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T V 0 L U M E x 0 4, 1 S S U E A P R I L 3, Steamy windows surmount as Baseball and Titans fall 67 - students show sexuality Softball start S61 to Custavus season off . ,,eatures, p. 5 Adolphus i n Saetionel action strong IWU needs to develop a Kruse-Ing to IWUl tornado readiness plan volunteer goals ... pbts, p. 14 S. News, p. 4 ... Sports, p. 14 ... Opinion, p. 10 Multiple campus assaults stir concern By Kelly Piepenbrink, Illinois Wesleyan Security. Security at large, but police and security are Natural Sciences. Two female stu- Managing Editor and the Bloomington Police actively tracking him. dents walking to the Shirk Center Laura Holsen, Department responded immediate- Bloomington Police picked up a were alarmed by a man running News Editor ly by combing the area where the man on the evening of Monday, toward them in an orange ski mask. and Todd Zoellick alleged assault took place. Only the March 30 with the help of IWU The women were not harmed, and Staff Writer jacket which the woman slipped out Security. However, the man was they immediately alerted IWU of was discovered. later dismissed as a possible sus- Security. Two recent attempted assaults on Shortly after this alleged assault, pect. The second incident The incidents that occurred on female students at Illinois a home invasion was reported to the occurred Tuesday, March 31 at 7 March 24 and the later incidents are Wesleyan University have left Bloomington Police Department in p.m. thought by IWU Security to be many students feeling apprehensive the Ridgeview Terrace subdivision. In the second attempted assault, incited by different suspects. and doubtful about their safety on The perpetrator entered the home the victim was walking from the According to Chuck Adam, director campus. through an 'mnlocked door and Sigma Chi house to Munsell Hall of security at IWU, the attempted The first attempted assault was physically abused a female victim when she reportedly saw a person assaults were committed by men reported Tuesday, March 24 at 1:15 before sexually assaulting her. watching her. The perpetrator with different descriptions and dif- a.m. It occurred in the Money was also stolen from the began to chase the victim, who ran ferent behavior patterns. Munsell/Ferguson breezeway while home. into the Munsell/Ferguson breeze- The suspect of the March 24 inci- the victim was walking home from The Bloomington Police way. The man then left the scene. dents is described as a black male Magill. The assailant grabbed her Department and IWU Security are The Bloomington Police between the ages of 18 and 21. His by the wrist, but she managed to presently working under the Department responded to the vic- height is estimated at between 5'8" slip out of her jacket and get away. assumption that the alleged incident tim's call but arrived after the per- and 6'. He has a medium build, The female victim was not hurt, but on the IWU campus and the home petrator had left the scene. dark complexion and dark hair with she was severely shaken. invasion in the Ridgeview subdivi- A third incident occurred on the dredlocks. At the time of the The victim immediately ran into sion were performed by the same morning of Wednesday, April I on Munsell Hall where she alerted individual. This individual remains Beecher Street, near the Center for see ASSAULT p. 2 Memory of Memorial soon to fade that he has been elected, Balsley hopes to con- tinue the work done by former President Sarah Shive. Shive's plans were delayed by the installation of Debra Wood as Dean of Students. "I hope to resurrect Sarah's development by Groovin' with a citar working closely with Dean of Students Jim Matthews. I understand that the students want A performer at the International Carnivale displays her a place of their own," Balsley said. talent on the citar, an Indian instrument similar to the gui- Among the concerns he has come across, tar. The Carnivale, which took place on Sunday, March 8, Balsley reports such ideas as extended hours featured food and entertainment from around the world. and a general student-focused meeting area. Dave Rupp/The Argus According to Balsley, Student Senate and the Dean's office would be actively involved in generating a survey and open forums for stu- dents to voice their opinions. Kennedy to address From the financial viewpoint of building development, Browning agrees with the need for student involvement. environmental issues "At this point, we can't really make any def- inite plans for the center. While the Office of By Laura Holsen Residential Life and Dean Matthews will be News Editor working on student input, our main concern is how to fund the construction," Browning said. Illinois Wesleyan University's Despite the administration's concern for stu- 1998 Spring Family Weekend will dent opinion, Browning explained that specific be highlighted by a speech by student opinions as to what the center should Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Kennedy, The interior of Memorial Gym gleams with a shined and buffed floor. The build- house have been difficult to follow over the an attorney and environmental ing, built in 1922, has been cited as the ideal place to house the new student center. years. activist, will speak on Friday, April "Student needs are not static. Every few 3 at 7 p.m. in the Main Lounge of Plans for construction have been delayed due to lack of funding. John Vrakas/The Argus years, the overall student view of what the Memorial Student Center. changes on campus should target change dras- Kennedy has worked to protect By Laura Holsen posed new "student commons." Memorial tically," Browning said. "In 1981, the tribal homelands in Latin America News Editor Gym, which was constructed in 1922 to com- Greenhouse was a game room with video and Canada, as well as battling memorate IWU students and faculty who games and pool. A few years later, it was against pollution in the U.S. "Memorial Student Center? It's an OK place served in World War I, has "classical architec- decided that such an area no longer met the stu- His speech, entitled "Our to be, I guess." ture and a spacious interior which would be dents' needs." Environmental Destiny." will This was the response of an IWU student appropriately put to use as a student center," One concern exists, however, with the lack of address the impact of our involve- when recently asked about her impression of Browning said. university funding needed to complete the pro- ment in current acts to maintain a the center and its prominence on campus. "Though much of the interior will be done posed $5 million renovation. After the comple- sound and health environment. Robert E Kennedy, Jr. For the past few years, IWU administration away with, we believe that the building itself tion of Shirk Center, the Center for Natural has pondered the idea of constructing a new represents a classic time period and that the Sciences, New House and the Center for student center, after student dissatisfaction with style should be retained," Browning said. Liberal Arts, funds have been depleted. Memorial Student Center became apparent. The renovated Memorial Gym would include According to Browning, the new library is the According to Ken Browning, Vice-President Student Senate offices, the bookstore, media next project for the university. Therefore, the of Business and Finance, the plan to build a offices for Titan TV and campus publications, a student center plans have been "put on the Events new student center has been incorporated into general "hang-out" area and a small coffee- can be carried Bohedule of shelf" until the entire proposal Friday, April 3, 1998 the "master plan" of campus construction, house. out. which was developed in 1995. The construction and use of such a facility "Funding from a foundation arrived for the 8 am - 3 pm - Class visitations Registration "We understand that the students have a would hopefully satisfy students' desire for a new library, so the opportunity was utilized. It 2 pm - 5 pm - 3 pm - 5 pm - Academic Open Houses desire for a better student center. Our integra- central place to relax and meet, with an open, is feasible that both projects could be worked 5:30 pm - 7 pm - Dinner tion of those desires with recommended plans "friendly" feel to it. on concurrently, like Shirk and the CNS," 7 pm - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. would complete the planning," Browning said. In his election campaign, Student Senate Browning said. 7:30 pm - IWU Civic Orchestra Currently, developers are looking at renovat- President Mike Balsley included the concern Short term plans which included small reno- 8 pm -Twin City Attractions ing Memorial Gym in order to house the pro- for a new student center in his platform. Now see MEMORIAL p. 2 Early AM - Golf Outing i 30 am - 11 am - Late Registration Jacobs relays horrors of Auschwitz I1 am - 12 pm - Multi-Cultural Fair 11:30 am- 1 pm- Luncheon -..'I--'ii:iji:iii-~:iiil:ii::-l'i'i'ill'i-i'ali'i':j-iiiiiiiijii:iiil: ::::.i:-i::,,,,,:::::::::i: ::::::': ::::-::::i::I::::::::-:::Ipii~li,::':.l::Ii:I:.:::p~j:,: were then traded for months, but it was a con- 12 pm Baseball: IWU vs. Millikin (double header) 1:::::1:-:-::1::1;:-.:-::l::i:::iliiiii: By Diane Tasic humanly, to destroy the Jews," belongings last a few ! i i:Softbail: IWU vs. Carthage (double heaider}i iiiidiiiiiiiii:i:::-;Fi:):: iii~:::-j:i-:-::-:i:: _:j::::::::::: i:-l::_:l: ::::_;::i::::::;:::::::j::::::i-:~:-:::l:l:I_:ig:::::l;::IIl:il Staff Writer Jacobs said.

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