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Eastern Illinois University The Keep April 1999 4-9-1999 Daily Eastern News: April 09, 1999 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_apr Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: April 09, 1999" (1999). April. 6. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_apr/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 1999 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in April by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 70˚ Chance The Daily Friday 53˚ of rain April 9, 1999 Inside Eastern Sports On www.den.eiu.edu Unpleasant Eastern Illinois University Broadway Charleston, Ill. 61920 reunion Broadway Avenue in Mattoon Vol. 84, No. 133 Panthers face pitcher that 16 pages, 2 sections is now home to a new theater, The allowed record-setting Broadway Theater Dinnerhouse. News home run string last season See The Verge section B “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Story on Page 8A Campus, community marches Asbestos found to help ‘take back the night’ in Taylor By Dan Ochwat Activities editor More than 75 students, faculty Solid asbestos and community members marched through campus removal planned Thursday chanting “Stop vio- lence now, take back the night,” in for summer support of the annual “Take Back The Night” candlelight walk. By Melanie Schneider Participants walked south on Staff writer Fourth Street to Lincoln Avenue, then headed past Pemberton Hall, Asbestos was recently found the Martin Luther King Jr. in Taylor Hall but is not a serious University Union, Booth Library, problem, said Ted Weidner, Lumpkin Hall and around the director of facilities planning South Quad back to the Campus and management, in an e-mail. Pond where a bonfire awaited Graig Eichler, resident direc- them. tor of Taylor Hall, said he was Christine Alfonso, associate unaware any asbestos had been director of educational services at found in Taylor, but did say the Sexual Assault Counseling some floors recently got new and Information Service, started carpet, which may have been the events by discussing the histo- when the asbestos was discov- ry of “Take Back The Night.” ered. The first marches were in 1978 in Asbestos was used in the past New York and California, she as insulating material that said. worked very well in constructing The march is held to “stop all many buildings at Eastern, forms of violence, especially sex- Weidner said. ual assault,” Alfonso said. “(The “The problem with asbestos is march is) educating the commu- that it can be very harmful (after nity on how we can all promote many years) to people’s health greater safety.” (most typically smokers) when it Part of educating about the is in a fine powder-like form,” violence of sexual assault was Weidner said. “The asbestos in done through poetry readings by campus buildings is in a solid flashlight and the bonfire. SACIS form and not harmful.” workers and volunteers read Weidner said the asbestos in poems about sexual abuse and Taylor Hall will be removed poems by sexual assault sur- eventually, so it will not become vivors. a hazard. One participant began to cry “The (asbestos) abatement but held back her tears and read a work will likely occur over the poem called, “My Name Isn’t On (Above) Debbie Whitworth of the summer when Taylor Hall is It.” The poem was about a boy Coalition Against Domestic essentially vacant,” Weidner who was sexually abused by his Violence held a flashlight while said. “However, federal and state father, the reader said. Heidi Polchow read a poem titled regulations will be followed and “He is the strongest person I “Why” Thursday night near the no one will be permitted in the have ever met,” The poem said, Campus Pond pavilion. Many immediate area of the abatement “Your dirty mind, your battering poems were read to make listen- when it occurs.” fists, no thanks for the memories ers aware of the emotional trau- Weidner also said there is Dad.” ma abuse victims suffer. asbestos in the pipe insulation on Another reader volunteered to some of the lines in the basement read an untitled poem that (Right) Members of Delta Sigma of Taylor Hall. expressed one child’s story of Theta lead the Take Back the Mark Shaklee, associate abuse, hoping to inspire others to Night March Thursday night director of housing, said he was tell theirs. around campus. The march was unaware of the asbestos in held to promote safety on campus Taylor Hall, but said much of the See MARCH Page 2A and awareness of sexual assault. photos by Mandy Marshall /Staff photographer floor tile on campus has asbestos in it. UPI conducts ‘business as usual’in anticipation of coming vote By Meghan McMahon Professionals of Illinois, said the groups and I believe the end result The ballot reads “I choose the gator for the Illinois Education Administration editor union has been operating as it nor- will be a stronger faculty and staff following employee organization Labor Relations Board. mally would and has begun to pre- for Eastern Illinois University.” (or no representative) to represent Both sides in the election will be As the opportunity for Unit A pare for the April 14 election. Next week’s election is the me in bargaining with my employ- allowed to have observers at the faculty members to vote on whether “I think it has added an extraor- result of an attempt by mathematics er with respect to my wages, hours, polls, Meyer said. they want the faculty union to con- dinary amount of work to an professor Max Gerling to decertify and other terms and conditions of “The purpose of the observers is tinue to represent them on campus already full schedule for union Eastern’s faculty union. employment.” to observe the conduct of the elec- approaches, union leadership mem- leadership,” Kaufman said. “I think All Unit A faculty members, The election will be held from 7 tion,” he said. bers maintain they have been con- that has been a very positive experi- which includes all tenure and a.m. to 6 p.m. in the University Meyers said the election ballots ducting “business as usual.” ence. It has helped us clarify issues tenure-track faculty, can vote on the Ballroom of the Martin Luther will be counted immediately after Susan Kaufman, president of and it’s brought much needed dia- question of whether they want UPI King Jr. University Union, said Eastern’s chapter of the University logue between and among diverse to continue to represent them. Mike Meyer, labor relations investi- See ANTICIPATION Page 2A 2A Friday, April 9, 1999 The Daily Eastern News ETheastern Daily A pine mess in Central Park! Correction “My children have been climb- 4-year-old was given a $50 ticket An article in the Greek News Man fined $1,000 ing trees in Central Park for nine for letting the boy deposit a “nox- Week Guide, which ran years,” Avellino said. “At least give ious liquid” on city property. (The Thursday, misquoted Richard The Daily Eastern News is published daily, for letting kids me a warning.” lad urinated on a bush.) Carey. Carey said it “It’s a great Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur- But officials said it was too late - Or the deli owner ordered to pay honor to be nominated,” and ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly during the summer term except during school climb rare pine the tree was damaged. They said $1,000 for damaging a honey locust that winning show he is vacations or examinations, by they will bring photographs of bro- tree by chaining his bicycle to it; a “respected by (his peers) and PRINTED WITH SOYINK the students of Eastern Illinois NEW YORK (AP) – Children TM ken boughs to environmental court judge dismissed the charge. Or the that the interview went well.” University. Subscription price: climbing trees?! This has got to $38 per semester, $16 for summer only, $68 all to prove it. 23 winter-solstice revelers who In the same article Pi Kappa year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of stop! Avellino, who did not immedi- were fined $50 for dancing around Alpha was misspelled. The Associated Press, which is entitled to That’s pretty much the message exclusive use of all articles appearing ately return calls to his home, told a beach bonfire without Parks Also in the Greek Week in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 Anthony Avellino said he got from the Daily News he would fight the Department permission. Guide a story incorrectly gave represent the majority opinion of the two park rangers last month. They ticket, which cites him for “destruc- The story of the pine fine began the date for the Greek Sing. editorial board; all other opinion pieces handed him a $1,000 ticket after his are signed. The Daily Eastern News editorial tion, defacement or abuse of a tree.” on March 21 when Avellino, a New The Greek Sing is at 1 p.m. and business offices are located in Buzzard daughters, ages 9 and 11, and their It is not the wackiest ticket ever York restaurant manager, took his Sunday in Lantz Gym. Hall, Eastern Illinois University. 11-year-old friend were caught given in New York City. There was daughters Leah and Rebecca and Periodical postage paid at Charleston, IL 61920. climbing a Japanese white pine in the so-called pee-wee wee-wee their friend Darrayn to Central Park The News regrets the errors.