Eastern Illinois University The Keep September 1996 9-3-1996 Daily Eastern News: September 03, 1996 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1996_sep Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: September 03, 1996" (1996). September. 1. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1996_sep/1 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1996 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in September by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. T-STORMS a high of 85º The Getting INSIDE Daily it done Soups Eastern Concers put to rest in win TUESDAY Eastern Illinois University against Charleston, Ill. 61920 on September 3, 1996 Broncos. Vol. 82, No. 12 The Women’s Advocacy 2 sections, 16 pages Council hosts welcoming SECTION dinner News B PAGE 7 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” Students volunteer for Clinton campaign By NATALIE GOTT started about a week ago. Associate news editor A White House staffer called to ask him if he could round up students to volunteer at CAIRO - Chris the Cairo rally. Boyster paced nervously Getting students to participate was harder outside the Stafford than he expected, but he ended up recruiting Memorial Library in eight students – a few democrats, a few who Cairo Friday afternoon. wanted to meet the president and some who After spending four just wanted an excused absence from class. hours in a car to get to the “They were great,” Boyster said of the “On the Road to the 21st students on the way back from Cairo. “They Century” Clinton/Gore Bill Clinton seemed to really enjoy their jobs and some campaign rally, Boyster even got to see the president up close.” was anxious to get to work. Boyster, Melissa Gerten, a sophomore But four of the students he recruited to English major, and Brian Shaw, a volunteer with him had not shown up yet, sophomore music education and jazz studies and Allison Chadwick, a Clinton campaign major, and Avontes Monroe, a sophomore aide, was getting angry. pre-business major, worked with the Such is life on the campaign trail, Boyster traveling press corp, directing them to the sighed. press pins when they arrived. Boyster, a senior political science and “I met Wolf Blitzer,” Gerten cried. “I love journalism major who interned at the White him. I always watch CNN.” House last fall, was one of eight Eastern Gerten saw Clinton speak in Evansville, students who volunteered Friday at the rally Ind., when he was campaigning four years in Cairo. ago. The stop in Cairo was part of a two-day This time around, though, meant a lot campaign bus trip through Illinois, Missouri, more to her because she knows more about Arkansas and Tennessee. politics now and supports the democratic The students worked with security guards party’s beliefs about abortion, affirmative and the traveling press corps and then got action and other civil rights issues. the chance to shake hands with U.S. “I’m excited that we will get to a time President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al when it won’t matter if you served a Gore and first lady Hilary Rodham Clinton. position in a war,” Gerten said. “I just turned around and saw Bill “I admire Dole for his service, but that Clinton, and thought ‘Oh, Bill Clinton,’” was in the past. We need to move to the NATALIE GOTT/ Staff photographer said Clark Comerford, a sophomore future.” Melissa Girten, a sophomore English major, listens as Allison Chadwick, a Clinton environmental biology major who Comerford, Charles Pankey, a sophomore campaign aide, tells her what she is to do at the Clinton/Gore rally Friday afternoon in volunteered in hopes of meeting the sports medicine major, Jonathan Moberly, a Cairo. Girten was one of eight Eastern students who volunteered at the rally. president. For Boyster, preparation for the rally See VOLUNTEER page 2 AB names new student vice chair Local residents give By JESSICA BAKER $2,000 to telethon Student government editor I think she was the best choice for the position. donations,” Wolf said. Jeanie Rzepka, a senior We both have the same goals for the AB.” Annual drive Jerry Lewis’ annual Labor elementary education major who Day telethon raised a record has served on the Apportionment - Lance Phillips, raises record $49.1 million in total pledges Board for four years, was appointed “ student vice president for financial affairs and contributions for the vice chair of the AB. $49.1 million Muscular Dystrophy Lance Phillips, student vice Association’s battle against president for financial affairs, said to six AB members for the position, The meeting will be at 7 p.m. BY BRITT CARSON neuromuscular diseases. Rzepka was the best qualified but he thought Rzepka would do a Thursday in the Oakland Room in City editor “It’s the greatest feeling in because of her four years experience good job and bring new ideas to AB. the Martin Luther King Jr. the world to see this on the board. “I think she was the best choice University Union. Although local totals for a magnificent outpouring of As vice chair, Rzepka will have for the position,” Phillips said. “We “This meeting is to educate Labor Day Muscular love from the American to sit in for Phillips at senate both have the same goals for the everyone on their responsibilities,” Dystrophy Association public,” Lewis said after the meetings if he is unable to attend. AB.” Rzepka said. “Year after year, senate telethon are not in, officials 21-hour broadcast from CBS Phillips already has announced that Phillips said he and Rzepka both members and AB members butt say they raised about $2,000. studios. he will not be able to attend senate hope to bridge the gap between AB heads with each other, and “Things went very well This year’s telethon, meetings this semester because of a members, student senate members hopefully this meeting will let and we hope to do even Lewis’ 31st, surpassed last time conflict with his job, Student and all student organizations. everyone know where we sit and better next year,” said year’s record of $47.8 Body President Jason Anselment The AB is responsible for where they sit.” volunteer Ruth Wolf, who million. said. allocating money to the Student Last April, senate members and helped collect money at a Wolf said this is the first Rzepka said Phillips isn’t Government, the University Board, AB members were involved in local store in Mattoon. year her and her husband required to attend the senate the Division of Sports and heated discussions whether to Wolf said people could have become locally meetings, but each student vice Recreation and itself. allocate money from the Student donate money into a fish involved in the telethon. She president has to give a report on his The vice chair’s term is for one Senate budget for the Graduate bowl at a table outside Wilb decided to get involved or her office. Rzepka said since year, Phillips said. Student Advisory Council, to help Walker’s and into several because her husband, Ronald Phillips won’t be able to attend the The AB will be holding an publish The Chronicle, its canisters inside the store by Wolf, has Muscular meetings, she will give the financial informational meeting to explain the semesterly publication. the check-out lanes. Dystrophy and is also the affairs report to senate members. job of the board and senate After long discussions, senate “We also had about 15 pledge center coordinator for Phillips said he interviewed five members’ jobs, Rzepka said. See CHAIR page 2 boxes that young people took all over town and asked for See TELETHON page 2 2A Tuesday, September 3 , 1996 The Daily Eastern News Clinton approves retaliation against Hussein MILWAUKEE (AP) – REPORT and killing political opponents in ments came as the White House The White House said it saw President Clinton has approved the areas they are seizing. accused Saddam of “unjustified no indication that Iraqi troops military and economic retribution The official in Washington, behavior” in attacking the were pulling back from the origi- against Saddam Hussein for his who spoke on condition of Kurdish safe haven in northern nal point of its attack, the Kurdish army’s movements into Kurdish- anonymity, did not provide a Iraq and warned ominously that city of Irbil. Clinton had demand- controlled areas of Iraq, a U.S. ASSOCIATED PRESS timetable for when – or whether – such action will have conse- ed a pullback. official said Monday. controlled areas. He said it the presidential directive would quences. The State Department After a speech in De Pere, White House Press Secretary appeared Saddam’s objective was be carried out. With speculation advised Americans to leave Iraq Wis., Clinton ducked into a Mike McCurry told reporters in Sulaymaniyah, an administrative growing in Washington about immediately. mobile trailer to confer with Milwaukee the United States had center for the Kurdish area. U.S. military movement against Clinton consulted allies and French President Jacques Chirac evidence that Saddam’s troops There was also evidence that Iraq, the official said the action spoke with his national security by telephone on U.S. plans were moving deeper into Kurd- Iraqi troops were hunting down “is very likely.” The develop- team. involving Iraq, McCurry said. Caterpillar accused Coast feels few effects of hurricane CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) – people who stayed. Hurricane Edouard shied away Edouard failed to produce of 150 illegal firings from land at the last minute any serious damage, although Monday, giving only a glancing 35,000 to 40,000 customers PEORIA, Ill.