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C o r y F r e e m a n Madison County Federation of from the university. to disciplinary action N e w s S t r i n g e r Labor and also the SIUE Student The food services Government. workers held a strike vote “The purpose of our rally is March 14, which gave SEIU C o r y F r e e m a n students turned over to SIUE food services workers to show that we are serious in our power to hold a strike, if N e w s S t r i n g e r police. will rally from 2:30 p.m. to positions,” State Division necessary, if management “We viewed the videotapes, 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Stratton Quadrangle. They will voice their Director of Service Employees does not bargain in good Twelve Alton High School and we identified the students complaints about the International Union Dale Hillier faith. students could face disciplinary from the tapes we felt were administration and hand out said. “We want the labor relations “This is a rally that has other action for their involvement in involved in inappropriate informational fliers to anyone department to quit dragging their unions and the student body the stabbing of one of their conduct,” Baiter told the St. interested. feet.” joining forces to resolve the labor classmates after a basketball Louis Post-Dispatch. The food services workers The food services relations issues on the gam e. SIUE police went to vvorkers hope to receive Edwardsville campus,” Hillier Carbondale last week to meet have received support from Alton Superintendent James better pay and better treatment said. Baiter said the disciplinary action with school officials who will would be based on video footage help them find the man they of the fighting that some Alton see STABBING page 3 Campus airs dirty laundry University official in fatal accident •% ■

C o r y F r e e m a n the surgery. She was in critical

N e w s S t r i n g e r condition from Tuesday, March 22, at a hospital in Pompano Beach until her death Enrollment Management Saturday. Assistant Vice Chancellor Boyd Also hurt were Linda and Bradshaw and his wife, Heather, David Schermer who were were involved in a car wreck traveling with the Bradshaws. while vacationing in Florida for The Schermers were in good spring break. condition. Heather Bradshaw died The Mustang flipped, but the Saturday morning. driver of the Mustang was not The couple was vacationing seriously hurt. with another Edwardsville couple David Schermer was driving in Pompano Beach, Fla., when the Ford Escape and made a U- their rented Ford Escape collided tum in front of the Mustang at with a Ford Mustang March 20. about 5 p.m. March 20 on South Boyd Bradshaw suffered A ndy R ath no w/A l e s t l e Federal Highway, Broward minor injuries while Heather Project Dirty Laundry “airs” out the issues on the Stratton Quadrangle. The project, C ounty S h e riff’s D ep artm en t Bradshaw suffered more serious created by student Sara Carpenter, began Monday and will continue through Friday. spokesman Hugh Graf said. injuries that required brain The Mustang may have Schalene Houston Throughout the week, a “This project is important surgery. Doctors induced a been speeding, but the police N e w s S t r i n g e r number of events will take because many of us at SIUE coma to allow Heather Bradshaw investigation is not complete, place. are extremely busy with to rest comfortably after Graf added. The campus should prepare The “What Can I Do?” panel work, school, families and to see dirty laundry aired in discussion will be at 12:30 p.m. other obligations. Many times public this week. Tuesday in the Illinois Room of we don’t have time to do Barack Obama to present Project Dirty Laundry the Morris University Center. extra research about issues going creator and coordinator Sara Also, at 5 p.m. in the Illinois on in our communities,” Carpenter said the program is Room, the workshop “34 Million Carpenter said. bill in the Goshen Lounge designed to bring to light issues Friends of the Women of the Issues to be discussed in society that need attention in W orld.” include global education, child A i i s t i j : S t a f f R e p o r t order to mend. The evening will continue abuse, self-esteem and sexual “Project Dirty Laundry is with a disc jockey spinning for orientation discrimination. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama airing the dirty laundry of society change from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. There are several will hold a news conference at and working together to clean it at the Stagger Inn in downtown organizations sponsoring this 1:25 p.m. Tuesday in the Goshen up,” Carpenter said. Edwardsville. This event will event, including United Campus Lounge of the Morris University A silent auction will take benefit the United Way and 34 Ministries. Carpenter, a UCM Center to discuss his first bill as a place throughout the week in the Million Friends, a grass-roots peer minister, said they are all United States Senator. middle of the Stratton movement to save women’s lives. thrilled about the program. The bill is called the Quadrangle. All proceeds of the Carpenter said this program “We have done a tremendous Higher Education Opportunity auction will go to the various is to raise awareness in two amount of work and are Pell Grant Expansion Act. issues being aired during the different ways. extremely excited about the Through the bill Obama hopes to project, according to a press “Our two-part focus is events going on throughout the see an increase in the amount of release. raising awareness of local and week,” Carpenter added. money available to college A lunch may also global issues and inspiring action Students can see the dirty students through the Pell be purchased Tuesday and toward solutions,” Carpenter laundry in the Quad until noon G rant. Wednesday. Tuesday’s proceeds said. Friday. Obama, a democrat, was will go to overseas hunger In addition. Carpenter said For more information, visit P h o t o C o u r t e s y o f sworn into office on Jan. 4, 2005. projects while Wednesday’s she believes this program is www.geocities.com/projectdirtyl OBAMAFORILLINOIS. COM He spent seven years in the donations will benefit local Barack Obama important for the SIUE aundry/main.html or e-mail Illinois state Senate. hunger projects. com m unity. Carpenter at [email protected]. WWW.THEALESTLE.COM TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2005

Zee Express, Inc. Wildey Theatre lights back up Zee Only Way to Travel C o r y F r e e m a n Institute of Theatre Technology responsible for two new helped with the demolition and projects to renovate the front pan 14 Pass. SUV Limos N e w s S t r in g e r cleanup of the interior of the of the building and develop a 26 & 36 Pass. Party Buses theater. banquet hall, both of which For the first time in 20 years, Any & All Occasions “They saved the city of would be separate from the the Wildey Theatre in downtown Edwardsville between $40,000 auditorium. Edwardsville will light up the (800) 958 - 5655 and $50.000,” Walker said. According to Walker, the streets. www.zexpressbuNandlimo.com Walker has been attempting city of Edwardsville had two The city of Edwardsville will to restore the Wildey Theatre for goals in mind when renovating hold a Wildey marquee lighting the past six years. He the theater. The first goal was to ceremony at 6:30 p.m. worked with the mayor of make it more presentable. The Tuesday. Edwardsville and former Sen. second goal was to make the The ceremony is due in large Evelyn Bowles to secure a state theater more marketable to part to Rich Walker, chair of the grant to allow the city to buy the potential developers. Wildey Development Committee building. “The renovation certainly and assistant to the vice “We’ve worked at putting a accomplished both of those $14 Mystic chancellor of administration at new roof on, and the exterior goals,” Walker said. “We’ll SIUE. work is just now finished,” demonstrate that (Tuesday) when “It’s going to be a significant Walker said. “The next step is we turn on the lights.” Tans Daily event in the life of this historic working with a developer to open Anyone interested in building,” Walker said. “The Located next to Denny’s in front of Wal-Mart the auditorium for movies and learning more about the Wildey www.hollywoodtanco.com 656-8266 Wildey Theatre will be a jewel in live performances.” Theatre can visit downtown Edwardsville.” The developer would also be www. wildey theatre .com. Twelve members of the U.S. Call 656-UTAN (8826) 6455 Center Grove Rd., Suite 101 Edwardsville, IL 62025 Work the polls for the elections Jessica Baladad and make sure things are done “We have 19 workers, but

N ews Strin ger properly,” Election we need several more for 9 Z Z l& ? S Commissioner Charmaine Baines Monday and Tuesday,” Kimmel said. Leadership Center Account Student Government wants Super Tanning Specials Any students who signs up Technician Suzann Pickerill you. will be paid $6.50 per hour. The said. The SIUE Student C M AIOrVTT W n M IT fD positions that need to be filled are Student volunteers should Government needs students to from noon to 3 p.m. Monday, apply online at the student job sign up to work at the election April 4, in the Morris University finder, www.stuemp.siue.edu, for O n ly ”2 ^ ) ^ polls for the spring 2005 student Center, Peck Hall and the job number 1193. After applying, government elections. pVis... feoetve & VftVte Vadalabene Center and from 9 students should go to the Student The job includes giving a.m. to noon Tuesday, April 5, in Government office and fill out f Rt f V>cff1o c/ 6ar>cffv??1ev students the voting ballots, the MUC, Peck Hall and the information for employment. expires 3.31.05 checking identification and Sky walk Cafe. For more information, making sure voters follow the Student Government needs contact Kimmel secretary Bonnie election guidelines. volunteers to apply by Farrington at 650-3818 or Baines “You basically sit at a table ERGOLINE 600 One Week W ednesday. at [email protected]. 3 For $25 Unlimited Save $10 $12 Learn the differences between the sexes Schalene Houston exciting to put on an educational program will allow for any 6 Tans 160 Minutes N e w s S t r i n g e r program, and we’re using unanswered questions about the Only Only hum or.” opposite sex to be addressed. Discover the differences Phi Kappa Psi President “I think the SIUE $21 $24 between men and women at Sex Justin Allen said he became community as a whole will Signals, a program designed to interested in the program because benefit from this program help males and females Sex Signals is a new way to teach because this is always a relevant understand each other in a an old subject. topic between men and women, KA KEN YA N T A IY A humorous way with the help of “There are lots of any chances to help answer any trained theatrical performers. educational programs brought to questions men and women have,” Phi Kappa Psi, the Women’s campus consistently,” Allen said. Allen said. ‘ I think students Ms. Kakenya Ntaiya is a Studies Program and Making “This is a new spin on an old should take the opportunity.” member of the Massai Tribe in Waves are sponsoring the event. topical idea. That’s what got me This program also fulfills the Western Kenya. As other girls Sex Signals is at 6:30 p.m. interested in this idea.” fraternity’s national theme of in her tribe, she was engaged at Wednesday in the Morris Maines said the program is great joy of serving others. age 5 and was to marry at 14. University Center’s Conference beneficial for the community. Maines said the group was Through great personal R oom . “I think this program will nominated for Campus Activities sacrifice she was able to delay “Sex Signals is about allow us to laugh and be able to Magazine 2003 Reader’s Choice marraige, continue her differences between men and learn through laughter,” Maines education, and is now a youth Award for Best Speaker. advisor for the United Nations women, also about how we try to said. “Learning through laughter For more information, Population Fund. She will offer understand each other,” Making is going to be a better tool than contact Allen at an engaging look at the roles Waves founder Laylonda Maines methods used before.” [email protected] or Maines women play in the Massia and said. “It is interesting and Allen said he thinks the at [email protected]. other traditional cultures and the difficulties and opportunities faced by them as land and resources decrease and Meet the Student Government candidates pressure to adapt to the modern A i e s t i.e S t a f f R e p o r t University Center. Two candidates are world rises. Elections are from 10 a.m. to running for president and two Voters wishing to meet this 6 p.m. Monday in the Morris candidates are running for University Center, Peck Hall and year’s Student Government vice-president. One student is the Vadalabene Center. The vying for the student trustee THURSDAY, MARCH 31 candidates should attend the open m elections will continue from 10 position while 27 candidates are 8 P forum from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. IRECEP-MQN BEGINS @ 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Wednesday in the Goshen hoping to fill the 12 positions Morris University Center, Peck Lounge of the Morris available for the Student fi N T HIM I SS I S SIP PI ROO M" Hall and the Sky walk Cafe. Senate. MORE INFO 6 1 8.655.9868 T u e s d a y , M a r c h 29,2005 WWW.THEALF.STLE .COM STABBING from page 1 Campus Scanner believe stabbed Tommie Taylor, testimonies and video APA Citation: S tu d en ts Center Coordinator John week continues with “The 17. surveillance, the assailant pulled who have trouble formatting Davenport at 650-2686 or Prophets and their Messages,” a “We’re still interviewing,” a knife and slashed open Taylor’s papers in American jdavenp@ siue .edu. lecture by Shaykh Ghassan Al- SIUE Police Chief Gina Hays back, entering near the ribcage Psychological Association Just for Laughs: C om edian Barqawi, from 7 to 9 p.m. said. “We’ve finished with most and proceeding across the middle style are welcome to attend the Amy Anderson will entertain Wednesday in the Dogwood of the Alton students, and we’re of the back. Writing Center’s APA students and faculty alike from Room of the Morris University now conducting interviews in Taylor was taken to a Citation Style for Beginners 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Center. For more information, e- Carbondale.” hospital in St. Louis where workshop from 2:05 to 2:55 p.m. M orris U n iv ersity C e n te r’s mail the MSA at The stabbing occurred he underwent emergency Tuesday in Peck Hall, Room University Restaurant. [email protected] March 15 in the Vadalabene surgery. The assailant fled the 1412. This workshop will Anderson’s high energy and Late Night Expresso: Center parking lot after a scene, with the weapon, toward discuss reasons for using APA unique style of comedy has made Students are invited to come basketball game against the woods behind the formatting and how to her one of the most sought-after, listen to the Late Night Expresso Carbondale. The game was Metcalf Student Experimental cite several different papers. young talents in comedy. from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. a narrow victory for Theater. For more information, contact For more information, contact Thursday in the Morris Carbondale, resulting in Anyone with any the Writing Center at 650-2045. Entertainment Chair Chandra University Center’s Starbucks arguments between fans in and information regarding the Status of Women in Islam: Smith at [email protected] when the acoustic sounds of outside the VC. incident can contact the SIUE The Muslim Student Association or graduate adviser Nate Jones will fill the air. According to witness Police Department at 650-3324. is sponsoring “Islamic Melissa Preusser at Students can listen to music and Awareness Week” 7 to 9 p.m. [email protected]. enjoy a wide variety of coffees Tuesday, thru Wednesday in the Lunch with a Professor: and refreshments. For more Lovejoy Library, Abbott Students interested in meeting information, call MUC Director I ( i l i l i t i l l Auditorium. For more their professors or getting some Mary Robinson at information, e-mail the MSA at free food are welcome to come 650-2305. [email protected] from 12 to 1 p.m. Wednesday to Grand Canyon Trip: {fm m a m Blood Drive: The American the Morris University Center’s Students interested in seeing the Red Cross will sponsor a blood Board Room. Students will be Grand Canyon can come from drive from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday allowed to get to know their 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday to the For more information on how and Wednesday in the Stratton professors and have a free lunch. Student Fitness Center, Room Quadrangle. All students, faculty For more information, call MUC 2305. Those interested are asked to become a reporter or stringer and staff are welcome to come Director Mary Robinson at to sign up early as spaces are out and donate blood. All donors 650-2305. limited. For more information, for the news section, contact will receive a coupon for one The Prophets and their call Campus recreation free Dairy Queen blizzard. Messages: The Muslim Student assistant Matt Goddard at 650- News Editor Kristen Reber For more information, Association is sponsoring 3235 or visit contact Kimmel Leadership “Islamic Awareness Week.” The siue .edu/CREC/outdoorrec. at [email protected] or 650-3527. HW .rW EALESTLE.COftA “Meet the Candidates” Open Forum Wednesday, March 30 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Goshen Lounge, Morris University Center

This event is a great opportunity to ask questions of the candidates for next year’s Student Government and gain information about each candidate. Please come out and support the event so that you may make an informed decision. Also, remember to vote on one of the following dates: April 4 - 10am-6pm Peck Hall, Morris University Center, and Student Fitness Center April 5 - 10am-6pm Peck Hall, Morris University Center, and Founders Hall Sky walk Cafe’ T y l e r B ennf/it

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C o p y E d it o r s : in sex ed. B e c k y S t r u b M e l is s a R ic h a r d s o n ’d like to take a moment B e t h a n y E v e r e t t to talk about sex. As A p r il B u e l Icollege students, we have G r a p h ic s /P r o d u c t io n : all been exposed to the ins and D e s ir e e B e n n y h o f f outs and inner workings of puberty and what makes a man APYERrtSiNG; and a woman different. We have But what are we blaming it B r u c e K l o s t e r m a n n been told about all the dangers on? Sex education? That doesn’t that come from having sex, as make sense to me. Well, that’s not A l k s t l k A d v is e r : entirely true. The article that M ik e M o n t g o m e r y well as the brighter side. Some of us in college have sex; some of talked about the increase in iiM KBKS Sn»ERVis< >r : us don’t. Some of us waited sexually transmitted diseases M ik e G e n o v e s e until marriage; others didn’t. actually said there was no Who is to say what is right or decrease in STDs, even with the O f f ic e M a n a c. b r ; wrong for another person. What occurrence of the “virgin pact” in L a u r ie P ie l this all leads me to is the which adolescents agree to stay virgins until they are married. O.UK t j}FCRElAR»ES: disturbance I felt when I read a E r in B a y n e recent article online at The article said teenagers seem to www.thewashingtonpost.com think of sex as vaginal and will The first copy of each that talked about the increase of experiment with anal and oral A lestle is free of charge. Each sexually transmitted diseases in sex, usually unprotected, which additional copy costs adolescents. I got another shock can lead to the increase of STDs. 25 c e n t s . Fire reminds columnist of when I heard there was “Although young people legislation in Missouri proposing who sign a virginity pledge delay the initiation of sexual activity, Let ter s t o t h e e p it o r po l k v . that sex education classes only the important things in life The editors, staff and publishers teach abstinence, and teachers, marry at younger ages and have of the Alestle believe in the free doctors and other professionals fewer sexual partners, they are DEKALB (U-WIRE) - fire. We’re at the hospital, but exchange of ideas, concerns and may have to report any child also less likely to use condoms Recently, a fire occurred in one of we’re all OK. Come home. opinions and will publish as many under the age of 16 who is and more likely to experiment the apartments in my complex, N ow.” letters to the editor as possible. suspected to be having sex. with oral and anal sex, said and it made me stop and wonder Most likely caused by an Letters may be turned in at the What? I don’t know about the researchers from Yale about the important questions. electrical short, the fire was in the Alestle office located in the Morris and Columbia universities,” Seriously, what the heck family room in the back of the University Center. Room 2022 you all, but sex was foreign to me or via e-mail at in every grade until middle according to the article. happened between Brad Pitt and house, which was then further alestle _editor@hotmail .com. All school when we had to learn The argument for only Jennifer Aniston? Are they going ravaged by a group of overeager hard copy letters should be typed and about puberty. And, until high abstinence being taught seems to to patch things up? Will there be firefighters. As she was being double-spaced. All letters should be school, there was no appeal to stem from the idea that teaching a very intimate, touching, public given first aid at the scene, my no longer than 500 words. Please even think about it. I’ve heard teenagers to have protective sex reconciliation? Oh, the suspense! mother questioned the necessity include your phone number, that everyday more teenagers are only encourages them to continue But when I was through of breaking all the windows in signature (or name, if using e-mail) and student identification number. having sex and having children. see SEX, page 5 gushing over them, I actually did the general area with such a sense take a real pause. You don’t of gusto. But she was grateful to We reserve the right to edit letters for grammar and content. expect to see the bent and broken them as well. In true TV fashion, However, great care will be taken to Political Cartoon frame of an apartment window, a those excellent men located our ensure that the message of the letter window of the exact dimensions own aged cat and administered is not lost or altered. as your own, and the telltale mark oxygen to revive her. They also Letters to the editor will not be of black smoke on the brick wall went far beyond the call of duty printed anonymously except under of a building not more than 50 by cutting a hole in a five-gallon extreme circumstances. feet away from your identical bottle of water to transport my The Alestle is a member of the doorstep. sister’s gargantuan goldfish out Illinois College Press Association, Everyone knows the results of the house, an event that really the Associated Collegiate Press and of fires. It’s usually on the news, U-WIRE. impressed all of us. and it’s usually Christmas Eve or While it never seems so at The name Alestle is an acronym derived from the names of Christmas Day. There’s usually a the time, or the near future, the the three campus locations of S1UE: bunch of adorable, displaced people over in that building were Alton. East St. Louis and towheaded children. There’s lucky, just as my family was Edwardsville. usually a cat who was either incredibly lucky. No one was The Alestle is published on missing for a time or who killed. All the assorted animals Tuesdays and Thursdays during fall perished tragically in the fire made it out OK. All we lost were and spring semesters, and on trying to alert the family of the possessions, most of which are Wednesdays during summer impending danger. replaceable. But I know that if I semesters. For more information, But seeing it relayed by a call 650-3528. got close enough to that talking head is not what an actual apartment to get a whiff of that fire is like. Last year, I had the same choking smoke, the terror I Have a comment',* distinct displeasure of being felt at getting that phone call and Let us know! woken up at 9 a.m. on a Sunday (I the fear 1 felt after seeing what Send us an e-mail: mean, really! How inconvenient the house actually looked like, it alestle_editor6Khotmail.com for me!) by the voice of my would all come back. You can The Alestle mother on the answering buy new possessions, but it’s Campus Box 1167 m achine. really hard to shake bad Edwardsville. III. 62026-1167 “It’s your mom. We’ve had a see FIRE, page 5 Tuesday, M arch 29,2005 WWW.THEALESTLE .COM SEX ------from page 4 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE having sex. The final argument is we can all remember what good that a teacher who suspects a that did us. Others might think child under 16 of having sex can sex education is something better report that child, and then the left to the parents. So, what do we W AIT-IT’S NOT TOO LATE child can get counseling. do for those children whose I see where the argument is parents are too shy to talk about it coming from, but these or don’t understand it themselves arguments are still missing or just can’t explain it? FILE YOUR 2005-06 FAFSA NOW!!! something. What about That is why we have sex improving what we teach education in the first place. children, not removing it. It is a Children don’t know about sex, fact of nature that people will and if they are having it, we want have sex. Heaven help us if they them to be as protected as stop. It is also safe to assume possible. Sheltering our children adolescents don’t really and keeping them from the truth understand the finer details of isn’t going to do them any good SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE sexual reproduction or their body in the long run. Submitting your FAFSA after the preferred filing date of March 1,2005, you must be changes unless properly explained to them. Sure, they get Tyler Bennett prepared to make the first Fall installment payment in August to avoid cancellation of the whispers in the cafeteria, but Editor in Chief your fall classes, but you can still file NOW to receive money for the term.

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In the past few months, quote a certain song, it’s “a whole line of Disney cast members, people often have asked new world.” Yeah, quoting a creating the magic and earning ine, “What’s it like working Disney song may be just about the experience of a lifetime. for the Mouse?” Well, the the cheesiest answer, but it’s Side note: the name “Disney” only answer 1 can think to nonetheless true. In my seven- on a resume isn't too shabby. give them is this: I now month tenure as a Disney cast In spring 2004,1 interviewed know why it’s so hard for people member, 1 got to do things I never for the college program and to step back into the academic thought I would: brave was accepted as a merchandise arena after sales host shelving the ii for Downtown books for so Disney, specifically long. It’s like Imagine wading through an endless the Pleasure Island the H arry and West Side Potter books. sea of a half-million people on New areas. Downtown Harry Potter Disney is close to knows only Year's Eve with people from all directions the be-all and end- one life - that all of Disney of a tortured, trying to get your attention. shopping, with subservient stores upon stores nephew of his ~Kurt Thomas across 120 acres. authoritarian Senior My main locations au n t and w ere M ic k e y ’s uncle - until Groove, the name he discovers he’ll spend nine hurricanes, not once or twice, but says it all; Candy Cauldron, the months of the year studying three times; ride around on best sweet shop in Disneydom; magic. He then dreads every Segway HTs; and get chosen to and Disney Quest, five floors of summer when he returns to the train future cast members of a interactive and virtual reality K urt Thomas /A le st l e lifestyle from which he is Fortune 100 company. attractions. Kurt Thomas straightening one of the displays in the Disney desperately ready to escape First, I guess a word or two I can’t even begin to describe Quest Emporium. permanently. about the Disney College how unbelievable this experience main reasons I’m journeying Charley threw his tantrum, we While coming back to school Program would help. Every was. There is not a single thing I back south after I graduate in just played video games and may not be the agonizing spring and fall, the Walt Disney would change, except maybe the May. Two of my best friends, watched television, occasionally experience Potter suffers, it has World Resort accepts college time frame. I made so many whom I met on the program, and looking out the rain-pelted been tough for me to readjust to students from around the world to friends w ith w hom I still keep in I are going to try for advanced window to see if any stray cattle the old nose-in-book regiminen come to Florida to experience contact, not only other CPs - internships in June. flew by. Apparently Orlando’s after spending the better part of a what it’s like working for a Disneyese for college program I hope you don’t mind if I cow-free, but Charley was nice year in sunny Florida as a cast Fortune 100 company. Whether it students - but also full-timers, drop some names. I had the enough to uproot a tree and member of Walt Disney World. is in merchandise or attractions, managers and guests. In fact, the excellent opportunity to network relocate it to the tops of five cars. So again, “What’s it like as a greeter or a lifeguard, those people I met and the amazing with some of the big wigs of A couple weeks later, working for the Mouse?” Well, to selected students join the front times I had with them are the Disney, namely Downtown Frances decided to visit the Disney Vice President Ed Baklor Sunshine State. This time I was and Executive Vice President of chosen to be part of the Walt Disney World Operations Downtown Disney hurricane Lee Cockerell. ride-out crew. Several cast Anyway, moving on. There members from all parts of are so many memories that spring Downtown were camped out to mind that I’ll only touch on the inside the Motion nightclub, what highlights. First, it would serve we came to call “Hotel Motion." you well to know that Disney When Frances' fury was deemed World is open 365/366 days a calm enough to begin recovery year. Disappointed in - the efforts, we put on our slickers and packages St. Nick brought? stepped out into the storm, Come celebrate Christmas in the removing sandbags, clearing happiest place on Earth. debris and alerting maintenance However, there were three to any damage. Actually, let me occasions when Disney closed its backtrack. Before we even laced doors - when Charley, Frances up the boots, a newscast came on and Jean came to town with their the big-screen television. 100-mph winds. Hurricane Ivan was on his way. I’ve never been in an We weren’t even in the eye of earthquake, a tsunami, a fire or Frances, and already Ivan was any other natural disaster, but I just a week away. can now say I have been in the So hurricane two was over, middle of three hurricanes in and luckily Ivan swung north at about a month’s time. Charley hit the last second. But Hurricane Back row from left to right: Chris Hill, Danielle Drabek, Minnie Mouse, Tymmeria Bracey, Mickey first. My roommates and I didn’t Jean wasn’t easily distracted. She Mouse, Lakeisha Jones, Kurt Thomas. In front, left to right: Amanda Berman, Meghan O’Donnell, know what to expect, so, as Sasha Lardie pose at the Disney College Program graduation. see DISNEY, page 7 Tuesday, M arch 29, 2005 WWW.THEALESTLE .COM

DISNEY P o o n a th e F*<&#£skdog t e lls fr o m page 7 tales for the child-like adult hit Orlando head on but broke up do it. The ride-out crew, Segway, rapidly without too much of a trainer ... I was hand selected A m b e r e r n s t fight. I had never - ever - been in for all of those. That tells L i f r s t y i .e s S t r i n g e r a natural disaster, but in five me management people weeks, I was in three. saw something in me they liked, The Student Experimental After the ride-out crew, something that impressed Theater Organization will be I was also one of four Pleasure them. And that makes me performing the Jeff Goode Island/West Side CPs selected feel important and noticed. After comedy “Poona the F**kdog and to receive training on the Segway graduation I plan to other plays for children” March HTs, those standup scooter-like return to Disney for an 29 through April 2 for its annual vehicles that move forward and advanced internship in fundraiser. All performances are backward with the slightest lean communications/marketing. I at 7:30 p.m. in the Metcalf and can turn on a dime. Pleasure think I’ve found my future. Theater. Tickets are $5. Children Island/West Side was going to The college program will not be admitted. “Poona the start having a Segway trek provided me with F**kdog” is directed by Brock through Downtown Disney at an opportunity to get my foot in Hill and entirely student night, selling glow and light-up the door of a Fortune 100 produced and performed. merchandise. Pleasure company. I took that opportunity, “This play is like a fairytale Island/West Side management and now I plan to use it as a for adults and is unique because it chose four CPs to be in charge of steppingstone to my career. brings a sense of child-like this task. Those little vehicles are That’s why I wanted to write this: innocence back to adulthood,” sweet. However, they can draw to get the message out so Assistant Director and Stage the attention of people. Imagine that other students, who Manager Becky Sass said. “There wading through an endless sea of may have never considered are many innuendos that only an a half-million people on New Disney, could at least have adult would pick up on.” Year’s Eve with people from all another option to explore - This production has become directions trying to get your another avenue they might want quite controversial, especially attention and ask you about the to walk down. amongst some professors. “We Segway and the products When a former Disney are even having a hard time simultaneously - not the easiest campus representative, SIUE keeping our flyers from being trek through Downtown. alumna Laura Zeeb, told me tom down,” Sass said. Danger and technology about the program, it changed my For more information on the aside, though, the highest honor I life. And I would be ashamed if I S IU E T h eater D e p a rtm e n t’s received while working for the didn't at least inform people upcoming performances, visit Mouse was being selected as a about this opportunity. www.siue .edu/THEATER/season trainer for the new CPs coming at The Disney recruitment team .html. the end of summer. Normally, will be on campus for a For information concerning Disney has a group of core presentation .at 12:30 p.m. and ticket sales for “Poona the trainers who train the new cast another at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, M elissa Richardson/Alesh-e F**kdog” contact the box office members on the company’s April 5, to provide more in-depth at 2774 or toll free at 1 -888-328- Natalie Dicristofano, Poona, and Alex Moore, Handsome Prince, pose in the Metcalf Theater during rehearsals. policies and procedures. They information about the college 5168 ext. 2774. had never had CPs train other program . CPs, but management was If you have any questions Dancer honored at festival impressed with our group and or would like more information, decided to handpick four CPs to please contact me at E m il y T a u l “Another benefit is the huge said. “At first, I was too nervous take on this responsibility. [email protected] or L i f e s t y l e s S t r i n g e r variety of dancers they meet, to attend, but my feedback was Apparently, I was doing visit the Web site at including additional male great, and it made me feel like I something right. www.disneycollegeprogram .com. SIUE’s Dance Department dancers, dancers of different was doing something right in the My long-winded point is returned home from the annual ethnicities, graduate students, and field.” this: with the Disney College Kurt Thomas American College Dance Festival attending classes from and with The dancers in her piece Program, I think I found S enior with advice, encouragement and professionals,” Thomas added. were seniors Erin Corley, Amanda my niche; I found what I want Mass Communications inspiration. One privileged student from Kueper, Tessa Reed and Britney to do and where I should be to Disney Campus Representative Recently, dance students SIUE is awarded the opportunity Rutherford, junior Amy Ahrens, traveled to Ames, Ohio to take to take his or her piece, which and sophomore Tyler Smith. classes, perform and attend was choreographed for the “The best part about the trip concerts with fellow colleges all previous year’s OPUS and was definitely seeing my piece on across the country at stage somewhere ACDF. ii besides SIUE,” “The National It made me feel like I Manzo added. Organization holds The students these festivals across was doing something right in attended concerts each the country throughout e v en in g to the year, and because see pieces from SIUE has a the field. other college membership, we come choreographers, and together with all ~Ashley Manzo on the last night a colleges with dance S e n i o r Gala was performed departments,” dance ■ featuring the top professor Michael Thomas said. selected for Dance in Concert the pieces selected from the concerts. Classes and lectures are following fall, to the festival for a “The students get the chance given throughout the week, concert and judging. to see how and what the other focusing on all forms of dance, Ashley Manzo, a senior colleges are performing, which they equally enjoy with the from modem to salsa to Irish-step dance major, was given the K u r t t h o m a s /A ìe s f l e dancing. opportunity to take her piece, various classes offered,” Thomas Disney Quest main entrance. Disney Quest is a five-floor indoor “I believe the importance of “Whisper to a Scream,” to the said. arcade full of interactive and virtual reality rides and attractions. attending the festival is the festival to be performed. “I personally enjoyed having chance our students receive to “We got to go to a feedback the chance to sit in conferences Sara West's Healthwise column experience the wide world of session after the concert, where with other professionals about dance,” Thomas said. “It three judges discussed the courses, especially a lecture on will run in the Thursday, legitimates what they are doing at choreography, what they liked, publishing written dance work,” school, and they see their what they didn’t like and other Thomas said. “To see other March 31 edition of the Alesile. potential to do more in the future. constructive criticisms,” Manzo see D A N C E R , page 8 WWW.THEALESTLE .COM Tuesday, M arch 29,2005

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Men's Tennis lifts off to four straight wins after J a n e l l e D o b s o n University that afternoon. S p o r t s R e p o r t e r The Cougars’ struggles with pounding St. Joseph's and Lewis in weekend matches hitting seemed to be behind them SIUE’s Baseball team had a when they collected 14 hits tough weekend offensively, during the 5-1 win. Junior causing it to split the four-game infielder Bryan Newby hit a series with the Lewis University homerun to right field in the Flyers in Romeoville. second inning, and Ohlau “We didn’t have a whole lot pounded out four hits in the of offense,” head Coach Gary gam e. Collins said. “We are struggling The Cougars kept the Flyer to score runs.” bats quiet, only allowing four hits Even though the Cougars and one nin from the team. could not get their bats rattling, “We fielded the ball really the SIUE pitchers helped the well,” Coach Collins said. team by keeping the opposition Saturday added two more from scoring as well. wins to the Cougars record, but Junior pitcher Kyle Jones unfortunately, Sunday brought picked up a win for the first game them two losses. on Saturday. He had 13 strikeouts Both teams had troubles on and gave up only four hits in the the offensive end. During the first seven-inning shutout. game, the Cougars had three hits, Junior outfielder Joe Wargo and the Flyers had two hits. also stood out in the game, hitting The game was scoreless until three for three at the plate. Lewis second baseman Kevin SIUE won the first game 1-0. Tyrrell stole home in the fifth The game’s lone run was scored inning. This was the only run in the first inning by senior first scored the entire game. baseman Craig Ohlau. Ohlau hit a Sophomore pitcher Adam Aubrey W illiams / A l e s t l e double, and junior outfielder Jeff Tallman dropped his record to 1- The tennis team looks to continue its Great Lakes Valley Conference dominance against Damall singled up the middle, 2 despite a valiant six-inning University of Missouri-St. Louis at home Tuesday after pounding St. Joseph’s College 8- bringing in Ohlau. effort, allowing one run on two 1 and Lewis University 5-0 on the road. * Junior pitcher Cameron hits. Z a c h G r o v e s to take a different approach in Schumacher 6-0, 6-1 and Cheek improved his record to 3- The Cougars tried to bounce S p o r t s E d it o r team participation. Reznack manhandled Doherty 6- 1, picking up his third win during back from the loss, but were u “With all the players on the 0, 6-1. The other four matches the second game against Lewis see BASEBALL page 11 Lewis University just could team, we just have a lot of never concluded. not catch a break this weekend. depth,” head coach Bill Logan Logan noted that Lewis Not only were the Flyers said. “Some players do not get to University did not have an indoor shut down by the Cougar baseball play, so this was an opportunity tennis court, resulting in the team, but also appeared to have for everyone to play.” matches ending at five points. no chance from the beginning The depth and the doubles “We were playing the first to against the tennis team the same matches were SIUE’s strength as five with Lewis,” Logan said. day, falling flat 5-0 a result of the sweep. Junior “(The matches) were cancelled in Romeoville. Matthew Warner and sophomore due to bad weather. Lewis had to rent the space, so we just played the first to five.” “ This was an opportunity for Friday SIUE took on the Pumas, squeezing out two of everyone to play” three doubles victories and taking ~ head coach Bill Logan five of six wins in the singles circuit. Warner and Free battled to The Cougars, finishing Justin Free beat Lewis’ John earn their match point against the weekend 2-0 in the O’Neil and Joe Lascon 8-1, SJC’s Dru Kitchell and Andy Great Lakes Valley Conference, senior Andy Renner and Dowell, edging the duo 9-8. dominated the Flyers sophomore Andrew Reznack Renner and Reznack also had Saturday after pounding the hammered Brett Schumacher and their hands full with Kyle Pumas of St. Joseph's College 8- Josh Doherty 8-0 and senior Marburger and Walter Mannino, 1 the day before in Rensselaer, Chris Rigdon and junior Daniel but came out the victors 8-6. Ind. Lipe pummeled Adam Switwin Rigdon and Lipe, however, The team traveled without and Joe Kozlowicz 8-0. appeared to have it easier when Fortunately for the Cougar they faced Ryan Hendrickson and junior Matt Kuban and freshman Photo Courtesy of Mandi Thornton Dan Glon, who usually carry the team, Free and Reznack picked Albert Santa Cruz. They beat the Sophomore utility in fielder Michael DalPozzo tries to keep team in the top singles spots. up the only singles matches SJC tandem 8-2. the offense rolling in a recent game. The Cougars split the Head coach Bill Logan wanted finished in the event. Free beat see TENNIS page 11 weekend series against Lewis University. 10 WWW.THE ALESTLE .COM T u e s d a y , M ar ch 29,2005 Home runs and stolen bases propel softball to no. 16

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S p o r t s R e p o r t e r DeShasier, not one just to rely on her bat, is menace on base The SIUE softball team as well with 15 steals of her received 74 points in last week’s ow n. National Fastpitch Coaches Cougar pitching has held Association Division II Top 25 opponents to 2.81 earned runs a poll and moved into the rankings game, allowing 93 runs in 172.0 for the first time this season at innings pitched. N o. 16. DeShasier, 8-4 on the year, is The Cougars, 18-8 on the leading the team with season, are 2-1 at Cougar Field 53 strikeouts and a 2.15 ERA and 16-7 away from home. in 75.0 innings of work. They also enjoy one of the “She is leading the team most explosive offenses in the in several categories and has Great Lakes Valley Conference. been instrumental to our “We are doing really well on success,” offense,” head coach Sandy Montgomery Montgomery said. “We are said of hitting .310 as a team.” “ We are doing really D eShasier. The Cougars have also hit 19 R ain has home runs as a team so far this well on offense, ” kept the Cougars season, which is tops in the Great ~ Head coach Sandy Montgomery inactive since Lakes Valley Conference. No. 2 M arch 20. Northern Kentucky University is Poor weather second in the conference with conditions w ere to five. blame for the cancellation of SIUE is on pace to break last week’s games. their own single-season team SIUE is set to get back in record of 38 home runs, which the spring of things as they was set in 2001. take on University of Junior power hitter Alicia Missouri-Rolla in DeShasier is a major reason for a doubleheader 3 p.m. Drew W ilke / A l e st l e SIUE’s onslaught as she leads the Wednesday at Cougar As the Cougars continue to swing for the fences, they also climb in the polls. SIUE team in most major offensive Field. softball is ranked no. 16 in the nation in the NFCA/Division II National poll. categories. She has four home “Our plan of attack is runs, 35 hits, and 23 runs batted right behind her, hitting .367 with running team. They have stolen a lot,” Montgomery said. always the same,” Montgomery in, with a whopping .389 batting three home runs, 29 hits, and 23 70 bases in 79 attempts, twice as Junior speedster outfielder said. “We will try to keep them average. R BIs. many as any GLVC opponent. Shanna Waldo is a blur on from scoring on us, and we try Junior Holly Neuerburg is SIUE is also an aggressive “We are using the hit and run the base paths, leading the to put runs on the board.”

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A i f.s t l e S t a f f R e p o r t Junior Brittany Hood finished the round with an 83 Women’s golf took and tied for 30th, freshman sixth place in the Northern Natalie Connaway finished Kentucky Spring Invitational this with an 89 to tie for 41st, past weekend. freshman Kelly Morris shot a The Cougars finished 92 to tie for 47th and sixth out of 11 after shortened freshman Ashley Hamm play due to a rain delay. The ended the tournament with a team finished the tournament 94 and tied for 51st. shooting a 336 for the The Cougars swing their way weekend. into action again at the University Sophomore Kallie Harrison of Illinois to play in the tied for first with Enid Gage Illini Spring Classic Friday, from Grand Valley State. April 8 and Saturday, April 9 Both shot a 72. in U rbana. TENNIS ------from page 9 The singles matches played the team,” Logan said. out to be just as challenging, As the tennis team as one took Warner three sets returns home for only the second to beat Kitchell, 6-2, 2-6 and time this season, Logan expects 6-3. Free edged Marburger 7-5, a competitive match against 6-4; Reznack barely dropped the Rivermen of the University the match to Mannino 6-4, 5-7, of Missouri - St. Louis. 6-4; Renner beat Dowell 6-0, 6- “I’m keeping my 2; Rigdon downed Santa Cruz fingers crossed,” Logan said. 6-4 and 5-7, and tied in regular “This is a featured match for play in the third set before the university.” winning 10-6. Lipe closed out SIUE, now 7-4 and on a singles play after serving a four-game winning streak, hosts 6-2, 6-1 win over SJC’s UMSL at 3 p.m. Tuesday on Nate Burton. the tennis courts outside “ I w as p leased w ith the Vadalabene Center. BASEBALL from page 9

nable to do so in the second Ohlau also contributed with three game on Sunday, finishing hits and one run. Junior Jeremy 4-3. Junior right-hander Clay Bond also scored one run. Wargo Zavada started the game, only to and Darnell each had one finish with five innings, two runs RBI. on four hits and seven strikeouts. “I thought our pitching Junior David Briesacher was good the whole relieved him during the sixth weekend,” Collins said. inning. The Cougars’ record Briesacher pitched only overall is 9-6. Their record for the until the seventh inning when Great Lakes Valley Conference is junior Derek Stratman took 4-4. The team has a double- over. header Tuesday against Kentucky Newby led the way for Wesleyan College. They will the Cougars offense with three be playing in O’Fallon, Mo. at hits, one run and one RBI. the T.R. Hughes ballpark.

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