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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2001 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in March by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Daily Monday Vol. 85 No. 113 March 5, 2001 Eastern News www.thedailyeasternnews.com “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” News Sports Sports Professor invents new soy Baseball team picks up first win of Men’s basketball team wins snack. the season in Southern Alabama. Ohio Valley Conference tour- Story on Page 10 nament Saturday. Story on Page 3 Story on Page 12 Champs! Panthers headed for NCAA tourney By Kyle Bauer Managing editor

Kyle Hill had probably walked up those three little steps leading into Lantz Gymnasium thousands of times over his four-year Eastern bas- ketball career. But none of them could have been more special than this time. About seven hours after the senior point guard led the Panthers to an 84- 83 win over Austin Peay to capture the school’s first Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship and second NCAA tournament berth, Hill was leading his teammates and coaches into Lantz Gym where they were greeted by about 800-1,000 Eastern fans. Hill peeked through the open door to the gym and his eyes widened and a huge smile came across his face as he started up those More inside three familiar steps. He lifted the Greatest come- OVC trophy above back in school his head and sec- history produces onds later was OVC mobbed by a sea Tournament win. of blue and white Page 12 at center court. Hill and the rest of the players were barely visible by the time they reached the microphone set up for them. The only object that could be seen was OVC trophy float- ing proudly above the pandemonium. Bill Ruthhart/ staff photographer Players and coaches took their Kyle Hill proudly displays the OVC tournament trophy to fans who come out late Saturday night at Lantz Gym to welcome home the mens basketball team. The turns thanking everyone who sup- men’s basketball team won the OVC tournament with a 84-83 win over Austin Peay Saturday afternoon in Nashville. ported the team in Nashville and all season long. and I hope you are feeling it with us,” drowned his voice out. “We had the Chants of “we want Jan” as well few local businesses quickly changed Senior guard Matt Britton said Panther head coach Rick Samuels littlest section down there, but that lit- as “we want Jesse” and “we want their signs to congratulate the before Saturday’s game the last song said as he took his turn at the micro- tle section got the loudest. We thank Bergmann” filled the gym as sopho- Panthers. he heard on his walkman was entitled phone. “These guys refused to lose. everybody.” more Jan Thompson, freshman Jesse Lantz Gym was wallpapered with “Speechless.” Immediately following There is no group of young men that Never at a loss for words, sopho- Mackinson and junior Todd signs made by students. And the the game, Britton and the Panthers deserve this opportunity more than more guard Henry Domercant Bergmann took their time in the spot- scoreboard in Lantz proudly dis- did not know what to say about their these guys.” snatched the microphone from Hill. light. played the final score with no time stunning 21-point comeback, but at Then it was the players’ turn to “Thank you all for coming out and After the game ended in remaining on the clock. It was almost midnight, none of the Panthers were show their appreciation. supporting us all year long,” he said. “ Nashville, word spread quickly as if time was standing still for the at a loss for words. “It feels real good to be here,” Hill But it isn’t over yet. Let’s keep the through town that the Panthers were Panthers. “I can tell you it is a great feeling, said as chants of “MVP” nearly party going.” headed to the NCAA tournament. A See CHAMPS Page 6 Eastern one of the few not to fund RSOs with fees Editors note: This is the first part of a on campus? body that they even exist. need to take care of the planet, she “A lot of people don’t know that two-part series looking at the use of Currently, this is not the case; as “Most of the student body doesn’t said SOMA exists simply on the basis that student fees to fund Recognized Eastern is one of the few universities know we’re here,” said Ashley Kiefer, However, it’s hard to promote we have no funding to do even basic Student Organizations. in the country not to use student fees president of the Society of SOMA’s message of environmental- advertising,” Kiefer said. “It’s frus- to fund student groups. But some stu- Metaphysical Advancement, one of ism without money. trating.” By Jeremy Pelzer dents argue that to foster more diver- 132 RSOs on campus. Like every other RSO, Kiefer’s She said if SOMA had money, Student government editor sity in intellectual thought, Eastern SOMA is a religious Earth-based group has to rely on outside donations members would sponsor environ- needs to play a more active role in spirituality group that gives Pagans for funding. The obscurity of the mental projects, such as campus What would you say if part of funding Recognized Student on campus a place to meet, talk and group, though, means few donations cleanups and forums to educate the your student fees helped to fund the Organizations on campus. worship, Kiefer said. are made to SOMA. Since so few student body about Paganism. local Pagan society? What about if Under Eastern’s current hands-off As the Pagan religion maintains donations are made, SOMA cannot But while student groups such as they supported Christian-right groups policy, many student groups have lit- the Earth is a spiritual body, SOMA afford to advertise to lift itself out of tle or no money to inform the student also promotes the idea that people obscurity. See FEES Page 6 2 Monday, March 5, 2001 CampusThe Daily Eastern News ETheastern Daily News Language week begins today three-day By Jennifer Rigg start again at 4 p.m. with a sounds that those animals make The Daily Eastern News is published daily, Activities editor German film, “Lola Rennt” in German,” French said. forecast Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur- (“Run, Lola, Run”) in room “Animal sounds are different in ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly during the summer term except during school Today marks the beginning 104; and a Spanish film, different languages,” she said. vacations or examinations, by of Eastern’s Foreign Language “Tango,” starts at 6:30 p.m. in At 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday today the students of Eastern Illinois Week. Coleman Auditorium. At 7 p.m. a Russian film, “Window to University. Subscription price: $38 per semester, $16 for summer only, $68 all The Foreign Language a collection of International Paris” will play in room 120 year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of Department and Shelly French, music videos will play in room and Spanish Game Night starts Mostly The Associated Press, which is entitled to this year’s coordinator for the 102. French said that Carl at 7 p.m. in room 102. French 40° exclusive use of all articles appearing in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 week, have arranged events that Conrad, professor of German, said Spanish Game Night is cloudy represent the majority opinion of the focus on different languages put together a video tape of dif- just a chance for students who 25° editorial board; all other opinion pieces are signed. The Daily Eastern News editorial taught here at Eastern. All the ferent music videos from dif- speak Spanish to get together and business offices are located in Buzzard events will be held in Coleman ferent countries. The depart- and play Spanish games togeth- Hall, Eastern Illinois University. Hall. ment has a satellite that allows er. Tuesday Periodical postage paid at Charleston, IL 61920. A German presentation fea- them to see and record videos On Thursday the festivities ISSN 0894-1599. turing two German exchange from all over the world, French start at noon with a French Printed by Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 61920. students kicks off the week at 4 said. table talk in the Martin Luther 48° Partly Postmaster: Send address changes to p.m. Two graduate students At 8 p.m. on Tuesday in King Jr. University Union in cloudy The Daily Eastern News from Cologne, Germany will be room 104, a German film, the bookstore lobby. “(The 33° Buzzard Hall speaking in the Language Lab, “Jenseits der Stille” (“Beyond French Table) goes on all Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 61920. room 104 about their native Silence”) will wrap up the day. semester long,” French said. town and country to give stu- On Wednesday starting at 6 “These are people who get dents an insight into the cul- p.m. there will be a workshop, together every week to speak Wednesday Newspaper staff ture, French said. facilitated by French, for those French in an informal atmos- Editor in chief...... Amy Thon* At 6:30 p.m. a French film, students who don’t speak a phere,” she said. Partly Managing editor...... Kyle Bauer* 50° News editor...... Chris Sievers* “Un diner de cons” (“The word of German. French said At 4 p.m. a presentation, Associate news editor ...... Michelle Jones* Dinner Game”) will play in she plans to use animal names Foto historia de El Salvador, cloudy Editorial page editor...... Matt Neistein* room 120; and at 8 p.m. a and sounds to teach students a will be in Coleman Hall Room 32° Development director ...... Shauna Gustafson* Activities editor ...... Jennifer Rigg Spanish film, “Who the Hell is little bit of the German lan- 104. Attendees will spend an Administration editor ...... Joe Ryan Julieta,” will play in room 120, guage. “I will teach them how hour looking at pictures that Campus editor...... Karen Kirr French said. to say the names of the animals tell the history of El Salvador, City editor ...... Amber Williams Student government editor ...... Jeremy Pelzer On Tuesday the festivities in German and show them the French said. Features editor...... Leslie Williams Photo editor...... Sara Figiel Associate photo editor ...... Kate Mitchell Sports editor ...... Bill Ruthhart Verge editor ...... Jamie Moore Associate Verge editor...... Melissa Huston Associate Sports editor...... Kristin Rojek Online editor ...... Lauren Kraft Advertising manager ...... Karen Whitlock Design & graphics manager...... open Asst. design & graphics manager...... open Sales manager ...... Karisa Grothaus Promotions manager ...... Matt Andrews Business manager...... Betsy Jewell Assistant business manager...... Jeff Godfrey Student business manager ...... Carrie Masek Editorial adviser...... John Ryan Publications adviser...... John David Reed Press supervisor...... Johnny Bough Subscriptions manager...... Ami Head * Editorial board members Night staff Layout chief...... Chris Sievers News layout...... Christy Kilgore Sports layout...... Bill Ruthhart Photo night editor...... Sara Figiel Copy editors...... Jena Philips ...... Leslie Williams Sports copy editor ...... Rob Valentin News night editors ...... Chris Sievers ...... Michelle Jones

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To have your event included send [email protected] tap? details, including time, date, place and cost, to [email protected] or bring a written statement to 1811 Buzzard Hall. Managing editor Kyle Bauer [email protected] News editor Chris Sievers [email protected] Today Tuesday Wednesday Associate news editor Michelle Jones ■ 4 p.m., German presentation, Coleman Hall ■ 4 p.m., German film, “Lola Rennt,” Coleman ■ 6 p.m., German animal sounds, Coleman [email protected] Room 104. Hall Room 104. Hall Room 102. Editorial page editor Matt Neistein [email protected] ■ 6:30 p.m., French film, “Un diner de cons,” ■ 6:30 p.m., Spanish film, “Tango,” Coleman ■ 6:30 p.m., Russian film, “Window to Paris,” Sports editor Bill Ruthhart Coleman Hall Room 120. Hall Room 120. Coleman Hall Room 120. [email protected] ■ 8 p.m., Spanish film, Who the Hell is ■ 7 p.m., International Music Videos, Coleman ■ 7 p.m., Spanish game night, Coleman Hall Verge editor Jamie Moore Julieta?,” Coleman Hall Room 120. Hall Room 102. Room 102. [email protected] ■ 4 p.m., “Women and Children: Advocacy ■ 8 p.m., German film, “Jenseits der Stille,” ■ 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Campus Life Night, Photo editor Sara Figiel Across the Lifespan,” Coleman Hall Room 318. Coleman Hall Room 104. Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. [email protected] ■ 9:30 p.m., “Hello Dali,” improv comedy, 7th ■ 4 p.m., Tumbleweeds, Stevenson Hall, Street Underground, Martin Luther King Jr. Women’s Resource Center, Basement. University Union. ■ 2 p.m. Safe Spring Break in South Quad. Monday, March 5, 2001 3 CampusThe Daily Eastern News Pretrial date set for Abebe suit By Joseph Ryan pretrial date, attorneys will enter Administration editor into discovery, which primarily entails the exchange of documents A pretrial date has been set for and witness lists and the comple- two years and a day after the tion of depositions. Teshome Abebe civil rights law- The judge also approved a suit was filed against Eastern and technical change that changes the Eastern President Carol Surles. lawsuit’s designation of EIU to The lawsuit has been scheduled read Board of Trustees of Eastern to be heard in U.S. District Court Illinois University and Carol D. during the weeks of Dec. 2 and Surles in her individual capacity. Dec. 9, 2002, and a pretrial date The change was needed has been scheduled for Nov. 15, because EIU is not a corporate 2002. entity and Board of Trustees is. The lawsuit was first filed on Abebe, former provost and Nov. 14, 2000. vice president of academic affairs, Eastern’s attorney, Elaine filed the lawsuit against the uni- Massock, and Abebe’s attorney, versity and Surles based on racial, Milton Otto, met on Thursday sexual and ethnic discrimination with U.S. District Judge Michael on Nov. 14, 2000, in the District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Urbana Division. The most recent action taken in This case could possibly go this case occurred Jan. 19 when “another couple of years. Eastern filed motion to strike and dismiss portions of the lawsuit. Joseph Barron, According to the lawsuit, university counsel Abebe alleged Surles made advances at him, and when he did not respond, she fired him, violat- P. McCuskey to agree on a sched- ed his contractual rights and ule for the case. ” reduced his salary upon returning “This case could possibly go to a professor position in the uni- another couple of years,” said versity. Joseph Barron, university counsel. Because Abebe was granted In terms of approving a settle- tenure in Eastern’s economics ment, it has been customary in past department upon being hired as cases to seek the participation and vice president of academic affairs, Kate Mitchell / Assoc. photo editor approval of Eastern’s president, a he is now teaching as a full tenured Art magnetism representative of the Illinois professor in that department. Attorney General’s Office and the Surles previously said in a Jillian Kern, a junior speech communications major, and Amanda Miller, a junior art major, look at “The Chair” by Board of Trustees, said Shelly press release, “There is not a scin- Lisa Dragotto at the all-student art show Sunday afternoon in the Tarble Arts Center. The best piece at the all-stu- Flock, director of media relations. tilla of truth in Dr. Abebe’s allega- dent art show will win $200 cash award. From now until the scheduled tions.” New BOT member learning the ropes Website sets its sights on students By Karen Kirr to over 1,400 college campuses in By Joseph Ryan While Ward was serving on the Campus editor the United States. Administration editor EIU Alumni Association Board she “Even though we have a site was asked by the university if she I’ll need to hear both sides If you are looking for a Web site with every other school available Governor Ryan’s new Board of would like to serve on the BOT, being “ that will allow you to post activities on it, we really want Eastern to sub- Trustee appointment will spend some that there were a couple of openings of the issues as to what is or other happenings to students mit things to post,” Wilcox said. time learning the ropes before her first available at the time. going on. across the United States, “Our company doesn’t post things, meeting in April. “I said that I definitely would,” Julie Ward, Campusdog.com may be the per- we want you to post things.” “I’m really at a learning curve at Ward said. BOT appointee fect site to accomplish this task. In order to post things students this point. I’ll Following the discussion she sub- The site, which debuted last must go through a simple sign up have to get up to mitted her resume to the governor’s week, offers every college in the process through the site, he said. speed on the office. United States the opportunity to The site is classified into three issues that we “That was about a year ago and I the association before the Illinois utilize it as an online bulletin board, bulletin boards consisting of Parties will be dealing guess they put it on file until now,” General Assembly, other elected ”offi- said Mike Wilcox, president of the and Events, Campus Clubs and with,” said Julie Ward said. cials and interest groups. St. Louis based company. Greek Scope. Ward, the recent Ward was appointed to the BOT An alumni of Eastern, Ward Without any previous promo- Different pages of the site con- BOT appointee. Feb. 28 to fill the spot left vacant by served on the student government and tion, the site received an extremely tain different sections, Wilcox said. “I’ll need to the late Mack Hollowell, who was a student representative on the impressive number of hits: muster- Students can access updated hear both sides resigned from the BOT last August. former governing board before gradu- ing eight to 10 thousand its first day movie times of local theaters, a list- of the issues as to Julie Ward Ward is currently assistant director ating with honors in 1978. of availability, Wilcox said. ing of bars surrounding Charleston, what is going on of governmental affairs, Illinois asso- Ward previously was a legislative He said it is the only online restaurants and a variety of other and what direction the university ciation of realtors in Springfield, and policy analyst for the Illinois entertainment and information items in the privacy of their own wishes to take,” Ward said. where her duties include representing House of Representatives. channel that provides information residence.

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hange is sometimes a housing and dining, to Lou good thing. Other times, “It’s really Hencken, vice president for stu- it’s not. This semester, dent affairs, one reason why rates Opinion the university made a annoying when are increasing is for the depart- Cchange when its cable contract you want to watch mental contribution to “Fixed ended Dec. 28 and the university a movie,and Costs” to accommodate the page decided to switch to TCI. With the Century 2000 Network, the new switch came the deletion of HBO there’s no way to movie cable television system, and the addition of a student know what time it and several large capital projects. announcement channel, a campus Michelle Jones The movie channel probably Monday, March 5, 2001 announcement channel and a Associate news editor is on.” doesn’t account for a large portion campus movie channel. of room and board rates – stu- When the channel was first dents are accustomed to rates ris- Page 4 introduced, it had its technical glitches, such as movies being ing every year because of inflation. However, for a college stu- cut off, but those were eventually fixed. The change of the dent, every penny costs. cable system, despite its good possibilities, has its problems. We didn’t ask for this new movie channel. Students were Some of the problems have improved, but there still is room for happy with HBO. Normally, whenever students are going to more improvement. incur an increase in costs, the Student Senate and the Board of No Trustees have to approve the increase. The Student Senate and It’s really annoying when you want to watch a movie, and there’s no way to know what time it is on. For regular televi- the BOT approved the room and board rates, but they had noth- sion, people can get “TV Guide.” And, at first, on the movie ing to do with the introduction of the movie channel. channel between movies, there was a screen listing the movies’ There are some benefits and good aspects to the movie fences times. For some reason, that listing disappeared and was channel. Students do like seeing movies they like without hav- replaced by a screen that read, “You are watching the H&R ing to rent them or buy them. And some of the movies are or the first time since May, students walked down movie channel – Channel 17.” Thanks for the announcement. shown before they are available in stores. Garfield Avenue near Lumpkin Hall. It does not Some residence halls have a list of what times movies play Having these movies doesn’t do any good, though, when sound like a big deal, but sometimes it is the little – however, it’s always incorrect. It gives someone a ballpark students can’t see them because they don’t know when they’re things that make the biggest differences. estimate, but the movie normally begins 30 to 60 minutes showing. Students are busy, and they can’t spend all day in FThe 6-foot high fences that surrounded Garfield Avenue before or after. An improvement has been made because even their rooms with the television on, waiting for the one movie and isolated that part of campus have finally been removed. though channel 17 doesn’t list the movie times, channel 6 now they want to see. And it’s only fair that students have a say if The project was originally slated to be completed in does. Even then, students have to watch countless other their fees are going to go toward something. October, but poor weather and other setbacks pushed the announcements. Change can be a good thing. However, when the same completion date back to late last week. And how soon after one movie ends does another begin? movies are played continuously, when students never get to see And the completion of the project comes not a minute How long is the screen advertising the station instead of play- the one movie they want to see because they don’t know what too soon. ing a movie? One would think a new movie would begin on time it starts and when students are paying for something they During the winter months the half hour or the hour after the previous movie, but on some are not satisfied with, change doesn’t seem so appealing. The Garfield Avenue it was not too bad passing occasions, nothing plays on the channel for more than an hour. problems need to be fixed before the change can be considered Fences from the steamtunnels through Klehm Hall en route The movies for a given week are played on a rotation basis. a good thing. project are gone, and students to Lumpkin or Coleman Sixteen movies are played a month, but they’re not all played can once again walk through halls. At first it provided a every week. Instead of having a variety, people are stuck seeing the middle of campus. nice relief from the bitterly the same movie over and over. n Michelle Jones is a sophomore journalism major and a semi- cold weather. The movie channel is even partially responsible for the monthly columnist for The Daily Eastern News. Her e-mail And the employees in Klehm Hall seemed to enjoy the recent increase in room and board rates. address is [email protected]. Columns are the opinion of the extra traffic through their building, saying they have never According to a letter from Bill Schnackel, former director of author. seen so many people pass through on a daily basis. But the novelty soon wore off and having to walk through two different buildings to get to one just got tedious. The timing also coincides nicely with the warmer tem- peratures signalling that spring is waiting to bloom. The area beneath the walkway between Lumpkin and Coleman halls is always packed during nice weather with students socializ- ing between classes. With the fences gone, that area has once again become available. Now that the fences have been taken away, that part of Eastern is starting to actually look like a college campus. Students will no longer have to stare through chain links, wondering when they will be able to use the sidewalks again. A fence still serves as a divider between Lumpkin and Coleman halls as a part of the Booth Library Renovation project, but you have to take what you can get. It is the little things that students at other universities take for granted. Like walking across campus without having to follow blue panther paws painted on the sidewalks like a trail of bread crumbs to help students find their way. Taking the fence down also serves as a sign that campus will not always look like this. Someday all of the construc- tion fences will be taken away and we will have our campus back. Sure, by then it will be time to start another major reno- prepared, then be expected to wait. They vation, but it is best not to think about that. Ethernet takes more are students, and have time constraints You r t u r n as well. work than some realize Letters to the editor Do you also realize that Housing has one underpaid employee serving all the n The editorial is the opinion of the editorial board of The Daily In response to Shauna Gustafson’s students to get them connected and help Eastern News. cabling system inside a school that is column, she and a large number of stu- more than 100 years old. Most people with problems? Most students are igno- dents don’t understand the magnitude, don’t even want to rewire their house if rant to the true commitment these peo- Today’s quote importance and difficulty of the net- it is that old! ple put forth for the students. working project. I would like to make The students complain and say that Shauna, next time you write an arti- the point that, in order for something to Eastern’s technology is old and slow, but cle, do some research and educate your- When you have robbed a man of everything, he is be great, it takes time. Do you think all government institutions have a lot of self on the real facts. Don’t blurt some no“ longer in your power.He is free again. every university’s networking project red tape to shuffle through to get any- propaganda to the students to make went over smoothly overnight without thing approved. When I was at Eastern I them hate Eastern. any kind of problems? No. would have gladly paid $15 for a cable. Kudos to Housing and Information What Eastern is doing for the stu- When students fill out a user agree- and Technology Services people because Alexander Solzhenitsyn dents now is going to make them one of they work very hard at making Eastern author, b. 1918 ment, it is about priority, not to make the best and fastest schools in the future. life difficult for students. Eastern wants better. Eastern’s network team is creating a to make sure its workers aren’t running Chris Howard quality network using a Category 6 around campus for students that aren’t Eastern graduate

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Send letters to the editor via e-mail to [email protected] Monday, March 5, 2001 5 CampusThe Daily Eastern News Dining Dollars doesn’t mean lower meal plans Chesnut invents By Karen Kirr Horn indicated the presence of also says, “(students) like using Campus editor Chick-fil-A and Subway in the Dining Dollars for whatever Martin Luther King Jr. University options they choose.” Despite the addition of Dining Union has not had enough of an Horn said she believes students Snazzlenut snack Dollars to this year’s meal plans, effect on students’ choice of meal like the flexibility of Dining students still tend to prefer the high- plans to tell which plans will domi- Dollars, but they also like having By Matt Neistein er meal plans as opposed to the nate in the future. dining services’ meals incorporated Staff editor Monday lower ones. She said the vendors’ presence in their plan as well. “Typically the five and 10 (meal has not discouraged students from “The plans need to be composed Charleston residents should keep profile plans) are the least subscribed to,” purchasing higher meal plans. of part board and part Dining an eye out for one Eastern professor’s A weekly series featuring a person on campus or in the city said Jody Horn, director of resi- However, Horn said Dining Dollars so we can operate all of the foray into the snack food market. may not be a problem. dence hall food service, in an e- Services has seen an increase in stu- different choices the students want,” Snazzlenuts, the brainchild of “Sales have picked right up,” she mail. dents’ purchasing the off-campus she said. biology instructor Ruth Chesnut, said. “They’re good on their own Even though Dining Dollars are meal plan, which consists solely of We really desire to have a fund- have been available in Charleston on account.” offered in different increments, dining dollars. ing base that Dining Services can the shelves of Walker’s Superfoods, If the thought of a roasted soy- depending on students’ choice of “Students elect how much they allocate to the different areas so we Amoco and Gateway Liquors since bean doesn’t stimulate the taste buds, meal plan, the higher meal plans are purchase in $25 increments,” she can be sure we have enough Dollars Jan. 18. just think of the flavors they come in: still the usual choice for students, said. “We have sold more of these to actually provide the service, But what exactly are salsa, barbecue, and ranch. And she said plans this year, which is great;” but Horn said. Snazzlenuts? Chesnut, who has been at Eastern for “They’re much more like a bean,” four years, said there may be more Chesnut said, “but they don’t taste coming soon, although she won’t be like beans.” the one making them. That makes sense, because, tech- “I burned a lot of beans” the first nically, they’re soybeans. But after time she tried to make the snacks, roasting hardens them, and they’re she said with a laugh. Getting the salted and flavored, they look and right texture is “tricky,” and now she taste just like nuts. uses a company experienced in Compared to other common nut cooking the beans. She wanted to use snacks, however, Snazzlenuts have a local suppliers for the main ingredi- lower fat content to go with the pro- ent, but couldn’t find anyone grow- tein, iron and calcium usually found ing what she needed. in peanuts or The soybeans are bred specifical- beernuts. ly for humans at a different grade Chesnut, a than the kind used to feed livestock. California As a matter of fact, Chesnut said her native and a soybeans are rated at the highest pos- Purdue gradu- sible grade. ate, said there’s Her biology background and a place in the experience as an instructor might mainstream help her to understand the scientific snack food mar- minutiae for growing the right breed ket for Ruth Chesnut of soybean, but she turned to a read- “soynuts,” ily available source on what’s popu- which are generally seen as a health lar in modern snack foods. food. Students in her biology and “I saw an opening,” she said. genetics classes might recognize the “They’re not out there for everybody. tiny crunchy treats, because whenev- I wanted to get them into grocery er Chesnut had a few minutes before stores and convenience stores, not or after her biology and genetics just health food stores.” classes, she surveyed students about To do this, Chesnut created her possible flavors and names for her own company, Heartland Bounty, product. Inc., with money out of her own “Snazzlenuts” was actually a pockets and the help of an entrepre- name culled from those informal ses- neurial program at the University of sions, because students thought Nebraska, to create and market “snazzle” implied “exciting flavors Snazzlenuts, although selling them and salty, flavorful snacks,” she said. 1 LARGE 2 TOPPINGPIZZA and Qt. of COKE $9.95 JERRY’S PIZZA & PUB 345-2844 Corner of 4th and Lincoln

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email [email protected] Web address www.eiubookstore.com Phone Number 581-5821 Fax Number 581-6625 6 Monday, March 5, 2001 Local &stateThe Daily Eastern News funded body that allocates money However, as local businesses president of two RSOs: the Circle Champions Fees to student groups,” Fischer said. only fund groups with certain ide- of Wisdom (a philosophy club), However, Eastern’s fee-funded ologies, such a system wouldn’t and the Astronomy club. from Page 1 from Page 1 bodies such as the Apportionment create a diversity of ideas on col- Right now, Strazzante said, the Nashville couldn’t calm the team Board and the Student Senate, lege campuses, he said. only benefit of applying for RSO down. SOMA can only dream of having expressively ban any donations to “We would only get certain status is an increase in advertis- “We just couldn’t stop moving enough money to organize these RSOs. ideas, and that wouldn’t be benefi- ing opportunities. around,” Hill said. “We watched the events, similar groups on other The AB, a group of students cial to anyone,” Dean said. “You can put stuff in ‘Campus last eight minutes of the game on the college campuses are provided and faculty in charge of distribut- Fischer said she agreed with Clips’ (in The Daily Eastern bus. We knew the outcome of the with the funds they need to pro- ing student fees, banned dona- Dean and added that Eastern’s cur- News) and apply to put up game but the suspense was still there. mote their cause. tions to any party not affiliated rent system of forcing RSOs to rely fliers,” she said. “It sounds like I still don’t believe it. I’m in shock.” The Church of All Worlds with the AB. Last week, the on outside funding leaves student there should be some more (to After the Panthers’ win over Student Organization, a Pagan Student Senate passed a bylaw groups such as SOMA “at the being a RSO) than that.” Murray State Friday night, the deci- student group at the University of change forbidding the donation mercy of the market.” “I know almost every RSO sion was made for the team to return Wisconsin — Madison, is hard at of Student Government funds to “The money goes to what would would be thrilled to get some home Saturday if the Panthers were work planning community events any person, activity, organization be more popular,” Fischer said. extra money,” said to defeat Austin Peay the following such as an Earth Day tree-planti- or department. “It’s easier for the cheerleading Nicole Kohlbecker, a freshman day. ng event. Senate members said it was not squad to get money than for, say, elementary education major. The last time Eastern qualified for Gail Love, facilitator of the Student Government’s job to fund the campus’ gay and lesbian rights Kohlbecker, who is not a the NCAA tournament in 1992 the Madison group, which has about RSOs. group. member of any RSO, said there team did not return to campus until 25 members, said the Associated “Student fees are not designed “(The senate is) saying, ‘We’re also is a possibility that more the next day, and Dave Kidwell, Students of Madison, the to support the activities of RSOs on going to let the discrimination in people would want to start more assistant athletic director and director University of Wisconsin’s student campus,” said Senate Speaker society dictate who gets the RSOs if they received university of sports information and marketing, government, awarded her $100 to Adam Weyhaupt. “It’s not our money,’” she said. funding. said they did not want to wait that spend on flyers to spread around responsibility,” he said. “(RSOs) Weyhaupt said the idea that But, if Eastern did decide to long this time. campus, as well as another $100 are the life of the students, but that forcing student organizations to allocate money to RSOs, the bill “We didn’t know what to expect to place four advertisements in doesn’t mean that every student solicit the community for money for supporting the groups would at midnight,” Kidwell said. “The the local student newspaper. should fund them.” does not restrict the diversity of likely be handed directly to stu- worst thing would have been for there “It would have made it more Mike Dean, chair of the the organizations on campus. dents in the form of an increase to be nobody there when the team got difficult to do what we’re doing Associated Students of Madison, “Take a look at the RSO ros- in student fees. off the bus. But it was a good turnout (without the donation),” Love disagrees. He encourages student ters — we have a very diverse Bill Archer, the undergraduate and I know the team appreciates it.” said. groups around the country to press selection of RSOs,” Weyhaupt student body president of Kidwell had only 24 hours to for their rights to be awarded stu- said. “RSOs do an incredible job Southern Illinois organize the event and was doing it Creating ‘A Marketplace dent fees. of putting on programs and activ- University — Carbondale, said all from Nashville, so he had to rely Dean said the Associated ities without student fees,” he each SIU student is charged on others to get the word out. of Ideas’ Students of Madison funds over said. $18.50 per semester to fund stu- “We would like to thank ESPN 600 student groups, and the result dent groups on the SIU campus. and all of the local television and is “a marketplace of ideas” on the This rate will soon jump to $34 radio stations for pumping this up,” Eastern is one of only a few University of Wisconsin campus. Funding At What Price? to help pay for campus safety Kidwell said. “I would also like to schools in the country that does “Without (student government) and a day care, as well as non- thank Shirley Stewart (associate vice not give money to student organi- funds, student groups would not be Many RSO members favor RSO activities such as hiring president for student affairs) for get- zations, said Ali Fischer, presi- able to create this diversity on cam- the use of student fees to support guest speakers and artists, he ting the word out on campus.” dent of the U.S. Student pus,” he said. their activities. said. Another rally is tentatively sched- Association, the nation’s largest Dean said without student gov- “In general principle it Wisconsin students paid over uled for Wednesday. Kidwell said the national student organization. ernment support, groups would sounds like a good idea,” said $26 per semester toward student time and location will be announced “Most universities, especially have to go to local corporations and Monica Strazzante, organizations funding during the Tuesday. public ones, have a student fee- businesses for money. 1999-2000 school year. It’sIt’s YourYour AATTENTIONTTENTION ALLALL RSO’S!!RSO’S!! Campus Life Nite is March 7, 2001 from 6-10 pm in the LUCKYLUCKY University Union DAY!DAY! If you haven’t registered for Campus Life Nite, please register in the student activity center in the Union on the 2nd floor by March 6th.

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Alabama, Eastern was able to get their all The offense did their part as well in the innings and struck out five. Only Keith Laski, who threw two important first win of the season against one win, with third baseman Chris Martin and The Panther’s only offensive highlight of innings striking out two, and Nathan Stone, of the best teams they will play all season designated hitter Dan Jordan each going 1- the day was a third inning home run, which who threw 1 2/3 innings striking out three, long. 3 at the plate. was his first of the season. were the only Panther pitchers who didn’t A strong pitching performance by three Both sluggers hit their first home runs of While the Jaguars did nothing but hit the allow any runs. Eastern pitchers helped the Panthers (1-5) the season and combined for four RBI on ball all over the field being led by designat- The Panthers were only able to muster get their first win of the season against the the day. ed hitter Kyle Stanky who was 2-2 with a up four hits and only plated one run as No. 21 team in the nation in the middle On Friday the Panthers had a tough time home run, his fourth, and three RBI. South Alabama’s Caleb Crosby and Joe game of a three game set. dealing with South Alabama’s offense as Shortstop Tim Meritt also hit his fourth Long combined for seven innings allowing The 6-3 win came in large part from the they fell 13-2. home run of the year, going 3-3 with 3 only one run and striking out four. effort of junior Scott Metz. Metz, who is Eastern starter Pete Martin couldn’t RBI. The Panthers will continue their season now 1-0 on the season, threw 5 2/3 innings make it out of the fourth inning as he After winning the second game of the next weekend when they travel to Alabama- allowing only three runs off five South pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up 10 runs and series Eastern looked to continue its win- Birmingham. Classifiedadvertising The Daily Eastern News

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Not many other. she thought this was a much different atmos- teams have the talent and the mental makeup to It was strange to me to see all of the people, Unable to travel with my Daily Eastern phere. do that, but Eastern proved everyone wrong. who were for the most part strangers, in the bar News colleagues to Nashville to see Eastern “When the game was starting, people were And everyone in Marty’s was happy they did. laughing, giving each other high fives and hug- play in the Ohio Valley Conference champi- talking and carrying on,” Kreuz said. “But the “When the team started to come back there ging each other with the look of joy on their onship game, I figured the next best place to see guy who was working the grill got on the micro- were people cheering and yelling, even the peo- faces. the game would be at Marty’s. phone and said, ‘Shut up. I’m trying to watch and ple who were just there to drink started to come But I think that everyone that was there Even though I couldn’t make it there until hear the game back here,’ and everyone became out of their seats and pay attention to the game,” would agree with Woods’ assessment of the the second half began, it was an experience that dead silent and watched the game very intently.” Kreuz said. feeling at Eastern’s legendary watering hole. could have only been beaten by being at the As the second half began with the Panthers The last five minutes of the game are now a Even the people who were there who didn’t game itself. down, the mood in the bar was still one of opti- blur with everything that happened during that go to Eastern, and really didn’t care who won, There were others in the bar that thought the mism. But when Eastern was down by as many time, especially the final minute in which the were wrapped up in Panther hysteria. atmosphere was almost unexplainable. as 21 points later in the second half, some of the Panthers finally came through with the win. “I’m just here visiting some of my friends “I don’t even know how to explain it,” senior fans became distraught and started thinking “Everyone went crazy, and there was beer who go here,” said George Anagnastakos from Angie Woods said. “It was just amazing. It was about next season. flying all over the place,” Woods said. “It was Calumet City, Ill. “When we started watching one of the coolest things with everyone cheering “There was a feeling that, ‘Hey they played one the coolest things that I’ve ever been a part the game, I didn’t care about the game, but and hollering.” good today, and they had a great season.’” of.” when they won the game, I couldn’t believe it. By my own estimation, there were at least Woods said. “We all thought it would have been I could not believe that many of the Panther It was just really great to be here.”

ensuing possession, Domercant was again.” moments in Eastern basketball his- Saturday night. “But now the road able to snare down a much-needed Domercant was able to pull tory. to the OVC title runs through Shocking defensive rebound off of a Trenton down another defensive rebound on Hill missed a fifteen foot jump Charleston, Illinois.” from Page 12 Hassell miss. Hill then came off of a Peay’s next possession setting up shot and the rebound fell graciously Now the Panthers have to wait high screen to nail yet another long another Lewis lay-up and all of a into Thompson’s hands. until Sunday when their destination The comeback started innocently three, cutting the Governors’ lead to sudden the Panthers were down four Thompson’s shot was then knocked and first round opponent will be enough with Hill finding 78-70 with 4:44 left. with 1:58 to play. out of the cylinder by Haymon and announced. Domercant on an alley-oop dunk “I was just trying to stay “You have to give Eastern cred- .6 seconds later Eastern was Ohio “My program is these kids right making the score 74-57 with 8:20 focused,” Hill said. “We’ve been it,” Loos said. “But we definitely Valley Champions. here,” Samuels said. “They’ve had a on the clock. Then, after another down that many before and came didn’t help ourselves down the “Murray State played in the great season. Domercant hoop, it was Hill’s turn back to win. We started to cut the stretch.” OVC championship game for 11 “They’ve had a never-say-die, to take over the offense. The senior game into pieces and really started Another Hill converted drive to straight years,” Samuels said at the keep battling, fun to watch season,” hit back-to-back three pointers and to gain confidence.” the basket, off of a Governors welcome home pep-rally held for he said. “And we get to watch it into found Craig Lewis behind the The two teams then exchanged turnover, put the Panthers down 82- the team in Lantz Gymnasium on the NCAA Tournament.” Governor’s defense for a lay-up free throws to make the score 82-74. 80. Austin Peay was able to tem- making the score 78-65. After another defensive stop, porarily stop the bleeding when for- After an Eastern timeout, the Domercant was able to find Ryan ward Joe Williams was able to split Panthers tightened up on defense Kelly on the baseline for a mon- two free throws and give his team a and continued to looked to Hill for strous dunk that sent the Panther three-point lead. Domercant then Poteete Property Rentals offense. Hill finished with a game- fans into a frenzy, making the score gave Eastern a quick answer as he We’ve got what you’re L KING for! high 31 points and seemed unstop- 82-76. converted a tough shot in the lane to pable down the stretch. “They (Austin Peay) thought the draw the Panthers within one, 83- “You should have seen Kyle’s game was well in hand,” Samuels 82. 4-7 person houses available eyes during timeouts,” Samuels said. “But we focused on the fact Eastern was then able to get one said. “There was still time, he still that they were celebrating a little more defensive stop when it forced with Great Locations had a chance, and he made great early. the ball out of OVC Player of the plays.” “We were down by 13 when we Year Trenton Hassell’s hands and Most houses have washers and dryers After an Eastern timeout with played them in Charleston and forced Matt Jakeway to miss a three 6:03 left, the Panthers were able to closed the gap in a hurry,” he said. pointer with 25 seconds in the 24 hour maintenance force an Austin Peay turnover which “So we kept reminding our kids that game. That set the stage for one of lead to a Hill field goal. On the we did it before and we can do it the greatest and most controversial Recent Renovations CAMPUSCAMPUS LIFELIFE NITENITE All different sizes and styles live entertainment “ Get your new home rented before free prizes & giveaways student acts video buttons Spring Break where you can have tournament games rso carnival free food INFLATABLE GAMES darts putting competition bingo carnival games fun, fun, fun!” card games quarterback attack rso fair Laser tag ping-pong pop-a-shot (meet student orgs) team competition video game competition Southern Hospitality Close to Home! MMAARRCCHH 77,, 22000011 66::0000--1100::0000PPMM UUNNIIVVEERRSSIITTYY UUNNIIOONN sponsored by eiu student government 930 Lincoln Ave. (217) 345-5088

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down, I had a hard time figuring entire blur, something neither one Ruthhart out what questions to ask. I was of us could make out. We were still trying to figure out what hap- both still speechless, and so were from Page 12 pened. the Panthers. When Hill and Domercant “I was listening to headphones arrived for the postgame inter- before the game, and the last song headed to the dance. views, they didn’t know what to I heard was called ‘Speechless’,” I sat there on the floor with my say at first either. They just sat senior guard Matt Britton said at camera shocked as I got trampled giggling with huge grins on their the team’s rally Saturday night at by a bunch of cheerleaders rush- faces. Lantz Gym. “And I think that was ing onto the court. I couldn’t As I made the five-hour trip pretty ironic because when I got believe what had just happened. I home, it still hadn’t sunk in what on the bus after the game and knew Eastern was capable of exactly had happened. Me and my looked into my teammates eyes, mounting that kind of a come- counterpart, neither one of us no one knew what to say.” back, but to do it in the biggest could believe what had just hap- It was at that moment that I game any of those players have pened. It wasn’t that we couldn’t realized no one has to say any- ever played in was implausible. believe that Eastern had won, but thing, Eastern’s unbelievable per- As I made my way to the the manner in which they pulled it formance Saturday afternoon postgame interview room and sat off. It was like the game was one spoke for itself. Bill Ruthhart/ Staff photographer Matt Britton takes a jump shot against Murray State Friday night APARTMENTS MUST GO! Support the EIU Monday At... Now Offering Lower Prices PARKPARK PLACEPLACE APARTMENTSAPARTMENTS 2 Tacos $1.00 The only OFF Campus Housing Spring Sports M -- CClloossee ON Campus Bucket O’ Corona $8.00 DDJJ 99PPM NOW OFFERING SIGNING INCENTIVES DISCOUNTS, VCR’S, MICROWAVES, GRILLS, $ BACK Teams! FACILITIES INCLUDE * CENTRAL AC * FULLY FURNISHED APT. Lighten up for Spring Break * BALCONIES * PARKING Call for your highlight appointment * LAUNDRY * FREE TRASH Extended Hrs. LEAVE A MESSAGE MWF 11-1, 2-4 hairbenders ii T 2-3p R 2-4p Questions call 715 Grant #101 345-6363 Lindsey 348-1479

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NASHVILLE – It was not only one of the greatest comebacks in school history, but perhaps one of the greatest comebacks in college basketball tournament history. On Saturday afternoon, the Panthers battled back from a 21-point deficit with just 8:55 left in the game to secure an 84-83 last-sec- Men’s Basketball ond win over Austin Peay State University for their first Ohio Valley Conference 84 championship. The win ensured Eastern just its sec- ond bid to the NCAA 83 Tournament and its first since 1992. “This has taken us to the promise land. This is why we play,” Panther head coach Rick Samuels said of the win. “This is the game we wanted to be in. “To come back in this game is a thrill of a lifetime certainly,” he said. “This is a memory we’ll carry for a long time.” The Panthers created that memory by cutting down a big lead in stages. “This team never thought about quitting, that thought never crossed their mind,” Panther head coach Rick Samuels said. “Coach (Troy) Collier made a great point. He said we had to cut (the lead) to 10 with four minutes left. “From that point on, we were talking in terms of getting it to 10, then it was we’ve got to get it to seven, got to get to three, then all of a sudden we’re putting ourselves in position to make a play.” With 21 seconds on the clock, the Panthers, as they have all tournament, looked to senior Kyle Hill to cre- ate a shot. Hill, the tournament’s most valuable play- er, was able to put up a tough, fade-away jumper that bounced off of the back board and fell directly into sophomore Jan Thompson’s hands. Thompson (six points and six rebounds) put the ball directly up and Peay’s Theanthony Haymon was whistled for a defen- Bill Ruthhart/ Staff photographer sive goal tending when he knocked the Thompson (At top) Panther forward Todd Bergmann and the rest of the Panthers celebrate their first-ever OhioValley Conference Championship late shot off of the rim, giving Eastern an 84-83 lead with Saturday night. Eastern came back from 21 down to earn their first birth to the NCAA Tournament since 1992. .6 seconds left on the clock. (Above) Senior guard Kyle Hill tries to drive past OVC Player of the Year Trenton Hassell. Hill scored 31 points in the win and was named the Austin Peay’s head coach Dave Loos refused to comment on the call, but there was not a doubt in Samuels’ mind that the right call was made. “I have no doubt, no doubt what so ever,” Samuels Unbelievable win leaves everyone speechless said. “Frankly, if it wasn’t (goal tending) and it was a break, we deserve it. ASHVILLE – expectations, too. winning it in such an unbe- “We worked hard,” he said. “We put it in position Speechless. That’s Extra Innings “It’s been our goal all lievable manner. to give ourselves a chance to win.” the word to year,” senior guard Kyle Hill Down 21 points with under When the Governors long desperation pass was describe mine and said of winning the OVC nine minutes to play would knocked down by freshman Ryan Kelly and the Nalmost everyone else’s reac- Tournament. “Last year we require an unbelievable come- buzzer sounded, pandemonium broke loose. Eastern’s tion to Eastern’s 84-83 last- got down here and our goal back, and that’s exactly what band and cheerleaders rushed the court as the team second, Ohio Valley was to get to Nashville. This the Panthers made – an unbe- mobbed Hill, while sophomore guard Henry Conference Tournament year it was to go further.” lievable comeback. Domercant collapsed to the floor in amazement. Championship win Saturday “I can remember so many What made the win so dif- “This has been a goal of mine since I’ve been afternoon. times after games calling Kyle ficult to comprehend was how here,” Domercant said. “For us to come back from Even as I sit here now, over on the phone and we’d just quickly it took place. In a such a large deficit, it was just such an amazing feel- 24 hours after arguably the Bill Ruthhart talk about it,” sophomore for- matter of minutes the Panthers ing.” biggest win in school history, Sports editor ward Henry Domercant said. went from as low as they “I think Henry fell to the floor to make sure it was- I still really do not know what e-mail: [email protected] “It would be like 12 a.m., and could go to being on top of the n’t a dream,” Samuels said. “He didn’t want to wake to write, say or how to react. we’d say now we need to get world. up and be like ‘uh-oh this isn’t happening.’ ” I’m astounded, amazed, challenge for the conference to Nashville. Hill made huge shot after Eastern was not the only team that was in shock. shocked and mesmerized. crown. And as the team made That’s the next goal and huge shot, the team made key Austin Peay also could not believe what had tran- Following this team all the trip to Nashville, I thought then we’ve got to go to the defensive stops and pulled spired. season long, I’d say I had it was very realistic for the NCAAs.” down huge rebounds, and “This is devastating,” Loos said. “I’m obviously pretty high expectations for Panthers to come away with While Hill, Domercant and before you know it a referee disappointed. When we’re up 18 with nine minutes to this group of talented athletes the title and a birth to the Samuels all expected nothing calls goal tend, the buzzer play, there just aren’t any excuses for that.” early on. NCAA Tournament. less than the team’s first-ever sounds and the Panthers are I expected they would better Head coach Rick Samuels OVC championship, none of See SHOCKING Page 10 last year’s performance and and his players had high them could have imagined See RUTHHART Page 11