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♦ Tuesday, September 16, 1997 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT EDWARDSVILLE Vol. 50 No. 16 ♦ Controversial night dance policy time restraints are changed on trial basis ■ By DANIELLE BELTON 12:30 a.m.or after capacity was reached; whichever came long lines that lasted until 1:00 a.m. instead of 12:30 a.m. NEWS EDITOR first. Now the policy has been temporarily adjusted, Still, despite this change, some organizations feel there making the cut off time 1:00 a.m. is a long way to go. Blank stares and looks of surprise appeared on many Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Dr. Emmanuel "It’s progress,” said SIUE student and member of faces after becoming aware of a change in the university’s made the decision after the meeting. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Brian Stemmons, “but late night dance policy. On Thursday, another adjustment “This was following the results of a discussion we did the doors don’t need to be locked, period, until a was made to the policy, making 1:00 a.m.the new cut off with a workshop with the students.” said Steven Sperotto, major incident.” time. The revised policy, which has been a source of con­ Director of the Student Leadership Development Center. This policy was greatly criticized by students because troversy between African American Greek organizations Sperotto sent out a memo Thursday detailing the several members of African American Greek and University officials, was changed on a trial basis due policy, which went into effect at Friday night’s dance, organizations felt that the policy was racially biased. to a dance policy workshop meeting. sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. University officials contend that the policy changes were The original policy stated that the building had to be Most students were not aware of the change until they due to safety reasons, not racial bias. Since then the locked from the outside by 12:30 a.m.for all parties attended Friday night's dance, and even then some didn’t policy for late night parties on campus has been a ending at 2:30 a.m. Also, no tickets could be sold after realize the changes. The only evidence of change were pressing issue for area students. The silent killer Drugs in Hepatitis B threatens students work place ■ BY ZHANDA JOHNSON % Prevalence of Hepatitis B Markers7 “You can get it from using pose threat someone’s razor or toothbrush NEWS REPORTER ■ BY JASON TRIPLETT [because they may be contami­ -// ------f / / - ] NEWS REPORTER Are you aware that there is a nated with the body fluids of an disease even more contagious infected person],” Johnson said. Emergency Ward Nurses than AIDS and just as deadly? Johnson also warned that The Federal Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 is not That disease is Hepatitis B, and people in the teaching or enough, according to campus unlike AIDS, it can be prevented Pathology Staff janitorial field are at high risk for departments. The Personnel, by a vaccine. Staff members Hepatitis B because of exposure Student Affairs, Counseling and The American College Blood Bank have the following to children who may be infected or exposure to unsafe disposal of Provost offices along with the Health Association said that each risks of contract­ biohazardous waste. Wellness Center are working to year in the United States 70 Laboratory Technicians ing hepatitis B coordinate assistance programs percent of approximately 300,000 The Madison County Health for the university’s student individuals who contracted compared with Department is also increasing Intravenous Teams workers and staff to educate Hepatitis B are between the ages the normal popu­ awareness of Hepatitis B. It has employees and help offenders of 15 and 39. Hepatitis B is lation now become a requirement for before they get convicted. spread through infected blood Surgical House Officers children entering preschool or The Act reorganized require­ and body fluids (including saliva kindergarten to receive the Anyone who han­ ments of institutions funded by and semen); by using unsterilized Intensive Care Nurses Hepatitis B vaccine. Debra Federal agencies and grants by or shared needles through drug dles blood or bod­ Tscheschlok, personal health mandating the institutions to injection; and through tattooing ily fluids is at sub­ service manager, said that Medical House Officers maintain a drug-free workplace. and body piercing. It leads to stantial risk from awareness of Hepatitis B has increased since Madison County A.J. Monaco, Director of liver damage and can result in the disease. | General Ward Nurses has required the vaccine. Human Resources, says that the some long-lasting effects such as Often it is hard to cirrhosis and rare cases of liver The Health Department law alone will help to shine a identify and one cancer. Symptoms of Hepatitis B | Dieticians offers the vaccine series for $15 light on offenders in the work include fatigue, fever, chills, may not show for those under the age of 18. place, but will not assist them in vomiting, nausea, jaundice (yel­ | Volunteer Blood Donors* symptoms. People 18 years old or older can rehabilitation. “We’re looking to lowing of the skin and eyes) and get the vaccine series for $90. create a mechanism for people, other flu-like symptoms. * Normal population In addition to Hepatitis B, so that a drug problem can be SIUE Health Services has Adapted from Dienstag JL. Ryan DM there are four other forms of handled before they get convict­ attempted, in several ways, to from the state on the cost of that it is important for all students Hepatitis: A, C, D and E. Like ed of any crime," Monaco said. increase the awareness of pediatric vaccines (a series of to receive the vaccine because Hepatitis B. they all affect the The offices are looking to Hepatitis B and the importance of three). Pediatric vaccines are cases of Hepatitis B are rising. liver. Hepatitis A, however, can set up better education about the be spread by casual contact such being vaccinated. given to people under the age of Also, many college students are dangers and downfalls of drugs “We sent out information 20. The cost of the pediatric vac­ engaging in behaviors which as eating food prepared by infect­ in the workplace for supervisors with admission letters,” said cine is $48. For those over the makes them at risk for the dis­ ed food handlers. and employees. Head Nurse Sue Grimes. “We age of 20, the cost is $99.75. For ease. A vaccination against “We need to tighten up the also sent letters to first and sec­ the vaccine to be effective, the Dr. Lee Johnson, medical Hepatitis B protects against types system and pull as many related D and E also. The vaccination for ond-year students.” entire series must be taken. The director at Health Services, said departments together as we can Letters were sent only to first normal cost for the series from a the disease can be contracted by Hepatitis A is a separate to cover significant areas,” and second-year students because private physician can be more methods some people may not be inoculation. There is no vaccine Monaco said. than $100. Health Services feels aware. for Hepatitis C. Health Services received a break see Drug, page 6 ♦ P age 2 The A 1 e s t 1 e Tuesday, September 16, 1997 ♦

Pageant sheds traditions crowned on Saturday

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Miss as Holland sang "There She Is.” changes: A new network (ABC instead of should look like. Illinois Katherine Shindle, an aspiring “I’m a little dazed right now, to be hon­ NBC), new hosts (soap opera stars Since Horn took over in 1987, the actress who works as a dance-hall janitor est with you,” Shindle said afterward. “I Callahan and Eva LaRue Callahan) and a pageant has eliminated high heels from in exchange for lessons, was crowned know I walked down the runway. I didn’t new method of interviewing the five final­ swimsuit competition, banned profession­ Miss America 1998 in her native state on drop the scepter, and I’m pretty pleased ists — unscripted questions from al hairstylists backstage and changed the Saturday night. about that.” “American Journal” host Nancy Glass. evening gown segment to “evening wear,” The 20-year-old theater and sociology Shindle — who prefers to be called There were some problems with the allowing the contestants to wear pantsuits major in her senior year at Northwestern Kate but used her full name for pageant wrong names and states superimposed on if they chose. University in Evanston, 111., said she purposes — said she was excited about the TV screens, and the announcer once This year, the pageant took the “be would be an advocate for AIDS issues. prospect of being an advocate on behalf of swapped the identifications of Miss yourself” concept a step further, telling Shindle was among three of five final­ the Miss America Organization. Oregon and . The mistake judges they could penalize any contestant ists who chose to wear two-piece swim­ Saying she has “four left feet,” Shindle was corrected after a commercial break. they believed was putting on false airs or suits, one of several changes intended to said she took the dance lessons in hopes of By far the most anticipated change was misrepresenting herself in behavior or lure TV viewers back to the ratings- improving her chances at a Broadway the one involving swimsuits. dress. starved pageant. Two-piece suits had not career. She sang “Don’t Rain On My The 51 contestants had the choice of Also, the pageant now requires contes­ been allowed in 50 years. Parade” for her talent offering; all five wearing either one- or two-piece suits. The tants to champion a social cause. That The first runner-up was Miss North finalists sang in the talent portion of the only other time Miss America bared her gives the winner a ready-made topic for Carolina Michelle Warren and the second pageant. midriff was in 1947, when all the women the hundreds of speeches and personal runner-up was Myra A native of nearby Moorestown, wore identical two-piece suits — and appearances the reigning Miss America Barginear. Miss Arizona Stacey Momeyer Shindle graduated from Bishop Eustace before the TV age. makes annually. and Rebekah Ann Keller Preparatory School in Pennsauken and There were no thongs or teenie-weenie Holland, a former literacy tutor, adopt­ rounded out the top five. was a classmate of Miss Kathy . The two-piece suits had to have ed that cause as her platform and spent the Shindle, a 5-foot-11 brunette, hugged Nejat. “full or moderate” bottoms, while tops year promoting literacy programs in Warren and broke into tears when host She is in line for a $40,000 scholarship were “full coverage” with straps at least a schools, communities and prisons. John Callahan announced her name at the and more than $100,000 in appearance half-inch wide. Custom suits were barred. Holland, 23, of Overland Park, Kan., end of the nationally televised 77th annual fees during her 20,000-mile-a-month Pageant CEO Leonard Horn insisted earned an estimated $250,000 in appear­ pageant. national speaking tour. the change was the latest in a series of ance fees during her national tour. Miss America 1997 Tara Dawn Holland After last year’s pageant drew the low­ moves aimed at encouraging the women to put the rhinestone crown on her head, and est TV ratings since the contest took to the be themselves and not someone else’s she was off on her walk down the runway airwaves in 1954, there were a number of ideal of what a Miss America contestant The Alestle is interested in your opinion. Send us a Letter-to-the-Editor.

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The parking situation must Size is ranked 48 be better on Edwardsville University of Alaska has campus than dental school an unfair share of the

As I was thumbing through Also, I park at the same spot percentage of fines are actually federal land grant pie the Alestle, I came upon your almost daily and have never been returned? The astonishing (AP) — September 3: Voice of The (Anchorage) Times: Editorial page. The words, “just ticketed before. Besides, isn’t answer he gave me was about 50 No doubt about it: The University of Alaska (UA) wound up with plain mad - tell it to the Alestle,” there a statute of limitations to percent! Now, I don’t know an unfair share of the federal land grant pie. This enormous state has a grabbed me and encouraged me almost everything these days? about you, Mr. Vanzo, but I can’t land grant college with a teensy land base from which it is supposed to write how mad I am! One of the things I was told by afford swampland. I’m saving to generate income for educational endeavors. I’ve been an employee at the the Bursar’s office was a bill was for my decal for next year, which Uncle Sam provided other land grant colleges much larger tracts of School of Dental Medicine for not sent to me because they is going up again next year! land. New Mexico, Oklahoma and New York, for instance, have a mil­ 22 years. I’ve always purchased didn’t have my address. My W-2 Could there possibly have my yearly parking decal, as a seems to find me every year! been a mistake in my case? Did lion acres or more. The University of Alaska, in comparison, has just good employee should. I don’t I spoke to Robert Vanzo, Someone steal my ticket as a over 110,000 acres. That makes it No. 48 among the 49 federal land mind paying my share for good director of administrative ser­ joke? I guess I will never know. grant colleges established since the days of President Lincoln. Only parking accommodations at my vices, concerning this problem, All I do know is the university Delaware, with 90,000 acres, has less. Hawaii, by the way, doesn’t place of employment, but if any­ and the only solution seemed to collected my $83 this year (I have a land grant college. one from the Edwardsville cam­ be to appeal the ticket. The rule really don’t expect to win my Congress didn’t intend to slight Alaska. Earlier this century, it pus has seen our lots, you know is you have to pay the fine appeal). approved some 370,000 acres for the school system. But because most my contribution is not being before the appeal will even be I guess the 50 percent refund of the territory wasn’t surveyed, less than a third of the grant was spent well. Where is my $70 considered. He stated this was on appeals must be on the selected and conveyed by the late ‘50s. Then, at statehood, Congress going? Certainly not for snow implemented because students Edwardsville campus. I’ve not assumed the new state government would use some of its generous removal on the patient parking were holding up the appeal heard of anyone here receiving a land grant of almost 105 million acres to complete the award to the lot. We had better lot conditions process. He also stated the rules return on an appeal! university. That hasn’t happened. when I paid $5 per year. must be the same for staff, I hope this letter will be read Recently, I received a letter faculty and students. OK, so if by the influential people on your Four decades have passed, during which the university has tried to stating I owed a $13 parking fine this is true, why am I paying $10 campus and this serious lot and acquire its due. But successive state administrations and legislatures from 1994. I never saw the more for my decal than parking situation can be resolved have been unwilling to part with the state’s land bounty, leaving the ticket. When I contacted the students? Believe me, I am not at on the Alton campus as speedily UA with its paltry holding. proper people to inquire why this the top of the university pay as it would be on the That may change. Sen. Frank Murkowski, who chairs the Senate ticket was issued, they stated I scale (I have always supported Edwardsville campus. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced legislation this was illegally parked. How can I pro-rating according to salary year to authorize UA to select 250,000 acres of federal land to com­ be illegally parked when I’ve and full and part-time employ­ Jaclyn Harper plete its original land grant award. In return, UA would be required to never been able to distinguish ment.) Another question I posed Certified Dental relinquish to the federal government valuable holdings it owns in lines that can never be seen? to Mr. Vanzo was what Assistant national parks and refuges in Alaska. The plan also includes a carrot for the state to kick in some of its vast holdings to the university. The senator proposes an award of up to Civil defense siren is silent 250.000 additional acres of federal land on an acre-for-acre match with any state-owned land that Alaska gives its university. Under Murkowski’s plan, the school potentially could receive an additional in the Rendleman basement 750.000 acres. Because the committee chairmanships held by the state’s delegation Well it didn’t work again! Although why should they should prepare for an emergency or not? I will not last forever, Alaska may never again be in such a favorable I be surprised. I’m talking about the civil defense guess when we start getting staff from the first position to secure a fair land grant for its university. But that doesn’t siren that went off Tuesday, Sept. 9. At least, I through third floors coming to the basement, and it mean Murkowski's proposal is headed for smooth sailing. isn’t for a planned party, we will know we should think it went off. You see, I work in the basement The national environmental lobby probably will object to potential of the Rendleman Building and I’ve been here take heed and start praying because the sky must resource development that would result from additional university since 1984, and I have never heard it. So why be falling. We certainly won’t know by the sound land holdings. And there’s no telling where the White House and some should I be surprised I didn’t hear it this time? of things. members of Congress will be on the issue. I know that other core building basements heard the siren because I’ve asked other staff Karen A. Take All the more reason why Alaskans must put partisan and regional differences aside and back the university’s quest for fair treatment as members. Wouldn’t you think, with Health Service Administrative Accounting being located here in the basement of the a land grant college. Rendleman Building, they would like to know if

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — diversity, but I also see ing racial mingling. which is in a predominantly black —Strengthened orientation Colleges and universities across progress,” she said. “We address our academic neighborhood. Minority students, and counseling programs to the state say they are making The university in southwest reputation as well as our reputa­ including foreign students, now target first-generation college efforts to help minority students Ohio last year had 1,047 minori­ tion for the number of minority make up about 25 percent of the students, many of whom come on campus. But others contend ties among its 15,812 students. students,” admissions director enrollment. from minority families. that much work needs to be done. Although minority enrollment is Jim McCoy said. “Our retention Recently, though, instructors Joanne Vickers, an English A survey published last month still lower than what Miami offi­ rate of minority students is one of and administrators saw a need to professor who oversaw much of placed Miami University last cials want, it has doubled since the highest in the country. We extend diversity. Ohio Dominican’s diversity among 311 of the top U.S. col­ 1986. know that once students come to With the help of $150,000 in initiative, said the programs have leges for interaction among Several programs have been Miami, they do well. It’s just that grants in 1992 and ‘93, Ohio led to changes from curriculum to minority and other students. set up to encourage racial groups when they come, they will be in a Dominican has: library holdings. Myrtis Powell, Miami’s vice to mix more comfortably, Ms. distinct minority.” —Created minority-author “Since we’re so small, when president for student affairs, said Powell said. Among them: Other state universities and reading programs, selecting a you talk about nine or 10 faculty the survey in Princeton Review —A dormitory for white and private colleges have small book for all instructors to read here, that has a significant was unfairly subjective and did­ minority students who also attend populations of minority students. and, when possible, use in class. impact,” said Jim Schnell, n ’t reflect programs — or classes and seminars together. Most are striving to serve a more —Arranged for nine instruc­ an assistant professor of improvements — that Miami has —Addition of diversity offi­ diverse student body. tors to work with minority col­ communication studies. made to diversify the student cers, who are writing action plans Ohio Dominican College leagues. body and improve racial mixing. for each college. historically has attracted minority —Provided an experimental “1 see problems regarding —Events aimed at encourag­ students to its Columbus campus, course in unity and diversity. Students covered with free stuff in the hope they’ll pay later

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Collegiate Advantage, a east regional sales manager for ed to descend on the Hynes er games and get an autograph Dennis Quan, a Massachusetts firm that brings advertisers and British Airways. “What we’re Center for the 12th College Fest from a soap star from 'Another Institute of Technology freshman students together. telling them is that London is a Way More weekend, billed as World.’ It’s sort of a cross-section from St. Paul, Minn., thinks it’s U.S. college campuses are a great city for their first interna­ Boston’s largest college party. of the college experience.” fun to be a target — of marketers, lucrative market, with 14 million tional trip.” More than 100 corporate Next January and September, that is. students who spend an estimated British Airways is working on exhibitors will put their products Boston Youth Marketing will As students like Quan return $90 billion a year. In greater a weekend package deal, mid- on display. stage two ‘Swagmania’ consumer to colleges throughout eastern Boston alone, 65 colleges with September through mid-April “We create an entertainment expos at the Hynes. Massachusetts, direct marketing 250,000 students have an esti­ with holidays blacked out, that destination and draw students to “The idea is to build relation­ firms are finding ways to put any­ mated $1 billion in spending will include round-trip fare, a it,” Betty Fulton, president of ships with students, and direct thing from perfume samples to money. hotel room, a subway pass and Commonwealth Promotion, consumer outreach is the most travel discounts into their hands. Study Break, a traveling carni­ theater tickets for around $400. which produces College Fest, effective way,” said Calmas. “If a At the MIT student union on val put together by Kaplan, the The idea is to hook student told The Boston Globe. T-shirt of a photo with a celebrity registration day, Quan could get test prep firm, will hit half a travelers while they’re young. “We give them a survival bag gets you to try our soda or our complimentary chips and salsa, a dozen campuses this month — Census figures show college with personal care items, freebies phone service, then we’ve creat­ free slice of DiGiorno pizza, a MIT Boston University, Suffolk, graduates can earn $1 million and discount offers. They can ed the right environment for Bruegger’s bagel, a cup of Bentley, Brandeis and more in their life time than those check out the band, play comput- exchange.” Nantucket Nectar’s ginkgo Northeastern — and still stay without degrees. mango juice, a GI Jane poster, a within the area of Route 128. At That’s why BMW is offering a tube of Nantucket gold sun block, each college, advertisers find used 318ti model for about Banner residents try a Burger King mug and a thousands of post-adolescents $18,000 hoping students will Starbucks frappuccino. Not coin­ who need a bank account, a cred­ trade up once they get a grown­ cidentally, he also could sign up it card, a long-distance phone up job and grown-up wages. to solve complaints for a credit card or a bank carrier, a stereo, winter clothes, a “It’s the old adage,” said Ellen account. clip-on lamp, a discount ski pass Calmas, who founded Boston “You’re a student,” read one or even a weekend trip Youth Marketing with her hus­ of boredom flyer. “Milk it.” to London. band, Richard. “Get someone “In one way or the other, “We’re figuring the majority when they’re young and making almost every category you can of college students have never purchasing decisions and you’ll Banner, 111. (AP) — The children Besides an arcade and skating think of has an interest in reach­ flown overseas in their life, have their loyalty for life.” in this village of 150 residents rink, the children said they were ing this market,” said Jamie unless they went with Mom and This Columbus Day weekend, say they have nothing to do. interested in a pool hall, home­ Tedford, vice president of Dad,” said Bill Noonan, north­ some 25,000 students are expect­ And boredom has led unsuper­ work center and bike and in-line vised children to pass their time skating trails. cutting the tails off kittens, tres­ Fuller, who raised three sons passing, breaking windows and i D U S T Y ’ S CANVASSING in the village, said he won’t be annoying their fellow villagers, able to make much progress RESTAURANT JACOB - & B A R residents say. toward putting together some sort HOME REMODELING The only park in the area has of youth center until the spring, Family owned and broken swings and a weathered when he can apply for some & Pete Hiney’s operated since 1977!!! teeter-totter and the basketball grants. hoop often needs repair. The village owns a building Rapidly Growing! Present “Everything is all messed up,” that can be converted into a youth Assertive friendly people 12-year-old Brittany Guppy said. center, but it needs to be insulat­ 16oz. Refills for .75^ wanted to fill part-time “It’s rusty and everything.” ed and a floor needs to be put in, canvassing potions. Guppy and a dozen other kids he said. No Telemarketing from ages 7 to 18 — about half of The group plans to meet again Wednesday Thursday No Selling all the children in town — attend­ in October for a wiener roast and Nights Nights Flexible Scheduling ed a barbecue Saturday at village another discussion of how to $6.50 per hr to start President Ken Fuller’s back yard improve life in the village for * Natural Lite * Miller Lite Advancement opportunity in rural Fulton County to discuss children. * Free DJ Potential $20 per hour what can be done to give children In the meantime, Fuller invit­ Casual Dress something to do. ed the children to play games in Call Craig at: “ I wish we had something like a his back yard. 1-800-325-2976 YMCA, a place where you can do “We have to do something bet­ l| t e everything, like tumbling,” 10- ter to give you something to do,” between 1 -5 pm itfpPi year-old Cheyenne Short said Monday-Friday Fuller told the kids. “Maybe you during the cookout. are too confined here.” ♦ Tuesday, September 16, 1997 The Alesile Page 5 ♦

Hundreds of school bus drivers, [ J applicants fail drug tests

SPRINGFIELD, 111. (AP) — Every week, more screened during their annual physicals. than 900,000 children across Illinois depend on big Applicants who flunk must wait three years yellow buses as a safe,, easy way to get to and from before reapplying. Drivers who test positive for school. drugs are suspended for three years. The penalties But a new state clearinghouse has found that are based on a federal law, Ritter said. some school bus drivers — and applicants for dri­ Until the Illinois law took effect, school bus ving jobs — have habits that are anything but safe. companies or school districts were not required to Since the secretary of state’s office started keep­ report positive drug tests to any central source. s P - . i . ' * f \ ing track in 1995, 217 bus drivers have been sus­ “Literally, a bus driver who flunked a test in one pended for failing mandatory drug tests. Another district could wait a few weeks to dry out and apply T O ,r 118 driver applicants have been denied jobs because for a job elsewhere,” Ritter said. of positive test results. Now, school districts and bus companies can find “The most important thing parents can glean out a driver’s record and choose to refuse a job to from this is that there’s a system in place to check anyone who has tested positive for drugs _ even bus drivers who are abusing substances and get after three years have passed, Ritter said. them off the road,” said Cathy Ritter, a spokes­ Valerie Phillips, a spokeswoman for the woman for Secretary of State George Ryan. American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, said The state database on driver drug tests was part drug tests are not the most effective way to get dan­ of a broader school bus safety law that Ryan gerous school bus drivers off the road. backed. The law also requires fingerprints and “We think that drug testing violates worker pri­ police background checks for driver applicants — a vacy and decreases worker morale,” Phillips said. provision that has stopped 377 ex-convicts from Instead, the ACLU advocates “impairment test­ getting behind the wheel of a school bus. ing” — a computer-based program that tests work­ As of Sept. 5, drivers or applicants from 39 coun­ ers’ motor and cognitive skills. Phillips said such ties had failed drug tests. Cook County accounted tests are a less costly and more accurate way to for 60 percent of the failures, 201 of 335. decide whether drivers should be driving. The numbers represent a small percentage of the Bergdolt said the drug tests are worthwhile 25,000 school bus drivers in Illinois, Ritter said. despite their cost to school districts and intrusive­ But Don Bergdolt, executive secretary for the ness upon good employees. Illinois Association for Pupil Transportation, called “It’s unfortunate that they have to have a law to the results “scary” and said they underscore the catch the bad 3 or 4 percent when the other 96 per­ need for drug teste. cent are doing their jobs,” Bergdolt said. “But’s The law requires all driver applicants to submit that’s the way it is. It’s worth it to keep our children Totally Wasted ? to tests before they can get a job. Drivers already on safe.” < the road are subject to random tests and are

Paparazzi movie What is a Building Coordinator? mirrors Princess How can they help me with Diana crash Building Maintenance Issues • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Before long, however, he’s stak­ film footage is unmistakable: ing out a cabin an unidentified Paparazzi chase the speeding car, celebrity might be sharing with Find out! the car crashes and the photogra­ his mistress. pher rushes to snap a picture of In the chase scene, two photog­ the dying celebrity. raphers pursue a car they believe Attend the Building Coordinator Meeting The images come not from contains the celebrity and his September 18, 1997 Princess Diana’s accident but a companion. Racing along a new short film called “Shooters,” mountain road, one of the Illinois Room. University Center 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. completed before Diana’s fatal paparazzi fantasizes about how Paris incident. “In a way, it’s like he will spend the money the pic­ Open to the University Community we predicted it was happening,” tures might fetch. The photogra­ says David Gambino, the director phers’ car skids into a snow bank, Students Welcome! of the 22-minute movie. but the car they were chasing Gambino and his fiancee, Lori crashes. One of the photogra­ Refreshments will be served Rosene, wrote the script two phers, kissing his lens, goes down years ago about how far to the wreckage to document the paparazzi will go to photograph carnage. Topics include: celebrities. “Everything was “There has been a lot of discus­ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) becoming like ‘Hard Copy,”’ sion of how these guys are cross­ Gambino says of the tabloid tele­ ing the line — trespassing in Campus Access and Signage vision show. “We began debating backyards, breaking into hous­ the issue and asking, ‘What is es,” Gambino said. This film, he Peck Electrical Upgrade going on now?’ It seemed to be said, presents a “worst- University Floor Plans an escalating issue.” case scenario.” The story starts with a struggling Gambino said he met with a Open Forum - Your Turn art photographer who meets a real-life paparazzi tactics. tabloid editor. “I'm a photograph­ The movie will be submitted to For more information about Facilities Management Building January’s Sundance Film er,” the character says. “I don’t Coordinator Program, visit us at http://www.siue.edu/FACILlTIES/ go around taking Polaroids of Festival. It does not yet have an Betty Ford Clinic flunkies and announced distribution date. or UFOs.” email the Customer Service Representative at fmserv@siue. ♦ Page 6 The Alesile Tuesday, September 16, 1997 ♦

Shared Space: Roommates in close quarters, sometimes uncomfortable BLOOMINGTON (AP) — socks on the kitchen table. your desk. Why don't you learn his gallon jug of milk seemed to it,” he said. "But you could tell When IU junior Candice These are just a handful of the how to use them?”’ lose its contents at an by the irritation in Beckham is asked to describe her annoying habits that can make When the silence between the alarming rate. peoples’ voices.” most memorable dorm room­ apartment and dorm dwellers rub two became deafening, Kubo “They were drinking my milk This year, Lyndblom doesn’t mate, she does it succinctly: one another raw with interper­ would ask, “Are you mad ‘cause it was handy,” he said. have to listen to anyone’s music “She was the devil.” sonal friction. at me?” “They would say, ‘I’ll buy you but his own. He’s living in an Beckham says this roomie was Sometimes it can lead to an “She would say, 'N o,’ but then another gallon,’ but they apartment by himself. overbearing, opinionated and ugly collision of wills, causing wouldn’t speak to me for days at never did.” Interestingly, most of this wicked to the bone. combative and combustible a time,” she said. "S he kept it all Bolkovatz had another room­ fall’s batch of IU freshmen are “She was evil,” said behavior. inside. It was unnerving.” mate problem that was more seri­ naive about the potential for ten­ Beckham. “She would play If it gets bad enough, students As rocky as the relationship ous than the depletion of his milk sion among roommates anticipat­ Hootie and the Blowfish real loud can turn to IU’s free student was, Kubo might have been able supply. ing a year brimming with love at the crack of dawn, waking me mediation services, which pro­ to stick it out had it not been for “My girlfriend became better and harmony. up. Once she kicked my bed vides a trained third party to help the TV. friends with two of my room­ “I don’t think we’ll have any while I was sleeping and said, students resolve their differences. “She watched it all day and all mates than me,” he said. "We problems,” said freshman Nana ‘Get up!”’ “The trained person doesn’t night,” she said. “I would be broke up over it.” Mensah, referring to her room­ Her closely quartered provide the students with a solu­ trying to study or go to sleep, and Like Bolkovatz, IU senior mate. "M y roommate is a friend companion also could get a bit tion but helps them come up with she refused to turn it off.” Heather Lutrell didn’t appreciate from high school and we’re both compulsive about cleanliness. their own solution,” said Beverly Two months into the school her roommates’ unfastidious pretty laid back.” “She was very, very picky,” Warren, director of the student year, Kubo moved into an off- ways. A pair of freshmen, Elizabeth she said. “If she found a lint ball advocate’s office, which sponsors campus house with a friend and “They left clothes everywhere Sexton from Colorado and Tara on the carpet, she would student mediation services. never returned to the dorm. and dirty dishes in the sink,” she Short from Maryland, feel their go ballistic.” “It’s not considered resolved “I just couldn’t take it any­ said. “I would start to wash the sharing of the same space will Beckham’s story is the kind of until both students agree on a more,” she said. “She was just dishes and there would be mold go swimmingly. nightmare many college students solution and put it in writing.” too weird.” growing on them.” “I probably need to be neater, worry about at least on a subcon­ The service is available to Senior Matt Bolkovatz saw But worse than the plate prob­ but we like the same kind of scious level when they agree to both dorm and apartment- nothing weird about two of his lem was the pet problem. music,” said Sexton. "And if one cohabitate with another in a rela­ dwelling students. three roommates’ behavior last “One of my roommates had a of us needs some quiet to study, tively small cubicle of space. But not every conflict can be year, but did at times find it irk­ lot of pet snakes that he kept in a we’ll just ask the other one to Whether it’s a freshman who’s rationally resolved. Just ask some. cheap cage,” she said. “The turn the stereo off.” been randomly matched with a Jenny Kubo, an IU sophomore “They never cleaned the bath­ snakes kept getting loose and he “I don’t think my roommate stranger by a computer, or an who says she once shared a dorm room or the kitchen sink,” he would tear the apartment apart and I will have any problems,” upperclassman who’s joining room with “psycho woman.” said. "M e and another guy who looking for them.” said freshman Cassidy White. "I some buddies in an off-campus “She was a cleanliness freak, was a neat freak did most of the Matt Lyndblom is an IU fresh­ plan to study in my room, but if apartment, there’s always the but instead of talking about it she cleaning.” man this year, but a year ago she’s talking or listening to possibility for conflict. would write me nasty notes,” Each of the four roommates experienced a roommate rift at music, I’ll just go the library.” Toothpaste in the sink. Loud said Kubo. “One of them said, ‘I bought his own food and bever­ the University of Southern Some people, like freshman music at midnight. Dirty sweat left some cleaning supplies on ages, but Bolkovatz noticed that Indiana. Ben Forest, eliminate any possi­ The issue was music. “All five bility of a roommate grating on of us had different musical tastes his nerves. — rock, alternative, hip hop,” he He is living by himself in YOU DEMAND POWER, said. “I had the only stereo, and Briscoe Quad. “I just prefer hav­ we all had to share it.” ing my own space,” he said. “I SPEED, AND MOBILITY. Though the music problem don’t like to listen to other people with vexing, says Lyndblom, it snore or make a mess or play was never expressed. music while I’m trying to study.” $300 “None of us ever talked about i C'"'"' ” « cash back* Drug Power Macintosh* 6500/250 from page 1 3 2 / 4 G 8 / i 2 XCD/Mu(tiple Scan 15 A V $200 L 2/Zip Orlve/Ethernet/Kbd Monaco feels the message needs ed of a drug-related offense must N o w $ 2 .3 4 1 ( o r $ 44 /m onth)*^ before rebate cash back* to get out to students and faculty notify their employer within five PowerBook* 1 4 0 0 C S / 1 3 3 about any programs that can help days of the conviction. In turn, t 6 AGB/ 8 X C D / H / u . 3 " DSTN display N o w $1.999 (of $ 3 7 / m o n t h ) " before rebate in this matter. “We haven’t had to the university must notify the adhere to this Federal agency involved within legislation yet, but we need to get ten days of the conviction. 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RAM rs è Working-class English blokes R A V £ S expose the ugly naked truth

■ BY COREY STULCE in the same way that Alan Parker’s excellent Guy are given a forced romance to spice up LIFESTYLE EDITOR “The Commitments” did. their characters, but one has the feeling that The acting is decent, and Carlyle may soon quite a bit of their scenes ended up on the cut­ It is difficult to picture Robert Carlyle, find himself imported to America, as Tim ting room floor. the actor who plays the psychotic, pool Roth (“Reservoir Dogs”) did, for playing dif­ The film does have a great soundtrack cue-wielding mentor Begbie from ferent types of roles. of dance-able, old “Trainspotting,” in a role that even comes The main problem is the lack of character hits like Hot close to fatherly. development. Gaz, Dave, the foreman and Chocolate’s “You ■ BY COREY STULCE But, the Scottish actor does a fine turn as Gaz’s son, Nathan, are the fleshiest characters Sexy Thing” and LIFESTYLE EDITOR Gaz, in “The Full Monty.” He plays an unem­ in the film, and that’s fine. They have Tom Jones’ “You ployed steelworker living in working-class interesting side stories involving Can Leave Your Hat England, who is always involving his son and their families to make Traditions were made to be On.” The tunes his best friend, Dave, in a money­ them seem more taken out in the street and beaten keep the feet tapping making scheme. believable. with reeds until they are bloody and the clothes His latest involves putting on a strip show The rest of and blue. Why the hell are we coming off. in town to make some quick cash for himself the group The movie was supposed to be awake during the and his new mates. The joke, of course, is that are just barely 90 minutes, and some day and in slumber at night? Just this gaggle of guys does not resemble any­ fronts to extra character development because most people enjoy the thing close to exotic male dancers. Gaz real char- would have made this a great warm embrace of Mr. Sun, is skinny. Dave (Mark Addy) is plump. The a c t e r s . comedy instead of just a good one. doesn’t mean there aren’t some of rest include their old foreman (Tom The Horse us who put on dark glasses and Wilkinson), a red-headed geek named Guy d Illustration by Jim Frame curse the presence of natural light (Hugo Speer), a very old dancer named One of the “dancers” in the every chance we get. Lomper (Steve Huison), and a young man film “The Full Monty” has a This semester I was intro­ with no dancing ability, but a physical grand girth. Part of the duced to Mr. 8 a.m. I hate that attribute that gave him the nick­ film’s charm is watching the bastard. He laughs and ridicules name Horse (Paul Barber). hodgepodge group of me every time I dare to enter his The fellas practice Englishmen work toward time of and fight in this com­ their goal of becoming the day. edy. The plot isn’t too exotic dancers. Why can’t we just have two original, but it provides fun for the audience societies? There will be one for those who don’t mind a nice sunny day to carry on their point­ Director Tony Vitale lays on a hard, wet one less, drivel-filled lives, and one ■ BY JENNIFER OLSON for those of us who want to live in STAFF REPORTER the land of shadows and enjoy the light of our friend, Captain “Writing is the desire to tell a story,” said director Moonshine. Tony Vitale, whose film “Kiss Me Guido” was I would love to start my day at unveiled at the sixth annual St. Louis International dusk. I don’t mind having pasty Lesbian and Gay Film Festival recently. white skin. A tan is just one of the “Kiss Me Guido” is about a straight Italian- things I would gladly do without, American, Frankie (Nikki Scotti), who finds his in exchange for not having to up brother having sex with his girlfriend on the kitchen during the day. table. As a result, Frankie decides to make the big move out of the Bronx to Manhattan and finally pur­ As it goes now, I’m up until 3 sue his dream of being a professional actor. or 4 a.m. every night. That’s why Sound like a generic movie plot? Not hardly. I have the glazed, purple, baggy- When Frankie places an ad as a GWM, he assumes eyed look of a heroin addict every this means “Guy With Money.” What? Enter Warren morning. I get teased because I (Anthony Barrile), a gay actor and choreographer. As always complain about the morn­ these two new roommates begin to move into each ing, but it’s not like I get any other’s world, they realize that stereotypes can’t come more sleep than the rest of the between a good friendship. looking for financial backing for a year, he sent out 300 copies. After jokers who go to bed early. First-time director Tony Vitale illustrates stereotypes of all sorts: receiving no positive responses, he decided to finance it himself by I think being up all night the machismo of Italian-American men, the outrageousness of gay using eight credit cards. Two weeks before shooting began, he would be good for us all. men and even the insecurities of women. Using comparison and exam­ received the necessary backing. Also, at its second screening at Robert Everything good happens after ples, he leads you right down the road to understanding we are all the Redford’s Sundance Film Festival, “Guido” was picked up by the sun goes down. All the hip same — neurotic and insecure about something. We get scared, we Paramount Pictures, which is rare. places to hang out don’t even hurt, and we celebrate the same way. Through humor we are able to Vitale’s next project, “Color Blind,” uses a humorous and dramat­ open until late in the evening. laugh at ourselves and realize the big picture. ic presentation to represent a model of how races should work togeth­ And hey, the only time to watch a Tony Vitale grew up in the Bronx, and he has lived in Manhattan er. Vitale is still having the same problems finding financial backing dead Princess’ funeral live is at 4 for 12 years. He began writing “Guido” as a stage play in 1991. While and going through the same stages, but he is still enjoying his work. ♦ Page 8 The Alesile Tuesday, September 16, 1997 ♦ Swill martinis and kill baddies, just like Bond Cf i o llg w o o d ★ T a n ■ BY LEAH HOLBROOK while being able to look in an opposite direction LIFESTYLE REPORTER with the other controller. Also, one controller can be ¡Home, o f the. ¡First Hmyiree used to aim while the other controller is used as the Nintendo 64 recently released “Golden Eye trigger. Typically, the game uses auto aim. 007,” a first-person, player-perspective game. You, Golden Eye has three levels of difficulty with the the player, are Bond, James Bond. Your mission is easiest being Agent, the medium setting is Secret to recover the Pirate, a top-secret combat helicopter Agent, and the most difficult setting is 00 Agent. ! 6 Tans for $17.50! hijacked by Xenia Onatopp, and to keep the Golden The increase in difficulty adds to the objectives that Eye from falling into the wrong hands. must be completed in the mission. There are 20 1 Exptes 1Q/1S/V7 The game opens with the same debonair flair and levels in the game. There are also a vast array of vm; music as all the Bond movies. Upon receiving a weapons. The Bond Arsenal includes 19 different mission, “M” will brief you with detailed informa­ weapons and 11 gadgets. tion. “Q” will also provide background information In addition to the one-player mode, there is «ss 288-4560 and classic Bond gadgets, and Money Penny will a multiplayer mode. The multiplayer mode send you messages of good luck. begins with a selection of seven different scenes. However, the plot of the game develops slightly However, as you advance in the one-player games, differently from the movie. While the scenery’is a more scenes will be added to the multiplayer mode near perfect imitation of the movie, the details are a selection. 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Game control is impressive with a quick graphics comes through in details of bloodstained response time for a first-person, player-perspective clothing on characters and bullets that ricochet off game. Also, there isn’t any loss of control or speed helmets, leaving a dent. in multiplayer games. There are a variety of control Golden Eye requires a little more thought than is styles to choose from, but the game does not allow usually required of first-person, player-perspective you to create your own control style. However, you games. Fans of Nintendo 64’s “Turok” will enjoy EVERY Cmi tyetid mi rm