Jamar Smith Pleads Guilty to DUI: Illinois’ Jamar Smith pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol in relation to an incident in which he crashed into a tree. The crash inflicted heavy injuries on fellow Illini team member Brian Carwell. Smith and Carwell, both 19, had been drinking. Smith’s blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. Smith has been sentenced to 15 days in Champaign County Jail to be followed by 24 months probation. He has also been ordered to serve 100 hours of public service, take 75 hours of substance-abuse classes, and pay $1,000. [5/26/07]
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The Seven C’s of Leadership
Former college basketball coach Mike Jarvis is back with a new book, The Seven C's of Leadership.
"Every one of us has leadership within us and this book offers fascinating principals that work in any setting—from the locker room to the executive board room. In The Seven C's of Leadership, Coach Jarvis lays out the essential ingredients of leadership."
-Jay Wright, NCAA Championship Men’s Basketball Coach, Villanova University
"At a time in America when we are witnessing an epidemic of opioid addictions and deaths, along with suicides, we need Coach Jarvis' Seven C's of Leadership – grounded in the power of Christ alone where we should all make our stand.”
-Lietenant Colonel Allen B. West (U.S. Army, Retired), Bronze Star recipient, and Member 112th U.S. Congress
"The Seven C's of Leadership is a slam dunk! Coach Jarvis has always been an outstanding leader because he has the ability to decipher what true leadership really means.”
-Dale Brown, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, LSU, 1972-1997, Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame, and Shaquille O’Neal’s college coach