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This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1996 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in July by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Sign away! Panther hoops team Eastern Illinois University signs final WEDNESDAY recruit for July 3, 1996 Charteston, Ill. 61920 Vol. 81, No. 158 1996-97 8pages season PAGE "Tell the truth and don't be afraid" 8 Uriion ready for return Five-month lock out ends with acceptance of proposal IfllSSA BECK happy, I am happy with them," jige4itnr said Kevin Grant, union vice president of the bargaining Union members and committee. rrailmobile have reached an Grant said the union is relativ agreement on a contract proposal ely pleased with the new contract that will return approximately 900 and the increase in pay, even Jocked-out employees to work as though it was not exactly what soon as Monday. they had asked for. United Paperworkers Inter "The cost of living was no national Union Local 7591 ratified longer an issue with the NAOKO KOJIMA/Staff photographer the new contract on Monday by a membership when they voted to voting margin of 70 percent of the accept this proposal, they accepted Gary Collins (middle), president of the United Paperworkers International Union Local 7591, and Mike 792 voting members. the 58 cents increase," Grant said. Lewis (front left), chairman of the bargaining committee, state the results of the contract ptoposal vote, "Now, we want to show the Some union members did vote which was supported by an estimated 70 percent by union members. The men spoke to the public Monday world we are the No. 1 trailer against the proposal because it night in front of the Westfield Gymnasium. · builders, and we are pleased and should have included back pay ready to get back to work," said with the increase for the temp in our previous four year contract, of living addressed and those who with the winning hand." Tun McDonnell, spokesman and orarily unemployed workers. but actually they tricked us," said voted for it thought, 'hey, are we The contract allows for an 18 Trailmobile's vice president, in a "It was acceptable to the union member Donald W. going to gamble with our future cent wage increase for the first release. majority, because originally there Langford. "So those who voted anymore' and settled with the See UNION page 2 "As long as the membership is was supposed to be a cost of living against, still wanted the real cost wage increase, and we finished Student Government working Library combines to prepare for fal I semester By JENNIFER PAGE election period to two days. Anselment said he two departments ll!ft'writcr believes the expansion will improve voter turnout In the next few weeks, Anselment said he will be Elected student senate members are working with working with another summer senate member to Periodical and circulation merged "olunteer summer senate members to streamline improve the LEAD program. Student Government in time for the fall semester. LEAD is "an opportunity for new students to be into new circulation services area Unfortunately, only two elected student senate familiarized with campus issues," Anselment said. By SIENNA CRAWFORD and sometimes they are happy and members are attending Eastern this summer. The program is different from student orientation, DENISE RENFRO sometimes not." "It hasn't made much difference as far as which familiarizes new students with the university Staff writers "It was a lateral (career) move froductivity," said Jason Anselment, student body itself. he said. While most of the participants are (for Lasky)," a library source said iftsident-elect. • freshman, LEAD is open to all new students. The periodical and circulation "But, .she is no longer a Anselment has been meeting informally with the Student Government will also be working to try to departments in Booth Library department head." '901unteer senators to make sure that revisions of find a way to "hold student representatives on faculty were merged together Monday 1be salaries of the two women Student Government programs and information will committees more strictly accountable," Anselment into one department· - circulation will remain the same acconting to be ready when the fall semester begins. said. "In the past, we haven't really used our student services - causing a change in Lanhani. Both employees were ''Right now, we're right on track," be•said. representatives to our advantage." two job classifications. informed of the changes last week Anselment and a former elections chair who is Anselment hopes that in ·the fall, Student The changes made in the during a regular staff meeting lunteering as a summer senate member are working Government members and student representatives departments were "personnel much to the surprise of library reform the Student Government elections process. will communicate more efficiently. related," said Allen Lanham, dean personnel. The proposed changes include expanding the one-day See GOVERNMENT page 2 of library services. Lanham would Prior to the merger the only offer no further comment on why other notice giyen to general the departments were merged. workers that ,explained what "It's not a major issue in the changes would take place was via Bar entry age raised to 21 at SIU library," Lanham said e-mail. Marlene Slough, the former Other library workers will not gested the changes to the Carbon percent of the SIU-C student body. dale City Council after problems Unfortunately, few bar alter head of periodicals, was ap- be affected by the merger. ''The with rioting during Halloween natives are available to under pointed as head of the entire only positions changed are with The decision to change the bar weekend in 1994. classmen in Charleston since the department the librarians," Lanham said. The entry age from 20 to 21 in The bar age change was grad Charleston City Council voted 3-2 Jane Lasky, the former head of librarians have been reassigned to Carbondale took effect on Monday ually phased in beginning in 1994 on April 19, 1994, to raise the bar circulation, is not working with new duties, he said. leaving underage students when it was raised to 19 and entry age from 19 to 21 . The the new department Members of the library tearching for other alternatives. followed by 1995's raise to 20. change took effect on June 9 of the Lasky was reassigned to advisory board were infonned of A Mayoral/Presidential task On-campus student groups in. same year. another office in the library. the merger in their last meeting on filrce, created by Carbondale Carbondale are looking to work During discussions and forums "Reassignment is covered in June 19. Mayor Neil Dillard and Southern with the city to form some bar concerning the entry age change, their contracts," Lanham :Saiti:. • · ·- See LIBRARY page 2 Blinois University at Carbondale alternatives for underclassmen Charleston Mayor Dan Cougtll ''When a professor is reassigned '1esident John C .. Guyon, sug- which make up approximately 19 See SIU page2 '-,.- . . \\ .. I .. ' • • .. fit 2 Wednesday, July 3, 1996 The Dally Eastern News Light·sentence for child molester Voting close for new BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - molested his stepson though Prosecutors wanted a former charges have not been filed. police officer who admitted hav "He'll be back here in a year and Russian President ing videotaped sex with a teen will be doing it to somebody ~ MOSCOW (~) - Russians started voting for president Wednesday age stepdaughter locked up for else." 12 years. And a police chief who There was one big catch that after a campaign of stunning reversals, back room deals and a new, last says he once saw Michael Wayne might explain the light sentence, mioute cloud over Boris Yeltsin's health. In 25 hours of balloting, the Kee in a compromising position St. Clair County State's Attorney 16 at the time. He was arrested vast nation faces a stark choice: going forward with painful democratic with another girl thinks a tough Robert Haida said Tuesday. last year after another. stepdaugh reforms or turning back to Soviet controls. sentence would have been appro "The victim and the victim's ter found one of the videotapes 1be decisive runoff between Yeltsin and Communist leader Gennady priate. mother, now the current spouse, he had made with her sister and Zyuganov started with the opening of polls in the Far East, nine time But a St. Clair County judge essentially pleaded with the court showed it to a teacher. Kee plead zones ahead of Moscow. ordered 364 days behind bars for to allow him to come back to the ed guilty in December to criminal The first results from the 93,500 polling stations were expected late Kee in a sentence that allows him home," Haida said. "They felt sexual assault and child pornog Wednesday. Yeltsin's forces hoped for a large turnout among the coun to leave the county jail daily for very strongly that with treatment raphy. try's 108 million eligible voters that would carry him past a solid, loyal employment and includes manda ... this would not reoccur." The victim, now 17, pleaded block of voters who back Zyuganov's plan for a Communist future. tory counseling and a $2,000 Chief Judge Stephen Kernan, for leniency "is very unusual, The end of the campaign was shadowed by uncertainty over Yeltsin's fine. who sentenced Kee on Monday, most unusual," Haida said. health. The 65-year-old president with a history of heart trouble can .. I don't think it's fair. He declined to comment. "The judge watched the video celed a series of meetings in the last. week of the campaign. He looked didn't get near enough," said Police estimate that Kee had tape. It's disgusting. It's abhor exhausted, subdued and pale in a taped TV appearance. His spokesman Kee's former sister-in-law, Penny more than two dozen sexual rent," he said. "There was evi said he had a cold. Gipson, who alleges he also encounters with the girl, who was dence of past conduct. Yeltsin remained out of public view on Tuesday, a day marked by Communist charges that their campaign ads were not shown by' TV. Zyuganov, 52, also tried to make Yeltsin's health an issue in the clos ing hours of the campaign, but the Yeltsin-dominated media ignored it. Boy called hero may have started fire In the last days of the campaign, Zyuganov tried to demonstrate bis ALOHA, Ore. (AP) - An I I-year-old boy por "My dad says I'm the hero for the day," Ray vigor by inviting reporters to watch him play volley&n and dance in a trayed as a hero last week for helping wake up ten said at the time: smoky Moscow nightclub. ants during a blaze that killed eight people at his "That's the truth," added his father, Tom Having roared through nearly five years of rapid change since the apartment building was accused Tuesday of setting DeFord. breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia has arrived at a crossroads. the fire. Five children were among those killed when fire Yeltsin, the country's first elected president, has come to personify Ray Martin DeFord was taken into custody and spread through the 12-unit apartment building in the continuation of democratic, free-market reforms that have benefited faces eight counts of felony murder, sheriff's this suburb west of Portland. some Russians but caused pain to millions of others. · spokesman Chuck Leutwyler said. Investigators said the fire was set at an entrance, His support comes mainly from the young, city dwellers, people in Ray had told reporters Friday that he was awak and the flames blocked people from leaving. business, the intelligentsia, and those who don't want a return to the ened by squeals from a rat he had been keeping to Many tenants escaped by jumping from second severe ·shortages, travel restrictions and harsh repression of commu feed to bis pet snake. He said he then woke up his and third-story windows and balconies. Fourteen nism. family, and his father banged on neighbors' doors. people were injured.
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and Eastern President David Jorns The Rathskeller After Dark year which will increase by 20 cents for the second company associations with the Indonesian military. both said they would make an opened on May 3 as the only bar and third years. With these increases, Charleston's "The unity of Trailmobile workers in Charleston, effort to find bar alternatives for alternative for the 1994 Fall Trailmobile workers will remain as some of the high coupled with the UPIU's strategic campaign against semester, but does not run pro students. est paid in the industty. . the company's owners, has proven that union workers An on-campus coffee house was grams all year long. The new contract also offers a 401 K retirement can stand up to corporate greed and win," Gary proposed after the bar age limit Currently there is one late-night plan, voluntary ove11ime, and an increase in pension Collins, union president, said in a press release. went up. No bids were submitted, bar alternative in Charleston since plans. "All National Labor Relations Board charges Many locked out workers found other employment and it failed in early May when the entry age was raised. Panthers have been dropped except back pay and unemploy during the six-month labor dispute and will be expect expected costs for the building and Gentlemen's Club, 1421 Fourth ment beefits," said Tony Swinford, union member. ed to decide whether to resign from Trailmobile or parking lot reached over $800,000. St, is open on Friday and Saturday "Supposedly they dropped all of the charges against return to the plant The university was not willing nightS and allows anyone over the us, but charges from individuals could still stand." After a private meeting between Collins and to provide funds for the coffee and does age of 18 to enter not sell Trailmobile also dropped the request for the union to Wanandi in late June, negotialions for the present con alcohol. house. fonnally apologize to owner F.d Wanandi for supposed tract began.
GOVERNMENT frompageone- LIBRARY frompageone ______He hopes to improve communi "The information on the old cation with campus leaders through brochure is two years out of date. It the use of e-mail. describes Student Government According to the Dean's report be occurring in the library. to Ashmore, "was a managerial ''Lots of times, it's hard for stu positions that no longer exist," he released to the advisory board a According to the bi-laws of the decision." dents to attend (Student Gover said. second change will also be library advisory board, the board Lanham said the merger will mnent) meetings," he said. He is also reorganizing the implemented. "The self-study makes recommendations to the not cost Eastern any money nor One of Anselment's most Student Government files. "The materials center faculty and staff dean of library services regarding will it cost library workers their tedious summer projects has been files were unorganized and over will leave media services and policies governing the develop jobs. "No employees will be the reorganization of information whelming," Anselment said Some become a separate unit called ment of collections services and added or deleted," he said. about Student Government. He has of the files date back to the early library technology services." facilities in the library, policies The circulation and periodicals added the amendments passed on 1980s. Suzanne Ashmore, a member for apportioning the materials desks are still physically separat the spring Student Government Anselment believes that the reor of the board, said at the meeting budget and other policies rele ed, but construction and renova ballots to the constitution, and he is ganization will make it easier for the board was informed in gener vant to library services. tions are planned for Booth writing a new brochure for the students to find out about Student . al of different changes that would The reorganization, according Library in the future. Student Government office. Government. The Dally Eastern News
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Wednesday, July 3, 1996 3 Red Cross to hold summer blood drive Group hopes to collect 200 pints By STACEY SANTORO Staff writer ' ' We know beginning A summer blood drive spon June 1 it's an uphill battle all sored by the American Red Cross the way through August until will ·be held Monday from 11 a.m. the school year starts again." to 4 p.m. in the University Ball room of Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. -Dave Cline, "Our goal is to collect 200 Donor services consultant pints," said Dave Cline, donor services consultant at the Amer will receive a blood transfusion ican Red Cross. by the time they reach 75," Cline Cline said the summer months said. pro.ve to be difficult for collecting The American Red Cross still blood donations because of the has community and corporate NAOKO KOJIMA/Staff photographer break in the school year and drives during the summer months. Ferret fun depletion of students. However, the number of those "We know beginning June 1 it's donors decreases because of vaca Lisa Millard (right), a junior special education major, shows her ferret, Mieko, who is 9 weeks old to an uphill battle all the way tioning, Cline said. Allison Rose (left), senior physical education major, and Danea Fortmann (middle), also a senior physical through August until the school Also, the farming season has a education major, on Monday afternoon in the Booth Library quad. year starts again," Cline said. "tremendous impact" on the dona "Colleges and universities have tion levels because of the work a decrease in enrollment - those demand on a farming family, Liquor license to be eliminated students make up 20 percent of Cline said. · 8" BECK Mayor Dan Cougill met with tavern owners to dis our donors," Cline said. "One of Last year, the Red Cross col Qtxoditor cuss the amendment and owners were supportive. every five transfusions are from lected 207 pints during its sum "Since the bar entry age was raised two years ago, it college or high school students." mer blood drive. The Charleston City Council voted Tuesday to elim cut down on the number of patrons, therefore there "When disasters and tragedies In addition to blood donors, the inate the only remaining liquor license for bars. would not be enough patrons for another bar," Cougill occur, people want to help and Red Cross needs volunteers to Panthers Lounge closed as a bar in February 1995 said. that's great," Kline said. "But, help with' the drive. Those inter when its liquor license was revoked, which left one There have been applicants for the liquor license, but what many don't realize, is that ested should call 1-800-705-2406 license in Charleston unused. Cougill reaffirms the decision has nothing to do with every 18 seconds in the U.S. there during regular business hours and Currently, there are six class A licenses for establish the applications. is a tragedy where people need ask for Ida Caldwell, or just come ments that provide liquor sales and seven class C ''Twelve bars are enough in Charleston for now," blood. We must always have an to the drive on Monday. licenses for taverns. The amendment will not effect or Cougill said. adequate blood supply. All participants will receive a reduce the number of establishments since there are The final vote on the amendment will take place in "We've got to remember that complimentary summer blood already 12 bars. two weeks. 97.5 percent of the population drive T-shirt. Suspect hits jackpot, receives $69 in quarters from machine By MISSA BECK was charged and arrested for illegal con and arrested for retail theft and battery at 501 & DENISE RENFRO sumption and possession of alcohol by a W. Lincoln Ave, a report stated. ~tors minor, illegal transportation of alcoholic Jerry Herman of 2019 Reynolds Dr., liquor and disobeying a red traffic signal, a reported a 70cc light blue and white Honda A suspect received $69 in quarters June 24 report stated. Passport motor scooter stolen, according to from a malfunctioning coin machine at Audrey L. Moore of 308 N. Fifth St., the police report. Valued loss is more than Donna'~ Washateria, 405 Lincoln Ave. Police reported on Friday two unicorn statues miss $300. reports state the machine gave the suspect the ing from her front porch. Estimated loss is Also on Thursday, Charles J. Huber of On Tuesday, Stacy J. Stubblefield, 21, of money when a $1 bill was deposited in the $160. 1202 Lincoln #35, reported a pair of GT tint 35 Griffen in University Ct1urt, reported that machine. It was filled on June 21 with $100 On Thursday, Brad Guthrie, 25, of 2103 ed tail light covers stolen from his vehicle. a Motorola cellular phone, a Citibank Visa in quarters. 12th St. #100 was charged and arrested for Value loss is $30. credit card and a teal and black colored nylon There was no sign-of unlawful tamperiiig. disorderly conduct at Stix Restaurant, accord On June 25, Nicole McClinton, 20, of 13 bag had been stolen from her car, a police On Sunday, Ryan Helm, 20, of Mowt Ir------~ GOOD 7DAYS AWEEK I I I I I I I U LA •I Get a 14" Thin Crust Pizza •I Y U LOVE IT : with One Topping for just : I I Frozen Mixers • 5traW&ercy Oait{uirf • $8.95 for a 16" • lf'~N BANtYf'fl • 51uB HawaHan : One Topping Pizza : • Pina CQlada · ROMANCIN' • 5ig Kahuna I I THEN TIME TO DEPART. •Margarita : 2nd One Topping : Wed. 1 Pizza for just 1 Picnic Ni~ht I I BUT ALAS! - Country Fried Steak 59D. YOU IUST MET A CUTIE - Fried Chicken 55fJ. 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This is not interfer the United States and in Israel. TWo ence in the internal affairs of Israel. hundred million Arabs were repre at, but it must U.S. foreign aid to Israel and the Opinion sented by 14 heads of governments be a real con strategic importance of the country from the 21 countries in atten- r---~:_____:::=-..; cern for those adequately compensates for the dance. Surprisingly, the Saudi M.A. OLATOYE BAIYEWU position the U.S. might take in this page Regent, Crown Prince Abdalla and who want peace regional problem between the Mu' ammar Ghadafi of Libya Guest columnist and stability in Israelis and the Palestinians/Arabs. graced this meeting called in the The future relations between the Editorials are the opinion of the Editorial Board. light of Likud's victory in the last the region." U.S. and Saudi Arabia must begin Columns are the opinion of the author. Israeli election. to concern U.S.policy makers, both The pronouncements of Benjamin Netanyahu during and in the Clinton administration and the Dole campaign. Hard after the Israeli electioneering campaign did galvanize the liners are showing up as leaders of this resurgent Arab nation. Wednesday, July 3, 1996 Arabs to come together since the Persian Gulf crisis. Why did Regent Abdalla is no King Fahd. they meet is the question most observers of Middle Eastern He is hard, a conservative, an Islamist who disagrees with PAGE4 politics are asking. Also, how come the Saudi Regent repre Western encroachment into the kingdom. He is a nationalist sented the oil kingdom? who would rather coalesce with other Arab leaders who share 1be Oslo and Madrid framework for peace in the region is his vision of the Middle East - a region divorced from a framework that Israel must adhere to irrespective of which Western influences and who would use the natural resources Israeli government signed the protocol. For national credibili of·the region for the development and modernization of the Independence Day ty to be upheld, international agreements and protocols made Arab nation. by departing administrations are always respected by suc Development and modernization is not Westernization. ceeding administrations. 1bis is an international protocol that Crown Prince Abdalla can marginalize radical fundamentalist can be hazardous the new Israeli administration should respect. groups when he ascends the throne. 1bis is what we must pay Conservative Crown Prince Abdalla must be watched by particular attention to. The bombing and death in Al Khobar all. An oil crisis may be in our cards in the near term. As one may be the last of terrorist acts in the kingdom - that is if with illegal fireworks ofthe resolutions from the summit, Arabs have called on the Abdalla takes control of the government His half brother, United Nations for the lifting of air and all sanctions on King Fahd, is not in good health from reports coming from As the Fourth of July approaches and stu Libya. This must be a wake up call for industrial Europe, the kingdom. Also, reports are that he may be abdicatirig to dents head home to backyard cook-outs and Japan and the United States. Libya was instrumental in the his summer home in Spain. fireworks shows with friends and family, The first oil embargo against the West in 1973; she may be in our The Republican and Democratic Parties must fashion a Daily Eastern News would like to give these cards now that utility vehicles are the norm on our roads and united front during the coming visit of Prime Minister highways. Benjamin Netanhayu to Washington next month. This is precautions on firework usage. Industrial jobs may also be threatened if the United States where the vision foi: the United States of the future will be The Illinois Statute (425 ILCS 30/2) defines and her European allies do not impress upon the new Israeli tested. fireworks as including any explosive com government to uphold the Oslo and Madrid peace framework. War in the Middle East will disrupt any budgetary reforms pound. TQis means if it blows up, makes a big Arab unity may be scoffed at, but it must be a real concern to in the U.S., let alone the present economic growth and low or small bang - it is a those who want peace and stability in the region. When this is unemployment figures. Nigeria, Indonesia and other non the· norm, the world economic growth will continue. Arab members of the OPEC cannot fulfill the oil needs of~ firework. The visit. of the Secretary of State Warren Christopher to world, even if they increase their output. This is the time to Editorial Novelties (sparklers, Israel and Egypt will be a waste of time if the secretary does dam any hemorrhaging that may be in our cards. snakes, trick noisemak ers, etc.) are not illegal. JJNKtJO\.NN To MA~'( filoP~ ~f: ,~:r.G-•t:..f\lAL . o...;t. ~"/.. - -r-o \"\4F.. Class C Fireworks (Common fireworks: fire 4 crackers, bottle rockets, etc.) are illegal accord FD.i\ 'l)a~et·--~t.l~s OP-r'\" t\Flo To Be -Henry David Thoreau -. . •• ..... • r I The Dally Eastern 5 News entertainment page Wednesday, July 3, 1996 Area events for the 4th By LUKE RYAN ers. 1be group will perform oldies Staff writer rock from the 50s and 60s. "The main point of Wednesday Charleston's Red White and is for everyone in the community Blue Days hits full stride today to get done with work, change with a potpourri of free family clothes, bring their lawn chairs and entertainment at Morton Park have a delightful evening before "This is the sixth year we've the holiday," said Mike Ziebka, done this," said Betty owner of Z's Music, which Coffrin, a coordinator of will supply the sound sys the events. "It's a fun tem. At 6 p.m. the D's 3 holiday that is af will take the stage at fordable for the entire - Morton Park. The group family and at the =-- hails from Findlay and same time gives back is comprised of Kathy '"They play music from the 50s to will each get a square on the tennis one hundred entries in the parade." to the community." Duncan and her two the 90s, giving a wide variety." court to decorate. The designs will A Bell Ringing Ceremony will The local 4-H club will daughters, Becky .and Corrie. The festivities continue on be judged and prizes awarded. be held at 2 p.m. to honor the day, sponsor a pork chop dinner today D's 3 specializes in "Andrews Thursday beginning at 9 am. with "All you can eat" ice cream and with guest ringers from local youth from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Morton Sisters-type" harmonies and big Kiwanis Kid's Day. Children will carnival games will be available athletics. Park. 1be cost of the dinner will be band music; participate in carnival games such from I 0 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annual The events will end in tradition $6. Musical entertainment begins At 7 p.m. the Vmce Vance and as cake walks and ring tosses. parade will begin at I p.m. al fashion Thursday at dusk with this afternoon at 5:15 p.m. in the the Valiants are scheduled to play. At I 0 am. the Arts Council will "We're very busy this year," an enormous fireworks display at park with 1be Unrighteous Broth- "This group is hot," Ziebka said. hold a "chalk-in" where children Coffrin said. "We have close to the EIU campus pond 'Bear' teaches lessons to kids and parents By MARGARET BIERnz Tish runs away to the woods where she passed down by generations of dancing bears Corrington has a childish air about her that Stiff writer makes a wish upon a star (Heather Prince). before him. fills the theater. Her grin never stops, and her Prince delivers a fine portrayal of the first star Eventually, we learn that the dancing bear audience grins along with her. She is clearly EJU SummerFest Children's Theatre has a in the sky that nighti and gracioUsly grants is running away from the Great Ringmaster, having a great time with this role, and has a real hit on its hands ... or should I say paws? 'Ilsh's wish. who is trying to escort him to the final Center way of helping the yrnmg ones in the audi "The Arkansaw Bear," one of two chil Through the remainder of the play, a Ring. The Ringmaster (Kate Slovinski) ence identify with her paper. dren's pnxluctions being presented this sum Mime (Lisa French) and the Wortd•s Greatest catches up with the group and gives the bear It is through Little Bear and Tish that we mer, is the story of a yowig girl named Tish Dancing Bear (Matthew Fear) help Tish one day to get things squared away. see the ending of the story,.sad though it is, (played by Katy Reidy) who is confronted accept her grandfather's fate. Slovinski, in what could have been a has a happy side, too. with the imminent death of her grandfather. French has the difficult task of communi frightening villainous role, takes a different 1be set design by C.P. Blanchette and cos Reidy plays her part extremely well. ·she cating to the audience without speaking a approach. She has given the character com tume design by Karen Malm were also well obviously remembers what it was like to be a word, and she does it very well. Her expres ~ion, and this soothes the bear as well as done. Enough detail was used to transport the child. In fact. Reidy makes it quite difficult to si ve motions are at times humorous but the audience. audience to another time and place, and yet remember that in ''real life" she is a college always appropriate. Once the bear learns he has a little more enough was left to the imagination. student She has the convincing whine down Fear is, well ... cuddly, as any great danc time, he. decides that he should somehow Although it is a children's show, 'The to a science, and the constant childhood ing bear should be. Children in the audience leave his dances behind. Enter Little Bear Arkansaw Bear" addresses adult issues of .question of ''why?'' is delivered effortlessly quickly responded to his outrageous dances, (Jennifer Corrington), who the Greatest death and the lives of those left behind. Little throughout her performance. which he perfonned in a very serious manner Dancing Bear decides is the perfect choice to ones and not-so-little ones alike will enjoy After her mother gives her the bad news, for a comic effect After all, his act has been canyon his legacy. this show. Seven Mary Three anything .Arnold won't 'erase' but 'Cumbersome' in concert fame with latest film just did not fit in the same style as 7M3 and special Schwarzenegger ovie Review Florida quartet rocks guest Poe did. . /J1. But after the half-hour of Henry's lifelessness, Poe adds to big list Indianapolis with its sent the all-~, general-admission audience into a of defense and one of the heads of frenzy - at one point leaving the stage to join the of blockbusters the witness protection program, body surfers in the mosh pit. Very gutsy for a By JENNIFER STANGER Schwarzenegger, is assigned to honest, hard sounds California girl. Staff writer protect her. By MATT ERICKSON When 7M3 took over, the crowd got exactly what James Caan, who portrays it was hoping for- no-holds-barred rock'n'roll. Managing editor When Arnold Schwammegger Schwarzenegger's evil boss who When lead singer Jason Ross, whose gnarled uttered the words "I' U be back" in will stop at nothing to kill voice on the album came out impressingly clean in · My musical tastes come in streaks. Right now, the 1986 blockbuster "The Wtlliams, is brilliant.· coricert, burst into the opening verse of "My My," it I'm stuck on Everclear. Four mqnths ago it was the Terminator," no one knew that it Caan drugs Schwarzenegger in was apparent that the audience would not be doing Toadies. And right before that, I went through my would be with a vengeance. a plane and then tries to hit him in Seyen Mary Three phase. much relaxing. Since that time, Schwarz mid-air after Schwarzenegger es ''Water's Edge" was, expectedly, a crowd pleaser Seven Mary Three is a quartet from Florida that enegger has embarked on an capes saying, "I want to see his burst on the scene late last fall with its radio-friendly and the group changed the timing up on incredible movie-making journey, ugly face splattered all over this ''Cumbersome" to add a little bit of surprise. "alternative" - if the term applies anymore - hit turning out one smash hit after windshield." But American Standard's ''ballads" - a 7M3 bal ''Cumbersome." another. Hardly the kind of boss I'd lad is one that starts slow, then builds to an explosion The single got significant airplay on the radio and His latest venture, "Eraser," is want to have. - were truly highlights of the show. MTV, paving the way for the second single from the no exception. The rest of the movie is one ''Roderigo" and ''Lame" kept the frenzied, body debut album American Standard, ''Water's Edge." In this movie, Schwarzenegger thrill after another, filled with slamming crowd of pre-teens, adolescents, and even Now, on the strength of those two singles, Seven plays an agent with the witness chases, near-misses, a run-in with Mary Three is in the midst of its biggest tour to date. parents in control with their soothing meditations on protection program whose job is some hungry alligators and plenty In January, I would have been gung-ho on seeing loneliness and shame. to "erase" his clients' pasts so that of gunfire. "Devil Boy," ''Margaret" and "Favorite Dog" 7M3 live. But having since fallen out of that stage, I they are impossible to find. Williams was. very believable wasn't sure I would be too interested in a 7M3 show from the group's debut also were highlights of the When a high-ranking execu as her character, and for once the now. show. But perhaps the best moment was one of tive, played by Vanessa Williams, heroine wasn't a weak little girl, 7M3's encores, a cover of the Doors' "Back Door 1be group's performance at the Murat Theatre in who works for a company that but a strong woman with courage Indianapolis June 28 was proof that the band can Man/Five To One." Completely unexpected. specializes in producing high-t.ech and determination. Seven Mary Three surprised me with its petfor duplicate its rough and raw ~und in concert, and deadly assault weapons, finds evi Action flicks come and go, but mance in Indy. Now if only the group can come up 'proof I could re-enter my 7M3 phase soon. dence that her company is export if you're an Arnold fan, you know with another great album after the tour then I will be And if it wasn't for opening act Joe Henry, the ing weapons to terrorists that will that his movies are anything but night would have been a near-perfect one. 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After made sure coach Samuels knew ompleting his eligibility to that, too." 1 Buy any 6" Sub Sandwich 1 uansfer according to NCAA The only returning starters to gulations at Garden City the Panthers' squad - which will 1 at regular price and 1 Community College, Johnson enter its first season in the OVC selected Eastern as the next step this year - are center/forward in his basketball career. Eric Frankford and for : @!Elf ©!M!E !P!Jfl!E !ER : Johnson's roots are in ward/guard Rick Kaye. California. In fact, he attended Also back will be guard Chad Logan High School in Oakland, Peckinpaugh, forward Idris : 345-7827 . : where he was coached by Osei-Agyeman, ·center Michael I *Of equal value or less* With purchase of medium drink. Not valid I Mouton, the former Eastern Shaver and redshirt freshman I with any other discount offer. Valid with this coupon only. One I assistant coach who took a forward Keith Hibbler. coupon per customer. Not valid on delivery. coaching position at New They will join recruits Marc Hampshire late last month. Polite (East Moline United High L------~ Mouton may have been School), John Smith (Paducah, • Resume Creation instrumental in Johnson's sign Ky. , Tilghman High School), • Cover Letters . THE ing, even though Johnson was Kurt Cuffie and Jason Sowers GMra~lilM • Career Counseling aware that Mouton would not be (Lake Land College), Conya • Desktop Publishing CAREER at Eastern when he arrives this Robinson (Mott, Mich., f~~~ ~N ~001~ • Secretarial Services fall. Community College) and Benji 11 am. July 5, 19, • Specialty Advertising "(Mouton) had a great deal of Gibbs (Sullivan, Ky., C~llege) CONNECTION influence, having known on the Panther roster this winter. 20 1550 Douglas, Suite 102 Rashaan and his family from But Johnson's numbers are 1 p.m. July 5, 12, 13 Charleston, IL 61920 HOllY TROVIUJON-MOUNT high school," Samuels said. "So the best of the bunch. Last sea July 19, 20 (217) 348-8030 R#sunN! Qmsultmd we got involved with him very son at Garden City, he averaged Fax (217) 348-806o C:O-Ullk:atloru Specialist early. It seems the longer it went 20 points and 10 rebounds per TH! Alf{~N~AW (before signing Johnson), the game. better shot we had (at signing Polite averaged 19.6 points at ~!Alf{ him)." East Moline United - the only 7 p.m. July 12, 13 Johnson said Mouton influ recruit to come close to 2 p.m. July 7, 14, 21 enced his decision to attend Johnson's numbers. It Pays to Eastern, but he also knew his Samuels said statistics don't in the Studio former high school coach would concern him - he's just con Doudna Fine Arts not be his assistant while a cerned with the contributions the Center Panther. recruits will make next season. NIW JlD'~ "Kevin and I always talked "Coaches look at that from a on the EIU Campus about the fact it would be riice to different perspective," Samuels Charleston, IL have him (at Eastern)," Johnson said. "I'm comfortable with all said. "I'm old enough to take the contributions they'll be mak Tickets $1.00 each care of myself, but it would ing. It's hard to tell if (Johnson's For reservations 11 have been nice to have him numbers) will transfer over. He ticket information Open Stage! there. He told me if he was was certainly the leader on his bottlll, pints, A ... • 1.00 call (217) 581-3110. ltnnlfllrry delqultlt • 1.50 :there, he'd be making sure I was team." • • NO COYER • FREE POOL • • EASTERN thurs. frompageone Unplugged Accoustlc Jam PANTHERS llotllN, p/nfl, A ..... 1.00 ltnnlfllrry dalqulrlt • 1.50 right away," Samuels said of mer (in preparation for the sea .. •NO COYER • FREE POOL • • • Johnson. "Other schools talked to son), and weight training is part e w s him about playing the power for of that," Samuels said. "(The N ward spot, but he sees other peo assistant coaches and I) picked ILUNOIS UNrvERSITY dead I phish night ple in that position here, and he things out for them to work on pints, A Miiis • 1.00 knows he can play at small for with their games, and as the sum •trnberry daiquiri• • 1.50 ward." mer gets farther along, they'll be ,.,,,.., honey brown, bud, mlller, rolling rode• 1.00 Samuels said Frankford, Idris conditioning, too, so they're • .. NO COVER• FREE POOL••• Osei-Agyeman and Keith Hibbler ready." are working at Eastern's basket Eastern opens its season ION sat. ball camps this summer, and this November 23 when the Panthers Place a BIRTHDAY AD with a dead I phlsh night gives him the opportunity to will face the DePaul Blue pints. A .... • 1.00 make sure the players are staying Demons in Chicago. Also on tap PHOTO AND MESSAGE ltnnlfllrry dllquirll • 1.50 lellW, ,,_,,brown, bud, in shape. for Eastern this season are miller, tDlllng rode• 1.00 "We're encouraging all of our Conference USA's St. Louis and The Dally Eastem News • • NO COVER • FREE POOL • • • players to do things over the sum- the Indiana Classic tournament. (DeadUne: 2 Business Days Before Ad Is to run) YOUNGSTOWN NOW RENTING FALL '96-'97 • SUMMER '96 a.so:·Aft-'.Shows' Before::• · nf:\· oo ~Furnished ~ 3 Laundry Facilities Z':~~~JM~!::! 5;(' Dishwashers ~ 1,2,3,&4 Bedrooms ScHWARZENEGGER A VISUAL 'ftUllMPH! ~ Garbage Disposals ~ On site manager ~ Central Air ~ 24 Hr. Maintenance ~,~. (Evenings are emergency only) .... Daily 2 :30.6:00, 7:46.10:10 ..I Dally 2:00,4:15.6:30,8:4& '-"" 10 Ins. Leases or M 1Year Leases ~ Spacious units ODIE MURPH Tl·-tE ~ Wooded Location g $50.00 Referral Plan CAI,I, 345-2363 CAMBRIDGE & NANTUCKET AROUND THE CURVE ~ SOUTH 9TH STREET ACROSS FROM CHUR<;;H MAKE A VIEWING APPT. TODAY!! WEDNESDAY 8 July 3, 1996 orts Panthers ink final hoops recruit Garden City tr an sfer coach Kevin Moufun)," Johnson said Tuesday. ' "And I felt comfortable talking to coach (Rick) ' ' I ch E st beca t f It · K.O. Weatherspoon Samuels. He was nice to me and honest with ... ose a em use e ~ me." was a good situation having known (former Sports editor Should fill the holes · S 1 ' 1. The Panthers lose graduates Johnny assistant coach Kevin Mouton). And I felt }fl aIDUe S lfleUp Hernandez, Andre Rodriguez and Michael comfortable talking to coach (Rick) Basketball, Odumuyiwa, plus junior Michael Slaughter - Samuels." By MATT ERICKSON who is choosing to bypass his final year of America's Managing edit« NCAA eligibility to attend law school - for the -Rashaan Johnson, 1996-97 squad. And freshman Ll!ITY Moore With most of last season's Eastern basketball transferred to Southern Indiana. Eastern basketball recruit real pastime team not returning this winter, the Panther So there are obvious gaps in coach-Samuels' I know basketball season is over recruiting staff has been hard at work. lineup. But he hopes those gaps will be filled for the next two seasons, which can also be a and it's time to move on with other The latest acquisition to the Panther hoops through the addition of seven off-season i:ecruits blessing in disguise heading into the Ohio Valley things, but I just can't seem to stop squad is Rashaan Johnson, a junior college trans - five of which are junior college transfers. Conference. "There will be many positives (from the junior thinking about the Bulls great sea fer from Garden City (Kan.) Community Samuels said he isn't worried about the fact he son and the National Basketball College - and he's got some big-time numbers doesn't have a senior on his roster next season. college transfers)," Samuels said. 'They'll get to Association in general. on his resume. ''I'm concerned only' in the fact that it severely learn this year what it's like to play against Week nights are miserable after Johnson said he decided Eastern would be his limits our recruiting for next season," Samuels Tennessee State and Middle Tennessee, and then dinner without being able to catch a best choice to make the jump from junior college said "We want to be out on the recruiting trail, they'll be back the following year _(with more game on TNT, and weekend after to NCAA Division I. and letting people know we're there. We'll be experience.)" noons, especially, are so boring now "Basically I chose Eastern because I felt it was looking at juniors." Johnson·is a 6-6 forward who was recruited by (the Olympic trials for synchronized a good situation having known (fonner assistant But _Samuels knows his scholarships ~ filled See RECRUIT page 7 swimming; gimme a break!). No more Houston vs. L.A. at 11 a.m., Indiana vs. New York at 3 p.m. and Orlando vs. Chicago in the Panther hoops prime time 11pot. I mean, I miss the NBA on NBC. Whether watching Peter Vessey look to fill void harass Charles Barkley on trade rumors or witnessing a meeting at hardwood's Mount Olympus where Zeus (DrJ) discusses with the other with recruits gods (Magic Johnson and Larry By MATT ERICKSON Bird) the coming of his now Managing editor immortal son Apollo (Michael Jordan); the NBC pregame was Eastern head men's basketball coach Rick mandatory in making a weekend Samuels has a rather large task on his hands telecast its finest this fall. The courtside announcers were The Panthers will enter their first season in good too. Marvelous Marv Albert the Ohio Valley Conference, and Samuels has (YYYes!), Matt Ghoukas and the just five players returning from last season's ~son why I say they're just good, squad and one redshirt freshman. not great, Bill Walton. · The rest of the team - seven players in all - Does this guy get on your nerves will be comprised of freshmen and junior col too? Who complains more than this lege transfers. And these players will be guy? expected to help lead Eastern back to the Despite Walton and his over-ana promised land of the NCAA Tournament - lyzing of the game, I still would somehow or another. rather be listening to him criticize But Samuels says this season may fall under Pippen and the Bulls, instead of lis th~ old category of building year. The first sea tening to a drunk Harry Caray dur son in the OVC will hold many questions, and ing a Cubs game or a less than dull the answers may lie in Ea.stem's transfers. telecast of a Braves game by "I expect us to be competitive," Samuels Caray's son, Skip. said. "I think we can step in to the Ohio Valley Baseball, correct me if rm and be a team that is hard to beat at home, and wrong, just can't cut it anymore as a team with depth and toughness that can get America's pasttime. It's not exciting some big wins on the road." enough. The strikes and lock-outs But with Johnny Hernandez, Andre are not the only reason America fell Rodriguez, Michael Slaughter and Michael out of love with baseball; it is base Odumuyiwa lost to graduation, the Panthers ball itself. won't have much experience back on the . Sure, in the past couple of years NCAA Division I level. And to go along with there have been more home runs those senior losses, Eastern also loses Dwight than ever before and the strike Woods, who transferred, and. Carlton Debose, ruined, possibly, baseball's golden who was lost as an "academic casualty," year. But there are no Jordans in according to Samuels. baseball (anymore), no Penny So Samuels, entering his 17th season at the Hardaways, no Shaqs, no multi-col helm, may have some lingering questions as to ored Rodmans. No personalities. his lineup potentials. However, Samuels said Griffey Jr. is one of the only per he is "comfortable" with next season's sonalities in baseball and he's run prospects. ning for president (Nike ad cam "I feel comfortable with all of our positions paign). You see what baseball has to (for next year)," Samuels said. "But everyone do to get publicity. Running for has to earn his position every year. Someone liresident? could come in and earn a spot." Maybe basketball should be offi With juniors Eric Frankford and Rick Kaye cially known as America's past back, Samuels is confident he can count on time from now on. I mean even their experience and abilities. before The Dream Team went to "Eric, we know, we can count heavily on," Barcelona in 1992, our U.S. men's Samuels said. "And Rick Kaye really blos basketball team was way more pop som~d for us last season. But no spots are ular than our men's baseball. IBE MASAYUKl/Staff photographer guaranteed." NCAA basketball is way more And 1! One spot that may be filled by a transfer is popular than NCAA baseball. the small forward position. Samuels said his There's March Madness. What is latest and final recruit, Rashaan Johnso~ the College World Series, Summer Adam Johnson, a sophor_nore from Keokek Senior High School at Keokek, Iowa, takes aim for a shot from a challengmg angle on Tuesday afternoon during a three-on-three practice at could likely fill the "4" position. Sadness. "He was looking for the opportunity to play I'm sorry, I'm really not bashing basketball camp in Lantz Gym. More than 200 athletes from fifth to 12th grade are attending the baseball; I just miss the NBA. ~p. . Su PANTHERS page 7