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Eastern Illinois University The Keep November 1999 11-5-1999 Daily Eastern News: November 05, 1999 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_nov Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: November 05, 1999" (1999). November. 5. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_nov/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 1999 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in November by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 69˚ Partly The Daily Friday 43˚ cloudy November 5, 1999 Inside Eastern Sports Alumnus, www.eiu.edu/~den It’s tourney Eastern Illinois University sort of Charleston, Ill. 61920 time John Malkovich may have Vol. 85, No. 54 Eastern women’s soccer team 16 pages, 2 sections more in common with Eastern looks to take Ohio Valley students than they think. News Conference tournament title. Story in Verge, 1B “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Story on Page 8A Drinking violations seen most in Carman Squirrel sparks By Geneva White and Dar’Keith Lofton Staff writers power outage Although alcohol violations occur in every residence hall at Eastern, the major- ity have taken place at Carman Hall. According to the Judicial Affairs office, Carman has had 55 alcohol-related violations so far this semester. Taylor Hall has had 24; Thomas 18; Stevenson, eight; and Andrews eight. Violations at Pemberton Hall have been minimal, with four so far this semester. Douglas has had four violations. Ford, McKinney and Lincoln halls have had two violations; and Weller had just one. “Anytime you get a lot of first-year stu- dents, you’re going to get a lot experiment- ing,” said Michael Stokes, assistant director for housing and dining services. “That’s not to say there’s a problem in Carman. It’s a problem with every university.” Mandy Marshall / Photo editor Generally, underage drinking is dis- Ryan Howland, a junior sociology major, covered in residence halls when Resident reaches for a Jack Daniels wine cooler in his Assistants go to rooms about a different room in Thomas Hall Thursday afternoon. matter, such as loud music, Stokes said. Howland, who is of legal age, does not have The residence hall staff tries to handle to sneak alcohol into his room. Thomas Hall alcohol problems within the residence has had 18 underage drinking violations this halls as much as possible before turning year. them over to Judicial Affairs. “We train our staff in terms of how “Most students that drink do it because they are to confront (alcohol) situations,” they have had a history of it before enter- Stokes said. ing college,” said Matt Luttman, a resi- A bigger problem than students drink- dence hall counselor in Carman. ing in residence halls is students who return Most of the residence hall violations intoxicated from off-campus parties. take place during the weekends, he said. “It is really ugly when you have folks “The time period of these violations who consume so much alcohol they’re often vary,” Luttman said. “The students passed out in the streets or in the bushes,” usually drink on weekends.” he said. “That worries us the most. Our If students are caught drinking under- problems stem from students coming age, the RA documents the violations and back from off-campus locations.” has them meet with a professional staff member. See DRINKING Page 2A Senate recommends two Nicole Meinheit / Staff photographer changes for conduct code Light from a window illuminates the deserted Instructional Technology Center computer lab in Buzzard Hall Thursday morning during a power outage that left parts of campus in the dark. The computer lab is usually By Shauna Gustafson packed with students working on papers or class work, but students were forced to find other computer labs. Staff writer This is a big issue concerning stu- about 15 seconds because their power feed line Student Senate is considering a recom- “ Darkness covers half was next to the line affected by the squirrel, mendation that parental notification be dents because they are ultimately Reed said. used as a last resort when students violate affected by the end product and of campus buildings “The electrical feed to the campus comes the conduct code. have to live by the change. from two sources,” he said. “One includes the The student conduct code consists of line where the squirrel got fried. The other Gary Kelly, guidelines students must abide by. The for more than an hour included the power feed line. The sudden loss of Student senate member rules in the conduct code govern student By Geneva White power from the other line caused a ripple effect.” behavior. When these rules are violated, Campus editor The fuse was blown at a sub station that is students can receive penalties ranging from connected to a dispatch in Mattoon, said Brian fines to expulsion from the university. “This is a big issue concerning students A squirrel caused havoc at Eastern Leonard, of public affairs for Ameren CIPS. The Student Conduct Code Committee because they are ultimately affected by” the Thursday when it climbed into a nearby “If something happens in a sub station, we is in the process of reviewing the code, end product and have to live by the switchboard, causing an electrical short and find out right away,” Leonard said. and is taking recommendations from dif- change,” Kelly said. knocking out power to half the buildings on He said if the problem had happened in the ferent groups on campus as to which Kelly said his reason for writing the campus. lines, it would have taken longer to find out. To changes they should make. resolution was to voice the student opin- “A fuzzy friend of ours got into the switch- solve the problem, the fuse had to be changed. The resolution, authored by Gary ion of changes that need to be made. board north of Greek Court and caused an elec- The fuse is used to protect the equipment in the Kelly, senate member, also recommends Kelly said Faculty Senate has made trical short, which blew out a circuit breaker on sub station, Leonard said. the Student Conduct Code Committee several recommendations including, the main line,” said Gary Reed, utilities manager. “It keeps us from having to buy equipment,” considers using community service as a greater fines, notification of parents and The power outage occurred at about 9:55 he said. possible alternative to fines for violations. placement of violations on permanent a.m. and left several buildings in the dark for At about 10:30, Health Services was writ- Kelly said it is important for senate records when violations are made. The nearly an hour and 1/2, including Health ing out prescriptions and taking appointments members to make these recommenda- Faculty Senate also recommended looking Services, the University Police Department, by hand. tions, so the student body views are repre- Old Main, Pemberton Hall and the Triad. Other sented to the committee. See CHANGES Page 2A buildings experienced a brief loss of power for See SQUIRREL Page 2A 2A Friday, November 5, 1999 The Daily Eastern News The Daily take a break. Squirrel “I was typing on an electronic typewriter, so no more typing,” Animals get in there to seek police Eastern from Page 1A said Cheryl Jackson, a clerk at warmth“ or to investigate, Textbook Rental. News “All of our equipment run by In the math department of Old and when they step across electricity isn’t able to run,” said Main, Andy Wendling, a junior the lines, that causes an blotter The Daily Eastern News is published daily, Lynette Drake, Clinical Services math major, was sitting in the dark Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur- electrical short circuit. ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly director. “The nurses and doctors patiently waiting for students to during the summer term except during school are still working. We’re still able tutor. Squirrels and raccoons are Drug paraphernalia vacations or examinations, by ■ Thomas E. Richied, 21, of the PRINTED WITH to do our jobs.” “It’s not very nice because it all good about this.It SOYINK the students of Eastern Illinois TM University. Subscription price: The University Police will turn customers away,” he said. 2000 block of 10th Street, was $38 per semester, $16 for summer only, $68 all Department was being flooded “There should be floodlights out happens. cited at 2:44 a.m. on Oct. 29 for year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of Gary Reed, disturbing the peace and pos- The Associated Press, which is entitled to with phone calls from people here because it’s a hallway and exclusive use of all articles appearing demanding to find out what hap- that adds to the darkness.” Utilities manager session of drug paraphernalia. in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 pened. Wendling said he was in a class represent the majority opinion of the editorial board; all other opinion pieces “It may cause us some comput- in Buzzard Hall when the power are signed. The Daily Eastern News editorial er problems,” said Rod Redfern, a was initially lost. Alcohol violations and business offices are located in Buzzard university police officer. “It “It was quite a big distraction,” office. It’s a disruption to what we ■ Nicole L. Kawalski, 20, of the Hall, Eastern Illinois University. increases our workload because he said. “It disrupted the whole do on a daily basis.” ” 400 block of Harrison Ave., was Periodical postage paid at Charleston, IL 61920.