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SNOW Moving a high of 32º The INSIDE on Daily Four Panther wrestlers Eastern advance to Math national Eastern Illinois University MONDAY tournament Charleston, Ill. 61920 March 9, 1998 energy Vol. 83, No. 115 next week. 16 pages Speaker to discuss teaching PAGE math in elementary News classroom PAGE12 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” 16 Survival of the fittest Fourth alarm Latest fire scare causes 45 minute student evacuation By JAIME HODGE City editor Carman Hall experienced two more fire alarms Saturday and Sunday morning, marking the third and fourth fire alarms to sound in Carman Hall in one week. At about 4 a.m. Sunday the halls started filling with smoke, said Thomas Frey, Carman Hall resident assistant for the ninth floor of the south tower. The entire south tower was evacuated for about 45 minutes and the fire department brought the fire under control quickly, Frey said. “Saturday morning there was a fire in the south tower in the trash chute and there was smoke on my IKUYA KURATA/Photo editor floor. It wasn’t a lot, but it was John Messamore, a junior finance major, and Cara Kokenes, a exercise science graduate student, strike their favorite poses after enough to give (residents) a winning the titles of Mr. EIU and Ms. Fitness, respectively, in front of about 200 students Saturday in the Grand Ball Room. scare,” Frey said. The fire was caused when By LAUREN KRAFT performed high-energy dance routines to something on fire was thrown and THERESA GAVLIN What doesn’t kill you makes display their aerobic ability and flexibility. down the trash chute, Frey said. Staff writers you stronger, and if you want Each routine was approximately one The lit object ignited all the trash something in life, take it. minute long. at the bottom of the chute. A More than 400 people Saturday “ Following their routines, the Ms. similar incident sparked a Carman watched five women and four men vie for Fitness competitors flexed and did quarter- Hall fire on March 1 which is the titles of Mr. EIU/Ms. Fitness amid a - John Messamore, turns to display the front, side and back believed to have been caused by a swirl of flashing colored lights and heart- Mr. EIU views of their physique to the judges. This lit cigarette that was tossed down pounding dance music during the fifth comparison gave the judges a final look at the chute. annual competition. 21-year-old senior dietetics major; and each competitor prior to announcing the “We’ve had our fair share of Flexing to songs by Enigma, along with Stefanie Sheehan, a 23-year-old fashion winner. fires this year,” Frey said. “I know other dance music artists, John merchandising major. The Mr. EIU competitors performed last weekend there was one caused Messamore, a junior finance major, won The other competitors for Mr. EIU flexing routines and thrust their hips to by the same thing.” the title of Mr. EIU and Carol Kokenes, a were Andy Kamarchevakul, a 20-year-old fast-paced dance music, getting the Frey said the incidents usually 22-year-old graduate cardiac rehabilitation industrial technology major; and J.P. members of the audience cheering. Each occurred at about 4 a.m. and were student, won the title of Ms. Fitness. Giorgi, a physical education major. competitor was required to perform usually brought on when lit items The runner-up for Ms. Fitness was Competitors were judged on overall additional flexes for the judges following were thrown down the trash chute. Amber Goetz, a senior elementary appearance and on their routines by their their routines. No extra precautions were being education major, and the runner-up for Mr. health and fitness aspects, said co- After the contestants finished with their taken that he knew of, he said. EIU was Rob Martin, a 20-year-old junior organizer Chad Graham. routines, they displayed their physiques to “I don’t know if we can get biological sciences major. “Muscularity, fitness, and routine were the judges during their quarter-turns. The someone to sit at the trash chute The other competitors for Ms. Fitness a big part of the judging ... (as well as) competitors were required to perform an until (4 a.m.) each time,” Frey were: Erin Hepner, a 20-year-old senior symmetry,” Graham said. extra set of quarter-turns and flexing said. “People just need to keep physical education major; Missy Ward, a The competitors for Ms. Fitness their eyes open and report See FITNESS page 2 See FIRE page 2 President Jorns to address university’s current state By JUSTIN KMITCH standards, recruitment and retention students.” Administration editor The main point of the ‘State of the University’ address is that the and Eastern’s second highest ■ “And the university’s university is strong and purposeful,” graduation rate in Illinois, student resources; What they have been, Eastern President David Jorns - Shelly Flock, satisfaction and overall campus where they are now, and what they Monday will present his sixth “ climate,” Flock said. need to be.” coordinator of public information and media relations annual “State of the University” Flock said Jorns’ presentation is “The main point of the ‘State of address to the university split up into three parts which are: the University’ address is that the community. ■ “The university’s plans for university is strong and Jorns will address the university address will focus on the issues as funding, campus itself as far as what has been purposeful,” Flock said. at 4 p.m. in the Buzzard Hall university’s accomplishments improvements such as the Booth accomplished and what remains to The presentation is sponsored by Auditorium. Shelly Flock, during the past year and Jorns’ Library and Buzzard Hall be accomplished.” the Faculty Senate and a question coordinator of public information vision for the future. renovations, educational quality ■ “The status of the university and answer session will and media relations, said the “Jorns’ address will cover such and Eastern’s higher educational community; it’s faculty, staff, and immediately follow the address. 2 Monday, March 9, 1998 The Daily Eastern News Speaker to talk about suffrage JOSHUA NIZIOLKIEWICZ ordained minister and works for Women’s Rights Convention held Staff Writer the women’s ministry area of the in Seneca Falls, N.Y. and how Presbyterian Church USA that is this convention started the move- “Suffragists, Seneca Falls and headquartered in Kentucky, a ment that later gave women the Spiritualism” will be the main press release stated. Her main right to vote, a press release stat- & focus of discussion Tuesday job is to ensure the needs and ed. when Effingham Presbyterian resources of women in the Jones also will discuss then some Minister Anne Jones discusses church are met. whether the Bible has been a & then some is a weekly column covering women’s suffrage, history and Jones has made her contribu- positive or negative aspect in the various campus and community events. religious influence. tion to women’s awareness and emancipation of women, an issue Jones will speak at noon history through non-religious that was raised by Elizabeth ◆ of the Illinois General SPEAKING OUT Tuesday in the Buzzard Hall organizations as well. She is a Cady Stanton, an organizer of the Assembly. Members of Eastern’s foren- lounge, room 2504 and will con- member of the American 1848 convention, a press release In the simulation, members sics team placed in the state tinue the discussion after Spring Association of University stated. attend committee meeting and tournament over the weekend. break at noon Tuesday March 24 Women, an organization respon- The discussion is being held in and propose legislation At the Illinois Forensics in the Greenup Room of the sible for starting and supporting conjunction with Women’s The Students included state tournament held at Martin Luther King Jr. Women’s History Month, a press History Awareness Month and is Andre Berry, Carrie Bostrand, Illinois Central College in University Union. Admission is release stated. sponsored by the Women’s East Peoria. Keith Karlson Colin Brady, Matthew free and everyone is welcome. A good portion of this discus- Advocacy Council. placed second in impromptu Briesacher, Lindsay Evans, Jones, a Nebraska native, is an sion will focus on the 1848 speaking. Keith Karlson, Matthew In impromptu, the partici- Layette, Christopher Lee, pants draws a quotation, and Christopher Maley and Tracy Nickless. has seven minutes to prepare from page one and deliver a speech. The In the Moot Court competi- FITNESS speech must defend or refute tion, the two Eastern teams before the winner was announced. I’m happy with how the whole show went. It (was) the the quote. faced each other in the finals. The competitors trained for Sheri Storer placed fifth in Keith Karlson and Matthew weeks in advance, keeping a strict biggest crowd in five years. dramatic Interpretation. In Briesacher won best attorney diet regimen and exercise routine. Stephanie Streid, dramatic interpretation, the team in the simulation. Messamore said he trained for “ Co-organizer speakers provides an oral only 45 minutes a day, but kept a interpretation of a dramatic ◆ FYI strict diet and never strayed from well as physically, because of routine and partying all night.