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SLU NEWS 22 – 11/08/09 SCRIPT [NEWSCAST #10] [ACKELS/JOHNSON]

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2 SHOT, CAMERA 3 JOHNSON: I’M KAREEM JOHNSON.

JOHNSON, ACKELS
ACKELS: AND I’M CHRIS ACKELS.

JOHNSON: THIS WEEK: BIG CHANGES TO

UNIVERSITY STRUCTURE ARE COMING.

ACKELS: A SHOOTING AT FORT HOOD, THE

LATEST

JOHNSON: WILL THIS BEATIFUL WEATHER LAST?

DAVID KOELLER’S GOT YOUR FORECAST

ACKELS: AND BILLIKENS SPORTS (AD-LIB).

JOHNSON: ALL THAT’S COMING UP ON SLU NEWS

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2 SHOT, CAMERA 2 (ESTABLISH SHOT)

ACKELS, JOHNSON

1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THIS

JOHNSON BIG STORY THIS WEEK IS THE CHANGES TO
GRADUATE SCHOOL.

MATT WILHEM OF THE UNIVERSITY NEWS IS

REPORTING THAT CHANGES UNIVERSITY
ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO BRING ABOUT
HAVE RUN INTO A WALL OF SORTS.

THE UNIVERSITY IS PROPOSING TO REPLACE THE

PROVOST WITH TWO CHIEF ACADEMIC VICE
PRESIDENTS, AND PLACE GRADUATE PROGRAMS
UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE COLLEGES
WITHIN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS OF SCIENCES.

THE IDEA HAS GENERAL SUPPORT AMONG THE

FACULTY SENATE. HOWEVER, THEY DO HAVE
SOME CONCERNS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION’S
APPROACH TO MAKING CHANGES. FOR MORE
READ MATT’S REPORT IN THE UNIVERSITY NEWS.

ACKELS: IN A RELATED STORY, UNIVERSITY

PROVOST JOESEPH WEIXLMANN IS STILL ON
1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 LEAVE, AND THE UNIVERSITY IS MAKING MOVES
ACKELS TO REPLACE THE POSITION. WEIXLMANN HAS
BEEN ON LEAVE SINCE SUMMER OF THIS YEAR,
AND HAS NOT RETURNED.

THE UNIVERSITY PROVOST HANDLES

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ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AND ACADEMIC
SERVICES.

PRESIDENT BIONDI IN A RECENT E-MAIL TO THE

SLU COMMUNITY HAS STATED THAT THE
POSITION WOULD BE DISCONTINUED AND
REPLACED WITH TWO ACADEMIC VICE
PRESIDENTS. MANOJ PATANKAR, DEAN OF PARKS
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND, AVIATION &
TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN SERVING AS INTERIM
PROVOST SINCE AUG. 1.

JOHNSON: A KINK IN THE SYSTEM ALLOWED

SOME STUDENTS TO REGISTER EARLY FOR NEXT
1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 SEMESTERS CLASSES ON BANNER LAST WEEK.
JOHNSON OVER 200 STUDENTS FOUND THE PROBLEM AND
REGISTERED FOR CLASSES WELL BEFORE THEIR
DESIGNATED TIME. CLASS REGISTRATION
BEGINS AT 7 AM ON MONDAY MORNINGS, AND IS
STAGGERED WEEKLY BY GRADE. BUT A GOOD
AMOUNT SENIORS WERE ABLE TO REGISTER ON
SUNDAY NIGHT LAST WEEKEND, AND IT
COMPLETELY THREW OFF THOSE WHO
FOLLOWED THE EXPECTED SCHEDULE. I-T-S DID
SAY THAT THEY FIXED MOST OF THE PROBLEMS
BY THE TIME THE REGULAR SCHEDULE CAME
AROUND, AND THEY CONTINUE TO WORK TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE SAME PROBLEM DOES NOT
HAPPEN AGAIN.

ACKELS: A BRAND NEW CLUB ON CAMPUS –

STARTED BY A HANDFUL OF FRESHMAN
1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 STUDENTS – FOCUSSES THEIR TIME ON POLITICAL
ACKELS DEBATE AND DISCUSSION. THE “POLITICAL
ROUND TABLE” IS A NEW STUDENT-RUN GROUP
THAT HOSTS DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATES ON ALL
KINDS OF POLITICAL ISSUES. THEIR FIRST ROUND
TABLE DEBATE WAS HELD ON TUESDAY NIGHT
IN THE WOOL BALLROOMS, WHERE ABOUT 40
STUDENTS DISCUSSED THE CURRENT STATE OF
HEALTCARE, AND HOW THE GOVERNMENT
SHOULD GET INVOLVED. PRESIDENT PRIYA
SIROHA SAYS SHE PLANS TO HAVE DEBATES
EVERY FEW WEEKS, AND SHE WILL ALLOW THE
MEMBERS OF THE CLUB TO DECIDE THE TOPIC OF
DISCUSSION. THE POLITICAL ROUND TABLE WILL
START AGAIN NEXT SEMESTER, AND THEY CAN
BE FOUND AT THEIR FACEBOOK SITE, “SLU
POLITICAL ROUND TABLE”.

JOHNSON: THE HINDU STUDENTS COMMITTEE

HOSTED DIWALI PUJA AT 5PM YESTERDAYIN THE
ST. LOUIS ROOM IN THE BUSCH STUDENT CENTER
1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 IN THE BSC. DIWALI PUJA IS ONE OF THE MOST
JOHNSON IMPORTANT HINDU PRAYER SERVICES. A HINDU
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PRIEST FROM THE HINDU TEMPLE OF ST. LOUIS
OFFICIATED OVER THE CEREMONY.

ACKELS: ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, THE

ALBERT GNAEGI CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE
ETHICS HELD A 30TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM.

1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 THE EVENT STARTED WITH A 2009 BANDER

ACKELS ENDOWED LECTURED WHICH WAS PRESENTED
BY WILLIAM SAGE, M.D. IT ALSO INCLUDED
HEALTH CARE ETHICS PAPER PRESENTATIONS BY
CHCE ALUMNI AND FACULTY, AND CONCLUDED
WITH A PRESENTATION ON “ETHICS IN END-OF-
LIFE CARE.”

JOHNSON: ON SUNDAY, THE SAINT LOUIS

UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART HOSTED “SIP AND
SERENADE” WHICH FEATURED A STRING
QUARTET WITH MEMBERS FROM THE SLU STRING
1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ORCHESTRA DIRECTED BY MARK THAYER OF THE
JOHNSON ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

THE JUDITH AND ADAM ARONSON GALLERY

HOSTED RELICS OF A GLORIOUS PAST: IMPERIAL
RUSSIAN ARTIFACTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF
JAMES COOPER, PH.D., THE EXHIBITION
CONTAINS MORE THAN 400 ITEMS, RANGING
FROM THE 16TH TO THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.

ACKELS: AT 4PM ON TEGELER FIELD, PARKS

COLLEGE HOSTED THE ANNUAL PUMPKIN
LAUNCH, WHICH TEST STUDENTS’ ENGINEERING
SKILLS. THE CONTESTANTS' NO. 1 GOAL IS TO
SEND A BASKETBALL-SIZED PUMPKIN HURTLING
TOWARD A 12-INCH ROUND TARGET ON THE
1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 GROUND SOME 75 FEET AWAY. THE TEAM THAT
ACKELS GETS THE CLOSEST WINS.

JOHNSON: HERE’S DAVID WITH FIRST WEATHER.

KOELLER: FIRST WEATHER (AD-LIB)

3 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ACKELS: THANKS DAVID. ON THURSDAY,

JOHNSON, WELLS, KOELLER WINDOWS MACHINES WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL
POWER SAVING SETTINGS. THIS POWER SAVINGS
1 SHOT, CAMERA 3 PACKAGE WILL HELP THE UNIVERSITY SAVE
KOELLER MONEY AND ENERGY BY ADJUSTING SETTINGS
FOR THE MORE THAN 6,000 DESKTOP COMPUTERS
1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 ON CAMPUS.
ACKELS
UNDER THESE SETTINGS, MONITORS WILL GO TO
SLEEP AFTER 30 MINUTES OF NO ACTIVITY.
AFTER ONE HOUR, THE COMPUTER WILL GO INTO
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"STANDBY" MODE AND THE HARD DRIVE WILL

TURN OFF.

JOHNSON: WHEN WE COME BACK, A SHOOTING

ON ARMY BASE IN TEXAS IS PRODUCING A LOT
OF QUESTIONS

2 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ACKELS: AND SOME NEW ELECTIONS RULES IN

ACKELS, JOHNSON IRAQ. (AD-LIB TO BREAK)

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1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: TOPPING NATIONAL NEWS, CRIMINAL

JOHNSON INVESTIGATORS WHO CONSIDER NIDAL MALIK
HASAN TO BE ONLY SUSPECT, ARE TRYING TO
ESTABLISH A MOTIVE IN THURSDAY’S SHOOTING
AT FORT HOOD WHICH LEFT 13 PEOPLE DEAD,
AND 29 OTHERS WOUNDED.

HASAN ALLEGEDLY FIRED OVER 100 ROUNDS IN

SOLDIER PROCESSING FACILITY IN WHAT HAS
BEEN CALLED A THE WORST MASS SHOOTING ON
A MILITARY FACILITY IN THE US.

1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ACKELS: REUTERS IS REPORTING THAT THE US

ACKELS JOBLESS RATE IS AT THE HIGHEST SINCE 1983,
NOW SITTING AT 10.2 PERCENT.

THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAID ON FRIDAY THAT

EMPLOYERS CUT 190,000 JOBS IN OCTOBER, MORE
THAN EXPECTED, BUT LESS THAN THE 219,000
LOST IN SEPTEMBER.

ADDITIONALLY, UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS THAT

HAVE GIVEN UP ON LOOKING FOR WORK HAS HIT
A RECORD 17.5 PERCENT.

1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF

JOHNSON REPRESENTATIVES PASSED THE HEALTH CARE
REFORM BILL ON LARGELY PARTY LINES LAST
NIGHT IN WASHINGTON DC 220-215.

THE SENATE IS SET TO TACKLE THE BILL, WITH

SENATOR LINDSAY GRAHAM OF SOUTH
CAROLINA CALLING THE BILL “DEAD ON
ARRIVAL.” THE SENATE IS CONSIDERING IS OWN
VERSION OF THE BILL, WHICH INCLUDES A
DIFFERENT VERSION OF A GOVERNMENT-
BACKED INSURANCE PLAN.

1 SHOT, CAMARA 2 ACKELS: HURRICANE IDA STRENGTHENED OFF

ACKELS THE MEXICAN RESORT CITY OF CANCUN ON THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SUNDAY AS HEAVY
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RAINS CAUSED BY THE STORM KILLED AT LEAST
42 PEOPLE IN EL SALVADOR. THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE IDA, A CATEGORY 2 STORM, IS
MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO,
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER SAID
SUNDAY. HURRICANE WATCHES HAVE BEEN
POSTED FROM FROM GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA,
WHICH IS JUST SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS,
TO MEXICO BEACH FLORIDA. THE STORM
CURRENTLY HAVE WINDS OF 100 MILES PER
HOUR, AND IS EXPECTED TO CONINUE TO MOVE
NORTH INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO, HEADING
FOR A POSSIBLE LANDFALL IN ALABAMA OR
FLORIDA ON TUESDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECT TO
BE WEAKENING AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST,
BUT GOV. BOBBY JINDAL HAS GONE AHEAD AND
DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR
LOUISIANA AHEAD OF THE STORM.

1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS, IRAQ’S

JOHNSON PARLIAMENT HAS PASSED DELAYED ELECTION
LAW ON SUNDAY, MAKING WAY FOR A
NATIONAL ELECTION IN JANUARY.

LAWMAKERS WORKED OUT DISAGREEMENTS

OVER THE DISPUTED CITY OF KIRKUK TO PASS
THE MEASURE.

THE HURDLE TO PASSAGE WAS HOW TO

APPORTION VOTES IN THE OIL-RICH CITY, A CITY
CLAIMED BY BOTH ARABS AND KURDS IN THE
WORLD’S 11TH LARGEST OIL PRODUCING NATION.

IF THE ELECTION LAW HAD NOT PASSED SOON, IT

WOULD HAVE DELAYED THE JAN. 16 ELECTION
AND PLANS TO WITHDRAW US TROOPS.

ACKELS: POPE BENEDICT MADE A ONE-DAY

1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 PILGRIMAGE ON SUNDAY TO NORTHERN ITALY
ACKELS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO PAUL VI, HIS PREDECESSOR
THAT MADE HIM A CARDINAL.

IN 1977, THE YEAR BEFORE POPE PAUL THE VI

DIED, HE ELEVATED JOSEPH RATZINGER TO THE
RANK OF CARDINAL. LATER SUNDAY, BENEDICT
PLANNED TO VISIT THE VILLAGE OF CONCESIO,
PAUL'S BIRTHPLACE.

IN HIS HOMILY, BENEDICT QUOTED EXTENSIVELY

FROM PAUL VI'S 1968 SPEECH IN WHICH HE
NOTED THE CATHOLIC FAITHFUL'S
EXPECTATIONS THAT THE POPE SHOULD LEAD
WITH "IMPRESSIVE, ENERGETIC AND DECISIVE
INTERVENTIONS."

"EVEN THE POPE NEEDS TO BE HELPED WITH

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PRAYER," BENEDICT QUOTED PAUL AS SAYING.

JOHNSON: HERE’S DAVID WITH A WEATHER

1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 PREVIEW.
JOHNSON
KOELLER: (WEATHER AD-LIB TO BREAK)
1 SHOT, CAMERA 3
KOELLER END BLOCK.
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3 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ACKELS: WELCOME BACK TO SLU NEWS 22.

JOHNSON, WELLS, KOELLER DAVID IS HERE WITH A LOOK AT THE UPCOMING
WEATHER WEEK. (AD-LIB)

1 SHOT, CAMERA 3 KOELLER: (WEATHER AD-LIB)

KOELLER (UNTIL END OF 7-DAY FORECAST)

1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 KAREEM: THANKS, DAVID. MOTOROLA'S NEW

JOHNSON TOUCH SCREEN SMART PHONE LAUNCHED ON
FRIDAY. VERIZON CUSTOMS LINED UP HOURS
BEFORE THE RELEASE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON
THE NEW ANDROID 2.0 DEVICE, AND STORES
HAVE BEEN QUICKLY BURNING THROUGH THEIR
INVENTORY OF THE NEW PHONE.

OF COURSE, WITH ANY NEW TOUCH SCREEN

PHONE, WILL COME THE COMPARISON TO THE
ICONIC IPHONE. THE ONE COMPARISON THAT
SEEMS TO HAVE SOME STICKING POWER, IS
BATTERY LIFE. THE NEW DROID LASTED FOR
ONLY 12 HOURS IN A TEST DONE BY A REVIEW
SITE, EVEN WHEN IN THE SO CALLED STANDBY
MODE.

HOWEVER, WHEN IN CONSTANT USE, THE DROID

ONLY LASTED FOR 7 HOURS. BATTERY LIFE MAY
BE A SET BACK FOR USERS THAT CANNOT BE
RECHARGING THEIR PHONES ALL DAY, BUT
DIDN'T SEEM TO BOTHER THE CROWDS THAT
LINED UP EARLY FRIDAY, PROVING THAT FIERCE
ADVERTISING HAD BEEN A SUCCESS.
1 SHOT, CAMERA 2
ACKELS ACKELS: THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF APPLE'S
IPHONE IN CHINA HAS BEEN DISAPPOINTING AT
BEST FOR MOBILE OPERATOR CHINA
UNICOM. UNICOM UNVEILED APPLE'S ICONIC
HANDSET IN BEIJING ON OCTOBER 30, BUT THE
FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO BRAVED THE COLD
WIND AND RAIN TO SNAP UP THE IPHONE PALED
IN COMPARISON TO HORDES SEEN IN NEW YORK
IN 2007 OR TOKYO AND HONG KONG LAST YEAR.

VENDORS SAY THE HIGH PRICE, DISABLED WIFI

AND OTHER ISSURE HAS SO FAR DOGGED SALES
IN THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CELL PHONE
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MARKET OF NEARLY 720 MILLION USERS.
UNICOM SAID LAST WEEK THAT IT HAD SOLD
5,000 UNITS IN THE FIRST WEEKEND, BUT HAS
RELEASED NO FIGURES SINCE.
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JOHNSON JOHNSON: WAL-MART, AMAZON, AND TARGET
ARE AT IT AGAIN. FIRST WITH BOOKS, NOW
DVD'S. ON THURSDAY, WAL-MART INSTIGATED
ANOTHER PRICE WAR BY TRIMMING THE ONLINE
PREORDER PRICES OF SOME UPCOMING DVD'S
FOLLOWING ITS PRICE BUT ON BOOKS LAST
MONTH. AND ONCE AGAIN, COMPETITORS
AMAZON.COM AND TARGET SCRAMBLED TO
MATCH THE PRICES. IT'S THE LATEST MOVE IN AN
ONGOING ONLINE PUSH BY WAL-
MART DESIGNED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
KNOWS IT INTENDS TO BE THE LOW-PRICE
LEADER ON THE WEB, AS WELL AS IN STORES.

THE RETAILER REDUCED SOME OF ITS DVD'S TO

AN ONLINE PRICE OF 10 DOLLARS THURSDAY,
BUT AMAZON COMPETED BY CUTTING ITS PRICE
TO 9.99, AND WAL-MART SHOT BACK BY CUTTING
ITS PRICE ANOTHER TWO CENTS TO 9.98. BUT NOT
ALL RETAILERS APPEAR TO BE ENGAGING IN
THE TUG OF WAR, AS BEST BUY, BARNES &
NOBLE AND BORDERS ALL HAD HIGHER PRICES
FOR SOME OF THE DVDS FRIDAY.

1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ACKELS: IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, AT THE BOX

ACKELS OFFICE THIS WEEKEND, WALT DISNEY'S "A
CHRISTMAS CAROL" WAS OFF TO A SLOWER
START THAN EXPECTED, BRINGING IN ONLY 31
MILLION DOLLARS, BUT STILL COMING IN ON TOP
FOR THE WEEKEND. INDUSTRY PUNDITS HAD
FORECAST THE MOVIE TO BRING IN BETWEEN 35
MILLION AND 45 MILLION DOLLARS, BUT DISNEY
SAID THE FILM HITS ITS OWN TARGET, AND
EXPECTED THE MOVIE TO ENJOY SOME
LONGEVITY ONCE THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT KICKS
IN. THIS WAS THE CASE WITH THE 2004 HOLIDAY
MOVIE "THE POLAR EXPRESS," WHICH TOTALED
180 MILLION DOLLARS AFTER A SLOW START.
DISNEY SAID 3D THEATERS, WHICH CHARGE A
PREMIUM FOR TICKETS, ACCOUNTED FOR
NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS OF "CHRISTMAS
CAROL" SALES. LAST WEEKEND'S CHAMPION, THE
MICHAEL JACKSON CONCERT DOCUMENTARY
"THIS IS IT" SLIPPED TO NO. 2 WITH 14 MILLION
DOLLARS, TAKING ITS 12-DAY TOTAL TO 57.9
MILLION DOLLARS. "THE MEN WHO STARE AT
GOATS" AND "THE BOX" ALSO MET THE MODEST
EXPECTATIONS.

1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: SESAME STREET IS CELEBRATING ITS

JOHNSON
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FORTIETH BIRTHDAY ON TUESDAY THIS WEEK..
SESAME STREET FIRST AIRED ON NOVEMBER
10TH, 1969. SINCE THEN, THE CARTOON HAS
GROWN BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS INTO PROBABLY
THE MOST POPULAR CHILDREN’S CARTOON IN
TELEVISION HISTORY. 40 YEARS LATER, THE
SHOW HAS RECEIVED A BOUNTY OF AWARDS,
INCLUDING AS MANY AS 100 EMMIES. THE
PROGRAM HAS BEEN SHOWN IN MORE THAN 120
COUNTRIES, AND YOU’D BE HARD PRESSED TO
FIND SOMEBODY WHO HAS NOT HEARD OF BIG
BIRD. TO CELEBRATE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY
SHOW, FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA WILL BE
FEATURED, WORKING WITH KIDS TO PLANT A
GARDEN AND TALK ABOUT
EATING HEALTHY FOOD.
1 SHOT, CAMERA 2
ACKELS ACKELS: COMING UP IN SPORTS (AD-LIB TO
BREAK)
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2 SHOT, CAMARA 1 JOHNSON: HERE’S CHRIS WITH SPORTS.

JOHNSON, ACKELS

1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ACKELS: THE BILLIKENS MEN’S BASKETBALL

ACKELS TEAM BEGINS THEIR SEASON THIS SATURDAY IN
A GAME AT 7:00 AT CHAIFETZ ARENA, AS THE
BILLS TAKE ON SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE.
SLU PLAYED TWO EXHIBITION GAMES AT
CHAIFETZ TO PREPARE FOR THE SEASON,
INCLUDING A 61-47 VICTORY OVER ST. AMBROSE
LAST WEEKEND. HEAD COACH RICK MAJERUS
VISITED THE GREIS LOBBY ON WEDNESDAY FOR
A Q&A WITH THE STUDENTS, AND HE ADDRESSED
THE EXCITEMENT OF THIS YOUNG TEAM AND
THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRONG NON-
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE. IT WILL BE A FUN FEW
WEEKS FOR BILLIKENS FANS, WITH FOUR HOME
GAMES BETWEEN NOW AND THANKSGIVING. ON
THURSDAY THIS WEEK, BE SURE TO PICK UP THE
2009-2010 MEN’S BASKETBALL PREVIEW IN THE
UNEWS.
 
THE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYED
THEIR FIRST EXHIBITION GAME LAST THURSDAY
NIGHT WITH A 69-37 WIN OVER SOUTHWEST
BAPTIST. THE LADIES BEGIN THEIR REGULAR
SEASON SCHEDULE ON FRIDAY WHEN THEY HOST
THE SALUKIS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT 8:00 AT
CHAIFETZ ARENA.
 
WHILE BASKETBALL SEASON IS JUST BEGINNING,
THE SOCCER SEASON IS COMING TO A CLOSE.
NOW THE BILLIKESN WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM
WASN’T ENTIRELY SURE IF THEY WERE GOING TO
EVEN MAKE IT TO THE ATLANTIC 10
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TOURNAMENT, BUT THANKS TO A 0-0 TIE ON
SENIOR NIGHT TO END THE REGULAR SEASON,
THE LADY BILLS FOUND THEIR WAY IN AS THE
NUMBER 5 SEED. THE FIRST GAME OF THE
TOURNAMENT WAS A MATCHUP WITH ST.
BONAVENTURE’S ON THURSDAY. THOUGH THE
BONNIES HAD BEATEN THE BILLS ONCE
ALREADY THIS YEAR, SAINT LOUIS KNEW THIS
WAS A WINNABLE GAME. SENIOR ANDREA
BARTLAGE SCORED JUST 2 MINUTES INTO THE
GAME, AND IT WAS ALL SAINT LOUIS FROM
THERE. THE BILLS ENDED UP OUTSHOOTING ST.
BONS 26-8, EN ROUTE TO A 3-0 VICTORY AND A
CHANCE TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT ROUND. IN
THE SECOND ROUND THOUGH, THE TOP-SEEDED
DAYTON FLYERS PULLED AWAY FROM THE
BILLIKENS. DAYTON BEAT SAINT LOUIS 5-1 IN
THE A-10 SEMI-FINALS, AND WENT ON TO WIN
THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP ON SUNDAY
WITH A 2-1 VICTORY OVER THE CHARLOTTE
49ERS.
 
THIS COMING WEEKEND IS TOURNAMENT TIME
FOR MEN’S SOCCER IN THE ATLANTIC 10. THE
BILLS HAD QUITE THE WEEKEND ON THEIR
ROADTRIP TO PHILADELPHIA LAST FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY. IT ALL STARTED WITH A FRIDAY
AFTERNOON VICTORY OVER TEMPLE. FRESHMAN
JACOB BROWN SCORED THE GAME’S ONLY GOAL
IN THE FIRST HALF, AND THE BILLS BEAT THE
OWLS 1-0. THEN, ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON,
SOPHOMORES MIKE ROACH AND BEAU BELLOMY
EACH SCORED AND THE BILLS WALKED AWAY
FROM ST. JOE’S WITH A 3-0 VICTORY. THANKS TO
THAT SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND, THE BILLIKENS
HAVE EARNED THE NUMBER 2 SEED IN THIS
WEEKEND’S ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT. THAT
TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD IN KINGSTON,
RHODE ISLAND, AND IT BEGINS THIS THURSDAY.
 
AND FINALLY, THE WOMEN’S VOLLYBALL TEAM
EXTENDED THEIR WINNING STREAK TO FIVE
GAMES THIS WEEKEND, WITH A SWEEPING
VICTORY OVER ONE OF THEIR TOUGHEST
CONFERENCE OPPONENTS,THE CHARLOTTE
49ERS. THE LADIES HAVEN’T LOST A SET SINCE
OCTOBER 25TH, AND THEY SIT TIED FOR FIRST
PLACE IN THE CONFERENCE WITH THEIR RIVALS
THE DAYTON FLYERS. XAIVER VISITS CHAIFETZ
ARENA ON SUNDAY NIGHT, AS THE BILLIKENS
INCH CLOSER TO THE CONFERENCE
TOURNAMENT, HELD JUST BEFORE
THANKSGIVING.

JOHNSON: WE’LL BE BACK WITH A FINAL

2 SHOT, CAMARA 1 LOOK AT WEATHER.
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3 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ACKELS: DAVID IS BACK WITH A FINAL LOOK AT

JOHNSON, WELLS, KOELLER THE WEATHER.

KOELLER: (WEATHER AD-LIB)

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