa Rogals | DAILY EGYPTIAN Jenna Laski, a freshman from Lemont studying physical therapy, waits in line Sunday at the Carbondale Amtrak station with her bike and luggage. “I’m just glad to be off the packed train,” Laski said. Many trains to and from Chicago have been sold out as students were traveling home for the holidays.

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Thanksgiving shopping took a noticeable bite out of Black Friday’s start to the holiday season, as the latest survey found retail sales in stores fell slightly from last year. Saturday’s report from retail technology company ShopperTrak finds consumers spent $11.2 billion at stores across the U.S. That is down 1.8 percent from last year’s total. This year’s Friday results appear to have been tempered by hundreds of thousands of shoppers hitting sales Thursday evening while still full of Thanksgiving dinner. Retailers including Sears, Target and Wal-Mart got their deals rolling as early as 8 p.m. on Turkey Day. Online shopping also may have cut into the take at brick-andmortar stores: IBM said online sales rose 17.4 percent on Thanksgiving and 20.7 percent on Black Friday, compared with 2011. Yet ShopperTrak said retail foot traffic increased 3.5 percent, to more than 307.67 million store visits, indicating at least some shoppers were browsing but not spending freely. “Black Friday continues to be an important day in retail,” said ShopperTrak founder Bill Martin. “This year, though, more retailers than last year began their doorbuster deals on Thursday,

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Baker said the two usually make trips to St. Louis to shop at winter farmers markets, so he is excited to stay in Carbondale and shop this year. “We’re excited to be able to shop locally this year and support our own farmers,” he said. “I hope this will be the beginning of a yearly winter market because we need it.” Baker said while he’s grateful for the opportunity to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at the Neighborhood Co-op and local grocery stores, there is no comparison when produce is purchased directly

Thanksgiving itself. So while foot traffic did increase on Friday, those Thursday deals attracted some of the spending that’s usually meant for Friday.” The company estimated that shopper foot traffic rose the most in the Midwest, up 12.9 percent compared with last year. Traffic rose the least, 7.6 percent, in the Northeast, parts of which are still recovering from Superstorm Sandy. ShopperTrak, which counts foot traffic and its own proprietary sales numbers from 25,000 retail outlets across the U.S., had forecast Black Friday sales would grow 3.8 percent this year, to $11.4 billion. While consumer confidence has been improving, many people are still worried about the slow economic recovery, high unemployment and whether a gridlocked Congress can avert tax increases and government spending cuts — the so-called “fiscal cliff” — set to occur automatically in January. And some would-be shoppers said they weren’t impressed with the discounts, or that there wasn’t enough inventory of the big doorbusters. “As far as deals, they weren’t there,” said Tammy Stempel, 48, of Gladstone, Ore. “But businesses have to be successful, too. I’m hoping they extend the deals through December.”

from the farmer and and knowing the produce is fresh. The first winter farmers market will be held at Attucks Park on North Wall Street, but it will be set up in Thomas School’s cafeteria every following Saturday. Heyer said Carbondale Elementary School District 95 has been encouraging students to eat healthier, which would include eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, so she thinks holding the market inside the school is a perfect location. Tai Cox can be reached at tcox@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext 268.

Vikings fall behind early, fall 28-10 to Bears C H I C AG O — Adrian Peterson was late arriving to the stadium. By the time he settled in, this game was out of reach. Peterson got off to a slow start, and the Minnesota Vikings got blown away in the first half on the way to a 28-10 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. “I was (surprised),” Peterson said. “We had a great week of practice. We just came out and couldn’t get anything going. We’ve just got to

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Both teams played short-handed. SIU was without starting sophomore forward Antonio Bryer and reserve sophomore guard Josh Swan, and SLU was short three players, including its top scorer because of injuries. “It’s the next guy up — the season is long,” said SLU coach Jim Crews. “As much as I believe in the process, you still get a little antsy to get the process moving quicker.” The Salukis played from behind

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Freshman guard Rishonda Napier played her best game of the season against Radford. She scored 17 points and made three threepointers, and she turned the ball over only three times. Freshman forward Jameeka Bouie also posted 17 points, along with five rebounds and three assists. “Jameeka has been slowly coming along,” Tiber said. “I told my assistant coaches last week that probably soon she needs to be in the starting lineup.” Radford, like SIU, had only three players who scored in double figures, but the Highlanders outrebounded the Salukis 44-32, which made a profound difference in the game’s outcome. Saturday’s game against Florida Atlantic (3-2) of the Sun Belt Conference saw Macklin return to point guard, where she played most

shake it off and move forward.” Jay Cutler was on target from the start, throwing for 188 yards and a touchdown after missing a game with a concussion, to lead the Bears to a rather lopsided win even though they lost some key players to injuries. Devin Hester left the game with a concussion. Matt Forte and Charles Tillman exited with ankle injuries, and for good measure, both starting guards went down.

All those injuries tempered some of the good feelings this win created for the Bears. The Vikings, meanwhile, were left shaking their heads after losing for the third time in four games. “Very disappointing game,” coach Leslie Frazier said. “We did not execute the way we needed to on the road to win against a good football team.” — Andrew Seligman

told them part of this is on me — the first half we were stagnant, and the second half we did some things better. The most encouraging thing is we didn’t quit. —Barry Hinson SIU basketball coach for the game’s entirety, but they had flashes of good defensive and offensive play. “I told them part of this is on me. The first half we were stagnant, and the second half we did some things better,” Hinson

said. “The most encouraging thing is we didn’t quit.”

of her freshman season. Napier subsequently moved to shooting guard. Macklin ended up with 34 points, which brings her to the fifthhighest in SIU history. “We made some key changes that allowed two players on our team to be better, and I think it made our whole team better,” Tiber said. “Cartaesha has a phenomenal game, and Rishonda went for 12 points and eight rebounds. I think it also made her better.” However, Macklin’s career-high scoring performance combined with seven rebounds and six assists was not enough for SIU to prevail. The Salukis led 47-44 at halftime, but they missed key free throws and were unable to stop the Owls in the game’s waning minutes. Significant contributions also came from freshman forward Dyana Pierre and sophomore guard Mercedes Griffin. Pierre, one of two Florida natives on the team along with Macklin,

brought down 15 rebounds and put up nine points. Griffin was the third SIU player who scored in double figures as she coupled 10 points with seven rebounds. The Salukis made improvements both on the boards and at the freethrow line, which were two aspects of their game that hindered the team’s flow throughout the season’s first three contests. SIU out rebounded the Owls 54-39 and made 20 of 27 free throws. Florida Atlantic appeared at the line only five more times than the Salukis. “You’ve got to give our kids credit,” Tiber said. “They didn’t roll over. They continued to fight.” The Salukis will return to action at noon Thursday against Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne at SIU Arena.

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LO S A N G E L E S — The postgame roars from Notre Dame’s locker room echoed right through the Coliseum’s thick cement walls and metal beams Saturday night, moving around the 89-year-old arena like a longabsent force of nature. After decades away, the Fighting Irish are back on top of college football — unmatched in the rankings, unblemished in the standings, and unequivocally ready for a chance to end a 24-year national championship drought. Manti Te’o, the star linebacker from Hawaii who led this improbable revival season, took a moment to listen to those echoes. “This is where you want to be when you go to Notre Dame,” he said. The Irish are No. 1 again — a Golden Dome atop their sport. Notre Dame (12-0) beat Southern California 22-13 to complete its first unbeaten regular season since 1988. That’s also the last championship year for the school that produced a legion of the sport’s most memorable figures: Knute Rockne, the Four Horsemen, Paul Hornung, Joe Montana — heck, even Rudy Ruettiger. A no-nonsense win over Notre Dame’s intersectional rivals in Los Angeles capped a year of historic dominance for a defense led by Te’o, its inspirational Heisman contender. That defense allowed just nine touchdowns all season long, capped by four downs of unyielding play while backed up to its goal line by the Trojans in the final minutes. “You just put the ball down in front of us, and if there’s time on the clock, we’re never going to give up,” defensive end Kapron LewisMoore said.

These Irish never flinched, either in dire late-game circumstances or under the weight of history that has crushed decades of previous Notre Dame teams. After beginning the year unranked and projected for maybe eight victories by optimistic pundits, the Irish produced a marvelous season of old-fashioned, hardnosed football amid the wacky spread offenses and garish neon uniforms that seem to dominate the sport these days. After winning half of their games by nine points or fewer, including two hair-raising escapes in overtime, it’s clear these Irish have something else going for them as well. “Not saying it was lucky, but luck doesn’t hurt,” said Terry Brennan, who played at Notre Dame in the late 1940s and coached the team from 1954-58. “The point is, they got the break and they took advantage of it. That’s the key.” The Irish have six weeks to prepare for the BCS title game on Jan. 7, but coach Brian Kelly’s restoration of the Notre Dame mystique could linger much longer. The Golden Dome atop Notre Dame’s administration building has regained its luster at a school where coaches Bob Davie, Tyrone Willingham and Charlie Weis all failed to restore the program to its most recent glory under Lou Holtz in the late 1980s. All told, Notre Dame lost at least three games every season between 1993 and this fall — not bad, but not good enough to contend for national titles. Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick, a Notre Dame alum, said when he took the job in 2008 he found no reason Fighting Irish football could not be great again.

ou just put the ball down in front of us, and if there’s time on the clock, we’re never going to give up. — Kapron Lewis- Moore Notre Dame defensive end

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KARSTEN: AUSTIN: With every Thanksgiving comes a film onslaught, and this year Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” joined the madness. Based on Yann Martel’s novel, “Pi” follows the title character, a young boy who was thrown overboard when the ship his family takes to America hits rough waters. Much of the film follows Pi as he attempts to survive while sharing a lifeboat with a tiger, which was also thrown overboard. The film is filled with stunning visuals, but does it drag? We’ll discuss it in this week’s “Sellouts.” Karsten Burgstahler: The visuals dominated the movie. I oftentimes found myself appreciating the beautiful camera tricks rather than the plot. The 3D really helped the visuals as well; Lee conceived the film for 3D, and he used James Cameron’s “Avatar” technology to produce it. The underwater shots are crisp, and one sequence with thousands of candles floating on water is incredible. The visuals definitely drove the film, but I think it was always going to be that way. The plot is incredibly simplistic. Austin Flynn: While the plot was simplistic, I don’t feel like the visuals dominated the plot quite as much as people thought they would compared to “Avatar.” In fact, I enjoyed the story very much, even when what was happening was slightly boring. However, the film did drag when the visuals were at their best, which I thought was an amazing use of the CGI. It didn’t take the easy route like “Avatar” and constantly shove visuals down

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eah, I can see it being like “Cast Away,” except for the fact that there was more than a page of dialogue in the film and the kid traveled with a Bengal tiger instead of crying over a Wilson volleyball with a bloody hand print on it. WILSON! — Austin Flynn viewers’ throats. Although the story was simple, it worked for me because it was original, kept me involved and made me feel like I was given perspective after the movie was over. I haven’t read the book, but you can bet I want to after this. KB: I have to disagree on the story’s originality. If one removes the film’s religious subtexts, it’s pretty much a visually stunning “Cast Away.” However, the subtexts really help the film. Pi’s religious journey as a kid is interesting, and it’s great that the film doesn’t get bogged down with too many ruminations during the first act, but it certainly takes a while to get to the main

plot. I agree the visuals are at their strongest when the film drags. “Pi” is entertaining, but it often seems more like a travelogue than a movie. AF: Yeah, I can see it being like “Cast Away,” except for the fact that there was more than a page of dialogue in the film and the kid traveled with a Bengal tiger instead of crying over a Wilson volleyball with a bloody hand print on it. WILSON! A couple of the film’s interesting aspects were its time span and how it portrayed the physical toll of Pi’s and the tiger’s adventure. Pi literally went from being a perfectly healthy kid to a skinny and malnourished bag of

bones, and it looked believable. This kept me emotionally invested in the character, and it made the ending much more hard-hitting. KB: The physical toll was done well, but once again that is a visual plus. Lee is a very visual filmmaker. If you remember, he’s the director responsible for the 2003 “Hulk” monstrosity, so he’s made leaps in his abilities to create stunning visuals. I applaud his use of a relatively unknown cast, which makes the film feel more personal. A major star would have just been distracting, and Lee is able to let his camera work tell the story. I just wish the story was a bit more interesting and less cryptic. Pi’s narration is engaging, but sometimes the audience members are left to scratch their heads. Viewers will certainly have plenty to discuss after they leave the theater. AF: So the film didn’t jump right out and tell the audience what they were supposed take from

it. Personally, I’m OK with that, especially after watching films that constantly tell us how to think and feel. Sure, this movie did end in somewhat of a mystery, but it was easy to follow and deserves to be discussed after leaving the theater. The extra discussion only means the plot was worth debate even after the entry fee was spent and the credits rolled. The fact of the matter is that I was thoroughly entertained when I was in the movie theater, and it was still fresh in my head to examine the plot when I left. If I wanted a movie where I could turn off my brain and take away nothing more than a headache, I would have seen “Here Comes the Boom.” Austin Flynn can be reached at aflynn@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 257. Karsten Burgstahler can be reached at kburgstahler@dailyegyptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 254.

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Senior guard Jeff Early fights for a rebound Nov. 17 during the Salukis’ win over Benedictine University-Springfield at SIU Arena. The Salukis were dealt their first season loss Saturday when they traveled to Saint Louis University to take on the Billikens. SIU was unable to overcome the first-half deficit as the team shot 24 percent from the field. The Salukis came within 10 points of SLU in the final two minutes before they fell 61-51 to the Billikens. Early SIU with 15 points and tallied six rebounds. SIU will play Fresno State at 7 p.m. Wednesday at SIU Arena.

The men’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season against St. Louis University, 71-61 Saturday. The Salukis struggled offensively and couldn’t recover from a slow start. SIU had the third-best field goal shooting percentage in the nation at 58 percent going into the game but only shot 24 percent in the first half against the Billikens. After the first 30 minutes of play, the Salukis made only one 3-point field goal with no points from the free throw line. Coach Barry Hinson said the St. Louis team was different from most others SIU will play this year. “They are very unique — their bigs play like guards, and their guards play like drivers who are more comfortable inside the arc,” Hinson said. For the third time this season, senior guard Jeff Early led the Salukis in scoring (15 points). Freshman guard Anthony Beane Jr. started for the second time this season and had 7 points. Senior guard Kendall Brown-Surles struggled

with shooting as he went 1-5 from the field, but notched five assists in the contest. Sophomore forward Dantiel Daniels scored in double figures for the second straight game since he returned from a groin injury but struggled with foul trouble and had four personal fouls. The Saluki bench scored just four points and failed to provide a lift offensively for the struggling starters. The Billikins shot 51 percent from the field and made 8-18 three-pointers. SLU attempted 20 fewer shots than SIU and held the Salukis to six transition points. Hinson said the defense didn’t execute well against SLUs offense. “We have some major focus problems,” Hinson said. “You look at what (Rob) Loe and (Cody) Ellis did tonight, I promise you, we had big circles around their names that they like to step out and shoot the three, and I think Loe is going to send (SIU junior forward) Davante Drinkard a Christmas card.” Please see BASKETBALL | 3

The Salukis’ best season in 10 years ended early as the team lost its first game of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. SIU finished with a 21-9 overall record and 11-7 in conference after losing in three sets to Illinois State (18-12, 11-7) Thursday with scores of 21-25, 21-25 and 20-25. “It took a lot of hard work and four great seniors to make this season happen,” coach Justin Ingram said. “It didn’t end how we wanted it to end, but at the same time we are pleased with the progress the program has made.” Before Thursday’s game at the pretournament banquet, senior middle blocker Alysia Mayes and senior outside hitter Laura Thole were selected for the All-MVC First Team, and freshman middle blocker Taylor Pippen was selected for the MVC All-Freshman Team. Mayes, senior libero Bailey Yeager and senior setter Rachael Brown were also given MVC First Team Scholar-Athlete awards. The Salukis entered the tournament Thursday night after losing to the Redbirds in five sets during the team’s last regular season game Nov. 16. SIU beat Illinois State in its first season matchup Sept. 15 in three sets. ISU started the first set with three consecutive kills and SIU answered with three more consecutive kills. The teams continued to trade points until ISU pulled away in the middle of the set with a six-point run to put them up 17-14. SIU never took the lead again, as the set ended with an attack error by junior outside hitter Jessica Whitehead. The Salukis’ hitting percentage went down to .119 in the second set from .167 in the first set.

The SIU women’s basketball team took its talents to Florida over the weekend but was unable to return home with its first season win. The Salukis (0-4) competed against Radford University and Florida Atlantic University at the University of Miami Thanksgiving Tournament in Coral Gables, Fla. SIU played in two different style games, but the end results were the same. The Salukis faced off against the Radford Highlanders of the Big South Conference Friday. Much like the season’s first three games, the Salukis were unable to keep their opponents off of the free throw line. Radford (3-2) went to the line 44 times via 27 SIU fouls. The continuing foul issues combined with 21 Saluki turnovers added up to a 85-62 Highlander drub.

t took a lot of hard work and four great seniors to make this season happen. It didn’t end how we wanted it to end, but at the same time we are pleased with the progress the program has made. — Justin Ingram SIU volleyball coach Freshman defensive specialist Mary Bogdanski served the second set’s first three points with two ISU attack errors and a kill from Mayes. The teams were tied at 10 when ISU added multiple points and eventually won the set. SIU was down 10-14 in the third set when Ingram called a timeout. The team went on a late three point run with a kill from Mayes and two blocks. It wasn’t enough, though, as the set ended with an ISU kill. Mayes and Whitehead each led the team with eight kills followed by Thole and Pippen with seven each. The match ended with 33 Saluki kills and 47 from ISU. “Our swings just weren’t where we needed them to be to make Illinois State scramble,” Ingram said. “We didn’t have an answer offensively.” Pippen was the lone Saluki named to the 2012 MVC All-Tournament Team. Creighton went on to win the tournament after beating ISU 3-1 and shutting out Wichita State 3-0. Sarah Schneider can be reached at sschneider@dailyeguptian.com or 536-3311 ext. 256.

SIU started off strong and led 14-10 during the first half, but Radford took control as soon as the Salukis found themselves in foul trouble. The Highlanders ended the first half on a 23-4 run. Sophomore guard Cartaesha Macklin and sophomore center Alexus Patterson, two integral components of the young team, had to be benched in the first half after committing a combined five fouls. “We were at 14-10. I felt pretty good about us,” coach Missy Tiber said. “We were settling down and making things happen. Then you have to send (Macklin and Patterson) to the bench for a while and we just aren’t the same basketball team.” Patterson played only 12 minutes during the entire game, and she finished with eight points and three rebounds. Macklin posted 12 points. Please see MIAMI | 3