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OAMPUS GRIM 13 violent CI1Y AND UPD TEAM UP TO cnmes• KEEP CHARLESTON SAFE reported BY BRADEN lATHAM-joNES STAff REPORTER during2005 The city and campus police have had to work together to solve the BY jESSICA CANTARllll aimes on campus. but there is no CAMPUS (()fTOR stepping on the other's toes when doing their work, said Sgt. John The University Police Department Bennerr of the Charleston Police recorded 13 circumsranccs involving Depamnenr. some form of violence in 2005, nor The University Police including violations handled through Department carries just as much Judicial Affairs via rhe Srudem authority as the Charleston Police: PHOTO ILLUSTRATION IY )AY GRAIIECITHE [WLV I'AS'ItRN NM'S Conduct Code. Department if not more. Like all crime, violence among sm­ Eastern's smdents may perceive "Because we are bounded by the "Both departments can ticket that fhc UPD does call for informa­ denrs is unavoidable. and the universi­ the UPD to have a much sm.tller state, and not a city or county. our person with a city violation, bur the tion, bur r.he Charleston Police ty expects occurrences each year. jurisdiction that is limited to cam­ juri~iction is everywhere," said Art campus police do not usually charge Department acrually calls on the Adam Due, chief of University pus. while in reality the UPD offi­ Mitchell, crime prevention officer that person with a city violarion," campus police for assiStance "quite Police Departmcm, said officers can­ cers are sworn police officers and for the UPD. "But we typically uy Bennett said. often," Mitchdl said, because · of not be everywhere all the rime, so have all the same powers as those in and stick to the campus only." If a student rcceivcs a drinking their police force often being short­ when a violent altercuion breaks out, other police agencies. So, unlike the Charleston Police ticket from a UPD officer, an inci­ suffed. it is a bystander's rcponsibility to call "I believe the campus police are Deparrmc:m, the can1pus police offi­ denr report is filed with the Judicial The University Police and the the police. limited only ro the university," said cers arc not forced to stay inside the Affairs Board, which rcults in a $25 Charleston Police frequently get "It's not somerhing you can pre­ Lindsay Woike, a sophomore busi­ corporate: city limits of Charleston. fine for first offense. Srudcnts arc togt.-thc:r on weekends and create a I vent," Due said. "There's betn rimes ness marketing major. Another cliffcrence bctwc:cn the thc:n required to attend a program .. Unified Parrol" made up of one we've been standing right there, and However, this is not the truth. police agencies involves the policies outlining the negative effects of Charlesron Police officer, and one people keep on (fighting) with us The campus police have no bound­ of drinking tickers. drinking sponsored by Counseling Campus Police officer. standing right there." aries at alL Center. The program cos"rs $35 to This Unified Parrot responds to Srudent Juclicial Officer Keith attend. If the ticket is received &om party calls and assists with fight and Kohanz.o, said Juclicial Affairs has the Charleston Police, the first drinking violations.· authority over all violent crimes com­ offense results in a $251 fine. "This is done so that we have a mitted on campus and most commit­ Another common miSCOnception representative of the university when ted off campus. is that the campus police call on dealing with a srudent," Bennett Kohanzo said Juclicial AffiUrs relies the Charleston police frequently. said. on the police to report any violent If the Charleston Police altercations, which is where they Department plans ro go anywhere receive a good portion of their infor­ on campus they always notify the mation. Sometimes, resident directors UPD, Bennett said. The campus from residence halls contaCt Juclicial police will often end up going with Affairs and rarely, other srudents them. report incidences themselves. Depending on the severity of vio­ lent siruations occurring both on and off campus, srudents will have to deal with the Charleston Police Deparonent as well as juclicial aff.lirs. "I have to ask myself 'Do we want Slapstick play comes to Village Theatre to get involved? Should we?' when

those: kinds of things happen, n Kohanzo said. BY MArr Kw.v "Menaechmi" are risque. In the past year, the Eastern the STAFF REPORTER Farce comeclies like this one Charlesron communities have experi­ involve a grear deal of slapstick com­ enced violent altercations ranging Sexual innuendoes and ricliculous edy, which is a style many people from a typical bar fight to more severe siruations comprise "Menaechmi," a have seen in movies like "Airplane" forms of violence. play opening tonight ar the Village and "Blazing SadciJes." CAitltiE HOlliS/ Last September, a student was Thearre. Referring to the amount of slap­ THE O'Jt.Y I'AS'ItRN NEWS attacked in her home in Brittany The Easrern Illinois Theater stick in the play, Hawley said she Ridge Apartments just outside of Department is putting on the would best describe ir as being a live .IIHCIIIIIS, plaJ'Id bJ campus. Roman comedy. cartoon. aopllo•re tiiNter arllmjor Last October, a fight broke out in Like most srudenrs, Katy Hawley, Scott Podraza, who will play BriM Jrcook, aJHitllelllistrtu, the Martin Luther King Jr. University who will play Senex, had never heard Prologue and a ghost in the play, said jaior tlleater arts major Union during the Bartle of the OJ of the: play before. srudents will enjoy the chase scene. Steplauie Lusn, rtlllant parry, and police officers intervened. Although rhe play is ancient and "Its very elaborate, and we man­ fortw.wHke141s They said that was not the first time a lacks name recognition among stu­ aged to throw in any ridiculous parts ,.rtonuecea of '1M fight has broken out at the Union. dents, there are many aspects sru­ we could at the end," Podraza said. •ueoll•r at tiM Y'lllace Last Sarurday, another incident dcnts can relate ro. For Jake Senesac, who will play Tllltater. broke out afi:er the Miss Black EIU "We have a 'lady ofthe night.' and Peniculus, getting into character was pageant outside the Union, sending her scenes have a lot of sexual innu­ easy. "Menaecbmi.." theater for over 20 years. one srudent, a football player, to the endoes ... somal innuendoes that will "Peniculus is the funny f.u guy, "Jerry Eisenhour's f.avorite thing to Today's performance is ar7 p.m. at hospital afi:er he was stabbed. appeal ro college students," Hawley and I play that part almost every do is cheap oomedy," Senesac said. the Village Theatre and is scheduled said. day," Senesac said. "Ifit's slapstick and somebody's going to run March 3-7. SE£ CRIME PAC£ 9 Hawley said she thinks many Professor Jerry Eisenhour directed to fall down, he loves ir." For ticket information, call the scenes in this adaptation of and •wrote the adaptation of the Eisenhour has been involved in box office ar 581-3110. GET YOUR BLOG FIX @ DENNEWS.COM "At least they have the money "Why is Anna Nicole Smith and capital to infringe on appearing in front of the Supreme people's privacy properly." Court?''

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WTF? DINNER TIME COLLEGE &UNIVERSITY NEWS Punk band Underage ISU sticker causes drinkers face bomb scare consequences

ATHENS, Ohio- A sticker on a bicycle BY TONY S-.POCHml that said "this bike is a pipe bomb" caused a THE 0\ll,. VIDElTE (IlliNOIS SfATf U.l scare Thursday at Ohio University that shut down four buildings before authorities NORMAL- Illinois State University students who learned the message was the name of a punk get caught with alcohol in the res1dence halls will face rock band, a university spokesman said. consequences char will ask them co reflect on how alco­ The sticker on the bike chained outside hol plays a role in their lives. Punishment for first rime the university-owned Oasis restaurant near offenders who are caught with either possession or con­ the center of campus anracted the attention sumption of alcohol in a residence hall includes a of a police officer about 5:30 a.m., mandatory four-hour educational program, a $50 fine spokesman Jack Jeffery said. for that program and having to write a reflection essay Police blocked streets around the restau­ describing why they were drinking. rant and the Columbus police bomb squad Assistant Direcror of University Housing Services came from about 65 miles away. Mboka Mwilambwe said then: are cli.fferent factors that The bomb experts hit the bike with a must be: considered when dealing with alcohol use in high-pressure spray of water, then pried it residence halls. apart with a hydraulic device normally used 'There are twO different ~ we look at when we to rescue accident victims trapped in cars, discover a student with alcohol, and thar is whether or acting Athens Fire Chief Ken Gilbraith said. nor they were an active participant or a passive partici­ Once they had it open, they saw there was no pant," Mwilambwc said. "An active participant would bomb. be found consuming or possessing alcohol at the rime while the passive participant may have jusr been in the room while others were consuming ir." Woman Allegedly Fakes Death The punishment for an active participant includes a Over Tickets censure, or written warning. and they ars: sanctioned to attend one alcohol class. Punishment for a passive par· DES MOINES, Iowa Kimberly Du land­ JAY GuatEC/TH~ ~y EASTERN NEWS dcipanr may include havtng that student write a reflec­ ed in a grave situation after police say she Myrna Thomason of Mattoon feeds her strar cat, Babr, outside of Weller Hall on tion paper on how they found themselves in that situa­ tried to avoid traffic charges by faking her Thursday aftemoon. Thomason fHds the cat twice a day and even cets help from oon. death. Du, 36, of Des Moines, faked her Eastern stvdent Lauryn Krocer, a Junior elementary education major, to feed to the death in December, court records show. cat on the wHkends. Female newswriters face terror, editors Someone claiming to be Du's mother used Bv MEGAN YODZIS a pair of forged documents, including a TilE BG N~"'lll:> (BOWliNG GREEN STATE U.l death notice printed on a newspaper Web FIVE-DAY WEATHER site and a letter purported to be signed by BOWUNG GREEN, Ohio-When college students Du's mother, to persuade court officials that TODAY SunU, MonO, want to go to a cli1ferent country to srudy abroad, they Du had died, records show. need nothing more man a passport. When a person from Tunisia. for example, wants co come co America, 42 42... 43 43 45 along with a green card, they need co obtain a "presti­ 22 32 29 gious grant" from their country. Mostly clear Mostly sunny Chance rain At least that is what Faana Arz.ouz, assistant professor in the school of communication studies, had to do in order to come teach in the United Stares. Axznuz spoke about her experience Wednesday during the Brown Bag Luncheon in the Women's Center. The "granr" she received is given to students in other countries who wish to come to America to teach. EARLY HEADLINES A:aouz made her way here br participating in the Global Vision Project. She is affiliated in the parr which Listen to "Wake Up Live'' with Rob and )enn educates people about her country, Tunisia. Monday through Fnday for mor111ng headlines on Azzouz's cloosen reaching topic is female journaliSts in 88.9 or at weiuhitmix.net Arab count.ries. There are many female journalists out there who are Arab, she said .

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FRIDAY, MARCil 3. 2006 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS PAGE 3A Polar Plunge raises money for Special Olympics

8\ C\THY BAYER events in the Special Olympics. SlAfT RfPORT£R Abell won't be plunging this year smce iris her first year as director. Her Sarurday's temperature is supposed boss told her to s~and back and watch to reach 45 degrees, and for nearly 75 the first time. Next year she said she'll people from Eastern, that's warm probably join the plungers. enough to swim. She will get there Sarurday morn­ The Polar Plunge is a sratewide ing to rake the beach, clearing away fundraiser benefiting the Special the debris to make the beach safe for Olympics. ParticipantS raise money to the plungers. pplunge" into Lake Sara in Effingham. There is a cosrume comesr again Heather Janik, a junior special edu­ this year, with the only regulations cation major, is happy to hear about banning nudity and wetsuirs. Previous the mid-40-degree temperarures. She years have brought a University of plans to bundle up in a few layers of Illinois sportS fan, Carwoman and the sweatshirtS and clothing to help battle Lone Ranger. th(' cold. After the plunge at noon, the group "You don't have to plunge," said will party at the Effingham Knights of JGmberly Abell. local Area Nine Columbus Hall. Prizes will be given Special Olympics director. "Some away, including the grand prize, a pair people just S;ly they're going to of Chicago Bulls tickets and rwo plunge; if they wam to just srick a toe nights free in a hord. in, that's just fine." !MY EASTIRN NfWS nu PHOTO Other prius include a home cafe Each participant must raise a mini­ The Polar Plunce at Lake Sara in Effincham on March 3, 2005, where 55 pluncers braved the 38-derree weather to system, diamond concept earrings mum of$75. and all the money raised help raise money for the Special Olympics. and gift certificates. will sray in the local area, which covers This is the third year the program 11 counties. she decided ro push her goal up to After calculating her church's dona­ cold water, have someone record has bem in the area, and this years This year with nearly 150 panici­ $1,000. She received $100 from each dons, she had more than $900. A few video and rake pictUreS to prove she first plunge cook place Feb. 15. pdllts, AbcU hopes to raise $I 5.000, of her aunts and uncles. Her church more donations tipped her over her actually took the plunge. Abell said there is no record ofany­ which would beu lasr years $7,500. contributed to the fundrai.ser as well. goal. The money raised will service 950 one being injured, ever, ar the event Janik has raised $1.462 for the ''I'm really aaive in my church, and People were asking her what she athleres who compete in swimming. throughout the scare. event. Her original goal was $250. we have lots of children with special would do in rerum for their donation. snowboarding. basketball, volleyball, For more information, call When hc:r family alone donated $330, needs," she said. She decided co aaually swim in the sofTball, bowling. soccer and other Kimberly Abell at 345-2424. Account holds may mar registration Comedian comes back

Bv AsHLEY CORam able on the registration Web site and tracing. • said Sarah Gouskos, a soph1r AsHLEY WACN£1 "1 was so green, I had to hold my STMf ltEI'ORTI:K is set according to a srudent's grade more special education major. "I try STArr REPORTlR breath before every punch line just so I levd and social security number. and register early and do what my could get the words out," he said. Registration for sununer and &11 Undergraduate students musr see advisers tell me to do bur with the Comedian Michael Dean Ester calls The show went on, however, and is classes starts Monday for students an adViser before they can register so hold placed on my account I am himself a professional college student, something Ester can laugh about now. with priority registration at Eastern. the Aags can be lifted from their unable to do so, and then I miss out trading in his cap and gown for a He uses rwo emaordin:uy comedi­ Regular registration starrs March account. Students are not able to reg­ on the classes I wanr and need." microphone, having performed at ans for inspiration, Chris Rock and 20. scarring with seniors, going by the ister until the flags are lifted. Jenny Kaplan, a sophomore biol~r more than 130 colleges nationwide. Dennis Miller. last digit in students' social security Zeigler said students should look gy major, said she likes being able to Ester will make his second appear- Gretchen Claypool, University numbers. through the course catalog before they register online unless there is a prob- ance on Eastern's campus tonight, and Board comedy coordinator, said she Students with priority registration go m their appointments to find class­ lem with the server. he plans to capture studentS' college saw him at a programming eonferencr.: / include students in the honors pro- es they want to take. She also said to "It's convenient that it's (registra- experiences through his jokes. in October and was impressed. gram, athletio. and various other be sure to look at the prerequisites to cion) online, but I rea.l1y don't like how Ester said be enjoys performing at •1 really liked him as well as the com­ groups across campus. make sure they are able to take those bad the server gers," she said. college campuses because srudenrs are mittee, so I rook tbar into considc:Ia­ Monica Zeigler, assislant director classes. Ben Stover, a junior psychology critical thinkers. rion," she said. for the Academic Advising Center, Sue Harvey, director of the Records major, said he likes being able to reg- ''They enJOY humor with a point of Claypool addol that he WJS nor only said it is important for Mudc:nts to Office, said all srudents have: to go ister online but does not like having to view," he said. fun bur very professional. know when they are supposc.'C.i to reg­ through the PAWS system to register wait until the end of his designated Ester has

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CoUcge studentS aren't known for flocking to the polls on Election Day. and Gov. Rod Blagojevich has not done much ~J~~qPrRfJ to convinre studentS that this year should be any differenr. His February appearanre on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" LAST \VIEEK. YOJ~ stands as proof. The show's spoof about Blagojevich's law requiring phanna­ ~IBLE!!! cistS to fill prescriptions for the morning after piU regardless of their religious briefS. lefi the governor unoomfortable and ron­ fused when Jason Jones, the inrerviewcr, asked him ifhe was uthc gay governor." He then suggcstod that the rwo role-play EDITORIAL with the governor being a "hot 17- year old" who was "knockod up" and Jones the phannacist. Last week, Blagojevich rold the St. Louis Post Dispatch that he didn't know ''The Daily Show" is a comedy spoof. OK Forget Media had wrong Olympic focus for a moment that Jon Stewart was recently tapped to.bosr this wc:x:kends Oscus. Forget that the show is the number one The 2006 Wimer Olympics finished on Feb. At issue the Olympics even started, ir wasn't rhe be~t sourre of ne\vs for oollcge studentS and oonccnuare on the f.tct 26 and, if you read the reviews, the U.S. ream The media's take on beginning. that the show has been on the air since 1996. That's 10 years! was a great disappomrment. the United State's The facr of thr: marrer remains rhat although Under what rock has Blagojevich and his staff been biding? performance at the But this disappointment is the product of the the hyped athletes disappomted, the rest of the Obviously, he has not been keeping up with current eventS. Olympi~ . Or as Chicago Tribu~ Eric Zorn suggesrod, he's lying; media force-feeding a select number of athletes U.S. team performed well. It's possible. The down the pubHc's throats, although sometimes ir Our stance They finished second in gold medals with nine governor decides to is self-inflicted by the athlete. The med•a and second in overall medals with 25. Seven of appear on a show highlighted several • "Biagoievich, of coune As is usually the case, the hype for American the medals were in snowboarding, which seems popuJar with oollc:ge U.S. athletes to Jones is not serious; students. Good idea. athletes in the Olympics was at a higher level rt>present the whole to be fulfilling itS job of helping the U.S. ream in The governor looks than ever. coun11y m!>!Pad of the medal count. someone just forgot to focus on the off stage and asks Bode Miller stole headlines and constantly individual successes. Apollo Anton Ohno won gold in the speod someone ifJones is let JOU in oil the joke. " proclaimed that he was "nor confused about how The U.S. team was skating shan crack and Shani Davis won gold in serious. Bad idea. not a d~ppointment, good I am." That story appeared in Sports the 1000-merer speed skating becoming the Blagojevich, of but the media treated cour.;c Jones is nor serious; someone jUSt fOrgot ro let you in on !Uustraud on Feb. 6. it like one. United Srate's first African-American Winter tbe joke. The impl.ication of tbe governors ignorance oonttms But Miller finished worse than expected and Olympic medalist. me--doubly so if it was fcignod. But it suggestS that he doesn't may not be as good as he thought. Miller was shut out of Sve The cwling team swprised everybody and finished in third ~t me. the oollege studenr, the issues I think should be addressed polirically and tbe way they should be addrcssod. events, including the Olympic downhill. place for the bronze medal. Tala: the governor's proposed College Tuition Tax Credit. It In that same race, Daron Rahlves of the U.S. team was the When the b.ype machine goes crazy and picks a couple of soems lila: a good idea. Give poor oollcge studentS money by pre-race favorite. He didn't come close to a medal and fin­ people to focus on, the unheralded athletes who do perform t2king away their money in tbe future through sdling their stu­ ished tenth. well tend ro get lost in the mix even though these should be dent loan debt. Ncx only is dm going ro make any future loan in~ rates increase, but its a temporary answer. Blagojevich Todd Hays, who is a member of the fow-man bobsled the stories taken out of the Olympics. will get an esrimatod $500 million from the sale. It costs $90 team, was coming off of a silver medal four years ago. But his So irure2.d of focusing on Bode's mouth digging him a hole, million a year to fund the taX acdit. What happens after five fow-man ream finished in seventh place in Hays' final year of we should be ralking ahour Davis' historic achievement and years when that money is depleted? competition. Ohno's gold. There's more. The governor wantS ro take part of that $500 ==---====--===---=== million and increase funding fur higher oducarion, making his The trend of disappointments starred early for the . Tlu is majurity opmion of solurion for funding the taX acdir proposal run our of fud that Americans. When Michelle Kwan strained her groin before tdiwriai tht much f.tsrer. So why the sudden oonrem fur Higher Ed? For Tht Daily Eastm1 NroJs ediwrial board. the past fOur years, be hasn't even tired ro increase itS funding. And last No~"Cmber. he didn't bother to show up at a summit YOUR TURN: LETfERS TO THE EDITOR on Higher Educarion sponsorod by the DlinoJS Boani of Higher Educarion even though it was in Chicago-where he Uves­ COMMUNITY SHOULD producod a 6-21 season this year. However, every athletics program ir sponsors. ln 25 and he was scheduled to appear. SUPPORT COACH MILLER no one seems ro remember that Samuels' ycus. Samuels' reams never won a confer· Let's review: while in offire 1) has not funded higher oduca­ Rick Samuels is a good mal'\. Some would Panthers went 6-21 jusr two years ago, in Ius enre championship. Not one. His teams did rion nor 2) botherod to show an interest in it. ln the past say he's grear. I'm OK with that. But 24th year at the helm. ln his 24th year of advanre ro the NCAA tournament on 1:\W month, however, he's proposod giving money back to srudentS Samuels was not a great basketball coach. If ooaching Ius program. recruiting his players occasions. by winning the post-season con· and an increase funding for higher educ:arion. ln addition, he's he was, he would be ooaching somewhere and applying personality ro the Eastern bas­ ferenre tournament. Bur never did a appearod on a show watched primarily by ooUcge srudenrs. roday. Great coaches are in demand, folks. ketball program, he achievod a 6-21 record. Samuels' team win a league title. Hmm ... it musr be an election year: Let's not fool ourselves inro believmg they're Forgive me if I allow Coach Miller a little To assist Coach Millet and all Eastern Un.forrunatdy for Blagojevich, r was paying anmrion before not. room here. roaches and athletes, Eastern needs m do us now. Ifthe governor can't even show a polite inrerest.in what In 25 years ar Eastern, he finished with an Perhaps the largest obstacle Coach Miller all a favor and take itSelf more seriously as a higher oducarion is doing before election time, why should he uncanny .500 record The "Save Samuels" and his staff f.tce here at Eastern is an over­ legitimate member ofthe NCAA IfEastern show an in~ afrerwaids? supporrers are quick to point out that he's wbdming accepranre of mediocrity. For sees itself as a smaU, weak and inoonsequcn­ Blagojevich's appearanre on "The Daily Show" had the the wi.nrungest coach in Eastern's hisrory. some reason, the men's basketball program rial, how should 'WC expect others m view it? potential ro improve his image with ooUege srudentS. Ifthat had He's also the losingest. And it's nor even isn't supposod ro c:xccl. I haven't quite 6gurod been the case, then we

PHOTO luuSTaATION •y EaiC HILTNia Charleston period, Miller said. this can be 10 years in jail and number ofstudents receiving private scholarships /THE t:WLY f.ASTERN NEWS just falls shy at The purpose of the 72-hour up to a $250,000 fine. were not available.

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a substantial amount of one's rime to a single learned through my experience on (the) Student activity before finding all that campus has to Government is to set achievable goals," Andrew offer, but Berger, current student executive vice Berger said. '1 would like to have the Student president, said this was not the case for him. Action Team bylaws in place, and would also Growing up, Berger said he always had a like to have a budget proposal ready for next desire for leadership. As a freshman he got the year." chance to ful6ll that desire by deciding to major Throughout his years at Eastern, AndmY in political science. Berger said he bas accumulated too many great "I served on the Residence Hall Association memories for him to rocalL and my hall council as a freshman," Berger said. "When I fust found out that I had been elect­ His roommate at the rime, Ryan Berger, who ed (as student executive vice president), and is now the studem body president and Andrew's watching Ryan (Berger) cry during his state of uncle, was helpful motivation for him to suc­ the senate address were some of my best mem­ ceed in the Student Government. ories," Andrew Berger said. Since they were children Ryan Berger said he Ryan Berger also remembers the moment has always had great admiration for his nephew. when his nephew was elected as wcll. "When Andrew finds a problem, he won't "Andrew ydped when they announced he sleep until it gers solved," Ryan Berger said. had won," Ryan Berger said. Throughout his career in the senate, Andrew Andrew Berger said he plans to attend law Berger has shown the same motivation and ded­ school in Dlinois after he graduateS in 2007. ication m his job, his uncle said. "I really want to go to school in Illinois ')\ndrew won senator of the year a few years because I would like to evenrually practice JosH Ruuv/ll-IE I:WLY EASTERN Nf.WS back and has always been very active in writing here," he said. Andrew Bercer, student executive vice president, is hyinc to assemble a lobbyinc team similar to legislation," Ryan Berger said. He said he evenrually plans on openjng a Eastern's Student Action Team at Carl Sandburc Collece. While Andrew Berger recogn.ius that being small firm in illinois, a goal he is on his way ro dedicated to his job is always important, he said making achievable. BY ALEX HARRIS would really like to be around to watch it he believes being dedicated to helping the stu­ He has taken a strong interest in corporate STAFf REPORTER bloom," said Berger, Eastern's student exea.~tive dent body always comes fim. law because he says he loves to work with con­ vice president. "I will always srand up for student inreresrs," tractS. Andrew Berger 'vill be the feature speaker at The lobbying team is hoped to resemble Andrew Berger said. "I am here to make sure Carl Sandburg College on March 11, where he Eastern's Student Action Team, ofwhich Berger Students have a voice." will try to establish a student lobbying team in is chair. Eastern has the only srudenr-run lob­ Andrew Berger has set many goals to meet by hopes ofsrrengthening the voice ofsrudenrs. bying group in the state. the end of this semester. "1 planted the seeds for this effort, and I As a freshman it may be difi:kult to dedicate "One of the mosr important things I have University Board presents budget request

BY lAUREN MOORE proposed numbers are for next year. "Some new things we're looking et, resulting in a decrease of

STUDENT GOV~NMENT fDITOR Stanfield said funding for the into are the Amazing Race, Back co $2,574. New pqsitions are expect­ University Board comes primarily School Rock and a carQival," ed to be filled for next year, which The University Board asked the from a fraction of the student activ­ Stanfield said. include distribution, a webmaster Apportionment Board for an ity fee. Several members of the AB had and a phorographer. increase of $1,971 for fiscal year The highest increase the UB questions concerning the carnival AB member John Stimac said he 2007. asked for was Quakin' in the Quad idea, and members of the UB said thought the presentation wem welL UB Chair Chris Stanfidd and and Spring Fling. they would provide them later. "(They) answered all our ques­ UB Vice-Chair JC Miller along "We had $8,708 budgeted for Ocher groups asking for an tions," Srimac said. "A lot of the with several committee chairs last year, and this year we have increase in budget include Comedy, people on AB focused their ques­ attended the meeting to provide $22,500," Stanfield said. CulturaJ Arts, Homecoming, tions on the carnival, and the UB information concerning the board's He said UB members know this Lectures, Productions, Mainstage, said they would come back with increase to the AB. is a large number, but it was Movies and Marketing and Public additional information, which is Stanfield and Miller provided a because they are including both Relations. what we're looking for." PowerPoint presentation, which Quakin' in the Quad and Spring Amp and Special Events were The Apponionment broke down the different commit­ Fling, which will be a new event rwo committees that have marked meers at 7 p.m. on Thursday's tees. this year. a decrease in next year's budget. when there is business on the table. This included information on The money pays for in.flatables, Last year, $22,635 was budgeted Next week, the board will discuss what each committee does, existing novelties, performers, food and for the publication, and for fiscal all budgets presented so far this and new plans and what the board's prizes, Stanfield said. year 2007, $20,061 is in the budg- year.

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1 STATE NEWS California campus riled by panel Hate crime ltif ~TfD PRESS panel loses IRVINE, Calif.- A student pand discussion that included a display of the Prophet Muhammad cartoons two people descended into chaos, with one speak­ er calling Islam an "evil religion" and audience members nearly coming to blows. SPRINGFIELD- The frenzy over Organizers of Tuesday nighr's Gov. Rod Blagojevich's appointment forum at the University of Cafjfornia, of a Narion of Islam official to the Irvine said they showed the cartoons stare hate crimes commission escalat­ as part of a larger debate on Islamic ed Thursday as two Jewish members exuemism. resigned in disgust. But several hundred prot~ters, "Having a top member of an including members of che Muslim organization that continues ro spew Srudenr Union, argued the event was out hate on a regular basis made it the equivalent of hate speech dis­ impossible for us to continue to guised as freedom of expression. serve," Lonnie Nasarir, a regional Although there were numerous director for the Anti-Defamation heated exchanges, no violence was League, told The Assooated Press. reported Another commission member, The pand, which included one l EONARD OaTIZAJRANGE COUNTY RfGIST[R;1(JU N~ Richard Hirschhaut, executive direc­ I > Muslim speaker, was sponsored by the Pedro Renteria, left, ciYts a thumbs up to police aa they escort an unidentified man out of Cryatal Cowe Auditorium for tor of the Illinois Holocaust Museum College Rcpubfjcans and the United diaturtliac a d"!lcunion on the lluhammtd cartoons at the University of Carrfomia-lmne on TH.U,. and Education Center, resigned later 1 American Committee, a group that in the day. says it promotes awareness of internal Semitic cartoons. Committee a "fiinge group." that all Muslims hate America. Blagojevich's office wouldn't com- threatS lacing America. The discussion gor off to a con- Tensions quicldy escalated when People repeatedly interrupted the ment on the controversy exrept to say During the discussion in a nearly tentious start with the Council on the Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, founder of talk and, at one point, campus pofjce the governor had accepted Nasarir's packed 424-seat campus auditorium, American-Isla.nllc Relations - an the conservative Brotherhood removed two men, one of them a resignation. six cartoons were displayed: three invited guesr - boycotting the evenr Organization of a New Destiny, said Muslim, after they nearly came co He quicldy filled the vacancy with depicting Muhammad and three anti- and calling the United American that Islam was an "evil religion" and blows. I Rep. Lou Lang- who a day earlier had been among the lawmakers criti- 0 u.s. and India agree on landmark nuclear deal =~.:~:..;":··= ~: lHE A5SOCIATfD PRfSS rions with India a goal of his administration. lra_q•s prime minister UJS he will Thursday evening on his reaction to Celebrating their agreement, Indian Prime Minister fight aHempt to oust him Hirschham's resignation. NEW DELHI- Reversing decades of U.S. pofj­ Manmohan Singh said, 'We have made history BAGHDAD, Iraq-Iraq's prime minister and his The appointment of Sister cy, fusident Bush ushered India into the world's today, and I thank you." radical Shiite backers vowed Thursday to fight a bid Claudette Marie Muhammad has exclusive nuclear dub Thursday with a landmark by Sunni Arabs and Kurds to oust him, threatening slowly grown &om a little-noted agreement to share nuclear reactors, fud and c:x:pert­ New FEMA chief trying to increase to plunge the counay inro pofjtical tunnoil, delay bureaucratic srep to an enibarrass- ise with this energy-starved nation in rerum for irs staffmg llefore hurricane seasoa fonnatioo ofa new government and undercut U.S. ment and political dilemma for acceptance of international safeguards. WASHINGTON-The nation's beleaguered dis­ plans to begin withdrawing rroops this year. Blagojevich. Eight months in the making. the accord would asrer response agency is frantically trying to fill hun­ Meanwhile, gunmen anackcd the disabled car of Muhammad, who is dmctor of end India's long isob"rion as a nuclear maverick that dreds of vacant jobs as the next hurricane season Iraq's rop Sunni polirician, Adnan al-Dulaimi, I community outreach for the Nation defied world appeals and developed nuclear looms less than three months away, top officials said killing one bodyguard and wounding five after al- of Islam, was named to the weapons. India agreed to separate irs tightly Thursday. Dulaimi sped away in another vehicle. It was not Governor's Commission on entwined nuclear indusay-declaring 14 reactors as The staipng concerns, voiced by Federal clear whether the assault was an assassination Discrimination and Hate Crimes in commercial f.l.cilities and eight as military- and ro Emergency Management Agency acting director R arrempt, and the Sunni leader refused to blame any- August 2005. open the civilian side to international inspections David Paulison, came as the House passed legisla­ one. Altogether, 39 people died Thursday in a new Her presence was unknown to forthefirsttime. tion extending disaster unemployment benefirs by round of violence. most people-including Blagojevich- The agreement must be approved by Congress, 13 weeks to victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. A coalition of Sunni, Kurdish and secular parries until last month, when she invited and Bush acknowledged that might be difficult The bill must still be approved by the Senate. fonnally asked the Shiire bloc Thursday co with- members of the commission to attend because India still refuses to sign the Nuclear Non­ In an interview with The Associated Press, draw irs nomination of Prime Minister Ibrahim al- a speech by Nation of Islam leader proliferation Treaty. Paulison said "a couple hundred" jobs are open at Jaafari for another term. Louis Farrakhan, who has often "I'm trying ro think differently, not sray sruck in FEMA, and he feared the vacancies could cause cur- The prime minister's adviser, Haider al-Ibadi, attlCiced whites, Jews and gays over the past," said Bush, who has made improving rela- renr Staffers to burn out. insisted the bloc would stick by irs candidate. the years.

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CRIME: Samantha Karr, a junior communica­ Co"n"t "' 1 ROM r..a 1 tion srudies major, experienced a situa­ Topinka turns to Edgar for defense tion earlier this year in which she was Fights tend to assaulted by another srudem at an off­ THE AsSOCIATID PRESS ad, saying it amounts ro a personal arrack on campus location. Oberwc:is. be off-campus She said she was displeased with the CHICAGO- Republican gubernatorial candi­ In the commercial, Edgar acknowledges the handling of the siruation by local police, date Judy Saar Topinka has rumed ro a familiar negative ads attacking Topinka. "There's always been fights out here," but said the university was very respon­ face ro help make her case to voters and criticize "They say more: about hc:r opponc:nrs than Due said. sive and supportive. negative ads by her opponentS. they do about her," he says. "A lot of them rend to happen off "My case was kind of dismissed by the Popular former Gov. Jim Edgar stars in the lat· Edgar, who is Topinka's honorary campaign campus, where there's an escalation of police because I guess they felt it wasn't est Topinka TV ad sec to begin airing statewide chairman, goes on to praise her as a leader, say­ violence, but we are seeing some on cam­ that important," Karr said. ''But I had an Thursday. ing "she'll always tell you the truth." pus," he said. injury, and the hospital bills to prove it." The ad comes one day after fellow GOP chal­ The ad features a shot of Edgar, Topinka and Due said he thinks most of the vio­ Karr went to Judicial Affairs about her lenger Jim Oberweis began running ads crirical her running mate, DuPage County Stare's lence in rhc past could be anribured co case, where she discussed her opnons. of Topinka that featured made-~p newspaper Arrorney Joe Btrkett. visitors, nor Eastern srudenrs. She was given the option co submit her headlines. Topinka spokesman Roger Germann could ~Now we're seeing more studem-on­ attacker's name for suspension from rhc The opening of Topinka's 30-second ad en ti­ not immediately provide details about the cost of srudenr violence," he said. "Over the university. ded "The Truth" fearures pictures of Oberweis the ad buy. years there's been different cases where "It was a process, and T could have and fellow challenger Ron Gidwin, who was the As the front-runner, Topinka has had to deal rhere have been people hurt badly gotten the ball rolling," she said. "Bur J lim to go negative lase month with an ad crincal with mounting criticism from her opponents as enough. It's been a gradual mcrease to said no to suspension because I believe in ofTopinka on taxes and spending. the March 21 primary nears. severe violence." karma, and that was good enough for In Topinka's ad, the word "venomous" appears One: area where they have been critical is Judicial Affairs has a hierarchy of pun­ me... beneath Gid\vitt's photo and "phony" under­ Topinka's acceptance of campaign contributions ishments depending on what kind of Due said he wants students ro avoid neath Oberweis'. from banks doing business with her state treasur­ violation of the Student Conduct Code gening in violent siruarions as much as The words are from Clucago Sun-limes and er's office. someone commits. Thesl include any­ possible, and to nor wait until after the Associated Press stories. A recent campaign disclosure form filed by the where from a reprimand and a fine to occurrence to inform the police. "It's more Judy ruding behind other people Topinka campaign showed $7,000 in donations expulsion or suspension from rhe univer­ "In my 28 years here handling srudenr and trying to make this campaign about person­ from banks that do business with the state or one: sity. conduct, we have a decent srudenr ality" rather than leadership and ideas, satd of the banks' political action committees. In the 2003-2004 school year, there body," Kohanzo said. "Our srudenrs, for Gtdwm spokesman Dan Proft. Germann said the treasurer's office bids· irs were four srudenrs expelled from the the most part, avoid gerring imo trou­ Oberweis campaign manager Joe Wiegand conrracrs and there is no pay-to-play in accepting university, and 201 reprimands. ble." said the campaign was disappointed in Topinka's contributions. CLASSIFIEDS

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ASEBALL AniTUDE: Eastern's Schedule for The WoHe Sycamore Classic Pa1~thers riding (Indiana St.) Kansas State road trip will + Saturday high going into at Indiana St. 10:30 am. be 'a test' for the Panthers Indiana State vs St. M<1ry's 1Cal.} 12:30 p.m. BY M'RCO SANT""" The four-day series will also help the tc."am • Sundar SPORTS lOIIOR learn how to make adjusuncnrs within a who will pitch this weekend, as ~rhleen series, which will be crucial down the road. vs. St. Mary\ (Cal.) 12:30 p.m. ... Jacoby and Karyn Maclcie are both pitching The Panthers goal this season is ro win I 8 The third rhing the Panthers want to do is soUdly.Jacoby sports a 4-3 record and has won vs We5tem (Ill.) 2:30p.m. Ohio Valley Conference games and win the give. more guys a chance to pitch, he said. three games in a row, lowering htr ERA to conference championship. Freshmen Brian Morrell or Jake Wade will 2.19. To prepare ro make the run, Eastern will start the final game of the series on Monday. Sophomore Mackie has been brillianr, late­ "People wouldn't dive for tht> ball, people rake on a Big 12 team this weekend as they go Kansas State (5-1) has won four games in a ly: hurling two consecutive shutouts and not wouldn't go for rhar extra effort (in the past), to Manhattan, Kan., and play Kansas State in row after sweeping a two-game ser against allowing a run in the past 17 innings. where dus year we are." a four-game series that begins Friday after­ South Dakota State. Her ERA is sUghdy bener at 2. I 4. Both Wmning has nor been something that is noon. "They're a very experienced team with four pitchers aren'r overpowenng batters at the common for the Panthers, as the program has "It's really going to be a test for us," head or five juniors and seniors in their lineup," plate, as the duo has just 36 Strikeouts in more not had a winning year since the 1998 team coach Jim Schmitz said. "They've won a lot of Schmitz said. "They're a well-coached team than 57 innings pitched, but rely on the steady finished 26-2 I . games in the Big 12. We're trying to test what that will test all phases of our game." defense behind them. That's seven straight losing seasons that we can do to be prepared." Junior infielder Jared Goedert leads the Eastern has only committed 6 errors on the Eastern softball players have had to endure­ The Panthers (1-2) started the season poor­ Wtldcats with a .650 batting average. year compared to its opponent's total of 14. but with a 1\ew coach in place, the attitude is ly last weekend as they lost two out of three The Wildcats fmished the 2005 season 30- "Our defense has gotten us out of a lot of different this year for the Panthers. games and scored just three runs. 25 and on April 3, beat the Texas Longhorns, sticky situations," Eichelberger said. And she "Everyday we can hopefully come through The offensive struggles are one of a few who would go on to win the national title. credits Schuette for that asset. with a win," Schuette said. "And then all of a things Eastern has to work on, Schmitz said. While Kansas Stare is in the middle of a "Coach sees what we need to work on and sudden, \>efore you know it, you've won five in "We'll be able to get more consistent with 15-game home stand, the Panthers have 21 of we work on it the following day," she said. a row and you didn't even notice." our offense," he said. their first 23 games on the road.

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fRIDAY, MARai 3, 2006 TH£ DAILY EASTERN NEWS PAGE llA TRACK AND FIELD TENNIS One more chance to_qualify Eastern Select few sent ior Obe Erureya is the mosr likdy ro quali­ Senior Dan Saackeljahn's season best for fy. HJS previous besr triple jump of 50 feet, the mile \vas 4:08.13. He needs co shave smashes its 7 inches is only 4 inches off of the provi­ three seconds off lus rime co make the pro­ to Notre Dame sional qualifying length of 50-10 1/4. visional mack of4:05.70. for last chance There are two ways to qualify at this Junior Nicole Aounders will be the lone meet. member of the women's ream to go to way into SLU An athlete can shoot. for a time or dis­ South Bend. Bv KATIE ANDERSON tance char will qualify chem aucomarically, She will run me mile and needs a time of BY JOE WALTASTI

ST~H Rff'ORTFR or a rime or distance of the provisional 4:47.60 to make the provisional level. Her ST~II RII'ORTLR level. best rime this season was 5:09.37. A performance of this standard will earn This meet is especially challenging for For the first rime in over cwo weeks, the men's and Six athletes from me men's squad and one che athlete a spot on a list that will be har­ the athletes, not only because of its high­ women's tennis reams will take on the same opponent over fiom me women's have earned the honor of vested to fill our fidds at the national levd. ly competitive nature bur also because it me same weekend uaveling co Noue Dame this weekend for a Eastern athletes will be going for the provi­ falls directly after che Ohio Valley After taking solo trips to Nonhero Illinois and Nonhero chance to qualify for the NCAA Division 1 sional times. Conference Championship meet, where Jo,va, the men and women will get together to take on the National Meet. Triple jumper senior Jason Stark is also athletes like Strackeljahn gave exhausting Billikins of Saint Louis University. Every athlete in attendance will be look­ just behind the provisional cliscance. His performances. 'The men will play first at 3 p.m. on Friday men the ing strictly to qualify. They will be running. season best is 49-3 1/2. The physical streSS is slightly less on the women will follow and rake the courtS 11 a.m. on jumping. and throwing not for their teams Junior Kyle Ellis and freshman Dorian fidd athletes, said Akers. Saturday. or to earn a place on the medal stand, but White will go to the meet for the pole vault Coach Akers explain~ there is no team The Panthers have had a ton of success at their top lev­ only to meet qualifying standards. competition. to push you and it is only your perform­ ds in singles and doubles. Eastern will send one hurdler, three Sophomore Kirkland Thornton will ance on the line, this makes for a lot more Women's No. 1 singles player Sandra Sasidharan has jumpers and cwo milers ro compete in the compete in the high hwdles. His besc rime pressure. been undefeated ar that level for the season. Last Otance Meet hdd at Notre Dame in of7.99 seconds, which was achieved at the The pole-vaulters compete Friday and Men's No. 1 Chuck I..eVaque has also been strong in sin­ South Bend, Ind. EIU Mega Meet on Jan. 21, is right behind the rest of the abbreviated squad will com­ gles and has formed a srrong pair with Brandon Lenferr. According co head coach Tom Akers. jun- the provisional standard of7.91. pete on Saturday. The Panthers are at the mid-way point of their non­ conference schedule with only three weeks remaining before starting Ohio Valley Conference play ar home March 25-26 against Tennessee-Martin and Tennessee ROAD: Danny Perez {18-13) have been picking The Panthers lost previous home Tech. (OHli.'

1oos., hl71 fn.llont.l WOlKE: Witherspoon (10.7 ppg and 7.6 rpg) play at Michigan State on D.x. 28. a ...... , ...... CONIL" lJlO JltOM PAa 12A was named. to the All-OVC FU'St game it lost to the Spartans 80-63. ·&.,4oN~ (.- Team, but you could argue he isn't as But in the first half, the Golden 1. Ttllnesste Ted! (20..7) Wl~at to watch valuable to the team as guards Trey Eagles looked like they could pull of Pearson and Darnell Hopkins. an upset, as they trailed by just three at for in the OVC • Team who could do the the break. most damage in the NCAA For 20 minutes, they played with 4. Alslill Peay (1 S.12) Tournament Tournament Tennessee Toch one of the bener, more physical teams The Golden Eagles are my in the country. I£Tennessee Tech wins s...... Sl. (1S.12) • T earn. most likdy to win the favorite team in the league. They're in Nashville, Tenn., then whoever OVC Tournament without athletic, big, strong. and mey're draws the Golden Eagles could be in t Sfll) (19-1) having a player I think is great: wildly inconsistent. for an upset. You know that I will be MunaySwe Bur, they're dangerous. watching char game. 7.111nwy Sl. (11·16) The Racers are so balanced co the They have shooters who are streaky. extent fm not sure who their best but at this time of year, streaky is Dan W&ike is a smior joumali.sm 3. s.fonl(20-1) player is. This isn't necessarily a good good. Getting bot at the right time major. Email him at thing in the postseason where individ­ almosr assures that a ream will stay in [email protected] ifyou think M 6. Jacksotyj. Sl.(11·16) ual performances can carry a team to a game against a higher seed. the guy most likely 10 carr alxlut the wins. Junior forward Shawn A mend ofmine saw Tennessee Tech OVC Tormzammt.

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The men and women of the Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils would like to take a moment to thank Bob Dudolski, Director of Greek Life, for his continued efforts to better Eastern's Greek community. Bob plays such an intricate role in the success of our campus, and without his love, passion, and wisdom our community would not be as strong as it is today. Thank you Bob from the bottom of our hearts, your I work does not go unnoticed. PUMP UP YOUR BUSINESS. ADVERnSE TODAYI 581-2816 FRIDAY, MARa! 3, 2006 Eastern Illinois Univmity, Charleston

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Got big plans this weekend? So do I, and - for a change of pace - they won't involve stum­ bling around Charleston. Well, let's not put that in stone yet! It's March Madness, and wnh the first teams earning their berths into tht• NCAA 'Iournarnem Ibis weekend, you j~t try to pull me away from the television. One thing you won'c gcr a lot of. b~idt"S sleep, is Ohio Valley Conference Tournament chatter - apparently Duke-North ERIC HI LTNEJt 'THE t:WI.Y EASTERN NfWS Carolina is a more intriguing Eastem 174-pound wrestler Kenny Rober1aon (23-l) will be travelinc with the Panthers to the NCAA Re(ional tournament this weekend at Wyominc. marchup than Tennessee Tech and Samford. Things get going today in Nashville, Tenn., with lhe men's Eastern starts road to nationals ~mifinals st:arting at 6 p.m. First, ir's Murray State and Jacksonville Panthers head to Wyoming for NCAA West Regional Stare, and then ir's Samford and Tennessee Tech. Bv PATRICK VITT this poor record. For one, Eastern is Eastem wrestling sanctioned bJ NCAA for academics Fonunatdy for lhe 15 people in STArr REPORT£R wrestling with four freshmen in the The Eastern wte;rling team has been For example, a 12-member basket- me country with the proper cable Starting lineup. ac:ademically sanctioned by the NCAA ball ream could earn 48 point.'>. Ifthe package. the semis will be televised After a rwo-Wttk layoff, Eastern$ sea­ Tony Meager, who wrestles in the It will lose one-third of a scholar- team only earns 45 points. then the live on ESPNU. son is on the line at this weekends 133-pound weight class, 149-pounder lihip for the 2006-07 season because of result is 93.8 percent, or a score of The fmals will be much more NCAA Western Regional Tournament. Jeff Tharp, 157-pounder Thomas grades, the effect ofa new NCAA pro- 938. Penalties begin when a ream is accessible, though, with live cover­ They have a chance to redeem Johnson and 197-pounder Terron gram thar promotes acadtmic reform. under 925. age starting at 3 p.m. on ESPN2. themselves after several sluggish home Williams havl= oombined for 38 viaories The ream scomi 851 under the The data was coUc:acd for the Bur before you immerse yourself meets ro finish the season. out of 101 total rnaoches as freshmen. NCAA's formula that determines 1003-04 and 2004-05 seasons. in OVC Tournament-frenzy, mere The Panthers lost their final home Those freshmen have offiet consis­ academic progress. Eastern$ indoor track and basehall are a few~ you need to know. meers of the season Feb. 19 against tent performances from their ream vet­ The formula the NCAA uses for teams also scomi 925 bur they fall • Team most !iJcdy to No. 24 Northern Illinois and erans, all of whom goes into this week­ the annual Academic Progress Rate under the squad-size adjustment. shoot itself out of a game: Northern Colorado. end's regionals with winning records. gives one point per athlete, per Programs with larger rosters avoid Samford The ream finished the season with a semester, for being enroUed and one penalties until the first four-year peri- The second-seeded Bulldogs record of 3-12. There is a reason for SE£ ROAD P-'GE I lA for being on mdc to graduate. od lapses. · have been a great regular season ream the pasr rwo years, entering me OVC Tournament with high so mALL expectations. Bur last year, Samford New Eastern coach brings lost ar home in the first round 71- 60 to Austin Peay. Samfon:l's slow­ down offense rdies heavily on winning attitude to Panthers perimeter shooting ro open up paths for amas in the lane. Bv MAn o ... NIELS "Now, it's fun to come to practice and do new The downside ro this plan is ASSOCIATE SI'ORTS EDITOR thmg:s everyday, where the last couple of years it Samford can go cold - really was a repetitive type thing," Eichdberger said cold, like icc cold Take their Jan. A new ani rude is in the air for the Panthers at Cerveno said that the team's ~twinning 30 game ar Murray Stare when Williams Field streak can be attribured to a desire to do wdl for mey scored a whopping 38 points •I think she's brought a lot of the older girls, a its new coach. and made just 7-of-28 three-point lor of the love of the game back," senior Nicbole "We didn't have motivation last year and now shots, ouch! Eichkberger said. coach is our motivation," she said • Team most likely to That she is first-year head coach Kim One area that Eastern (6-5) is doing wdl in is score 80 points and lose by Schuette, whose team is riding a five-game win­ Ctpiral.izing on scoring opportunities. 10: JacksOnville State ning streak heading into this weekend's Wolfe During the five-game winning streak, Panther The Gamecocks score more Sycamore Classic in Terre H.aure, Ind opponents have rattled off 29 hits, while only poinrs than anyone in the OVC, It is the team's longest winning streak since the .scoring 4 runs. Eastern has had only four more bur in a aud twist of fate, they 2004 season. hits (33), but have plated 18 runs. allow more points than anyone in "I think a light-free environment with lots of Schuette said the team has done well keeping the OVC Murray State's balance spunk is our big thing," Schuene said. ir.sdf in games with its pitching and defense. should outlast Jacksonville State's "Hopefully we bring in our personality and .And then our hits come through so weve ~tempo game. spunk every day to each game.• been able to win some games," she added. .. This b~ us to... That spunk has been seen in practice, accord­ Schuette docs not have a set rotation yet as to ...., oatolllr san,. SMrt .U1t1 tllrow t...... , ing to seniors Eichelberger, Jenny Cervetto and SU WOlKE P~ IIA ...... ,...... ,....., ...... FiiW. Ashley Condon. su ATTITUDE P-"GE lOA Who's got H better: Activities Editor Matt Poli and Associate Verge Editor Holly Mohr finally go head to head on the mother of all topics: who has it better, men or women? Page2

H't a red carpet night: Opinion Page Editor Brian O'Malley gives his prediction as to who will sweep the Oscars; "Brokeback Mountain" or "Capote?" Page 4

I'm a maniac on the floor: The PHOTO luunaATION BY EaiC HILTNEil!THl: 0'\JLY WfiRN NEWS Eastern Dance Team will be holding it's 8Y CHRIS EsSIG with you," Burwell said. you wam and he will stencil it out, make an annual Spring Show SENIOR VtRGE REPORTtR David Poggi, freshman psychology major, oudine and afrer the skin is washed with soap, this weekend and agreed. it is drawn. This is done with a small needle. Associate Verge Call ir body arc, physical graffiti or tattoos. Poggi has three tartoos: his name on his That area is then cleaned and a new, larger Editor Holly Mohr Whichever you choose, it is an industry of arc wrist, which he said is a family ....------. needle is used to color and gets the lowdown. on the rise. Just here in the rradirion; a rooster on his calf, his shade, Bill said. Charleston/Mattoon area are three tartoo family's nickname for him, and a The amount of sessions ro Page 1 shops: Burwell's Body An, Finish and Touch dragon on his back which symbol- complete the entire process Ink and Living Color Tattoos. izes his nationality. depends on the tattoo chosen. You may have a tattoo yourself. If not, look "You gor ro get something "I did a back piece once around. You're probably in the vicinity of meaningful and nor something that took 15 sessions, 8 hours someone with a tat right now. You may have you're going ro regret," said Poggi. a session," Bill said. visited a tartoo shop and/or looked at .. Most people come in with a However, some smaller Mutic snobs: designs. You may be planning on getting one purpose," Burwell said. "But some pieces will take substantially Don't you just hate right now. The faa is ... tattoos and college people need ro pur more thought less time and may nor need it when your favorite students go together like green eggs and ham. inco their design." additional visits. underground band With that said, here is what needs consid- On top of precise planning, one If you get a littJe heart you ering if one is in the marker for a tattoo. must, as Bill put it, "have a good probably won'r need a touch becomes the next Ask anyone in the business; the first step is mind and check our the place up at all, Burwell said. pop craze of 14- pivotal. The need for careful planning and they're getting their tattoo from." For the most part, touch year-olds because of thought can't be stressed enough. And backdoor rartooisrs, even if ups are recommended, even if an appearance on "It isn't a sticker," said John Burwell, substantially cheaper, may nor be they're just to make sure "The OC." Page 6 owner of Burwell's Body Art. the wisest decision. you're healing properly. For disclosed reasons, the person wished to "There is a reason why some work for a "Ir's not like six months down the road remain anonymous and will be referred to as Bill. business and some don't," Burwell said. your going to have major problems," Burwell "Try nor to pick anything off the wall," Some tattooists, while offering reduced said. Bill said. prices, may be neglecting one very important Burwell also recommends applying some Some of the most common designs include aspect: safety. sort of moisture on the skin to keep from the portraits, memorials and monuments of some "You don't want to get a crappy tattoo that skin from drying and peeling. sort commemorating someone who has will kill you," Baldwin said. All in all, it is a simple but suenuous Marianne's Euro passed away. Nihiser agreed. process that could cost anywhere from $50 to Deli: Mmmm ... a Self-expression is a big "I worry they don't have $5,000, depending on where you go and taste of Europe. parr of the decision I Ithe proper equipment but what you're getting. The easiest is just ro go Good food and process, said Justin it may bring us work if the into a shop. Nihiser, owner of Finish design is messed up, • And if you spend enough rime planning and great service, what and Touch Ink. Nihiser said. picking a spot, you'll have no problem showing more could you ask "You basically own it '------~ Okay, so you've checked off what Burwell describes as "your life story." for? Page 2 forever which can be a drawback if you don't our the place, picked our a design, cus- "Most college srudents are pretty pre- pick a good design," Nihiser said. romized it and set an appointment. So what dictable," Burwell said. "We can pretty much A good tattoo should remind you of some- can you expea from your next visit? tell which ones are getting tattoos and which one or something because •it will always be You come in and tell the artist what design ones are just looking." HE LIST Top Ten Cartoon Characters \.iot;gr Editor David Tlu/L pontificates on thr grr1ttt:st characurs in thr Battle of the Sexes history ofanimation ... rvrr. Hgmcr Simpson· ·ne Simpson)" WjJc E. Cgyotc.- Super Genius. 1 Al if there could be any doubt. 6 Nttd I say more? How 2bout the D'oh! faa tl~t I juSt fed bad for him?

IT'S GOOD TO BE THE MAN OOOOHHH! IT'S ALADY! 2 Stcwie Griffin-~Family Guy" Who Cap!ajn PI~- "Capuin Pbnrt" could deny such an evil toddler? l lie's fighting on rhe planet's (ide. How could you nor love him? Cid Bnn:~oaoadil~ki- "Aqua "Ir's good ro be rhe king," the old saying goes. "The queen is the deadliest of the pieces and rhe Tc:cn Hunger Force" Never h:u a Pm.l:d,cs:d I~W~ Man- "R.cn and Not queen. manly pawn is the weakesr," is how the old saying 3 swe.aty~ Jersey guy in a tank top 8 Stimpl He flies backwards and Being male enrides me ro certain characteristics goes. And it may be good to be king, but this queen been so loved. facts magic dust. women just cannot take part in. For example, I can can bank anything the king has to say about that in pee pretty much anywhere. While the law may nor rwo words, multiple orgasms ... checkmate! Eric Caamao- "South Park" P2pa Smurf- "The Smurfs" allow it, I can still unsheathe my sword and do my That could end the debate on wby it's good to be The chubby little foul-mouth mJde 9 He led rhc Smutfs and W2.S infi- business quicldy as opposed to having to drop my a woman, but I'll go on. 4 it cool to br full of hate and ~wear nitdy wise And you know he wu pants to my anldes and pop-a-squat hoping I don't Traffic rickets. I don't know much about them words. appin' Smurknc on the side. tinlde on myself. because I've never gotten one. This can be accredit­ I also don't have to spend a significant amount of ed to the Oscar-award-winning performance all Bup BUDD)'· I put him on 1he li)t 10 Mi~thiY Mouse. He's so mighty! rime obsessing about what I'm going to wear or how females can give, crying like a baby. Male cops fall jusr for aesthetic reasoru. And a mouse. Thar's a double. good my makeup looks. for this all the rime, and if you're unforrunare 5 Another male highpoint, I rake gn.-a~ pride in enough to be pulled over by a female cop, just bitch clearing our a room with a horrific-smelling fart. about feminist issues she's probably dealing with VERGESTAFF l~ i~IITID WIT~ I I'm gratdUll don't have to shop for bras, dresses or too. l have cried or bitched my way out of over l 0 l 1\.~ SOV I NK ~ panties (although I might enjoy the last one). I do nor tickets. And the award goe~ to ... Verge eclitor ...... David Th.i.l.l have to purchase tampons, which 1 am cvc:r so thank­ Drink prices at the bar. What? How an1 I :sup­ ful for because that means I don't menstruate, t:Ver. posed to know? I'm a girl. I don't buy my own Associate Verge editor ...... Holly Mohr 1 do, however, take great satisfaction when I'm in drinks. Guys buy them for me. Designers ...... MeganJwinek, Cindy Tanney the checkout line and the clerk has to announce a PMS. Mensrruadng can be a pain. but I'll surf the price check for Trojan XL Magnum condoms. crimson wave for three days to get out of class or Copy eclitors ...... Chris Walden) Lindsey Dunton Even as a child, I always felt important playing work anytime I want to. No questions asked. Verge photo editor ...... Eric Hiltner with roy guns and G.l. Joe's while the girls were Paying for dinner. This is a great ser up for combing their doll's hair and obsessing over Cabbage women. We can "fake pump" and look like the gen­ Contact us ...... [email protected] or 581-7943 Patch Kids. It's almost like the toys we play with as erous dare we aren't. He'll then reach quicldy for rhe children dictate how we should we behave in society. check and pay with a smile. Men are expected ro act aggressively while women Protection. We don't have to wear any on the field are e:xpeaed to act passively. or in bed. Playing soccer never called for me to wear a Think about it. When it comes to relationships, cup. 1 don't think I could have performed as wdl with men are usually rhe aggressor as far as approaching a one on. I think it would just annoy me. And speaking woman and making the first move. Men always of annoying, I wouldn't want to be a guy and having DARIWIDN'I'roa no• SHERIFF want to jump into the sack and bump uglies, while to remember the condom, let alone wear it. women (well, some women) choose to wait awhile Relaxation. Women can go shopping, get a mani­ I am writing you today ro ask if you would be able to hdp sup­ before doing anything that they very well might cure, pedicure or their hair done for relaxation and port Steve Darimont in his campaign to be the next Sheriff of Coles regret. And that is their right. not be questioned. They are all great ways to relax and County. Steve has been with the Sheriff's Office for almost 30 years and has served in every merired capacity beginning with cortecrional officer in While being a male is superb, it has its drawbacks. relieve stress. Men should try to do them more often. We can't flirt our way our of a speeding ticket Really, you could say shopping is almost therapeutic. 1976 and now as a Captain ofPacrol. During his career Steve has also (unless the cop is George Michael). We are che ones Zits. I can cover any zit I get with concealer and no been a pacrol officer, Patrol Sergeant, Patrol Lieutenant, Detective, of who typically always have ro pay for dinner, movies one has to know it's there. I don't know of any cover­ course, K-9 officer. and God help us if we forget to get a card for some up cream a guy could wear and not get made fun of. Steve implemented the first K-9 program in Coles County in special event we probably will forget ;gain next year. lking a lady. It's fun trying on dozens of outfits in 1989 and assisted both Mattoon and Charleston Police Departments in In retrospect, I'd still rather be a male. front of a mirror, putting on makeup and fixing your evenrually forming their own K-9 programs. Steve ended his K-9 career We don't worry about walking alone at night. We hair various ways. I like the fact I can pamper myself with the retirement of his original dog. Duke, who has since passed away. Due to the Sheriff's Office losing several officers (including the current don't get scared when there's a tiny spider in the or be pampered by others and it's perfectly acceptable. K-9 officer) to the War on Terror, Steve once again accepted the K-9 • :s11ov~cr. And we don't put on makeup while talking Getting the gendeman service. Women also are on the on a cell phone and smoking a cigarette all while try­ receiving end of the gentlemen service. Guys hold doors assignment because he did not want ro retire a very young dog or give it ing to make a left-hand rum during rush-hour traffic. for us, give us their jackm when we're cold and kill spiders. to another department. I'm nor saying men are better than women; I'm Though we have hardships, men will never Currently, Steve assumes the responsibility of K-9 officer in just expressing why I'm glad I'm nor a woman. Oh, endure or understand, I still would rather be a addition to being Operational Captain of Patrol. Steve's current duties and the whole nine months of pregnancy thing, too. woman. It may be a man's world, but wbo gave include administrative duties and budget line item oversight. He is also I really dodged a bullet there. them life and something pretty to look at? responsible for fleer maintenance, County Ordinance enforcement, regu­ lar patrol duties, and purchasing equipment for the patrol section. He has obtained grants for the Sheriff's Office to purchase and upgrade equip- ment. Steve lives in the rural of the county with his wife Lynn and CBS sues Stern over breech of contract their two children, Chris and Andrea. His daughter Stephanie lives lives in the Dallas Area. THE AssociAllO PRESS Stern said CBS officials knew of his plans to leave for Sirius and also condoned his references to satellite Steve has plans to reorganize the department and make ir both NEW YORK -CBS Corp.'s radi~ division sued radio on the air and did nothing to stop him when he more efficient and effective without asking for the more money for addi· Howard Stern Tuesday, claiming its former star shock spoke about it on his show. rional personnel. He also intends ro be a working Sheriff who is "our in jock breached his contract with them when he moved CBS Radio had formerly been known as Infinity the field" with his depunes while srill handling imponant adminiscrauve ro Sirius Sarellire Radio Inc. BroadClSring, part of the Viacom Inc. conglomerate before duties. He plans on bringing his leadership skills and his experience in the The lawsuit, which also names Sirius and Stem's CBS split up with Viacom at the beginning of dus year. Shenff's Office ro the Office of Sheriff. agent as defendants, claims Stem improperly used Stern called the news conference after The New 1 would appreciate any support you c:an give Steve in the CBS radio's air time to promote his new show with York Post's widely read gossip column Page S1x pub­ endeavor and I am asking for you to vote for lum. Steve is on the Sirius, which began last month. CBS also claims Stern lished an item Tuesday saying CBS was on the verge Republacan ballot. If you have any questions, please feel free ro call Steve discussed his plans with Sirius without disclosing of filing a lawsuit against him. or me. them ro CBS as required under his contract. Stern moved his popular and bawdy morning show Even before the lawsuit was filed in New York State to satellite radio last month after years of railing Sincerely, Supreme Court, Stem tried to upstage the action with against decency restrictions imposed on terrestrial a hastily arranged news conference in Manhattan radio by the Federal Communications Commission. m~./1.~ Tuesday to strike first at his former employer. CBS wants Stern, his agenr, Don Buchwald, and Stem said the lawsuit was mericless, and said CBS Sirius to return any financial benefits they received Elect Darimont Sheriff was trying to "bully" him. He called the lawsuit a from using CBS radio's air rime to promote Sirius, P.O. 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Best Actress The 78th Annual Academy Awards Will win - Reese Witherspoon for "Walk the line" ' Should wfn - Felicity Huffman for "Transamerica'' Should have been nominated- Joan Allen for "The Upside of Anger" hosted by Jon Stewart Should not have been nominated- Charlize Theron for "North Country" Has the worst chance of winning - Ke1ra Knightley for "Pnde and Prejudice" airs Sunday, March 5 Best Supporting Actress Will \"\'in - Rachel Weisz for ''The Constant Gardener" at 7p.m. on ABC Should win - Rachel Weisz for "The Constant Gardener'' Should have been nominated - Taraji P. Henson for "Hustle & Flow" Should not have been nominated - Catherine Keener for "Capote" Has the worst chance of winnmg - Frances McDormand for "North Country"

Best Actor Best Picture Will wm -Phillip Seymour Hofiman for "Capote'' Will win - "Brokeback Mountain" Should win - Phillip Seymour Hoffman for "Capote" Should win - "Good Night, and Good Luck" Should have been nominated- No one Should have been nommated- "Match Point" or "Millions" Should not have been nominated- Best five choices Should not have been nominated - "Crash" Has the worst chance of winning - David Straitham for "Good Has the worst chance of winning - "Munich" Night, and Good luck"

Best Supporting Actor Best Director Will win - George Clooney for "Syriana" Will win - George Clooney for "Good Night, and Good Luck" Should win -Jake Gyllenhaal for i•Brokeback Mountain" Should win-George Clooney for "Good Night, and Good luck" Should have been nomin

Best Adapted Screenplay Will win - larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana for "Brokeback Best Original Screenplay Mountain" Will win - Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco for "Crash'' Should win - Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana for "Brokeback Should wm- Woody Allen for "Match Point" Mountain" Should have been nominated - Frank Cottrell Boyce for Should have been nominated- Gill Dennis and James Mangold "Millions" for "Walk the Line" Should not have been nominated - Haggis and Moresco for Should not have been nominated- John Olson for "A History of "Crash" Violence" Has the worst chance of winning - Woody Allen for "Match Has the worst ch:mce of winning-· John Olson for "A History of Point" Violence"

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BY BRIAN O 'MALLEY I VLRC.I R£POR1 fR Phoenix was nominated in 2000 for his supporring performance in that year's Best Picture, "Gladiator." He's rwo years older than Clint Easrwood, and he Catherine Keener was nominated for her support­ was already 58 when Kcira Knightley was born. He's ing role in "Capote" as "To Kill a Mockingbird" gold, he's bald, he's short and he's naked. His name is author Harper Lee. She was nominated in the same Oscar, and on Sunday at the Kodak Theatre in category in 1999 tor "Being John Matkovich." Hollywood, he rums 78. Keener and Phoenix arc rwo of the six acting nomi­ At 7 p.m. Sunday, "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart nees who porrray real people, which in the past has will kick off the 78th annual Academy Awards. shown to give an actor a notable advantage. Ang Lee's drama, "Brokeback Mountain," leads the Judi Oench, Be~t Actress nominee for "Mrs. way with eight nominations and "Crash, ' "Good Henderson Prcscms," received her fifth nomination, Night, and Good Luck" and • Memoirs of a Geisha" and William Hurt, Best Supporting Actor nominee arc tied for second with six. nods apiece. However, for "A History ofViolence," received his fourth. Both "Geisha" was shut our of the eight major categories: ~e looking for their second win. Best Picrure, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, The women of "Nonh Country," Charlize Theron Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Frances McDormand, have both won a Best Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Acuess. Actress a~rd. Theron won her award for 2003's •Capote" and "Munich" both had five nominations, "Monster" and McDormand won hers for 1996's while "Brokeback," "Crash" and "Good Nighr" make Fargo. up the nominees for Besr Picture. Kmghtly, 20, is among the youngest actors ever In a rare turn of events, all five Best Picture nomi­ nominated for a leading role. nations were also nominated in the Best Director care­ Prior to this year, George Clooney has never been gory. This has only happened three times since the nominated for an Oscar. He scored three nods this 1944. when the Academy changed the Best Picrure year: rwo for writing and directing "Good Nighr, and nominee total from 10 to five. Good Luck" and one for his supporting role in Of the 20 acting nominees, 14 are enjoying their "Syrian a." Clooney becomes the first person ever to be first nominations ever. Joaquin Phoenix is recognized nominated for directing and acting for rwo different for his portrait of country music legend Johnny Cash movies in the same year. in "Walk the Line."

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The Eastern Dance Team to hold one and only show of the year this weekend

Bv Houv M OHR I ASSOCIATE vERGE EDITOR Jeanne gets her point across when directing said. while maintaining a positive attitude and an The EIU Dancers will be spending Spring Bruises bulging up and down legs, sprained understanding for her dancers. Break in New York not only learning moves but ankles and six hours of grueling practice every "She's a coach; it's just more professional in also showing them off. day. Is all this worth just one weekend of per­ dance to be called a director," Gravitt said. Lisa Walding, the club's treasurer, said they formances? Though McFarland directs, the members nor would be performing for an hour on che Krysral Gravitt, an EIU Dancer, thinks it is. only dance, bur some choreograph as well. Intrepid, is an aircraft carrier, which contains the "We all have been working so bard," Gravitt Gravitt said at the beginning of the year Sea, Air and Space Museum. said. "We have our injuries and our problems, dancers can audition their choreographed dances Walding said she found an article in a dance but we're sttong-willed girls and nothing will to the board members and the director. If the magazine abour different dance team programs keep us from dancing." dance is approved, then they can choose how and that's when she found our about a New York The EIU Dancers is an organized club that's many and which dancers they want ro perform package deal for dance teams like the EIU been around since 1981. The Physical Education it. Dancers. Department sponsors the club and has had the This weekend is the club's only time ro spot­ Other chan performing and talcing classes, the dancers perform at the department's annual light at Eastern. group will also take a tour of Radio City Music spring concert the department has put on since Tesdal said the performances are filled with a Hall, Ground Zero and anend the Today Show. 1932. variety of dance and music. "We're all very excited because the EIU Gravitt said of about 40 students auditioned "Anything from ballet to Jazz to hip-hop, we'll Dancers have never done anylhing like this," she for a place on the dance company last be performing," she srud. "The performance as a said. September, and only 15 made it. They joined whole will accommodate to everyone." Gravirr said it would be an emotional trip the club's board of four to complete the compa­ The program consists of company dances, where because more than half of the company leaves at ny. Only one male made rhe company, bur four everyone in rhe club participates, and private che end of the year. guest male dancers will perform alongside. dances, where dancers are chosen by the choreogra­ "We've all worked so well with each ocher as Gravitt said all of the dancers have a back­ pher. dancers and friends," she said. ground in dance somehow: pom-pom squads, Bc:sides lhis weekend. the d~cers will be The EIU Dancers will perform at 7:30 p.m. dance teams or classes through a dwce studio. working towards something the club has never on Friday and Saturday, March 3 and 4, and at 6 The board conducrs the auditions along with been a part oF. Broadway. p.m. on Sunday, March 5 on the stage in Jeanne McFarland, the company director. "We will be ralcing dance classes at rhe McAfee Gym. The show is free and the doors Taylor Tesdal, the club's vice president, said Broadway Dance Center in New York," Tesdal will open 30 minutes prior to show time.

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Marianne Fu'n'ar is the kintl ofpmon who soineone would foel they,ve known their entire lifo in just five minutes oftalkin g with her.

STORY BY MICHAEL PmRSON 1 V£RGE REPORTER PHOTO BY ERIC HILTNER I ON THE VERGE

Wearing her hair pulled back, a flower-donned shirt and a brown "I've never been to the school, but I know all the professors. And l just apron that says, "When in doubt, smother it with chocolate" one would love them to pieces," said Jasmine Mann in, an employee at Marianne's. have never guessed that she just got out of the hospital from a 103.5- "We've done catering for professors at other universities and they aJways degree fever, leaking small intestines and a perforated ulcer. act like we are below them. Here it's not like that." "l was in the hospitaJ for seven days," said Furrar. "I was so grateful Arguably the most important fearure of the diner is the reaJ sense of that my kids cook care of everything. I was lucky." community. It feels like "Cheers" in the sense that when you go there Furrar, who was born in Mannheim, Germany, is the owner of everybody knows your name. Marianne's Euro Diner located at 615 Monroe Ave. in the square. In fact, "Being here is like being part of a family," said Mannin. "When I got she is the only femaJe restaurant owner in Charleston. pregnant she was like, 'I'm going co be in the delivery room!"' She said she came to the United States in the 1970s to work for her One thing Furrar does is hire people that other employers might fmd aunt who was the owner of the restaurant "Little Mexico" in Mattoon. too risky because of their past. Furrar, on the other hand, hires them She opened her diner in 1998 because she wanted to have a European because she believes that everyone in life deserves a second chance. She restaurant with an emphasis on quality rather than quantity. chinks the world would be a better place if people learned to accept one "I don't have French rries and I don't have cheeseburgers. Sorry peo­ another rather than pointing fingers. ple," Furrar said with a smile on her face. "But I do have lors of vegetari­ "She also helped me find an apartment,~ Mannin said. "If it's in her power to an items as well as homemade food items." help, she wiU do it." "-As wd1 as some of the smoothest coffee in Charleston," chimed in So why does Furrar do this? For one, Furrar does not believe in coinci­ one of the customers sitting at a table while drinking his cup. dences. She believes that everything in life has a purpose.. The hard times are Furrar is constandy trying to find ways to get students involved. jusc an obstacle that we need ro overcome, and it is those times that make us For example, every Wednesday she serves $3.95 all-you-c:an eat who weare. spaghetti, and on Friday's from 8 to 10 p.m. she features live music: from "1 am a Christian, and I am very careful when I say this because the term has local artists. become so watered down,• said Fuuar. "But 1 do have a faith that allows me to But probably the first thing one will notice when walking into draw &om a hlgher power. I think that is part of what makes me who 1 am. • Marianne's is the simple yet elegant European d&:or of the diner. Pictures In addition to the restaurant, Furrar landlords a duplex as well as a of professors, friends and other customers hang from the peach-colored room that is above her restaurant. In the 70s she owned a walls. Mexican/German cuisine restaurant called Muchachos and in the 80s she Another defining feature of the restaurant is something called the pro­ owned a jewelry, gold and silver score called the "Gold Buyer." fessor table. It is a specific table at Marianne's that is always reserved for "Because I am very outgoing and I have had several businesses before, I the professors, many of whom have gone to the diner on a regular basis know a lot of people in this area and a Joe of people know me," said since it opened eight years ago. Furrar. "My personality is what you see is what you gee."