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Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 2003 2-20-2003 Daily Eastern News: February 20, 2003 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2003_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 20, 2003" (2003). February. 13. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2003_feb/13 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2003 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in February by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact tabruns@eiu.edu. "Thll the troth February 20, 2003 + T HU R S D A V and don't be afraid. • VO LUME 87 . NUMBER 102 THE DA ILYEASTERN NEWS . COM THE DAILY One more time The Panther men's basketball team plays its final home game tonight against Austin Peay. EASTERN NEWS Page 12A SPORTS Murder crtme• scenes similar By Shauna Gustafson SEN IOR WRITER Similarities between the crime scenes in the murders of Shannon McNamara and Charleston resident Amy Warner were brought to life Wednesday through the testimony of Illinois State Pollee crime scene investigator Joe Siefferman. Several other witnesses also linked Anthony B. Mertz trial could Mertz to the scene of the be first death Eastern students Andrea Esker (center), a senior education major, and Katie Herrmann (right), a freshman communication disorders 1999 unsolved and sciences major, stand w ith a group of students and residents outside of the entrance of Coles County Circuit Court Wednesday murder of penalty case morning to take a stand against the death penalty. Anthony B. Mertz was convicted last Wednesday of the 2001 murder of Eastern Warner. student Shannon McNamara, and testimony is now underway to determine his sentence. Mertz was since clemencies found guilty of the murder of By early Mullady McNamara CITY ED ITOR Protesters against death penalty Feb. 12. He also was found If Anthony B. Mertz is • Students, community guilty of aggra sentenced to the death members let their views "Justice can be served vated criminal penalty, he would likely sexual assault be the first person on on killing be known to without sentence of and home inva death r ow since Gov. jurors ofAnthony Mertz sion. Testimony George Ryan's January death. " is now being 2003 clemencies. capital murder trial heard by a jury While other Illinois - Rev. Joe Ring to determine if counties are holding By Shauna Gustafson Mertz should potential death penalty SEN IOR WRITER Barbara Sullivan, a Charleston resi receive the cases, Mertz's has made dent. "It is a heinous crime, but death penalty. the most progress so far. A handful of protesters stood in death is not the answer." If Mertz is Ted Gottfried, a the drizzling rain outside Coles Laura Hussey, a Charletson resi sentenced to spokesperson for the County Circuit Court Wednesday dent, agreed. She said two wrongs the death Illinois Appellate Defense morning, taking a stance on the won't make the situation right. penalty, he Department, said several death penalty as jurors and audi "I understand he's an evil could be the potential cases in Cook ence members to the Anthony B. man," she said. "We don't believe first person in County are yet to go to Mertz trial filed in for another day in another killing." the state to tria l. Another death of testimony. Hope for human kind was the receive such a penalty-worthy crime's Mertz was found guilty of the main point for Charmaine Owens of sentence since tria l began Tuesday in murder ofEastern student Shannon Charleston. former Gov. Winnebago County. McNamara, and testimony is now "I have hope that people will real George Ryan "There are potential being heard by a jury to decide if he ize kllllng will not make anything commuted all death penalty cases all will face the death penalty. better," she said. death sen over the state, including a Most protesters Wednesday were Owens said on Thesday a few tences to life silently showing opposition to the passersby asked protesters if they without parole SEE CASE + Page 7A death penalty, except one man would be picketing if it were one of in early whose sign read "It's not wrong to their chUdren who had been murdered. January. execute a murderer." "I would really hope and pray Siefferman testified to the scene he found at Other protesters, some members that I would be out here," she said. Warner's house when he arrived June 29, 1999. He of St. Charles Catholic Church in The Rev. Joe Ring of St. Charles said her body had been moved after her throat was Charleston and others from the Catholic Church said the protest cut, and too much blood was on the couch for her to Newman Catholic Center, held was made to take a stance for life. have been able to tum herself over. Warner was signs showing opposition to the · All life is sacred - I don't Roy Lanham, campus minister and director of the found in a similar position to McNamara, sprawled death penalty. believe in state sanctioned death," Newman Catholic Center, talks to student protesters over the couch with her arms stretched out above "Lifetime prison without parole he said. "Justice can be served outside of the main entrance of Coles County Circuit is what our message is," said without sentence of death." Court Wednesday morning. MURDER +Page 7A Radavich: UPI needs 50 percent support to ratify By John Chambers mail ballots must show support of construed as a vote to strike," he drawing board," he said. "My equal to 1 percent if the rescission ADM INISTRATION ED ITOR the tentative agreement accepted said. "Clearly then the faculty guess wtll be there could be some is Jess than $500,000, according to earlier this month. would be rejecting the proposal." disgruntled faculty who are unhap the tentative agreement. This week union employees The proposed contract was If rejected, negotiations will py with the current economic situ However, in the second, third have the opportunity to ratify the signed by both sides last have to continue, or the next step ation." and fourth years of the contract, new four-year proposed faculty Wednesday. toward a strike will be taken, he No salary increase was offered salaries will be raised 2, 2.5 or 3 contract, with a deadline to tum in If the contract is not ratJfied, it said. this year in the four-year contract, percent above state appropria votes by Monday. will be obvious the faculty are not Radavich said, if anything, com but a one-time bonus, equal to a 1.5 tions. University Professionals of content with the admlnlstration's pensation issues could be one rea percent salary increase, will be The agreement also gives Illinois president David Radavich offer, Radavich said. son the contract is not accepted. offered if there is no state rescis said just over 50 percent of the "If it's not ratified, it could be "We would have to go back to the sion by mid-May. The bonus will be SEE RATI FY + Page 7A HEALTH & FITNESS GUIDE THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Thursday, February 20, 2003 Section B SPECIAL SECTION Where to get your butt in gear COLIN MCAULI FF E/ PH OTO ED ITOR The Student Recreation Center offers plenty more than treadmills and other workout machines. The rec also includes (clockwise from top left) abs classes, tennis courts, basketball and mountain climbing platforms. Student Recreation Center offers more than just weights, machines By Brooke Bonnell are always high and are Increasing. secretary, said the aerobics pro Simply Step, and Power Step are gram differs from course to course STAFF WR ITER "The last week of January the gram has been running for over 15 aerobics classes offered for a car and class sizes can range any rec averaged 2,500 daily visitors, • years. diovascular workout. where from 5 to 105. The Student Recreation Center said Ken Baker, director of campus Students have shown great sup Students looking for classes that Results of aerobic activity vary and the Physical Education recreation. port for all of the aerobics classes offer both cardiovascular and ton from individual to individual and Department offer several pro It offers aerobics programs and offered. The aerobics program Ing might attend Cross Training, class to class. grams and facilities for individuals access to the pool facility for all strives to stay current with the lat lbning, or Aqua. "Remember, almost everyone who wish to get fit. members. est fitness trends, Stoll said. With Sarah Zumbahlen, aerobics coor has a six pack somewhere. It Is j ust These include the student recre "The aerobics programs atten the ever-changing industry, this Is dinator for campus recreation, is a matter of removing what Is locat ation center, aerobics classes, a dance at Eastern has Increased sometimes difficult. currently teaching newly offered ed on top of that muscle," pool facility, and the ATP lab, all of tremendously over the years The rec offers several different Pilates and Mat Science classes. Zumbahlen said. The most highly which are located In Lantz because we have Invested more aerobics classes to accommodate All aerobics schedules are avail attended class Is Abs. Building. Each of these programs money In the program for a new personal needs. For toning and able on the web at The campus pool is a facility that and facilities offer unique ways to sound system, mats, hand weights, strength training classes the aero http://www.elu.edu/- crecsrc or Is shared by campus recreation, maintain or Improve a healthier exercise balls, and most Important bics program offers Abs, Muscle they may be picked up at the rec's the physical education department, way of life.