Eastern Illinois University The Keep June 1996 6-17-1996 Daily Eastern News: June 17, 1996 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1996_jun Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: June 17, 1996" (1996). June. 5. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1996_jun/5 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1996 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in June by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. High INSIDE hopes Former The play's. Panther Willie High has his MONDAY Eastern Illinois University the thlng ~ .. Charleston, Ill. 61920 mind on the June 17, 1996 pros Summer theater program kicks Vol. 81, No. 153 off with two productions. 8pages PAGE PAGE 3 "Tell the truth and don't be afraid" 8 Edgar urges New College involvement may house in politics services• By DION CASSATA ~Wfwriter . Counseling Center, •I Gov. Jim Edgar said participa.fion in Testing Services, others national and local politics by average citizens is of the utmost importance to a f ac'e consolidation healthy American government. "To make a democracy work, it takes By DENISE RENFRO millions to be involved in the political Campus editor process," Edgar told more than 900 high school boys attending this year' s Recommendations have been made to con­ American Legion Boys State convention. solidate several student services into functions of ·"It's essential that you be involved if our a new University College. system is going to continue. The Taskforce on Lower Division Student "I am delighted to welcome you to my Academic Services released a recommendation home town, and I hope you will come that would consolidate the Academic Support away from this week with a better Center, Academic Assistance Center, Freshman appreciation of politics," Edgar said in his Seminar, Counseling Center, Testing Services, speech Wednesday in Lantz Gymnasium. and Disabilities Services into one administrative "1t's important that you spend some sttucture - the University Coll~ge. time helping your community," Edgar The services would all become components of advised the young men. "You are the the University College and would be located in cream.of the crop, that's why you are at one area or within near proximity. Boys State." "We're looking for available space," said Edgar urged the young men not to Charles Evans, taskforce chainnan. become jaded towards American politics. "What is envisioned is a unit in which all BOYS STATE He explained that because of several lower-djvision students would be enrolled and factor& , including entertainment and advised until they achieved admission to one of ILL1No1s modern media, "it can be very easy to the degr~ granting colleges," the taskforce's concentrate on the negative (of politics) - recommendation stated. this is a mistake." The taskforce makes their recommendations to NAOKO KOJIMA/Staff photographer "There never will be a perfect Terry. Weidner, interim provost and vice government," Edgar said. "There will president for academic affairs. Gov. Jim Edga,r addresses participants in this years' Boys State convention never be perfect people in government, Bud Sanders, former director of the counseling Wednesday night in Lantz Gymnasium. Edgar, an Eastern alumnus, spoke to a but most people in politics are good center, said the consolidation of the services crowd of about 900 on·the importance of active participation in the dem0cratic See EDGAR page 2 downgrades several areas. poUtical process. See COUNSEL page 2 Rape suspect sought Judge rules state tuition waivers attempted sexual assault," said Man wanted in Steve Furguson, Coles county states attorney. must be opened to public record connection with "The incidents happened on the By ROB STROUD The Champaign News-Gazette received same day," Furguson said. Staff writcT refusals for the disclosure of the information The incident allegedly involving from Southern Illinois University as well as from another incident Hawkins occurred on the 1500 Circuit Court Judge John Madden has ruled several other schools. The Associated Pre~ met ly DENISE--RENFRO block of Fourth Street, a police that the state must open the records of tuition similar refusals. Campos editor reports said. waivers given to students by Illinois lawmakers. These refusals prompted the Chicago Tribune . Police speculate that Hawkins However, lhose records are not available to file a suit calling for the full disclosure of the A Chicago man, currently facing attended a party at the residence because of the 10 day appeal process being records of the tuition waivers. a warrant, is being sought in conn­ and then may have remained there carried out by the Illinois State Board of Springfield bureau chief for the News Gazette ection with a second incident in­ to later ~xually assault a woman. Education. Michael HawtJtome was the reporter responsible vo~vlng sexual assault, aecording A se~ond, .separate incident When The" Daily Eastern New1 asked for the for obtaining the lists of students from Eastern to a ·police report. occurred on May 30 on the 1200 records pertaining to the university, Dave Curry, and Western Illinois University. block of Second Street. Police are continuing to search a representative for the ~·s office, said "(the }lowever Hawthorne met resistance obtaining for the suspect involved in the May The suspect for the May 30 board's) position is that (the records of tuition the list from Eastern. 31 incident where a woman was incident is describe(l as a white waivers) is riot public information." "I expected it and dichft get it," Hawthorne ~ually assaulted in her home. male in his mid-30s, 5 feet 7 inches Curry explained the refusal by saying that the said. tall weighing 170 pounds. According to police records, as state was in the process olfiling an appeal to ~ According to Hawthorne the court decision is of June 5 there was a -warrant out Police -believe the mati entered ruling. ..a ruling that the newspaper welcomes." for the arrest of Shavun Hawkins, the victim's residence through a Shelly Flock, Eastem's director of public The ruling has received a very different from Chicago, who may be conn­ ground floor window. infonnation, said the university is waiting on the reaction from the Illinois Attorney General's ected with the crime. Police have no leads to this ruling and action of the board _before doing office. The attorney general's office in Chicago "(Hawkins) is charged right now incident. anything. declined to release a list of Eastern students that with sexual assault at the place Detective Lt. Ken Belleau said "I don't know that the university has any had received'tuition waivers to The Daily Eastern where the party occurred, and for a the Charleston police are contin­ obligation to give that information," Flock said. News. · · uing to look for the same suspects second incident~ he's being charged ''The Department of Education will be releasing The practi~ of giving tuition· waivers has been with residential burglary and in both incidents. that information." See WAIVER page 2. 2 Monday, June 17, 1996 The Dally Eastern News Gov. Edgar's brother's role in U· of I gangs on rise CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois police DCFS meetings questioned worry that gangs are slipping CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. Jim a sword over the heads of the by them by disguising some Edgar's brother said he was just DCFS people at that meeting," members as college students. trying to help a friend with ties said Tracy Litsey, executive dir­ ' 'The only influence I "A lot are adopting a college to a Colorado youth jail when ector of Illinois Common Cause, tried to have was to cover," said Champaign police he attended meetings with state a government watchdog group. make sure the process moved Sgt. John Murphy, head of an hours." officials deciding whether to "That's what the appearance along." anti-gang unit. "This gives them a legitimate link to the UI Police Chief O.J. Clark remove Illinois cllildren from would be." Gov. Edgar's press Fred Edgar, said gang members are either secretary, Mike Lawrence, said community. There's probably the facility, a newspaper report­ Gov. Jim Edgar's brother becoming students or trying to ed today. no one on the governor's staff more using that cover than people realize." pass themselves off as stu­ The offiCials ultimately was aware of Fred Edgar's in­ team filed its report with DCFS dents. volvement. Lawrence said the The problem became clear decided to let the children, and Director Jess McDonald, Fred "We do know when we have con~ governor was away on vacation last year when members of millioris of dollars in state Edgar phoned McDonald and a large number of gang mem­ tracts, remain at the youth jail, and could not be reached. asked to meet with him about Chicago street gangs were found with phony University bers ·on campus," Clark said. where Illinois investigators had In December, investigators the center, McDonald said Wed­ "It's usually at a social func­ earlier found rampant abuse. from the Illinois Department of of Illinois identification caros, nesday: McDonald was appoint­ tion, like some of those at the ''The only influence I tried to Children and Family Services ed by Gov. Edgar. operating a drug ring in an off­ campus housing complex. student union." have was to ..!Dake sure the pro­ recommended that 29 Illinois At that meeting, McDonald The Jan. 9 murder near cam­ cess moved along," Fred Edgar, youths housed at the High invited Fred Edgar to a meeting "Any college town is going to have a lot of large apartment pus of UI student Anthony an administrator at the Coles Plains Youth Center in Brush, in Chicago between DCFS and Neal highlighted the gang Colo., be removed as quickly as complexes," Murphy said.