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Weather Brings Storm of Gripes by DANIELLE BELTON Question the Why the University About Their Battle with the Ice EDITOR in CHIEF Chose to Remain Open INDEX... S o u t h e r n I llinois U n iv e r sit y E dwardsville editorials.............3 lifestyle......... .......8 sports..................10 LIFESTYLE classifieds..... ... 12 WEATHER Today: variably cloudy 20/34° Friday: Zelda Returns partly cloudy 23/45“ The Legend of Zelda is a big Weekend: ALTON, EAST ST. LOUIS & EDWARDSVILLE hit among video game fans. partly cloudy 24/48° see page 8 ♦ Thursday, January 14, 1999 S o u t h e r n I l l in o is U n iv e r s it y E dwardsville Vol. 51, N o. 31 ♦ Weather brings storm of gripes BY DANIELLE BELTON question the why the university about their battle with the ice EDITOR IN CHIEF chose to remain open. and the steep hill that is their “It was fun walking here,” only connection between the Ice, ice everywhere, but Bethany Ridgway said about residence halls and the main guess what, we don’t care. making her way to class from campus. Wednesday was another Woodland Hall, “I fell three or Prairie Hall residents, Emily school day for SIUE students as four times ... I was afraid to walk Cange, Shannon Moody, Jamie the university bucked the trend down the steps.” Shess, Christine DeMarse and of closing. While other Several residents of Rosey Muskopf had their stories universities, schools and entire Woodland and Prairie halls and complaints. districts closed because of the sought refuge in the Goshen “I almost busted my ass winter weather, SIUE opted to Lounge. They waited for later w alking.” conduct its day classes. classes because their professors “Rankin got off so The storm system hit the didn’t show for the earlier ones. obviously we should have got Bob Fehringer/A/esi/e bistate area with ice and sleet An SIUE snow plow dodges students as it spreads salt Most were sharing war stories off.” leaving many students to s e e WEATHER, page 2 during Wednesday’s ice storm. Students jam in January BY ROB MILAZZO better brush up on their golf athletic director, said there were NEWS REPORTER game, or at least their putting about 50 to 75 shirts thrown into skills. the crowd at the last event. Students will also have a Organizers are hopeful that A tuition waiver, a shopping chance to win a tuition waiver for they can build on the successful spree and a car are up for grabs, the semester and a $250 shopping efforts of the December 3 event as the second “Pack the Gym” spree at the campus book store. and encourage everyone to come night kicks off the spring This is the second attempt to out to the gym and root for the semester with “Jammiri in pack the gym. The first* was home teams. January. December 3, when about 1,700 Any student with a valid ID Thursday, before the were in attendance. Two people w om en’s and m en’s basketball and their guests will be admitted Barb Dumoulin/A/eii/e at the gym that night came away games against Indiana free. Festivities begin at 5:00 Workers repair a broken water main Monday in front with tuition waivers. University-Purdue University, Ft. p.m. in the fitness center with o f Rendleman Hall. Students who attend Wayne there will be a drawing hot-dogs and soda, and the Thursday’s game will be that will give one lucky student a women’s game will follow at Rendleman high and dry showered with T-shirts and sweat chance to win a 1999 Dodge 5:30. The Men’s game will begin shirts. Intrepid. However, the students at 7:30. after water main breaks Nick Adams, assistant BY BARBARA DUMOULIN it’s around a joint, they just NEWS SECTION EDITOR snap.” Library worker wins university honor Rendelman Hall was the BY SARAH DINKELMAN Dugan has been working in A water main break in only building affected by the NEWS STRINGER the library for 15 years and front of Rendelman Hall break. The restrooms and compares his job to that of a used greeted returning students and drinking fountains in the Charles Dugan, reserve car salesman. He says he gets to staff Monday morning around building were shut down. supervisor for the Lovejoy do a little bit of everything, but 8:30 a.m. Library, has been awarded the his main requirements are to Ray Switzer, construction Switzer said the Employee Recognition Program coordinate reserve course lists for Award for the month of January foreman for Facilities University’s equipment was the teaching faculty, ensure that through the circulation Management, said those kinds not sufficient to repair the the information is available in a department of technical and of problems are inevitable break. A bobcat with a timely fashion and ensure that the access sevices. students can find and understand given the type of weather we jackhammer had to be rented Dugan was nominated for the information. have had. to break through the seven- the award by his peers and co­ Claudia Davidage, head of “Pretty much every winter inch-thick concrete. The crew workers because of his high level the circulation department, said, of service and commitment we get some kind of break,” hoped to have the repairs "I nominated him because of his within his department. He was Switzer said. “The completed as soon as possible. loyalty, attitude, spirit and ability presented with a plaque and a temperatuare is 2 degrees and “Lots of handicapped to go well beyond his duties to $25 gift certificate to the all of a sudden it blasts up to people work in this building, University Center Bookstore on provide a high level of service to 30 degrees and, wham, you’re and it’s tough for them ,” Jan. 8 by Vice Chancellor all who use the library." see going to get a break. Usually Switzer said. Kenneth Neher. DUGAN, page 2 Charles Dugan ♦ P a g e 2 The Alesile T h ursday, J a n u a r y 14, 1999 ♦ decision,” Neher said. “One of when he parked at the university WEATHER-------- the more unpopular ones.” and had to take to the ice- from page 1 N eher said he usually tries to covered sidewalks. “Half the classes were canceled.” make cancellation decisions as Chris Dixon had a similar “We were holding hands like early as possible. He was on story about his trip to campus a chain gang while walking campus around 5 a.m. from Glen Carbon Wednesday through the snow.” Wednesday surveying the area morning. Although he said the “I could have slept in.” and assessing weather reports. highway was clear, it was the “I fell and was covered in “Based on information off back roads that were causing the m ud.” radio, TV and the police, I went problems. As the comments dwindled, ahead and decided to stay open,” “If you’re not careful, you’ll DeMarse added: “If I fall on my Neher said. slide off the road,” said the SIUE way back, there’s going to be a But this gave no relief to the senior. law suit.” winter weary. Neher said that although Acting Provost and Vice “I kept slipping off the road conditions are taken into Chancellor of Student Affairs concrete into these great big consideration, as of early David Sill said approximately 20 puddles,” sophomore Hannah Wednesday the majority of the classes were canceled Reimbold said of her walk from roads had been treated by road Wednesday, but the majority of the residence halls to class. “If crews. those were 8 a.m. classes. Sill the roads were that bad, it wasn’t Neher said he spent all day said his bigger problem was a very good idea (to have class).” agonizing about his decision. controlling the rumor mill, such A number of students “It’s based on the best Bob Fehringer/Afesi/e as one school or department complained that the hill was not information you had at the time,” Freezing rain creates a natural fringe for a lamp in front canceling all classes. salted enough. They said Neher said. of the Lovejoy Library during Wednesday’s ice storm. “It was a relatively small walking down the slick sidewalk Neher later decided to number (of instructors who was hazardous and caused many cancel evening classes and close she said. cancelled class),” Sill said. “In to lose their balance. the university at 4 p.m., due to DUGAN----------- Dugan said he was Rather than tackling the hill, dropping temperatures that from page 1 each case it was a faculty completely shocked when he member who simply could not freshman Robyn Bruener had her would negate the effect of the received the call that he had won get to campus ... the large boyfriend drive her to campus. salt. According to Davidage, the award. When asked why he majority were on schedule.” “The hills were just too bad With the possibility of Dugan has received many letters thought he had been chosen he According to Sill, more to come down,” Bruener said. sidewalks refreezing and people from faculty members thanking replied, "I think it's because I'm instructors were able to make it Commuters had complaints being unable to see slick areas in him for his help and has cute, but I really believe it's to campus later in the day. too. the dark, Neher decided it was numerous letters in his personnel because someone believes I'm The decision on whether to Charles Dickerman, who best. file recognizing his contributions opted to drive his daughter to The university’s policy is to doing a really good job." open school lies with Vice to the library.
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