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This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1998 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in February by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. RAIN Two in a high of 53º The INSIDE a row Daily Men’s track Eastern team looks to repeat as FRIDAY Eastern Illinois University OVC indoor Charleston, Ill. 61920 February 27, 1998 champions Vol. 83, No. 109 Four contestants to compete in 2 sections, 16 pages the 22nd annual Miss Black PAGE EIU pageant News 8A SECTION B “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” Police fail to cite underage victim By JILL JEDLOWSKI Assoc. news editor

One of five Eastern students who were Charleston police attacked Friday morning after leaving Mother’s Bar said he is not of legal drinking age and had to conduct photo been drinking, yet Charleston police officers did not issue him a citation for any underage drinking violations or false identification. lineup of suspects Jason Christeson, a freshman physical education major and Panther wrestler in the By JILL JEDLOWSKI 177-190 weight class, said Tuesday he was one Assoc. news editor of the last two students to leave the bar before he and four other students were attacked. He Several witnesses later identified himself to a police officer as 21- today will view a year-old Jeremy Christianson. photograph lineup Christeson said Tuesday that he and provided by the Michael DeMarco were the last of the five Charleston Police students involved in the incident to leave the Department in hopes of ANNA BETZELBERGER/Associate photo editor bar. Christeson said he was attacked by an identifying the “three Jamie Torbert, a recovering anorexic and bulimic, tells her story of eating disorder unknown man and cracked across the ribs with or more” men who struggles Thursday night in the Union Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. Paul Lechtenberg a tire iron. allegedly attacked and University Union.. Outside the bar, located at 506 Monroe injured five Eastern Ave., the students were attacked by at least students Feb. 20 outside Mother’s Bar, said three unknown men who used at least one tire Lt. Rick Fisher, Charleston chief of ‘She saved my life’ iron as a weapon, said Lt. Rick Fisher, detectives. Charleston Police Department’s chief of Fisher said three separate incidents Students tell how Eastern counselor helped detectives. apparently took place inside and outside the All five students involved were reportedly bar, beginning with a confrontation inside them fight, recover from eating disorders injured: Paul Lechtenberg, a junior physical the bar and ending with the five students education major; Rob Serio, a senior physical dodging a tire iron that a man was swinging. By LAURA IRVINE disorders Thursday night to a crowd of education major; Jonathan Ryan, a junior All five were reportedly injured during the Staff writer about 300 people during a lecture held sociology major; Michael DeMarco; and incident, which occurred at about 1:10 a.m., in conjunction with Eating Disorders Christeson. Serio, Ryan and DeMarco were Fisher said. Jamie Torbert said an Eastern Awareness Week. treated and released at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Paul Lechtenberg, a junior physical counselor “saved her life.” Mike Ringhouse, a recovering Health Center in Mattoon. education major and heavyweight Panther Tobert, a senior psychology major, bulimic and former student, said he was Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center has no wrestler from Bloomingdale, is the only one said Linda Anderson, a member of the put on his first diet at age 7. record of treating Christeson, who confirmed of the five students involved who is still Counseling Center, helped her fight a “I always tried to be a perfect child Tuesday that he had not sought medical help hospitalized. He was listed in fair condition battle with anorexia and bulimia. and my bulimia got so bad that I lost all after the incident. Thursday at Carle Clinic in Champaign, said “For a while, things were under of my friends,” Ringhouse said. “When Lechtenberg is still hospitalized in fair Diane Williford, a floor nurse. control, but when I came to college, I lost weight, I liked it. However, I was condition at Carle Clinic in Champaign for a Three of the attack victims were treated things became bad again. My parents embarrassed because I knew that other blow he received to the side of the head. See LINEUP page 2A threatened to put me in a hospital and people didn’t do what I was doing.” Lechtenberg’s assailant allegedly beat him with that’s when I went to see Linda Ringhouse said he also went to seek a tire iron on the corner of Fifth Street and Christeson’s age right now because his main Anderson,” Torbert said. counseling with Anderson and spoke Monroe Avenue. priority is to solve this case. She said she had “always been a very highly of her. Fisher said Thursday that he was unaware “Officers are not going to stand around perfectionist” and that “anorexia Torbert and Ringhouse also gave a that Christeson had given a false name to the playing mind games when there are people on controlled (her) life.” slide show that gave facts and statistics officer who arrived at the incident, adding that the scene who are injured,” Fisher said. Tobert was one of three students on anorexia and bulimia as well as tips he thought that all five victims were “over 21.” Citing that the amount and extent of injuries who shared their stories of eating See DISORDER page 2A Fisher said he was “not too concerned” with See POLICE page 2A Mayor to decide whether bar will be fined for serving minors By JAIME HODGE illegally served alcohol. The second hands stamped would then video surveillance camera at the faces a minimum of a $1,000 fine City editor account contains 15 counts, with 12 allegedly lend their identification to entrance to Ted’s to admit as and/or a 30-day closing. minors frequenting a licensed minors who were waiting outside. evidence to him as the liquor However, Cougill said the Charleston Mayor Cougill will premises and three minors illegally Minors would sometimes gain commissioner. Bertuca said he does minimum is not indicative of what decide by noon today if Ted’s served alcohol. access inside the bar by using the not have such a camera at this time the penalty could possibly be. Entertainment & Sports Bar, 102 N. Bertuca represented himself and first person’s identification. but has considered installing a “Each one of them could be Sixth St., will receive a penalty for said he did not know about the Bertuca entered a plea of guilty video surveillance camera at the $1,000, if we wanted them to be,” allowing minors to enter Ted’s and nature of the violations. He said and said he would comply with front of Ted’s since these charges Cougill said. for serving minors alcohol. people would enter Ted’s after whatever Cougill deemed were brought against him to prevent If Ted’s receives an order to Ted’s owner Joseph Bertuca is showing proof of identification and appropriate to prevent minors from repeat occurrences. close down for a period of time, it being charged with two separate would have their hands stamped. frequenting Ted’s. Possible penalties are a will not be for at least another 20 counts of liquor violations. The first People were allowed to leave the “We’ll make all the necessary minimum of $200 fine and/or a days from today at noon, when incident took place Feb. 7 and the building when they said they changes. Me, the staff, everybody. three-day closing of Ted’s for the Cougill’s decision will be handed second took place Feb. 11. The first needed to get their cigarettes, put I’ve never had problems with the first offense and a minimum of a down, Cougill said. This period is account contains seven violations, their sweater in their car or other law before; I want to abide,” $500 fine and/or a seven-day provided by law for people in with five minors frequenting a such excuses, Bertuca said. Bertuca said. closing for the second offense. If a licensed premises and two minors People who already had their Cougill asked if Bertuca had a third offense is determined, Ted’s See TED’s page 2A 2A Friday, February 27, 1998 The Daily Eastern News LeBaron stolen with RHA approves weekend theme By LAURA BREAULT provide a “bar alternative” for stu- “The games promise to be mem- Staff writer dents also was discussed at the orable and entertaining to all partic- keys and all meeting. The “bar alternative” ipants,” said RHA representative Police The Residence Hall Association would be a late night coffee house. Dan Wagner. Reporting campus and city BLOTTER Thursday voted on a theme for “The coffee house would be The games would include a crimes every Tuesday and Friday Little People’s Weekend, which located on campus and would give pizza eating contest, root beer chug- will be held April 24 and 25. students something to do in ging and a scholastic bowl. Teams The theme for this year’s Little Charleston instead of going to the will be made up of members from Linda Wass, 56, of 1702 at $250, a pair of metal scissors People’s Weekend is “We Go bars,” said RHA president Amanda all 12 halls throughout campus. 12th St., reported motor vehicle valued at $20 and an interior Together.” The weekend is spon- Perry. RHA member Chad Elliot theft at about 12:07 p.m. door and glass damaged, sored by RHA and is open to all Now that the Olympic games are announced that Helping Hands will Saturday, according to a police according to a police report. younger relatives of Eastern stu- over, RHA is planning their own be organizing “Genie For a Day”. report. ■ Elizabeth Ann Hall, 20, of dents. Olympic competition for all Eastern The event will take place at 8 p.m. The theft occurred sometime 140 Alpha Phi House reported The forming of a committee to students living in residence halls. Tuesday in the Taylor lobby. between 12:01 a.m. and 6 a.m. her drivers side rear turn signal Saturday at her residence, the lens broken on her 1985 Honda police report stated. on charges of criminal damage Wass reported her 1989 to property, a police report said. POLICE from page 1A Chrysler LeBaron missing from The incident occurred at the scene was unusual, Fisher added that checking “It’s like a big puzzle that had to be put together.” her driveway and stated she had between 5:30 and 9:30 p.m. for valid, accurate information was “difficult because Fisher added that no one in his department has left the keys in the ignition and Feb. 18 in parking lot ‘E’, there were three separate incidents in three separate spoken with Christeson since the time the incident the doors unlocked, the report according to a police report. locations.” The three incidents Fisher was referring to occurred, but that they would possibly contact stated. The car is valued at ■ Mark Stallworth, 22, of 702 are a small “scuffle” that ensued inside the bar, an Christeson in the future to sort out the details and $6,000. Jackson Ave., was cited at mid- attack on Serio which knocked him unconscious out- clarify and misconceptions. In other city and campus night Saturday in the 300 block side the bar and the attack on the other four students. Christeson was unavailable for further comment news: of Fourth St. for possession of a “(Sorting out the details) was difficult,” he said. Thursday. ■ John Seaman, 42, of 530 controlled substance with intent Reynolds Dr., reported the to deliver, according to a police words “John Seaman raped report. me” written on the south and ■ Todd VanTassel, 23, of 617 DISORDERS from page 1A west side of his trailer in black W. State St., was cited at 9:45 for friends and families. tance if they had an eating disor- see if any counseling for an eating ink marker, a police report stat- p.m. in the 1000 block of Throughout the slide show, der and questionnaires were given disorder was necessary. ed. Adams Ave. for unlawful pos- Torbert and Ringhouse shared to the audience to fill out before A question and answer period Seaman reported the damage session of weapons, according their personal experiences on the the presentation inquiring about followed the presentation and stu- at 8:10 Saturday and described to a police report. topics being discussed. the audience’s eating habits. dents were encouraged to call the ■ the suspect as a white male Mark Stallworth, 22, of 702 Students were informed on Students had the option to have counseling center at 581-3413 for who was wearing blue jeans Jackson Ave., was cited at mid- how to identify and seek assis- their questionnaires evaluated to help or counseling. and a long dark-colored trench- night Saturday in the 300 block coat, the police report stated. of Fourth St. for possession of a ■ Les Heath, 47, a custodian at controlled substance with intent Carl Sandburg Elementary to deliver, according to a police LINEUP from page 1A School, located at 1924 report. Reynolds Dr., reported burglary ■ Scott Schwartz, 17, of 2009 and released at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center come forward to quicken the process of locating a sus- of the school at 7 a.m. Douglas Ave., was cited at immediately following the attack: Rob Serio, a senior pecting. Wednesday, according to a 11:54 a.m. Friday at 1400 physical education major; Jonathan Ryan, a junior soci- Today’s lineup, Fisher said, offers the department a police report. Lincoln Ave. for minor posses- ology major; and Michael DeMarco. Jason Christeson, chance to filter out the improbable suspects and con- The burglary occurred some- sion of tobacco, possession of a freshman physical education major, was also injured centrate better on the more likely suspects. The crime is time between 5:45 p.m. cannabis under 2.5 grams and but the health center has no record of treating him. considered a Class 3 felony, Fisher said, and the alleged Tuesday and 6:55 a.m. possession of drug parapher- Fisher said that witnesses are still encouraged to assailants can be charged with using a deadly weapon, Wednesday, the police report nelia, according to a police stated. report. The suspect(s) climbed ■ John Knearem, 22, of Reception to recognize accomplishments through a 2 foot by 2 foot fresh Hindsboro, was cited at 1:15 The first annual black dents are invited to attend and rec- Faculty members will be recog- air vent on the roof, the police a.m. Wednesday in the 400 faculty/student reception will be ognize the accomplishments of nized for their efforts at being dedi- report stated. block of Reynolds Dr. for pos- held today to recognize the accom- both faculty and students. cated and motivated with students Reported missing was $18 session of cannabis and posses- plishments of one Eastern student “The main focus is to get the at the center of their focus by work- and damages reported included sionof drug paraphernelia, and one faculty member. black faculty and students to attend ing with them outside as well as a 4-drawer file cabinet valued according to a police report. The banquet will be held at 3 so they could get together in a inside of the classroom, Willerton p.m. today in the 1895 room of the social setting away from the aca- said. Martin Luther King Jr. University demic environment,” Willerton Another purpose of the reception TED’s from page 1A Union. said. is “to recruit and meet new people “Distinguished Scholar of the Six students will be recognized to be in Omnicron-Delta Kappa,” situations similar to that of “Because I am the liquor com- Year,” a student award, and an as the Circle of Scholars and one said Jennifer Daulby, coordinator of Bertuca’s to allow him to appeal the missioner ... and for lack of a better award for the “Outstanding Faculty winner will receive a certificate and the reception. decision. word, the judge, I’m not allowed to Member” will be presented at the be recognized as the Distinguished Willerton agreed. Cougill said he did not know if know all the stuff that’s going on. reception. Scholar of the Year. “This is also a chance for us to any other liquor licensed premises The police may have found other The faculty member was nomi- “The Leadership Circle recog- get African-American students were undergoing similar charges for incidents and the city attorney nated and chosen by students and nizes students in five areas. The involved in Omnicron-Delta Kappa alcohol violations because City brings them before me,” Cougill the student was nominated and cho- areas include athletics, campus and to expose them to this honors Attorney Brian Bower had not said. sen by the faculty. and/or community involvement, society that will be chartered on brought it to his attention, and it Bower said there were no other Ryan Willerton, advisor for The mass media, creative/performing campus in April,” he said. would be a conflict of interest as the bars undergoing the charges of Leadership Circle, said all black arts and academic excellence,” Admission to the event is free of liquor commissioner. liquor violations that he knew of. faculty members and all black stu- Willerton said. charge. The Daily Eastern News

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According to published accounts, A grand jury handed down six Roberts allegedly was paid $3,000 indictments Wednesday against the for carpentry, painting and electri- former chair and director of the cal work in the 911 board offices. Coles County 911 board. Another count alleges that The Coles County State’s Roberts purchased a computer with Attorney filed the indictments 911 board funds for personal use at Wednesday in the Circuit Clerk’s his home. According to published office. The indictments charge that accounts, the computer is estimated John M. Abrams, former chairman, at $3,000. and Rex D.Roberts, former director, All counts are Class 3 felonies used their position on the 911 board which carry a sentence of two to KATHERINE THOMAS/staff photographer for personal gain. five years each. A $3,500 bond and Student Senate members (from left), Noel Koller, Melissa Girten, and Mike Hansen participate in a The use of the 911 board-issued warrants were issued for both men. roundtable discussion. Discussion pertained to campus improvement projects and the involvement of student Visa credit cards plays a role in the The men must pay $350 each to be senate members in residence hall meetings. indictments. Abrams allegedly used released on bond. his card to pay for a trip to Florida Among other court documents as well as purchase a carpet cleaner was a letter from Komada.The letter Recycling topic of discussion and pressure washer for his home. suggested a judge not usually seated By AMY THON Jamie Tanner, Carman Hall attend the hall council meetings Roberts allegedly used his Visa in Coles County hear the cases. Student government editor president, said the bins would not because the meetings are held the card for personal purchases and Komada said this is a common pro- be useful on the male side of same night as senate meetings. cash withdrawals. cedure in these situations. Student Senate members and Carman because the bins would “We haven’t received any Paul Komada, Coles County At the 911 board’s August meet- Residence Hall Council members be destroyed by the residents. information from our senate Circuit Court judge and acting chair ing, Abrams and Richards resigned Thursday discussed the possibili- “I don’t think anything is real- members,” Radcliffe said. of the 911 board, said the credit their positions on the board. Tony ty of raising student fees to help ly safe in the guys tower any- Senate member Melissa Girten cards were intended to pay for trav- Niles was appointed as the acting fund Eastern’s recycling program more,” Tanner said. encouraged the representatives to el expenses pertinent to setting up a director for the program and during a roundtable discussion. Adam Weyhaupt, a freshman discuss any questions or concerns 911 system and purchasing comput- Komada as the acting chair for the Senate member Noel Koller math secondary education major, with senate members. er hardware for the program. program. Komada said he believed said the senate is considering was supportive of the recycling The addition of a food court Two counts allege that Roberts Sheriff Jim Kimball began the raising fees by $1 to $2 to pay bins. also was discussed during the dis- received 911 emergency telephone investigation in August. for paper recycling bins. The bins “I think a receptacle on each cussion. will be placed on every floor of floor would be a great idea,” he “The effect might not be so each residence hall to make recy- said. good on dining services. They AB not funding RSOs cling more convenient for stu- Roundtable participants dis- might not be able to keep them dents. cussed the effectiveness of stu- all open,” Girten said. By RYAN HILLIGOSS “It is not a question of which Jena Henson, McKinney Hall dent senate members attending Lawson Hall President Lana Staff writer certain RSOs qualify for funds, but director, said by putting recycling Residence Hall Council meetings. Smith said students will still go whether RSOs collectively should bins on a floor, the responsibility “Our senator comes to the to dining services because it is Citing legal precedent, the get funds,” Huson said. of them would fall on the resident meetings and lets us know what more convenient than the Food Apportionment Board Thursday Zielinski will meet with Huson assistants. senate is discussing,” Tanner said. Court. discussed not allocating funds to and Shirley Stewart, director of She said the senate should dis- Abby Radcliffe, a sophomore Tanner said the Food Court five Recognized Student student services, early next week to cuss the idea with the resident speech communications major, will have an effect on the lunch Organizations. discuss the funding issue. assistants before they add another from Pemberton Hall, said her business of dining services. “The $15,000 which we set In other business, the Division responsibility. senate representative does not aside earlier in the budgeting pro- of Sports and Recreation Board cess for the RSOs may not be allo- submitted its budget request of cated because of possible legal $116,495. The budget contained problems,” said AB Chair Steve two increases from last year’s bud- Fee considered for campus directory Zielinski. get. One would cover Recreation By HEATHER CYGAN rendered these services retired “Eastern Illinois University.” The five RSOs include: the Center equipment repairs and Campus editor and the University Police Therefore, many students do not Multi-Cultural Student Union, the updates. The second would cover Department shuffled around a lot realize the people at the other Muslim Student Association, the the costs of sending two student The cost of dialing the opera- of positions, leaving less time end of the phone line are part of International Student Organization, program coordinators to a national tor or 581-5000 on campus is and labor to maintain this ser- a different operating firm, the Christian Campus Fellowship conference to be held in increasing and representatives vice, Hopkins said. Hopkins added. and Coffee Talk. Collectively, the Milwaukee in April of 1999. from the telecommunications As a result, a two-year con- Numbers can additionally be organizations requested $16,397. During questioning from AB office said they encourage stu- tract with an operator firm was found on the Internet with a web Lisa Huson, Eastern’s lawyer, members, David Dutler, director of dents to use the phone directory made with Illinois Consolidated browser. On Eastern’s home page recently attended a conference campus recreation, revealed that or the Internet to cut expenses. Telecommunications Co. as of there is an option called EIU where the issue of campus organi- Sports and Recreation will use The two informational phone Dec. 1, Hopkins said. People. This choice will allow zation funding was discussed, $27,000 in fees charged to faculty services were originally obtained After two years, the contract’s browsers to receive off-campus Zielinski said. Students at the and staff to cover telecommunica- through an informational system effectiveness will be evaluated. numbers from places such as Universities of Minnesota and tion and postal costs. set up through the police station, Hopkins said he was not sure as Chicago, Hopkins said. Wisconsin recently sued the uni- Also, the AB began the process said Clay Hopkins, Eastern’s to whether the price of tuition Student directory phone books versities to recapture their portion of cutting budgets and voted to cut telecommunications manager of would increase because of are also available free of charge of student activity fees used to $1,000 from the University information and technology ser- inferred costs. in the Telecommunications fund certain groups with “ethnic Board’s comedy budget and vices. The firm charges 40 cents per Office located behind the and religious affiliations,” Zielinski $1,000 from UB’s performing arts The officer who previously call and answers the lines saying University Police Department. said. budget.

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Bu Dmuscles and headaches are one-day fasts like Ash all things that can result from Wednesday and Good Friday fasting. “Plenty of sleep require just a little special atten- A deliberate self-denial of the day before tion. Opinion food and drink, usually for reli- Vitamins and lots of fluids are gious or ethical reasons, is you fast recommended for anyone who is called fasting. fasting, whether it be for one RACHEAL CARRUTHERS is also very page Fasting is something people day or 30 days. All-natural fruit important.” have done over the centuries to Regular columnist juices that are fortified with cal- protest injustices, like Ghandi cium are recommended. Editorials are the opinion of the Editorial Board. who went for 49 days; to make Also one of the big fasting Columns are the opinion of the author. others aware of the severity of a “secrets” is loading up on nutri- situation; and still others fast to clean their colons or to tious food the day before allowing your body to have the celebrate a religious event, like right now during Lent. vitamins and minerals it needs before you deprive it of Friday, February 27, 1998 The modern Roman Catholic church dictates that fast- them completely. Notice I did not say load up on any- ing be done on Ash Wednesday, the official beginning of thing and everything in site. PAGE 4 Lent, and also on Good Friday at the end of Lent. Plenty of sleep the day before you fast is also very Previously, fasting was done throughout Lent, for the full important. A lack of sleep will cause even the healthiest 40 days from dawn to dusk. person who is eating some major discomfort and lack of Fasting can be very dangerous to the human body if it motivation. And we all know that college students do not is not done correctly. It is always a danger when the body need any excuse for lack of motivation. Student Senate is not getting the nutrients it needs. Anorexia nervosa is a Lack of sleep can make staying awake in classes even type of fasting in the sense that a person is depriving more difficult than before because the body is not only themselves of food. getting little to no sleep. it’s also not getting any nutri- needs to prioritize But not all fasting results in dire consequences if it is ents. done correctly. A little common sense is all that is required for some- The human body can only last a few days without any one who is fasting for one day, but for prolonged fasts food, and can last even fewer days without water. Now, I experts can’t stress how important it is to seek a profes- waiver decisions know many people do not plan on going on a hunger sional guide. y the looks of Student Senate’s decisions strike any time soon - unless they want to protest Functioning like a “normal” person is very easy to do BWednesday, concerning Student Senate tuition Clinton’s eligibility to have interns - but even one day when fasting. Some people have even trained for waivers, its members must have taken a few tips without food can cause the body’s systems to get out of marathons while fasting, but responsible fasting is the whack. key. It just wouldn’t do to faint during that huge midterm from David Copperfield. The way they sculpted The body loses a pound a day during a fast, so it is presentation in that English class. their decisions created an illusion not detectable important that people listen to what their bodies are by the average eye. telling them. – Racheal Carruthers is the On the Verge of the Weekend Senate members unanimously voted – with no Fasting is very safe in most cases. Prolonged fasts editor and semi-monthly columnist for The Daily discussion – to eliminate summer payment for require the attention of a professional, however, to ensure Eastern News. Her e-mail address is [email protected]. senate executive mem- bers. Editorial First off, the senate is a body of the students and for the students – not a private organization. Senate members need to discuss and debate issues that directly affect the students in public. The senate then proceeded to vote to retain the tuition waivers that are disbursed to executive sen- ate members during the school year. That pro- posed bylaw change was voted down by a vote of 2-15. Once again, the Student Senate has taken a small step in hopes of making big marks on cam- pus. Eliminating summer tuition waivers makes a minimal difference; since there is not summer sen- ate, executive members should not be given full tuition waivers because they cannot do anything relative to the internal structure of senate and Eastern. Senate members are trying to maintain the facade that they are accomplishing something nec- essary by actually passing a piece of legislation. The senate has been discussing the issue of tuition waivers since a campus wide survey attached to last spring’s student body elections. Student Government is halfway through this spring semester and no progress has been made. Previous letter makes versity and its students seems akin The one hour a week plan has joined the growing your turn to Orwell’s statement, “All swine pile of tuition waiver legislation the senate has ridiculous, thoughtless are created equal. But, some swine become a better human being and are more equal than others.” voted down or retracted. You seem bitter Allison. What In the spring survey, students said they wanted accusations to paper student, I will strive to become more To the editor: like Allison: A pompous, conde- happened? Did your applications to a change in compensation for executive members. I would like to send my deepest scending, pretentious ass. a much more “sophisticated and civ- While the tuition waiver issue has been character- thanks and sincere gratitude to Allison, you seem to take sadistic ilized” institution get rejected? ized by heavy debate in the senate, Student Gov- Jamison Allison who so thoughtful- pleasure in brutally ripping Adrian, ernment side-stepped the issue once again by solv- ly blessed all Eastern students, fac- Branham, the DEN in general, the P.J. Thompson ing the problem of summer senate pay. ulty, alumni and staff with a beauti- university, its students and anything ful, profound and ‘impeccably’ writ- else that displeases you. The writ- It’s as if students traded senate members three ten letter to the editor in regards to a ers, reporters and editors who work Letter policy dimes for four nickels; at face value, it appears the recent Matt Adrian column. for the DEN are full-time students students got the better end of the bargain. But in While at Eastern I wandered as well as practicing journalists. The Daily Eastern News accepts reality, the student just ends up shortchanged. through two years of my college life They physically cannot spend the letters to the editor addressing local, in a hard, impenetrable cloud of hours required to publish a daily state, national and international issues. ignorance and incomprehension and paper that would meet your specifi- They should be less than 250 words in serious need of some intellectual cations. Perhaps you could get off and include the author’s name, tele- guidance. your duff and “enlighten the down- phone number and address. Students I want to give thanks to Allison trodden” at the DEN. must indicate their year in school and today’s quote because now I know that a true Your vitriolic and arrogant ram- major. Faculty, administration and intellectual and philosophical genius blings are an insult to the student staff should indicate their position and does exist at the “barren wasteland” body and the faculty of the universi- department. Letters whose authors Idleness is only the refuge of weak which “should consolidate with the ty. Your opinions act collectively as cannot be verified will not be printed. minds.” local high school.” I give thanks a hideous virus that festers and Depending on space constraints, we “ because Allison has so graciously infects the mind and soul of the uni- may have to edit your letter, so keep it blessed us with his/her presence. To versity. Your reflections on the uni- as concise as possible. –Philip Dormer Stanhope

Let your voice be heard. E-mail us at [email protected] The Daily Eastern News Friday, February 27, 1998 5A CAA calls for more writing in classes Large Thin Single Item By REAGAN BRANHAM of a student’s grade depend on that are the basic traits and abili- For the Low Price of Editor in chief their written assignments. ties students should receive from Pagliai’sPIZZA The CAA held the discussion all core classes. The Council on Academic to answer questions on three CAA member Ken Sutton sug- $7.95 plus tax Affairs Thursday called on the areas: writing-intensive programs, gested that although the CAA is Open Daily 4 pm - 1 am general education subcommittee faculty involvement in general comfortable with the traits that 2 am on Weekends to recommend if the CAA should education and the nine traits and they be categorized and analyzed. change the writing requirements abilities of the general core. The third area the CAA exam- 345-3400 of core courses to add more Linda Callendrillo, chair of ined was faculty involvement in Pagliai’s Pizza degrees of writing intensity. writing across the curriculum the integrated core and how to “Writing active” and “writing committee, said having writing encourage and show appreciation intensive” could describe the active and writing centered core to the faculty who teach the amount that writing assignments classes could get students writing courses. What happens when are used in the final grade for the for reasons other than just to “How can you make sure course. receive a grade. everyone is doing their job enthu- 32 teeth try to fit into “Writing active” classes would The subcommittee will look at siastically and following the focus not just on writing assign- the suggestions made during the traits?” CAA Chair Mary Durkin a size 28 mouth? ments that count for grades, but meeting and make a suggestion as Wohlrabe asked after the meeting. For most of us, wisdom teeth represent also writing activities that are not to what the CAA can do with the She said the focus of the last four additional teeth that our mouth can’t used in determining a student’s suggestions. area is to make faculty excited accommodate. The result can be impacted grade, such as journals, essays The CAA also decided collec- about general education and pass wisdom teeth producing pain and possibly and lab reports. “Writing cen- tively that they are comfortable that excitement to students. tered” courses would make more with the nine traits and abilities causing damage to the other teeth. It is not unusual at this time of year for students to have trouble with their wisdom Cable failure causes phone problems teeth. Stress and lack of proper rest and diet seem to act as a catalyst for a wisdom tooth By HEATHER CYGAN tion, Barr said. All of these com- business and residential phone Campus editor panies are hooked up to the same lines, Barr said. flair-up. long distance network. “ICTC could not call into the Ideally the mouth should be x-rayed in Forty cities could not utilize AT&T serves independent office at Eastern to inform them the teen years to tell if the wisdom teeth are their long distance services for phone companies across the of progress, fax a press release or going to present a problem. If so, early more than 13 hours Wednesday, nation, thus inflicting a problem call the radio stations,” Barr removal is usually easier, less complicated said Clay Hopkins, Eastern’s to the lines served by that particu- added. and recovery time is much shorter. telecommunications manager of lar network, Barr added. The phone company first start- At Affiliates in Oral & Maxillofacial information technology services. Barr said the source of the ed to investigate the problem at 1 Surgery, the removal of wisdom teeth is done Only local calls were able to be problem was fiber facility failure, p.m. when Barr said he attempted as an outpatient surgery in our offices and is received and placed in parts of which is a cable failure. This to call Eastern and got a fast sig- often covered by insurance. east-central Illinois, from 12:30 problem caused a software com- nal and a message that said “all p.m. Wednesday to 1:30 a.m. plication in Mattoon. All ICTC circuits are busy at this time.” Thursday, Hopkins said. customers were not able to use Barr said this is the first sign of a Peter Barr, a spokesperson for their long distance phone lines, problem that cables may have ICTC said this created a nation- but were at all times able to com- been cut. wide problem. municate locally within their ICTC partially restored the Affiliates in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery New York and even AT&T town. problem at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday 102 Professional Plaza encountered some problems from Illinois Consolidated and completed the repairs at 1:30 Mattoon, IL 61938 the Mattoon software malfunc- Telephone Co. serves 88,000 a.m. Thursday, Barr said. 217-345-7070 Philip R. 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HARBECK from page 12 the Wrigley Field ramps with who he was. He wasn’t a quets of flowers sat on a table in Harry and this driver, talking pompous English-always-has-to- the foyer, and everyone was about the Cubs-Dodgers game be-correct broadcaster. He signing it. I let almost everyone I Friday at that day. wasn’t a corporate yes man. He was with sign the book before I It was a great experience – up was an 84-year-old baseball fan did just so I had time to figure until the point when Harry who happened to have a micro- out what I was going to say. How stopped in mid sentence and phone. He was truly a represen- do you wrap up a legendary said, “You know, this thing sure tative of what was good about career in a few sentences. 4 O’Clock Club moves slow with all the extra baseball. Others had written everything $3.99 Italian Beef w/Fries weight.” But now a great majority of from “Thanks for everything I sat there silent the rest of the that is gone. Harry” to “Have a Bud in heaven $3.50 Pitchers ride. Last weekend I went up to for me.” Now, I know Harry wasn’t Chicago on a class field trip to When I finally stepped up to Saturday being malicious; he wasn’t mak- the Sun-Times. We arrived the book I wrote down exactly ing fun of my rather rotund body. Thursday – the day after Harry what I was thinking: “No one PLAY “NUTS-N-BOLTS” He was simply telling it like it died. Friday night, a group of us can put into words what you match wins prize was. That little cart was having a went over to Harry’s downtown meant to baseball.” bit of a tough time making it up restaurant. The place was I still don’t know exactly what $1.75 22oz Coors Light the ramps. packed. that means, but I hope wherever Barcardi Mixers ~Limon, Spice, But that’s what made Harry A guest book and several bou- he is, Harry does. & Light

When your money’s running out, and the rent is coming due... Sell your stuff in The News’ Classifieds! THEY WILL WORK FOR YOU!! The Daily Eastern News Friday, February 27, 1998 7A Hong Kong House TITLE from page 8A Sesame Chicken Murray got to the final four favorite, but it’s wide open,” he “We’ve gotten a lot better w/ fried rice & eggroll by defeating Tennessee Tech said. “You never know in a tour- down the stretch, which is what $5.00 Chicken Fried Rice Tuesday in the first round of the nament like this.” you want to do,” Tiger head No. 1 w/ two eggrolls $5.00 tournament 84-63. Austin Peay In the second game on coach Frankie Allen said. “We Best Chinese reached Nashville by defeating Saturday, the team that knocked want to get an automatic bid to food in town Beef w/ Broccoli Southeast Missouri for the first Eastern out of the tournament, the NCAA Tournament and w/ Fried Rice $5.00 time this year 76-46 on No. 7 Tennessee State (9-10 in basically the team that wins the Delivery Mon 4-8pm Tue-Thurs 11-9pm Tuesday. the OVC, 12-15 overall), takes tourney will go. Fri-Sat 11-10pm Sun 11-9pm Austin Peay handed Murray on No. 3 seed Middle Tennessee Middle has done the opposite 348-5941 Exp. 3/1/98 State one of its two conference (13-6 in the OVC, 19-8 overall). of Tennessee State. losses with an 80-72 victory at “(Tennessee State) is the best “We started off good and the Dunn Center. Murray was team right now. Even in the loss struggled at the end,” Weil said. able to battle back in the teams’ to Murray they were ahead,” “Hopefully we can start playing Friends next meeting, as the Racers Weil said. “ We will have to be like we did before.” & defeated the Governors 86-78 at at the top of our game to beat Part of the reason for the fall Co Racer Arena on Feb. 18. TSU because they are a confi- of Middle Tennessee was the Loos said any one of the four dent bunch.” loss of one of its top scorers, Saturday, Feb. 27 Monday, Mar. 2 Come listen to the Space Age teams could come away with Tennessee State is on a hot senior forward Alyton Tesch. TRICKLE DOWN sounds of the the OVC Championship. streak, as it has won five of its He has returned for the OVC 10:00pm doors open ASTRONAUTS “On paper Murray is the last seven games. Tournament. While enjoying Friends’ 10:30pm show starts famous martinis $3.00 Admission for only $2.50! Show starts @ 10pm SEMIS from page 8A 509 Van Buren 345-2380 NO COVER TILL 10:30 NO COVER TILL 10:30 NO COVER TILL 10:30 most dangerous is from behind the three-point arc. To counter the Lady Colonels offensive blitz,

The Lady Colonels hit 163-of-416 shots from extra- Smith can call on the No. 2 and No.3 shot blockers NO COVER TILL 10:30 point range, .392 from the behind the arc. in the conference, sophomore guard Kelly Chastain Style Middle Tennessee head coach Stephany Smith and junior center Jonelda Buck, respectively. Style WEEKEND said she was happy her team made the tournament, The second matchup of the weekend, in the Margaritas but not really surprised. words of Tennessee Tech head coach Bill Worrell, $1.00 $1.50 “I should probably say it feels great, but we’ve features “two young teams and one old coach.” Tequilla Shots Corona made the tournament every year that I’ve been asso- This will be Martin co-head coaches Gary and Bottles Fuzzy Naval ciated with the team,” she said. Kim VanAtta’s first trip to the OVC tournament. The Lady Raiders actually managed to surpass Bill Worrell will take his team into yet another $1.75 22 0z. .75¢ their 1996-97, finishing the 1997-98 season with a semifinal, the 15th in 15 years. NO COVER TILL 10:30 Lite Bottles Drafts record of 11-7, a four game turnaround from the “We’ve been very fortunate, we’ve had a lot of previous season. success,” Worrell said. NO COVER TILL 10:30 NO COVER TILL 10:30 NO COVER TILL 10:30 Smith said she is confident her team can perform Worrell said his team has learned from its previ- well against Eastern Kentucky, although a few Lady ous experience in last years tournament. Colonel players do concern her. “We feel like we have the experience to take us Smith’s concern centers around senior guard through. But when they tip off on the court (the JERRY’S Chrissy Roberts, sophomore guard Marla Gearhart experience) means less than it does now.” and senior forward/ center Laphelia Doss. Roberts Tech has the best shooting percentage in the PIZZA was second in the OVC in scoring with an average league, .435, and the leagues leading shooter and of 15.3 ppg. She was first in the conference in three- scorer, sophomore center Diane Seng. She is shoot- pointers, connecting on 62-of-135 attempts for a ing .643 for an average of 17.8 ppg. & PUB .459 average. Martin was second in shooting, .434, and third in Doss is second in the conference in field goal per- defense, allowing 64.7 ppg. The Lady Skyhawks are centage, .553, and Gearhart is second in the confer- also second in shooting defense. The opposition is 14” Pizza ence in three-pointers, .397. shooting .396 against Martin. single topping REPEAT from page 8A SPECIAL ored their hair for the meet, a ritual Todd Moroney has the top seed in Raiders of Middle Tennessee. $6.00 that White said began before big the mile and the 3000-meter run High jumpers Ruffner Fransis corner of 4th and Lincoln 345-2844 meets. and is second behind Mohamed and Justin Young are in the top five “I started coloring it at the first Musse from Eastern Kentucky in and Jimmy Sims is third in the long home meet last year and I have the 5000-meter run. jump. Mabry and Joe Flanigan are kept on (coloring it) for big meets Ryan Boyles and Jason Bialka fourth and sixth seed respectively. since,” White said. should help score some points for The throwers will be anchored Seniors Mike McBride and the Panthers in the distance runs by senior Jason Waldschmidt, Cory Finn, competing in the 800- too. Dave Austrauskus and Davis. meter run, said they are ready to “We are going into a facility that “We are going down there to compete in their final indoor meet has an oversized track which will take care of business,” Davis said. against strong competition from make our distance runners faster,” “We worked hard and we know Eastern Kentucky’s Daniel Akers said. “Our seed times will that the rest of the schools are after Blochwitz and Middle’s Mario improve and we are ready for good us.” Paul. things to happen.” Finn said the whole team has “Personally I want to do my best The Panthers’ 1600-meter relay worked towards showing the rest of and help the relay team qualify hold the fastest seed time heading the OVC how strong Eastern is. with the best time I can,” McBride into the meet followed by Middle “This is how you measure your- said. Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky and self it’s all on us this meet and it’s a Distances will be another strong Southeast Missouri. The mile good measure for other teams too,” area for the defending champs. relay team is second only to he said.

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Mabry will have Harry’s death By DAVID PUMP competition from fellow teammate Staff writer Chris Watson and Middle’s Christian Nsiah. means a loss The road to the Ohio Valley Watson, Mabry and Chad White Conference men’s indoor track will anchor the Panthers in the 200- of tradition meet title takes a detour through meter dash – an event that Eastern Charleston, as Eastern looks to should dominate if Watson is Today baseball fans every- repeat as conference champions healthy following a muscle strain. where pay their last respects to Friday and Saturday at Middle “Chris is about 95 percent; it is a Harry Caray as his funeral goes Tennessee. plus for us if he is 95 percent, but if on in Chicago. I wish I could be Senior hurdler Rollie Slama has we lose him our chances won’t go there. steadily improved this season and up in smoke,” Akers said. Harry’s death really didn’t said he has been White also holds come as a shock, but Harry’s looking forward the top seed in the heart attack in the California to the conference ■ 400 – an event that club did. Baseball team continues meet for a while. he has a prelimi- Just two or three weeks ago, season at Southern Illinois- “I’ve been nary qualification Chicago papers reported the cut- looking forward Carbondale. for nationals in. back of Cub night games on to this for a STORY page 7A “I had the flu WGN. The station wanted to month,” he said. Sunday, but I am keep WB Network shows like “Now I just want going to block it Buffy the Vampire Slayer on the to get down there and see what the out,” he said. “I air during the week. track is like.” will be ready to rock and roll come Harry was quoted in the Sun- Coach Tom Akers said this Friday and Saturday.” Times saying he didn’t under- year’s team, especially the seniors, White compared running in the stand the move. are not ready to pass the torch onto 200 and 400 in the same day to “I’m a hell of a lot more any other school. Olympic sprinter Michael attractive than she is,” he said. “The seniors want to go out of Johnson’s record-setting perfor- Classic Harry. here with a conference champi- mance in Atlanta in 1996. As a fan for most of my life, I onship,” Akers said. “It’s a very tough double to do, I don’t have too many baseball Slama agreed with Akers, saying try not to think about that stuff,” he memories that don’t include he doesn’t want to leave on a sour said. “I will focus on the 400 first Harry’s voice. Summer after- note. and when I’m finished with that noons as a kid were spent run- “Every year after you have won event I will focus on the 200.” ning in and out of the house, lis- IKUYA KURATA/Photo editor it, you don’t want to be the class White along with Slama, thrower tening to Harry when I came in, Eastern’s Mike McBride races down the track at the EIU Mega that has the wheel fall off the John Davis and Jimmy Sims col- and imitating him when I ran Meet last month. McBride and the Panthers look to defend their wagon,” Slama said. “It’s our See REPEAT page 7A outside. title at the OVC Indoor Track Championships Friday and Saturday. As I grew up (or at least grew older), I began to understand why Harry mispronounced names and continued his home- OVC basketball continues in Nashville run call when the centerfielder “TSU (Tennessee State) is on a champ Eastern Kentucky will caught the ball. Four hot teams hot streak, Murray has won eight Top women’s take on OVC No. 4 Middle But all of this added to the or nine in a row and we’re play- Tennessee, and Tennessee Tech charm. Harry was like everybody ing well.” will face Tennessee-Martin in a else – just a guy talking about ready to battle teams all set Middle Tennessee head coach showdown between second and baseball. Randy Weil said this will be a third respectively. This summer I had the privi- for men’s title for semifinals competitive tournament. The Lady Colonels of Eastern lege of covering Chicago base- By MATT WILSON “All the four teams have beat- By DREW GRANGER Kentucky will bring in the ball as a part of an internship. Associate sports editor en each other,” he said. Staff writer league’s highest scoring offense Spending about 20 afternoons In the first game of the tour- into the game. Eastern Kentucky and evenings at Wrigley Field, I The stage is set for the final nament in Nashville, Tenn., No. The Ohio Valley Conference has averaged 75.9 points per had plenty of chances to see four in the Ohio Valley 1 seed Murray State (17-2 in the women’s basketball season will game this season. The Lady Harry at work. Conference men’s basketball OVC, 27-3 overall) will take on come to an end as the top four Colonels were third in the Every game he would be on tournament on Saturday. No. 4 seed Austin Peay (12-7 in regular-season teams face off in league in shooting percentage, the field about two and a half or “This is going to be a battle the OVC, 17-10 overall) at 2 the semifinal round of the con- going .433 from the floor. three hours before the first pitch of four teams who have been p.m. ference tournament Saturday in Where Eastern Kentucky is taping his radio interview with playing well lately,” Austin Peay Nashville. Cubs manager Jim Riggleman. head coach Dave Loos said. See TITLE page 7A Conference regular-season See SEMIS page 7A And every game he’d take time out to go over to the ever-grow- ing bubble of fans that gathered for an autograph or just to say hi. Softball team begins season at SIU-C tourney One particular day I was a lit- By KYLE BAUER measuring stick and as a chance to evaluate last season to finish ninth in the OVC in ERA tle late getting to the ballpark, Staff writer players. and seventh in victories. and I was walking toward the “We are going to evaluate our players. We Also an option for the Panthers is to bring in ramps that led to the press box. I The Panther softball team will open up its will play all our pitchers and see what we’ve junior pitcher/shortstop Stacy Siebert. Siebert stopped at the bottom of the first season this weekend in the Southern Illinois- got,” Searle said. “We will give everyone a was named to the OVC All-Tournament team as ramp as a strange vehicle that Carbondale Classic. The tournament will feature chance to hit. We will also move our defense a utility player last season. She finished seventh looked like a mix between a golf teams from Bradley, Kentucky, Northern around and try to keep our consistency. in the OVC in strikeouts. cart and a pick-up truck drove Illinois, SIU-Carbondale and Southeast “Our pitchers have to get ahead of batters and “I don’t know who our ace is going to be this up. Sure enough, there was a Missouri. get them out of the game. They have to bring in year. Last year the conference recognized Sara driver and a passenger – Harry Playing in the tournament will give the their game to keep control and keep the ball in as one of the top pitchers,” Searle said. “Mandy Caray. Panthers an opportunity to evaluate their talent the park.” is coming off of an injury and is going to be To my surprise, the cart and see where they are at. Searle will have plenty of options to chose great for us this year. Stacy is a dynamic pitcher. stopped and Harry said, “Hey, The opportunity to see some action before from to try and keep that control. Eastern is She is highly respected as a shortstop and could ya’ wanna ride?” playing a full conference schedule is one the returning several solid starting pitchers to the cause some havoc on offense. It is going to be Not knowing what to do, I Panthers are grateful to have. rotation this season. difficult for the coaches.” looked to the driver, who nodded “We are lucky to have the support that we Sophomore Sara DeLaere was named to Eastern is going into the tournament with the his head and asked if I was going have from the administration to go to preseason Second team All-Ohio Valley Conference and total team philosophy. to the press box. I said yes, and tournaments,” Panther head coach Lloydene was eighth in league in ERA last season as a “We don’t have someone who is going to he told me to jump in the back. Searle said. “ It will set the foundation for the freshman. carry the team. Our strength is 1-9 in our lineup There I was, riding through rest of the season.” Also expected to make an impact is junior and 1-4 in our pitching staff. We will be a solid See HARBECK page 6A Searle is going to use this tournament as a Mandy White. White returned from an injury defensive team,” Searle said. Inside MAGAZINE Men of Adventure • page 2 Composition recital details • page 3 Drovers CD review • page 5 “Palmetto” review • page 8 friday.2.27.1998 8 pages Making the Miss Black EIU Future to be crowned By celebrating the past

photo by anna betzelberger Heather Tyler, Renita Craig and Amber White (not pictured Juanta Bennet) are competing Saturday for the titled of Miss Black EIU in the 22nd Annual pageant at 7 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The women will be honored with other awards such as Ms. Congeniality, Ms. Togetherness, Ms. Ebony and Ms. Enterprise. A variety of prizes and awards will be given away.

by josh niziolkiewicz ebruary’s African-American Heritage Celebration is about Staff writer to come to an end. Throughout the month we have seen Fpresentations, tasted the food, and watched movies and plays about African-American Culture; but the grand finale man communication major from Chicago, Il.; Renita Craig, takes place Saturday with the 22nd Annual Miss Black EIU a junior special education major from Matteson, Il.; and Heather Tyler, a freshman undecided major from Chicago, Il. The theme of this year’s pageant, “Sankofa,” comes Craig explained how this year’s pageant and previous from the African Akan word meaning “To return the past pageants play a big role in the African-American Heritage in order to go forward.” Celebration. According to a press release by Ceci Brinker, assistant “This is the one time the majority of minorities get director of student life, the pageant pays special tribute to together on campus,” Craig said “we all behave in a nice African-American women, while instilling a sense of pride, way and have a good time without arguing about our dif- appreciation and cultural awareness in their African- ferences.” American heritage. Craig also said that participating in this pageant has This year’s pageant features women from a variety of been a life long dream of hers. class standings from freshman to senior. 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Hardcore fashion ■ The guys who call in are usually the dumbest • FREE Pregnancy Tests • Strictly Confidential dogs for 10 straight hours told us how uncool callers on the show. They are even a bit duller we are compared to the rest of the world. Our than the 19-year-old females. There are fewer of • Accurate Information • Post-Abortion Support assignment was clear, we had to tell our readers them that actually have the cahones to call Dr. how to radiate hippness the best way – the MTV Drew and Steve. CALL 345-5000 ANYTIME! way. You deserve it (Besides we are sick of see- HOUR TWO CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER ing everyone carrying on like the little alterna- After the first hour of our little adventure, we grungers they all wish they were). were still holding up fairly well. “Love Line” was To truly convey what our adventure was really interesting – a bit lame, but interesting. What like, we should probably give you an hour by awaited us in hour two, we were not sure, but we it hour commentary of our mission: would soon find out. The TUESDAY noon - 10 p.m. To our dismay, we discovered that “Singled This was our “let’s get psyched” time. We Out” was the next program to which we would pays gathered the necessary refreshments (chips, have to subject ourselves. There was nothing like Daily dips, chains and whips ... uh ... sorry that was Carmen Electra and 50 other scantily clad 2 part of the unpublished MOA files). After obtain- women prancing around to the rump shaken-ist ing the proper nourishment, we had to locate the music of today. Not to mention the 50 dorky Eastern HQ (headquarters) of our operation for the lookin’ guys and mayor of Dorktropolis Chris Advertise evening. Since we could not persuade any of the Hardewick. The things we do for you, the read- local bar owners to keep their bars open for the ers. News with us full ten hours, we decided to go to Bob’s ... he After an hour and a half of MTV, we discov- was the only one of us who had a T.V. (Five inch ered that we were actually losing more brain cells monitor, but we couldn’t afford to be picky). As than a guy at a Bob Marley concert. So we decid- 9:30 p.m. rolled around, we suited up in the ed to make some prank phone calls to the March 2 standard MOA issued POA (Pajamas of Psychic Friends Network (They somehow knew Adventure) and the necessary booties (in case they were pranks) and called it a night. If you 6:00 @ Lumpkin 027 we got a call). ever decide to stay up all night and watch T.V. HOUR ONE that’s fine, just make sure it’s not +MTV. Spirits were running high at this part of the Mary Anne Crome evening. We caught the tail end of a show that MOA Useless Fact of the Week: The giraffe does starred the two people that have inspired the not have the ability to cough. (Don’t you feel “Teaching the MOA for months. The two founders of what we more educated now?) know as “Generation X”... Beavis and Butthead. Editors Note: The Men of Adventure are professional satirists. Holocaust to Children” Lucky for us we learned a new term of endear- Please do not try this at home. No offense was intended in the writing of this column. Send general praise or hate mail to The Men ment, from now on all our readers will bear the of Adventure. Contact Bob Ladewig at [email protected] or Matt April 8 - Clyde Self - 7:00 Fear at [email protected]. Thank you, and have a nice day. Motivational Presentation Martinsville Room Kappa Delta Pi Officers Jennifer Davis Dan Bielawski Renae Warner Joe Nolan James Modglin Eric Jankovic by charlie huber Melissa Wiseman Nicole Couri Margie Sansone Tanya Woodcock Dan Jecks Kim Glover Kelly Wall Natasha Jilek Brett Swanson Martha Wayne Jennifer Buske Amy Huyear Suzanne Lingle Elizabeth Weller

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Pageant from page 1b These four talented women will “The winner will have to be a pageant,” Craig said. “If we do bad preparing for Saturday’s pageant at Saturday in the be competing in the categories of representative of the Black Student during the opening number, the home due to an illness she suffered Grand Ballroom creative expression, African gar- Union, speak at various presenta- rest of the show probably won’t be earlier in the week. of the Martin ment, talent and evening tions, and coordinate next year’s that good.” The reigning Miss Black EIU and Luther King Jr. gown/impromptu questioning. pageant,” Craig said. Craig pointed out the advan- coordinator of this year’s pageant University Union The winner will be decided on In addition, special recognition tages of working with the Tawanda Lawrence has Tickets are by their overall strengths in these awards will be given to contestants other contestants on a been at practice every $6.00 categories and their answers in a for Ms. Congeniality, Ms. Together, routine. night helping the candi- advance/general pre-pageant interview that Ms. Enterprise, and Ms. “I get a lot of help from dates prepare. and $8.00 gener- each contestant participat- Ebony. the other contestants,” “She is a really nice girl,” al/door. Tickets ed in before the event. In order to prepare, the Craig said. “We have the Craig said. “And she really are on sale at White feels confident contestants have been opportunity to give each knows what she is doing.” the Union Box about competing in the practicing from 6 to 11 other constructive criti- The judges for this com- Office from 9 four different categories. p.m. all week. At practice cism and feedback.”. petition feature assistant a.m.-3 p.m. Renita Craig This years contestants contestants go over rou- Craig says that practices professor of music Patricia Other highlights of the pageant will have the chance to win tines, talent categories, the are not the only thing she Heather Tyler Poulter, director of human include performances by Tiffany cash, prizes, awards and annual Heritage Walk and is doing to prepare for the compe- resources Charles Phillips, profes- Cheatham, Instruments of Praise the title of Miss Black EIU. speeches. All candidates tition. sor of speech communication dance troup and the Smith Trio. She will also receive a new Amber White set aside a portion of their “I am trying to stay focused and Floyd Merit, area coordinator for Immediately following the set of responsibilities. practice to work on their just take this one day at a time’” residential life Aronda Spearman pageant, the general public is invit- According to White, the winner opening number in which all the Craig said “I’m also trying to rest a and area coordinator for housing in ed to attend the Miss Black EIU of the pageant is required to par- candidates participate. lot.” the South Quad Judy Griffin. Coronation Dance in the Ballroom. ticipate in a variety of constructive “We want to make a big state- Tyler will miss out on the last This year’s Miss Black EIU Admission is free and music will be extra-curricular activities. ment at the opening of the preparations for the pageant. She is pageant will be held at 7 p.m. provided by 20&5 Productions. Who When Where Price Phone Dark Eden w/Cleveland Steamer 9:30 p.m. Fri. Feb. 27 Ted’s Warehouse $3 345-9732 Cleveland Steamer w/P.O.W.E.R. poetry 7 p.m. Fri. Feb. 27 Coffee Talk in the Triad $3 or free w/meal ID 581-2396 The Drovers 9 p.m. Fri. Feb. 27 Mabel’s (Champaign) free (217) 328-5701 Funky Butt Drum Club w/The Vibe Tribe 10 p.m. Fri. Feb. 27 Blind Pig (Champaign) $5 (217) 351-7476 Perry Hamilton 9:30 p.m. Fri. Feb. 27 Hideway (Champaign) free (217) 356-3081 Lisa Boucher and Dan Newen 6-8:30 p.m. Fri. Feb. 27 Creamy’s (Champaign) free (217) 359-6977 Hardroad 8 p.m. Fri. Feb. 27 J.A.C. Lounge $3 (217) 328-5415 Drifting Playboys 9 p.m. Fri. & Sat. Feb. 27 & 28 Rosebowl Tavern $1 (217) 367-7031 Overture Schroeder (F.K.A) Post War Fords 9:30 p.m. Sat. Feb. 28 Ted’s Warehouse $3 345-9732 The Blazers 10 p.m. Sat. Feb. 28 Blind Pig $6 (217) 351-7476 Fabulous Flashback Band 9:30 p.m. Sat. Feb. 28 Jillian’s (Champaign) $3 (217) 355-2800 Sail Cat 9 p.m. Sat. Feb. 28 Creamy’s free (217) 359-6977 CONCERT Calendar CONCERT The Astronauts 9 p.m. Mon. March 2 Friends & Co. free 345-2380 4b friday 2.27.1998 On the Verge of the Weekend Hawke has two discs to make you flip

by jackie watt can chant along with the repetitive lyrics “to will make you want to whirl around. If asked of the UK band The Underworld. Staff writer the disco” and then be prepared to dance “which of these songs does not belong?” “Namaquadisco” by the eclectic Hawke for the rest of the CD. That would be “Shnowed In.” It rebels has an interesting sound and fits and flows ome tag it as Adventure Disco, others The song “Vivos en la Muerte” adds a against the rest of the mildly seductive, with the alleged new musical trend call it Electronica. In any case record dash of ethnicity to the album. Briejock The rhythmic songs and sounds like background Slabel Hardkiss presents Hawke with the Superunknown from Rebel Crew supplies music for a Sheryl Crow song. Ick, ick, ick. debut album “Namaquadisco” that is pros- the minimal, Spanish vocals. Echo Dubois is “Fung” seems to be a spin off of “To The pering in 1998. It was just released on demanded to strum the electric guitar to Discoteque,” only more enriching. This was Sunburn Recordings in sunny San Francisco, work gracefully with a battered drum kit. because Gavin and Robbie Hardkiss mixed Calif. This song was the first to become a world- it. The Hardkiss brothers composed a lot of The actual band Hawke is a bunch of disc wide music video. the music for this CD with the assistance of jockeys and experienced mixers experi- “Columbo’s Got (a) Sloweye” is a “dedi- many other talented people. menting with old and new techno-type cation to handicapped superheros” accord- There are 10 carefully-crafted instrumen- sounds. No, they probably did not pick the ing to Hawke. Apparently the team was tal songs on “Namaquadisco.” All of them name because of an obsession with the inspired by the incredible insight of the are more than five minutes long and tied Hollywood boy Ethan Hawke. homicide detective Columbo on the hit together mostly by ‘80’s-esque keyboards. Hawke begins the album with “To The murder mystery show of the 1970’s Yeah ‘80’s! There is the occasional yelping, “Columbo.” The song was recorded and banging of the gong and percussion that Discoteque.” This song gradually lures the Electronica. listener into quite a dancing realm with remastered in someone’s bedroom back in makes the album sound primitive as if you emitting only one or two simple beats. The 1995. This is the funkiest song, it’s got a tuba are in the jungle. various sounds add it all up toward the end mode and a bit of some kind of classic hip- Hawke is nowhere near as mechanical of this impressive opening track. Anyone hop dubbed in between. and computerized as Daft Punk, but Track six is “Stationary Tornado” and it “Namaquadisco” has a downtempo similar Everclear CD makes extended play on radio, T.V. songs. Distorto de Melodica” and you get fast, grinding track with a catchy by sean stangland “I Will a satisfying rock album despite its chorus: “Living isn’t a simple thing/I staff writer Buy You a single-mindedness. None of the know/No one said it’s supposed to California-based rock band New Life” songs sound different from one be.” Everclear first hit the popular just start- another, but they’ll all make you Looking at these two albums, it music scene in the summer of ed rota- bob your head and is apparent that 1995 when the popular single off tion on feel good. Everclear is having their first major label release, MTV and “Sparkle and gobs of fun mak- “Sparkle and Fade,” made the on the Fade,” Everclear’s ing music. In a rounds on MTV and alternative radio. It’s a big label debut, is time of artists radio stations around the country. lovesick similarly fun. The with inflated egos You remember the song “Santa little ditty, songs focus a bit and when hip hop Monica,” an ode to the ocean and one about more on Alexakis’ is king, Everclear the California lifestyle. a guy who personal life, what keeps alternative After the success of that song, would do with titles like “My rock alive. Everclear seemed to drop off the anything Sexual Life” and “Alternative” map. It looked as if vocalist/guitarist for his “You Make Me Feel may be a meaning- Art Alexakis, bassist Craig love if he Like a Whore,” but less term now, but Montoya and drummer Greg only had there are still plen- Everclear’s surfer- Eklund would join bands like Ugly the money ty of rock rhythms to make it all go rock is the closest we’re likely to Kid Joe in the limbo of one-hit to do it. down easier. get to what the early 1990’s forev- wonders. album, “Everything to Everyone,” The CD's highlights also include The CD's highlight is a song er branded as alternative music. But with their new release, “So made a big impact with a fun video “Normal Like You,” with its omi- about leaving everything behind for Enjoy. Much for the Afterglow,” the trio and that cool siren sound that nous guitar riffs and lyrics like, “You paradise, “Summerland.” This song “So Much for the Afterglow” has resurfaced with two hit videos Alexakis somehow made his guitar wouldn’t even know me since you contains what has become on MTV and a new found fan base, produce. This one sounds different went away/the Prozac doesn’t do it Everclear’s motto of sorts: “Fall, ★★★ defying the Puff Daddy-Spice Girls enough than “Santa Monica” but for me anymore.” glimmer, sparkle and fade.” It also “Sparkle and Fade” trend of the late 1990’s and being still retains the care-free, loose feel Throw in a banjo-twinged rumi- has a nice air of sentimentality one of the few alternative rock that Everclear always had. nation on life called “Why I Don’t about it. ★★★ bands left. “Everything to Everyone” stands Believe in God” and a quirky The other big song here is the Everclear The first single off the latest out on an album full of fun rock instrumental track titled “El opener, “Electra Made Me Blind,” a Capitol Records

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Cameron McGill, grunts so much by sarah johnson rehearsal of performances that Cameron Gill, lead vocals and gui- The music of Neintown Still is when singing that at some points in Staff writer will be given in grade school tar; Andrew Fraker, lead guitar and just as predictable as their mission the CD sounds like he’s trying to __Nine women who are classes,” Marquardt-Cherry vocals; Ryan Becker, bass; and Paul statement, which can be found on pass a pineapple out of his nose important role models to said. Callen, drums; is making a name their website at All in all, a very mediocre kind of young women will be por- This Living History Program, for themselves with their self-pro- www.students.uiuc.edu/~mcpalmer. band. trayed by Eastern students in a sponsored by the Women’s duced demo CD “Biographies Of “NTS (Neintown Still, for those of Granted, I’ve been a little hard performance of “Living the Advocacy Council, is prepared My Friends.” you not in the know) is seeking a on the boys from Champaign. They Legacy: The Women’s Rights every year for area elementary Ordinarily, when I hear a band record label and management com- are not, by any stretch of the imagi- Movement, 1848-1998.” schools as part of Women’s like this, I would just pass them off pany that will share the enthusiasm nation, bad. But I would not call The performance will be at History and Awareness as being the average college band. for the Neintown sound that has them good. I definitely would not 2 p.m. Saturday in the Buzzard Month. But it seems that Neintown Still, engulfed the thousands of students call them memorable. The best Auditorium. A group of students from home-grown at the University of at the University of Illinois.” metaphor I can associate to the Emily Fetterer, Christy Jefferson Elementary School Illinois, has garnered quite a repu- The Neintown sound? Let’s not music of Neintown Still is that it Gardner, Sara Schmidt, Erica will be presenting themselves tation for themselves in their be silly, boys. The patented entails one of my favorite spread- Byrne, Rachel Pullium, Wendy as Mary McLeod Bethume, extremely short existence - four “Neintown sound” is just a rehash- able meats. Neintown Still is like Ellers, Rita Lazar, Susan Lutz Juliette Gordon Low, Margaret years to be exact. ing of the homogenized sound that branschweiger (or liverwurst). The and Ellen Eardley will be pre- Mead, Eleanor Roosevelt and Everything from accolades from was franchised by such bands as kids like it because it goes down senting themselves as women Mother Teresa. the Champaign radio stations, to Collective Soul and Sister Hazel. smooth, mom and dad like it from history that are worth Everyone is encouraged to earning a “#1 Local Band” mention The melodies are mediocre and because it’s wholesome and good- remembering and learning attend on Saturday because all in the Daily Illini has made this predictable, with the occasional for-them. about, said Janet Marquardt- students could benefit or learn band a local legend around the U lapses into the category of bad. When I finally think that Cherry, chair of Women’s something new about women’s of I community. They even received “Watching Storms,” the first song Neintown Still is “growing on me,” Advocacy Council Living history, said to Marquardt- a letter or recommendation from on the CD, has such a lapse. The a memory pops in my mind of History Program. Cherry. the Champaign representative of use of parallel eighths throughout when I played the CD for one of Among the women being “Even though we’re doing Atlantic records. As I understand the song makes me cringe every my friends. After hearing the first presented are Frida Kahlo, this for children, a lot of peo- it, they’re cutting a deal with time I hear it. I have to wonder song, she said: “This would be Catherine the Great, Ruth ple haven’t heard of the Atlantic as we speak. what they were thinking when they good if I were drunk.” Handler, Sarah Kemble Knight, women we’re presenting,” said I think I was washing my hair wrote that terrible sounding chord. My sentiments exactly. Virginia Wolfe, Louise Marquardt-Cherry. “We don’t when the Neintown Still fan-wagon The backgrounds are mediocre Neintown Still Nevelson, Mary Rowlandson, learn about women in history departed from the bars. at best. The background progres- “Biographies Of My Friends” Flossie Wong-Staal and books. We learn about men in The music, in the spirit of pre- sions in many of the songs are Victoria Woodhull. wars.” dictability, is a collage of funky and reminiscent of the “four-chord ★★ he Daily Eastern News classifiedadvertising Travel Personals Personals Announcements Announcements Announcements ______3/6 Jaime. Anteman. Charleston. ______OO/HA #1 SPRING BREAK*** DON’T ______2/27 ______2/27 ______2/27 GET BURNED*** SunSplash TO THE MEN OF DELTA TAU tours!! THE RELIABLE SPRING DELTA: It has been so much fun SIGMA NU ASSASSINS: Trust CASH LOANS 345-3623 BUY- ATTENTION ALL E.I.U. STU- SIGMA IOTA LAMBDA will be BREAK CO. 12 years Exp. and such an honor to be your no one. Be afraid. 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SUMMER FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE. Please be aware that the Final Exam Schedule for Summer 1998 is published on page 2 of the Summer Semester 1998 Class Schedule. Class schedules are avail- able on the shelf outside Registration Office, basement of McAfee, southeast entrance. Frank Hohengarten, Dean Enrollment Management UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS. Applications for Undergraduate Research will be accepted from undergraduates and their faculty mentors for research grants for Fall 1998 and are available at the Honors Office, Booth House. Grants of $500 to each student and $250 to the department budget of the faculty sponsor will be awarded during April 1998 for the Fall semester. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0. The closing date for all applications is March 30, 1998, at 4 p.m. Margaret Messer, Assistant Director of Honors Program CDS ADVISEMENT AND INFORMATION. The Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences will hold a Career Information and Group Advisement Session on Thursday, March 5, 1998 in room 201/202 of the Clinical Services Building. Freshmen and sophomore CDS majors and pre-majors and students interested in a CDS major should attend the 5:30 p.m. group meeting. Junior and senior majors should attend the 6:30 p.m. group meeting. Individual advisement ses- MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM BY MIKE PETERS sions will follow each group meeting. Students interested in CDS may call 581-2172 for more information. Robert M. Augustine, CDS Department Chair ADVISEMENT BIOLOGY T/C. ATTENTION: Biology Teacher Certification Majors Advisement for Summer term and Fall semester will take place in Life Science room #203 according to the following schedules: Post-Bac and Seniors - March 3, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Juniors - March 3, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sophomores - March 4, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Freshmen and new students - March 4, 7 to 8:30 p.m. To receive advisement, you must bring with you the following: your catalog, a ten- tative schedule, and your registration/advisement folder. J.A. McGaughey, Advisor EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, & MLE ADVISEMENT. Those accepted into the department should sign up for appointments with their advisors on sheets outside Buzzard 2220. No telephone calls, please. Mr. Campbell and Mr. Coffey will begin advisement on February 23; all others will begin March 3 after registration bulletins are in The Daily Eastern News. Portfolios must be brought with you when you see your advisor. They are available in Buzzard 2220. Juniors and Seniors should sign up early since they can register first. All upper division EC/ELE/MLE classes will be waitlisted. Please do an inquiry with Touchtone (581-6640) late in Spring semester to verify your Summer and Fall Schedules. It pay$ to advertise in the Daily Eastern News 8b friday.2.27.1998 On the Verge of the Weekend Harrelson finally gets chance to be ‘normal’ an aged tycoon. Rhea and her finally got more interesting with nists. When being seduced by to the hilt, coming off a bit like Humorous lines teen-aged step-daughter, Odette, some clever twists toward the Chloe Seveigny’s 17-year-old the thumb-sucking Martha Vickers need someone to pose as end. The movie really needs to Odette, he slaps her to still her in Howard Hawks’ “The Big move average Odette’s kidnapper in an extor- have a more forward momentum advances and she slaps back. He Sleep.” Sadly, though, Gina tion plan to squeeze some bucks to keep the audience caught up in pulls back abruptly with his hand Gershon, as Harry’s artist girl- film through plot out of their tightwad sugar daddy. Harry’s desperation, but there’s to his face, petulantly saying “You friend, seems stranded in a face- Even though Barber was jailed far too much slack and it’s easy to got me right in the eye.” Later he less role that could easily have by geoff cowgill under false pretenses, that doesn’t tune out in spots. complains that he’s being played been left out of E. Max Frye’s Staff writer make him the most upstanding It feels like director Volker like a game of “Chinese chess.” script. “Palmetto” is a slight film noir guy, and he jumps at the chance Schlondorff and his cast got a little Harrelson is good playing a As a straight drama, that’s infused with a bizarre and to stick it to the establishment bored with the by-and-large part that is a little more normal “Palmetto” would have been pret- nearly random sense of humor. and collect some easy green. mediocre material they were deal- than those he’s usually tied to: the ty worthless, but the humor isn’t The mood it evokes is a little As is always the case in these ing with and decided to throw in leering psychos of “Natural Born really played up to a degree that reminiscent of Robert Altman’s things, everything is not what it some unexpected goofiness just Killers” and “Wag The Dog” and makes it fully effective. It doesn’t “The Long Goodbye,” but unfor- seems. Harry soon finds himself in to keep themselves interested. the amiable idiots of his early films blend black comedy and thrills tunately “Palmetto” doesn’t have over his head as he is hired by his These sporadic funny bits are and “Cheers.” With “Palmetto” nearly as skillfully as, say, “Blood the unified consistency of tone girlfriend’s brother-in-law to be the real highlights and saving grace he shows that he can invest a Simple.” “Palmetto” probably will that Altman’s tongue-in-cheek the press liaison to the district of the film. They are unconnected leading role with quirkiness but be best served by video, with the flick has. attorney concerning the very kid- to the plot and give the impres- not overdo it. Hollywood needs diminished expectations that The story centers on Harry napping that he’s involved in. And sion that they were improvised more actors capable of that. He’s home viewing brings. The faults Barber, a reporter who has then the corpses start to pop up during filming. very promising. most likely will seem smaller and wrongly been imprisoned for two ... Woody Harrelson, as Harry, Seveigny and Elisabeth Shue, as the little joys amplified. years and released into the com- The film’s pacing could have has most of these moments: little Rhea, seem to obviously relish munity that set him up. used a little work. Things started throwaways that lend his charac- their femme fatale roles. Shue While trying vainly to get out a little draggy then picked up ter’s anxiety as normal-guy clum- imbues many of her scenes with a “Palmetto” employment, Harry meets up some steam for awhile - then siness. He’s just simply not as demented sexual glee and with Rhea, the sexy young wife of sagged a bit in the middle - and smooth as most film noir protago- Seveigny plays her Lolita character ★★★ Zorbas offers refreshing change to Charleston entertainment by jaime hodge Merriman, a sophomore art “because people enjoy it,” said down here that don’t always go he said. Staff writer major, is responsible for suggest- Iatropoulos. to parties.” “(Zorbas is) a great place to ing and organizing the weekly Along with starting the pro- Almost 60 people gathered watch acoustic music, something Zorbas’ Thursday open mic event. gram, Merriman also fills the gaps last Thursday to enjoy a variety that Charleston lacks,” said Tom night gives students a chance to “I suggested that (Zorbas) get in between performances by of musicians and poets. The per- Warda, a senior history major. bring their musical mayhem, some bands and stuff and then playing an acoustic guitar and giv- formances ranged from Charleston resident Leslie prose and soapbox speeches to Taki said, ‘well, why don’t you do ing his off-the-wall comments. Radiohead covers to angry poet- Meyer said she enjoys the open Charleston. it?’ It’s my baby,” Merriman said. “I entertain in between acts. I ry directed at ex’s. mic night because “Dave “I give (Eastern students) the The open mic night runs from play guitar and sing songs, either Tony Wiltgen, a senior physics (Merriman) rocks, and it’s fun to opportunity to create something 10 p.m. Thursday to 4 a.m. Friday songs I’ve written or occasional major, said last week he has been see your friends in this kind of for themselves,” said Zorbas and admission is free. Performers covers. I’ve been known on occa- coming for the last four weeks atmosphere even when they’re owner Taki Iatropoulos. “All the are asked to sign up to perform sion to do the Humpty dance,” because it’s fun to play anything embarrassing themselves.” students love it here, they love and are allowed to do three Merriman said. “(Zorbas open he has written. Wiltgen will be “It’s a good thing to do before the open mic night. Everyone songs before moving on to the mic night is) something to do for bringing in his keyboard in a you’re 21,” Meyer said. “It’s a likes to come sing here.” next act. The open mic night has the under-aged people of this week to do some Billy Joel, really comfortable atmosphere Iatropoulos said Dave been running for five weeks now campus. There’s some people although he normally plays guitar, to get up and read.”

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