BOX 1063 (?) Wednesday, May 29, 1996 S o u t h e r n I l l in o is U n iv e r s it y at E p w a r Ds v ji.le Vol. 49 No. 2 w e a t h e r Wed: Partly sunny, 77/57° Thurs: Partly sunny, 82/58' Fri: Partly sunny, 84/62° Sat: Chance ofT-Stprms, 8 4 /6 4 ° ALTON, EAST ST. LOUIS & EDWARDSVILLE SIUE makes busing deal MCT to take over bus routes By Darryl Howlett News Editor Changes in store for new busing system New student senate Beginning July 1, M adison tins first meeting County Transit (MCT) will start implementing busing for Tower witn debate over busing Lake residents. By Darryl Howlett According to Kenneth Neher, • Allows students to travel to Edwardsville News Editor vice chancellor for community administration, an agreement was Last Friday, the newly-elected student senate reached between the university held their first meeting with a debate on the and MCT a week ago. • Allows students to ride to Metro-Link university's contract with Madison County "We (the university) decided to Transit. go with MCT. We will phase in stations Student Body President Christopher Nance services starting the first of July. CX , \ si v v \ S gave his thoughts on the contract. The buses should be up and running in the fall. The yellow •Expansion o f route hours (8 a.m. to 12:40 a.m.) “In my opinion, I am in agreement of the buses will go away the end of MCT contract. However, I do hold reservations June,” Neher said. about the ethical concepts in which the Neher believes the new busing university negotiated without input from and the IEA-NEA, the union who director, said that the university system is a great deal for SIUE students,” Nance said. represents the bus drivers. and the IEA -N EA are still in students. Nance was also concerned with how the labor “We have offered other negotiations over salary rates for '‘We're pretty excited about union for the bus drivers brought the issue of positions to the bus drivers,” the people who will be affected by this. The buses are fully Neher said. the change and he feels that the busing to the attention of the students and not handicapped accessible. And the One of the bus drivers, James university is making a mistake. the university. Other student senators also had off-campus busing will allow Herndon, feels that the university “The issue is far from over,” reservations about the contract. students to go up and down has not negotiated fairly in order Cook added. “I don’t approve of how the university went (Route) 159 where all the stores to get the contract with MCT. Director of Housing Michael over students and student government's heads to are and surrounding “They offered positions at half Schultz commented on the get this deal done," Student Senator Demetre communities," Neher said. the salary I was making," Herndon university negotiations with MCT. Pegues said. Other services that are being said. “I believe they (university) “I don’t believe we (the “I feel that the university doesn't care what provided by MCT include haven't been fair. They haven’t university) have negotiated weekend services from the we say. The university should take our opinion bargained in good faith.” unfairly," Schultz said. campus to the East St. Louis and if not, then we should not be here," Student Herndon also said that there Schultz, when asked about the Metro Link station. Neher said Senator Robert Mumphard said. was a problem with the position bus drivers, said he could not this allows students to have more Student Body Vice President James Little said that the' university was offering comment on that at the present access to the entire metropolitan that student government will ask the university him because it was not only less time because the university and St. Louis area. about the MCT deal. pay per hour, but also part of a the bus drivers were still in The new deal has not come “Student government will meet with the different union. negotiations. without its share of controversy. university to bring different questions that the “We have to negotiate this The university and the union As a result with the new issue now,” Herndon said. for the bus drivers are continuing students on campus have about Tower Lake agreement, jobs for the bus drivers Michael Cook. UniServ negotiations. busing,"Little said. “We also will discuss the were questioned by both students matter of the students being left in darkness about the negotiations.” Meetings between student government and Second employee death in two weeks hits university the university will likely occur during the week. On the evening of May 20, “I’ve known him for 14 A quick look inside: Dr. Richard T. Nyerges, 53, years, and we were really professor in the Southern close," Jacky So, professor Illinois University at and chairman of finance Summer Time Spying Edwardsville School of department, said. “We were editorial................. 3 Business, department of the best of colleagues and the finance, died of lung cancer at best of friends. He was like a entertainment..... .... 5 his home. This was the third big brother to me.” employee to die since The lung cancer was 6 January of this year and the detected after Nyerges had second in two weeks. broke a shoulder playing Nyerges had been a racquetball. During a routine scene............... 7 Richard Nyerges member of the faculty since Melissa Mills takes a x-ray, doctors detected some 1980. His death only added look at a couple of abnormalities around the classified/comics... ... 8 to the discomfort already felt summer’s spy By Ty Norris please see NYERGES, page 2 among the university movies.......pg 5. News Reporter community. Page 2 1 h e Alesile Wednesday, May 29, 1996 ------* 3 National Health care costs slowing State and ------------------------------ • Health care costs grew at a Local slower rate in 1994 than any year New Chicago post office millions over budget in the past three decades, a study • The world’s most expensive postal facility in a city rocked in Health Affairs showed. Costs by mail problems is way over budget, six months behind increased 6.4 percent over 1993 compared with a 7 percent increase schedule and plagued by construction problems, the Chicago in 1992-93. In each of the preceding five years, the increase was in Sun-Times reported. The new main post office building was to double digits. have been built for $187 million—it’s now at $332 million. Flaws in the design have contributed to the problem International------------------------------------------ Ex-gang member to get second trial • A former East St. Louis gang member will get a second jury Israeli election too close to call trial this week for what police called the revenge slaying of an • Israel’s election will be a showdown between two camps: those 8-year-old boy seven years ago. Jury selection for Carl voting for Prime Minister Shimon Peres, 72, who wants security Lawson, 31, who has been on death row the last five years, through peace and those voting for Benjamin Netanyahu, 46, will begin Tuesday. He is accused of stabbing and beating concerned more with securing borders before making peace. Terrance Kelvin “T.J.” Jones. NYERGES___________________________________ Not only did retired colleagues show up, but former students also came to the memorial service. from front page "Richard had a significant affect on my life.” Mark O'Hara, co-owner of lung area. According to So, tests were conducted over a period of time and about Anderson Pest Control in Chicago. IL.. said. “I was his teacher’s assistant in a year later the cancer was detected. finance and he was responsible for me securing my first job at Anheuser-Busch.” “Although I was ready for it,” said So, “it has been difficult to endure.” “He helped me out a lot,” Andrew Carrington, graduate assistant in the Nyerges is the son of Elsie (Olexo) Nyerges of Glen Carbon and the late Otto finance department, said. “I worked with him and tutored one of his classes." W. Nyerges. Originally from Cleveland, Mr. Nyerges received his baccalaureate degree in In addition, he is survived by his wife, Joyce and two sons, Scott and Ryan. economics and finance at Ohio University and completed master's and doctoral Nyerges’ family is doing well but the death was difficult for them, according degrees in finance at Michigan State University. He was previously a member of to So. the finance and statistics faculty at University of Michigan at Flint prior to “It was tough for her (Elsie), but she is strong," So said. accepting an appointment at SIUE. In respect and recognition of Nyerges a memorial service was held last Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge. 4215 Thursday in the SIUE religious center with Pug Edmonds, associate professor of Lindell Blvd., St. Louis MO 631 OK or Richard T. Nyerges Memorial Bridge Data economics, officiating. Room in care of SIUE Foundation. Edwardsville. IL 62026-1082. “A lot of retired colleagues showed up,” So.said. Paco'S^ 5 RECREATION #15 Schiber Ct. Hours: Maryville, IL Mon. - Fri. VADALABENE CENTER/STUDENT FITNESS CENTER Next to Anderson 11am - 11pm Saturday SUMMER SEMESTER 1996 - HOURS OF OPERATION Hospital, off RESTAURANT 12 - 11pm Vadalabene Road Sunday MAY 20 - AUGU ST 19, 1996 12 -8 pm Facility Hours (618) 288-2254 Mon. - Fri. 6:30 a.m.