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Inside Sports Just like Final Eastern Illinois University Heaven Charleston, Ill. 61920 four A review of the Chicago cover VoL84 , No. 112 Men's basketball team takes 16 pages 2 sections band 7th Heaven's night at on Murray State in the OVC's Roc's. ews final four Saturday. Story in section 8 "Tell the truth and don't be afraid." Story on Page SA
Defibrillators to be available A spring Other universities debate use of electronic shock device ::~"~,;',:;'", ~'t ~.-=.;:; break that implement the use ofthe se defibril- 1 By Julie Bartlow health services and one in the lators or the cost of the plll'chase. lators lllltil fall (2000) ... this will Wl1'1 not be Campus editor (Martin Luther King Jr. University "We are pro active and want to give us the rest of the spring and Union) because there are various be prepared for whatever situations 0 Eastem officials decided recent groups of people who come in and may come oru· way," Stewmt said. sru~7~: ~ n:~~:ly lllliversi- l!o~r~O{f.e~ n ly to distribute automatic defibrilla rent the (University Union)," said "We asked Lynette Drake (director ty that has considered the use of 1( '.l 4 l.l 11 tors to several buildings on campus Shirley Stewart, associate vice of student health services) to do defibrillators. Some lllliversities and the University Police president for student affairs. some research on (defibrillators). already ha:ve pru·chased the auto Depmtment. The idea to have automatic We are thinking ahead in case we matic defibrillators for their cam Speaker tells of one Defibrillators m·e devices which defibrillators on campus was decid have a situation in which we may pus' health services department. are used to send an electric shock ed when Stewart and Lou Hencken, need to use the (defibrillators)." Southem Illinois University in mistake that killed across the chest of a. person who is vice president for student affairs, Stewmt said training for the Carbondale has one automatic having a hemt attack. had a discussion about the possibil defibrillators will begin as soon as defibrillator located in the lll'gent 3,landed him in jail "We m·e going to have one in the ity of pru·chasing the defibrillators they m·e shipped in. care section at its clinical services (Student Recreation Center), a. cou for Eastem. The lllliversity does not "We're not for sru·e when they By Geneva White ple in the police squad Cal'S, one in know the exact nrunber of defibril- will come in, but we have to do See DEFIBRILLATORS Page 2A Staff editor
nstead of heading back to col lege with memories of good times and pa1tying, Mark I Stemer's spring break trip ended with three felony convic tions and the loss of three close friends. Stemer, 30, captivated a large audience in Buzzm·d Auditorilllll Thru·sday when he talked about the tragic price he paid for drinking and driving dlll'ing "DUI: A Powerful Lesson." Stemer spent 23 months in prison after killing his three friends in a drunken driving accident in Florida where they were on a spring break excursion. He had been voted the least dnmk to drive that night. "Six years ago I was on spring break," Stemer said. "If you would have told me then how my life's changed as much as it has, I would have laughed." The five senio1'S from Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island rented a Lincoln Town car when they a11'ived in Flo1'ida and stayed at a hotel that was about 40 Sara Figiel / Associate photo editor minutes from the popular bars. Stemer began his lectlll'e by show Kid 'n the Hat ing a video of the night of the acci- Sandburg preschool students, Mercedes Savage and cousin Katie Pierson, both 3 years old, hug during Dr. Seuss's birthday celebration on Thursday night. The cousins had to make an agreement that whoever got to wear the Dr. Seuss hat did not get to wear the slippers. See SPRING BREAK Page 2A Mrican-American coordinator search ongoing By Branden Delk throughout Ap1'il. tions of having a. te1minal degree in an appro Wednesday at the Student Senate meeting Staff wr~er The Afi1can-Amei1can studies coordina pi'iate academic discipline; expe1'ience in col that the sem·ch for a new Afi1can-American tor is responsible for developing and review lege teaching and adininistrative responsibil studies coordinator has been canceled, The sem·ch for anAfrican-Ame1'ican stud ing long-range goals; providing leadership in ities in the field ofAfi1can- American studies; putting the prograiU injeopm·dy. ies coordinator is lUlder way, and the search cru1'iculm· matters; improvement of instmc demonstrate capabilities of leadei'Ship and Eboni Jett, a senior psychology maj or and collllllittee will pelf01m a national search this tion; and academic advisement; prepm1ng organizational abilities at the lllliversity level; Afi1can-Amei1can studies maj01~ said at the semester to fill the position. class schedules; recruiting majo1'S; reviewing have the ability to listen well; collllllllllicate meeting that a search was postponed because The collllllittee, which is chaired by grade appeals and other student concems, a effectively; and the ability to work with stu of lack of interest for the position. According Stephen Canfield, chair of the foreign lan position annollllcement stated. dents, the position annollllcement stated. guage depmtment, will continue the search The candidate must meet the qualifica.- Several students voiced their concem See COORDINATOR Page 2A CM approves standardized test as a form of assessment By Shauna Gustafson age of a students' final grade for the Bates said the reason the eco a fonn of assessment and assign a agree with the idea of assigning a Administration editor coru·se, not equaling more than 30 nomics depa1tment decided to grade to the test. grade to the test. percent. assign a percentage of the coru'Se He said although the test is stan "There's always going to be A new economics capstone "We would negotiate on the per grade to the standardized test was dardized, the depmtment cannot some person . . . who is going to coUl'se, which includes a standard centage," said Lai1y Bates, associ so students would take the test sei1- use any questions they think m·e (take the test) in 10 minutes," said ized test as a. fonn of assessment, ate professor of economics. ously. llllfa.ir. He also said the department Justin B11nkmeyer, student CAA was approved by the Collllcil on Capstone coUl'ses incmporate Bates said there m·e about 70 intends to use cruving if test results member. Academic Affairs Thlll'sday. the impo1tant fundmnental themes other lllliversities across the COlllltly are poor. The test will collllt as a. percent- of a major into one coru'Se. who also use a standai·dized test as Many CAA members did not See CAA Page 2A 2A Friday, March 3, 2000 The Dally Eastern News
,, ______real." Spring break The police catne to Stetnet·'s hos Faitern I was going to be the first person in my family to graduate pital room to an·est him. from Page lA college. I'd now be the first person in my family to go to jail. "As they read me my rights, I saw dent, when the group planned to cel my dad and I sav.r him crying for the News ebrate their last night in town by Mark Sterner first time in my 21 yem·s," Stetnet· The Daily Eastern News is published daily, drinking excessively. said. "I was going to be the first pet· Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill .• dur Students were welcome to laugh son in my fatnily to graduate col ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly at some of the antics of Stemer and lege. I'd now be the first pet'Son in during the summer term except during school vacations or examinations, by his buddies as they behaved like typ They ch-ove at least 100 mph on a cmshed. Stetnet· suffered nine bro my fatnily to go to jail." $0v;N;< the students of Eastern llinois ical college seniors on the tape. cwving road shouting and cheering. ken 1'ibs, a punctw·ed lung and a'' bro Although he was told he could be - Universlty. SUbscription price: "This tape was never made to bat~ ken pelvis. His friend Darren was $38 per semester, $1 6 for summer only, $68 all At the the guys acted silly as sentenced to more than 30 yeat'S in year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of show to an audience," he said. "This they danced to live music and sang the othet· swvivor, and sustained p1'ison, Stemer was released Nov. The Associated Press. Which is entitled to tape was made to look at 10 or 15 along with the songs. It was m-ound minor injw'ies. 16, 1996. He was given 12 yeat'S of excklsive use of al articles appearing ® years later. I will never watch this 12:15 a.m. when they decided to go in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 Stemer said his blood alcohol probation. Eve1y year on the represent the majority opinioo of the tape and laugh with my friends to the next bat· which was closet· to level was .1 7, which is twice the annivet'SaiY of the accident, Stetnet· edttorial board; all other opinion pieces because less than 15 minutes later the hotel. legal limit in Fl01'ida. are signed. The Daily Eastern News edttoriat said he WI'ites a letter to the pat-ents and business offices are located in Buzzard they were killed." That was when Stemet· was cho They were just two miles fi·om ofAaron, Pete and Jim. Hall. Eastern lli nois Universtty. At the statt of the tape, Stetner sen as the ch'iver. And 15 minutes their destination. "There's not a day goes by I don't Periodical postage paid at ChMeston, IL 61920. and his fi'iends, all membet·s of Tau later, his fi'iends and frate1nity broth "But my fi'iends were all .22 and think about my fi'iends," Stemer ISSN 0894-1599. Kappa Epsilon fi·atetnity wet·e doing el'S Aaron, Pete and Jim wet-e killed. above; so they wet·e 1'ight, I was the said. Printed by Eastern Illinois Universtty. shots of Jaeget· and laughing at their ''At 3:15 that moming my mom least chunk pel'Son that night," he ChMeston, IL 61920. Some college students believe expressions as they drank the neat·ly received a call fi·om a nurse," Stetnet· said as he showed slides of the Posbnaster: Send address changes to they m·e invincible and capable of The Daily Eastern News 100 proof liquor. told the audience who sat in silence wrecked car. handling ch'iving chunk because they Buzzard Hall "It was ow· senior yeat· of col after the video was played. "When I Stemer's pat·ents leatned their do it all the time. Stemer said this is Eastern Illinois UniVerstty lege," Stemer said. "We wanted to ChMeston, IL 61920. woke up at the hospital, I didn't son might be charged with his all too untrue. expet'ience a spring break like we'd know where I was." fi'iends' deaths through the fi·ont "Maybe you're cooler. Maybe seen on MTV and in the movies." Stemer said it was later discov page of the morning newspaper. you're smmter," he said. "Maybe After conswning several shots, et·ed he was going about 50 to 60 "My mom said she just stood you're not, and that night of fun the tape showed the group heading mph when the cm· skidded off the there and stal-ed at (the nev.•spapet) ," twns into the biggest nightrnat·e of Newspaper staff to a bat·. They decided to ch'ive to a road and into a tr·ee. Stemer and he said. yow· life. Editor in chief ...... Meghan McMahon· Managing edttor ...... Laura Irvine· bar that was only 15 minutes away three of his fi'iends wet·e ejected "She said she didn't want to pick "It's all about choices. My News edttor ...... Amy Thon· this time, rathet· than 40 minutes. fi-om the car. His other fi'iend was it up because then it would be too fi'iends and I made a bad choice." Associate news editor ...... Nicole Meinhett• Editorial page editor ...... Geneva Wlltte• Activities edttor ...... Mi chel e Jones "We have one in ow· crash cart, defib1'illators distr'ibuted on their them," said Ruth McNew, secre Administration edttor ...... Sha una Gustafson which is only used in case of campus. tmy to directory of health services Campus editor...... Juie Bartlow Defibrillators City editor...... Ju lius Sexton emergencies," said Linda Cole, "We're still considering the atN01them. Student government edttor...... K elly Rush from Page lA supervisor of nmsing at Illinois idea of even having (the defibl'illa "We have an excellent three Photo edttor...... Man dy Marshall Associate photo edttor...... Sara Figiel State. "We haven't used it, but it's tors) on om campus," said Pat minute response of paramedics Sports edttor ...... Kyle Bauer depattment. a good idea to have them, just in Smtore, director of health se1vices from om university, which could Associate sports edttor ...... Bi ll Ruth hart "We have one (automatic defib case." in Western Illinois University in handle the emergency better. We Associate sports edttor ...... Kristin Rojek Verge editor ...... Sean Stangland rillator) and we haven't had to use Cole said the personnel and Macomb. "We still have mixed have not tr·ained any of om staff to Associate Verge edttors ...... Tony Scott it yet," said Mmil D. Narve, staff at Illinois State 's health ser feelings about it and m·e working use the (defibrillators), and if we Art director ...... Christy Kilgore Southem clinical services manag vices depattment have all been ow· way through to see if we real were to pmchase them, they'd not Online editor ...... open Advertising manager ...... Karen WhitloCk er. "I think it's a ve1y good idea to trained to use the automatic defib ly need them or not. As of now, we be the so1i of thing we'd use ve1y Design & graphics manager ...... J ennifer Evans have at least one on campus in case rillator and are well prepared for a m·e undecided." often ... we would have to keep Asst. design & graphics manager ...... Jo sh Hart Sates manager...... Amanda KramkOWS((i of emergencies." situation when they may need to N01them Illinois University in the staff skills up to date if we had Promotions manager ...... Ka risa Grothaus Narve said the idea to have the be used. Dekalb does not have the automat them as well as we have no back Business manager...... Betsy Jewell automatic defib11llator was decid "Anything you can do to rescue ic defib11llators on its campus and up mate1'ial for (the defibrillators) Assistant business manager...... Cindy Molt Student business manager ...... Carrie Masek ed by Southem's administr·ation a patient's life makes us happy," does not plan on pw·chasing any. if we had to use them," she said. Editorial adViser...... J ohn Ryan and medical staff. she said. "We have debated the idea (of McNew said the possibility of Publications adViser ...... Dav id Reed Illinois State University in having automatic defibrillators), pmchasing automatic defibrilla Press supervisor...... Joh nny Bough Unlike Southem and Illinois Subscriptioos manager...... Ami Head Normal also has an automatic State, some universities have cho and we have looked into it, but tors for N01ihem's catnpus is con defibrillator on its campus. sen not to have the automatic found it inappropriate to have tinually discussed. • Editorial boaro members that (Senate Speaker) Jeremy Ruppel and the ardy, or that the acting director may leave her Night staff Coordinator rest of Student Govemment will give their full position after this semester. The position was Layout chief...... Deana Poole suppo11 to the Afi'ican-Ame1'ican studies pro vacated after former coordinator Niyi Coker News layout ...... Chris Sievers from Page lA Sports layout...... Kyle Bauer gram." took a position at another university em·Iy last Photo night edttor ...... Sara Figiel Davis said he believed it was a good idea for semester. Copy edttors ...... Kel ly Rush ...... Michel e Jones to Student Senate member Ali Davis, Jett the students to come together and discuss the Davis said he agreed with the qualifications Sports copy editor...... Kyle Bauer received inf01mation indicating if Cynthia issues with the senate. Davis said the Student the committee is looking for in a candidate. News night edttors...... Am y Thon Lehman, acting coordinator of African Senate, Black Student Union and other students "(The coordinator) should have the qualities ...... Nicole Meinheit Alne1'ican studies, left her position at the end of would like to work together to assist the of leadership, trustw01ihiness, ambition, multi the semester, the program would be in danger. Afi·ican-American studies department in finding ple ideas and hard work," he said. "You defi "Senate has become more awat·e of the issue a director. nitely don't want an adviser who isn't open To reach us and has received more insight than what was Canfield said the committee has heard no minded to the students. The director should be By foot: The Daily Eastern News previously known," Davis said. "I can guarantee information indicating the program is in jeop- someone they could come to." is located in the south end of Buzzard Hall, which is at Seventh assessment has to be trusted to the dent experience," Bates said. senior seminar class proposal by Street and Garfield Avenue next CAA hands of depattments. Bates said the cow'Se will1-eview Bonnie hwin, associate professor of to the Tarble Arts Center and "If an assessment program is students' knowledge of economics English. hwin's class will be on across the street from the Life from Page lA going to be mn on this eatnpus it has ideas and will focus heavily on folklore. Science Building. to respect the integt'ity of individual reseat·ch. Bates said students will Patt of the mission statement will By phone: (217) 581 -2812 Ron Wohlstein, CAA member, depattments," Wohlrabe said. develop better WI'iting skills through prohibit students fi'Om taking a senior said he thinks if an assessment pro CAA has postponed discussion the cow·se. seminar taught by a faculty membet· By fax: (217) 581-2923 gram is going to be used on on the new cow·se for the past sevet· "I 1-eally like the emphasis on from the depattment of their major. By mail: Eastem's catnpus, it needs to be con al weeks, saying they wanted more reseat·ch," said Bill Addison, CAA The senior seminm· also will assess The Daily Eastern News sistent. infonnation on how the test would chair. students' knowledge fi-om their gen Buzzard Hall Maty Wohlrabe, chair of the be assessed. In other business, CAA approved et-a! education courses. Eastern Illinois University Council for the Assessment of "We honestly feel this is a course a new mission statement for senior CAA also approved a new course Charleston, IL 61920 Student Leatning, said she thinks that will add significance to the stu- seminars and also approved a new for Career and Technical Education. By e-mail: Editor in chief Meghan McMahon cumkm7@pen .eiu.edu VVRANGLER Managing editor Laura Irvine ROAST BEEF [email protected] SE IRV ES BIREAKFAS T I News editor Amy Thon Delic io u s [email protected] Associate news editor Nicole Meinheit Y o u Ca n Ea-c Breakras-c [email protected] Burre-c Editorial page editor Heather Cygan ro r o nly [email protected] $4.29 Sports editor Kyle Bauer [email protected] We w ill be s e r ving: Verge editor Sean Stangland scrambled eggs, bacon, sau sage, [email protected] pan cakes, cottage f r ies, Photo editor Mandy Marshall biscuits & g r avy, baked apples, [email protected] c itrus fruit & fren ch toast sticks. Saturday a n d Sunday 7am-1p m 703 Lin c oln A v e . open 5 a m - 11pm The Daily Eastern News Friday, March 3, 2000 3A President can serve on BOT By Kelly Rush Student government editor
Several Student Senate members raised the concem that Student Body President Mike Leshoure was violating the senate constitution by appointing hllnself to the student tmstees position on Eastem's Board ofTIUStees. The position was vacated when Melissa Riley, fonner student vice president for public affairs, stepped dovm from her position Feb. 23 for health and personal reasons. fu the past, the student vice president serves as the student tmstee, a voting member on the BOT. Although Eastern's senate constitution prohibits the stu dent body president fi·om also serving on the BOT, accord ing to state law, the president can serve on the BOT; and Steve Baran I Staff photographer state law supersedes the senate constitution, Leshoure said. According to the constitution, the person who is elected Tundra invasion to the position of student vice president for public affu.irs Joseph Bell, a sophomore administration information systems major, and Sean Kimmle, a junior mechanical engineering major, stand autornatically becomes the student trustee to the BOT. With in front of the CH470 helicopter in the Tundra Thursday afternoon. Riley's resignation, the position was left open. Leshoure appointed hllnself because he was already familiar with the job, having served as student vice presi dent for public affairs until December when he became stu Art show to display students' work dent body president. He said he believed it would be detri mental to have three different people serve on the BOT in By Carrie Ladage and Merit awards in the categories ofpaint thr'Ough Eastern's under·graduate program. one year. Staff writer ing, drawing, printrnaking, graphic design, The 81 pieces ofart wer-e selected fi·om 330 According to state law, the student trustee serving on the metalS/jewelry, weaving, cercunics, design entries by a panel ofthree judges. BOT does not have to be approved by the student body. A public reception will open the 2000 and sculpture, a press release stated. The work will be showcased through However, Student Senate is going to try to pass a resolu All-Student Art Show fi'Om 2 to 4 p.m. The Art Department fu.culty also will Mar·ch 26. fucluded ar·e paintings, draw tion suggesting the State Legislature pass a law making it Sunday at the Tarule Arts Center. present awards including the Chairperson's ings, prints, cercunics, wea:vings, metals, mandatory for the position to be student elected. The show has been an annual event since Award, Paul T. Sargent Award, Graphic sculptur-e, 2- and 3-D designs and graphic An ad hoc committee will meet Saturday to review the 1982 and will be a way for students to show Design Recognition Award, Susan design, including computer-based anima constitution and discuss making changes, including the their work, said Michael Watts, director: Stephens Memorial Award and the tion, the pr-ess r-elease stated. requirements for the position of student trustee. The sug Various awar·ds v.ill be presented such Outstanding Sertior Award. The r-eception is fi·ee of cost and opert to gestions v.ill be put on a ballot for students to vote on. as Best of Show, Heyduck Cercunic Awar·d, The exhibition showcases artwork anyone interested in attending. Mock Trial team places third in 'best team' category By Megan Pettit University, Illinois State University, Augustana College and Koetter, a sophomore history major; Anthony Long, a junior Staff writer Lewis University. political science major; John Long, a junior political sci Their success will give the tearn an opportunity to com ence major; Katie Reed, a senior political science major; Eastem's Mock Trial tearn placed third in the "Best pete in Des Moines, Iowa, against the top 64 teams in the Reed Roethe, a senior history major; Jennifer Rose, a senior Team" category at a competition last weekend at Bradley nation in an upcoming competition. political science major; Stephanie Shallenberger, a political University. "We ar·e looking forward to this competition," Leigh said. science graduate; Lacey Bodeiski, a junior political science "I am very proud of the team. They've come a long way," Team members include: Zach Blair, a junior political sci major; Ryan Peterson, a philosophy major; andAar·on More, said Peter Leigh, a political science professor. ence major; Adam Gilgis, a senior political science major; a junior business major. The team competed against other schools which includ Dana Jenner, a senior political science major; Jay Baxter, a senior business major, was awarded for ed: University of illinois, Notr·e Dame University, Purdue NatashaJackson, a junior political science major; Matthew "Best Attomey" at the weekend competition. 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S And my sister thought it would Rinton locales where they will take in probably the best some s1m. drink some fine be a good idea for the whole cocktails and probably see a way I can imagine family to go see Eddie Izzard's whole lot of exposed skin. My spending my comedy show at the Royal page friends who are merely going Sean Stangland spring break." George Theatre - in case you home all seem to feel sad about Verge editor didn't know. he's that transves- it. I can't figure it out. tite stand-up comic who had an Friday, March 3, 2000 Going home is probably the HBO special last year. Now best way I can imagine spend- that's entettaimnent. ing my spring break. In fact, living at home doesn't sound But seriously, I just don't get the point of going Page4 too bad at this point either. Spending a week at home (or on some extravagant trip. After midtetms and 9 weeks of spending a childhood and adolescence there) is great. All living in the newsroom, I want some rest and relaxation. your meals are either home cooked or obtained from all Any of you going to Mexico won't get that. You'll be on the places that you like back home. As much as I enjoy a your feet in the SWl for an entire week, hopping from bar Bootlegger's Club from Jinuny John's here, it can't beat to bar and getting next to no sleep. Some of you might anything on the menu at Nino's Pizza right down the street even get heatstroke or alcohol poisoning. I'll be eating my from my house. stuffed pizza and watching "Magnolia" in the beautifttl sta More hours I'll also be able to make some exn·a money over Spring dimn-seati.ng movie thean·e near my house. What could be Break. I bet a lot of students going home for break will be better? going back to work with the other fine employees at their Usually, after a week of staying at home, I find myself local Target or Wal-Mart (or. in my case. the local video unwilling to leave. Sure. I miss all my crazy friends here at store). Sure, they pay me to work for The Daily Eastern Eastern, but there's something to be said for hangin' with in a day News. but man can not liYe on Verge paychecks alone. the fam. Isn't it odd how time apart somehow makes you Everyone who's going to CancWl or South Padre for closer with your immediate family? My sisters and I have never been as good of friends as we are now that I don't he Student Senate Wednesday passed a spring break will probably be in debt for a long, long time after they get back to Charleston. not to mention the fact live at home. Maybe tllis means that I should stay in resolution encow1tging Infotmation that they' ll be walking aroWld in a dnmken haze for most Charleston forever ... or not. Technology Seivices to keep the 24-hour of the time they're there. But hey. that's what $200 worth • Sean Stangland is a junior journalism major and a monthly computer open longer on weekends. of film for your camera is for. right? columnist for The Daily Eastern News. His e-mail address is T It's not like I'm not going to have any ftm while at I'm CwTently, the computer lab closes at 4:45 p.m. [email protected]. Columns are the opinion of the author. Friday and Satmday. The trial is a good idea because it will allow Infonnation Technology Seivices to deteimine if there is a need for the later homs before imple menting the homs peimanently. The 24-hom com puter lab was a request from students in conjunc tion with the Student Improvement Projects. At the time, a computer lab opened at all times was listed as a priority. The lab was funded through student fees. 24-hour computer lab For these reasons, The Student Senate passed a Infonnation Technology resolution to keep the 24-hour Services should serious computer lab open longer on Friday and Saturday nights. ly consider the exten sion of hours to better serve the students who pay for the lab. The resolution is suggesting the computer lab be open 10 112 additional bow-s each week on a trial basis to serve student on weekend days. The resolution asks the computer lab to remain open untillO p.m. both Friday and Satw·day because ~any students have voiced complaints about the ISSUe. Bill Witsman said keeping the lab open later will require additional staff and fimding, and may not be useful if the lab isn't busy at those times. "We want to efficiently IUD the lab and we don't want to hire extra staff and IUD up costs when no one is in the lab," he said at the senate meeting. Senate speaker sorry done, but please accept my apology. I Many students have said the shotter homs on Your tum am sorry! Friday and Saturday is an inconvenience to them, for meeting incident Letters to the editor Jeremy~l which is why senate looked into the issue. If the As a student leader on this campus Student Senate Speaker homs extension is impossible or not practical two I feel the need to stand up for what I The need to cut you off was neces days each week, perhaps a compromise could be belieYe is right. Student thankful When I am wrong. it is absolutely sary so that I cottld restore order. If I made, extending the homs one day and continuing necessary to apologize for whatever I disrespected you in any way. I am fCJf to close early the other day. may have done. sorry. I need to follow strict g1lidelines w~~~~~oS~tudent Senate for their support of the African I made the mistake at the last and that was my every intention. In no Although it may be a burden on Infotmation American studies program. Eastern is Student Senate meeting of not explain way did I tell Eboni to go away. I Technology Seivices to extend the hours two days the only tmi.versity in the state that ing the proper procedmes for audience specifically said to "go away reassured each week, it is an impoi1ant issue and one that offers a major in this ru·ea. As a stu participation and many people went that evetything I am saying tonight we dent representing the concems felt by deserves to be considered. away with a bad taste in their stom are looking into and will support you." a large number of students about the achs. I would like to personally To the gentleman who had his hand futw·e of the progrrun, I was vety • The editorial is the opinion of the editorial board of The Daily express my apologies to all who were raised, I apologize if you thought I was pleased witl1 the outcome of last Eastern News. in attendance dming tllis meeting. I am speaking to you when I said, "There night's meeting. Student Senate sorry! will be no more questions at tlus time." ,, ______My statement was directed to tl1e sena Speaker Jeremy Ruppel assw·ed me I did not take the time to fonnally that I. as well as these concemed stu address tl1e proper procedw·e of audi tors and not you. dents, had the full suppott of the ence participation. I did not mean any I run sony if you believed tlus mean Today's quote Student Senate. Ruppel also said that disrespect and would like to acknowl I wouldn't let you ask a question. I he already had a collllllittee investigat And the best of all ways edge the fact that I am in sn·ong sup would like to personally apologize to ing the Afiican American studies pro port of the African-American collllllu all the students who went away believ To lengthen our days gram situation.Thank you so much, nity and all of the possible injustices ing the senate did not support you, or senate members and kudos to you too Is to seal a few hours from the night, my dear. that may be at hand. in general, me. I meant no disrespect Jeremy. Thomas Moore, I also would like to express my and would never do this to anyone. I give everyone the same respect; Irish poe~ 1779-1852 deepest apologies to Eboni Jett. I did Jett not mean to cut you off or disrespect no more, no less. Again, I know this Eboni R. senior psychology and ______you in any way. does not clear up the damage already ,, African American studies major
Send letters to the editor via e-mail to [email protected] The Daily Eastern News Friday, March 3, 2000 5A Committee to revise Students vie for fitness crown
By Michelle Jones Fitness Pageant will be held at 7 routine set to music, Petrucci said. senate constitution Activities editor p .m. in the Grand Balh·oom of the After an intermission, the men Mattin Luther King Jr. University will compete according to weight The titles of Mr. EIU and Miss Union as part of the Student in three categories. They will Johnna Kelly • The amendment process and how By Fitness will be passed on Saturday Wellness Association. compete in quatter tums to show Staff writer it should be made, submitted and night in a celebration of body The event begins with the their physique, in a 90 second flex approved building and fitness, said Mel women's competition in tv.ro divi and a mandatory pose, she said. • The possible deletion of the vice A committee set up to reviev.r Petrucci, member of the Student sions. Women compete in quatter Doors open at 6 p.m., and tick president of financial affain; position Eastan's constitution will meet this Wellness Association. tums, displaying their physique, ets can be purchased then. weekend to discuss its revision. • Line of succession to the president The annual Mr. EIU/Miss and a 90 second dance and fitness Admission is $5. "Right now the constitution is in • Recall ofspecial elections and how shambles. The writing is vay vague, they are perfonned and we are just trying to clarify it," • G.P.A. requirements for executive said Ja-emy Ruppel, senate speaker. board and senate members 8 to compete for Miss EIU The ad hoc committee will meet • Student Tmstee Vote Position at 10 a.m. Satw·day in the Oakland • General powers of the senate By Michelle Jones the opportunity to qualify for Miss Illinois and then Room in the Mrutin Lutha· King Jr. • Judicial Branch Activities editor from there compete to become Miss America, University Union. Manbet'S of the Right now the senate is in the fu'St Zymantas said. Senate will be in attendance along steps of a vay long revision process. Eight girls will compete for scholarship money The contestants for the 2000 pageant include: with any students interested in attend After the ad hoc committee and prestige in a preliminary event to the Miss Rachel Foster, a psychology/social sciences major; ing the meeting. makes their decisions about the con America Pageant. Jill Schroeder, a speech collllllunication major; The entit-e constitution will be dis stitution, they will present the The Miss Eastern Illinois Pageant will take place Melinda Hickox, a fashion merchandising major; cussed along with some tnain topics changes to the Student Senate and at 8 p .m. Saturday in the Doudna Fine Atts Theater. Tiffany Matthis, an accounting major; Lisa such as: submit them. The annual pageant is sponsored by the Eastem Shumard, a speech communication major; Liz • Redistricting the voting districts that Then the senate will vote to Illinois Scholarship Association in conjunction with Halbett, a speech collllllunication major; Nicole are unda· the Elections RefonnAct approve the changes. the Delta Chi Fratemity, said Danny Zymantas, pub Smith, an English education major; and Sarah lic relations chairperson of Delta Chi Fratemity. VanNattan, a music education major. RHA donates money By participating in Miss EIU, contestants have Tickets for the event are $8. AB helps cover cost of tournament travel to baseball players About 142 students will attend mens conference basketball game By Jason Maholy By Christine Demma ference basketball game. the five fee-fimded boards. Staff writer Staff writer Some board memba'S had con- Kenneth Shackleford was cans about allocating fimds because approved as the nev.r AB Secretruy. The Residence Hall Association Thursday approved a proposal to donate The Apportionment Boru·d those fimds ru-e to benefit the entit-e Mike Johnson, vice president for $36 to the "Bucks for the Boys" fimd to aid the four Eastem baseball play Thursday approved more than $4,000 university and not just the approxi financial affairs and AB chait~ pre a·s whose house bumed down Feb. 13. for costs associated with the confa· mately 142 students who v.rill attend sented the AB budget and requested The RHA also is looking into ways to raise money for members to attend ence basketball game in Nashville the game. $43,150. the National Association of College and University Residence Halls confer this weekend. The AB allocated $4,200 to cova· Todd Musso, chair of the ence in Colorado. Each person attending the conference needs $210 to pay University Boru·d, requested for bus fare and otha· expenses. Julie Ostennann, programming the costs. The RHA will provide one-third of each student's expenses, but the rest assistant of lllalketing and promotion In other business, the AB $264,227.70. of the money must come out of the student's own pocket or through dona for afuletics, requested $5,300 for approved the new AB secretruy and The UB cull'ently is working on tions. covaing costs for travel to the con- heru-d budget proposals from tv.ro of goals and ideas for next year.
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Associate sports editor comparatively speaking, they are all work Associate sports editor "We've been able to be outside, and ing every day on cohesiveness to get along we've been able to have cuts off live pitch The softball team is back in action and and work together, respect each other and This weekend the Panther softball team ers, and that is big," Seat·le said. "We've into their spring season after contending in come together," Searle said. "We have our v.ill readjust to the cooler weather as it been able to go over game situations and the Arizona State Louisville Slugger obstacles, but things are going smoothly enters its second toumament of the season that will be able to help out." Toumament nearly t\¥o weeks ago. and the team works hard to work through at Southem Illinois. Midtetm exatns have provided the The Panthers suffered five straight losses their problems. After retuming fi·om the Atizona State Panthers with added strain, especially since throughout that weekend, but Eastem "You've got to get along and work on the Louisville Slugger Toumament last month, the softball teatn stresses high academics, couldn't have found better competition same page and this team is tmly making Eastem will battle the field in Catbondale with the members maintaining a 3.0 GPA. from which to gain experience. every effmt to do their part and make team and hope they can avoid the rumors ofsno w "They've really put a lot of time into Although the scoreboard would state goals." and rain. their classes to get good grades and they put othetw ise, head coach Lloydene Searle The Panthers retumed nine players to "We're looking forward to it," head a lot of energy into it," Seat·le said. "At least believes the team will only profit from con this year's season with seniors Adrienne coach Lloydene Searle said. "We've battled this yeat· it's better in the OVC because the tending against three of the top teams in the Noll, Julie Fonda, Lindsay Klockenga and some kids being sick, but we're mostly toumarnent is after finals are over." nation. Sara DeLaere providing strength in the healthy now." But despite class work, the Panthers Suffering losses to No. 17 Michigan team's leadership. The Panthers will statt out their week have been working to improve their 0-5 State (10-0), No. 9 Arizona State (12-1) and "This will be the toughest year in terms end Saturday moming against Norihem record and make changes from their No. 25 Iowa (8-0, 10-0) along with a 2-0 of competition," Searle said. "We have good Illinois, followed by an aftemoon gatne Arizona petformance. loss to Illinois State, the Panthers' tough depth and good freshmen who have held against Loyola. "We're going to be more confident with schedule will prepare them for the Ohio their own and the seniors are the strongest The competition will get increasingly the experience that we brought fi·om Valley Conference competition ahead. they've ever been. more difficult for the team as it takes the Arizona," Seat·le said. "We held our own, but we left too many "We have players off of surgery and field against No. 25 Iowa for the third time "We've had some good situations and on base," Searle said. "If we would have they're coming off the surgery nicely and this season, followed by gatnes against both our hitting and pitching will be better scored it would have ended better." we have a tremendous support staff with the Louisville and SIU. - you can't put a ptice on the surface inside The Panthers are a younger team com trainers going into the season," Searle said. The recent watm weather gave the soft compared to pitching fi·om off the mound. pared to last year. The Panther's 1999 sea This weekend the team will contend in ball team an advantage ofheading outdoors It's more realistic." son (26-29, 13-9) landed them a fifth place five more games at the Southem Illinois final standing in the OVC. Toumament and Searle is hoping the Although the team only graduated four Arizona expetience will show through in seniors - Stacy Siebett , Nicole Ktistou, the Panthers. against Nicholls State, McNeese State and "There are new coaches, new stadiums, Amy Kukman and Amanda Petjenski - the "We're starting out earlier and hopefully Southeastem Louisiana before retuming and in my three years here, softball in the team has added eight new players to its ros it' ll help later in the season to get in more home as classes resume. They get their first OVC is the fastest growing and supported ter. games," Searle said. taste of OVC action against Austin Peay on sport with increases in budget. There's more "The freshmen did absolutely a tremen The Panthers will spend their spting March 18. parity and a tougher conference," Searle dous job for us (in Arizona)," Searle said. break in Louisiana, where they will com Eastem won't compete on their own dia said. "We have four fine seniors and we do have pete against the University of Nevada-Las mond until late March when they host "We're playing top 20 teatns to get better young players, but the number of freshman Vegas and Louisiana-Lafayette in the Southem Illinois in a double-header. This and our strength of schedules and recmit helps us depth-wise." Southwest Louisiana Toumament. season the OVC has continued to make ment should make us stronger in conference Junior infielder Emily Steavens is a new- Eastem will then play double headers drastic changes within the softball program. and able to battle to the end." Happy Birthday Ally! 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"I'm going into this meet not - Mwray State point gum·d Golden State to Chicago last set some personal records going so much won'ied with qualifying, Aubrey Reese, who averages month, has offered to give up The men's and women's track into this week with others looking but staying focused on my stm1s 21 points a game, was named the remainder of his $4 million and field teams have the weekend to break records. and not so much on the time I nm." Ohio Valley Conference Player salmy for this season if the off, but some athletes from the Jason Bialka, last year's indoor Justin Young and White are of the Year on Thursday. Bulls agree to release him. He men's team will head to " Irish athlete of the year, will be looking looking to hit the lucky seven mm·k Reese, a 6-footer from then would be fi·ee to sign with Land" this Friday and Satw·day at to top his time of last year 8:14 in by jwnping seven feet in the high Aubwn, Ala., ranks third in any team. Notre Dame to qualify for provi the 3,000-meter. The provisional jwnp this weekend. assists and is in the top 15 in sional and national qualifying time is 8:12, while the national time "I've been having a couple of seven league categ01'ies. He times. is 8:05. jwnps at seven feet." Young said. was selected by OVC coaches Rocker now has to The stars on the men's team who "I want to tiy and break the "Every high jUlllper's dream is to and sp011s infonnation direc will be heading to Notre Dame school record, which is 8: 11 ," break seven feet." tors. face his tea11111ates include Jason Bialka in the 3000- Bialka said. "Last year, I missed White, who will also compete In addition to Reese, the KISSIMMEE, Fla (AP) meters, Damon Nicholas in the qualifying by two minutes." in the high jump, felt the same way. All-OVC team includes for John Rocker stood alone in the 5000-meters, Mike White and Clu'istopher, who has had to "I didn't get a chance to go all ward Isaac Spencer ofMw1-ay middle ofthe Atlanta Braves Justin Young in the high jump and overcome injw'ies, is just looking to out so I feel this is a chance for State, guard/f01ward Trenton clubhouse, his eyes revealing a Carlton Christopher in the 60- nm his best this weekend. me to do better," he said. Hassell ofAus tin Peay, gum·d hint oftears . Kyle Hill of Eastem illinois It's one thing to be heckled and gum·d Josh Hem·d of by 55,000 fans in New York, it's Tennessee Tech. quite another to face the harsh Tennessee Tech f01ward SCiutiny ofyour teammates and Scoreboard Lanie Smith was named the coaches. Especially when you've called one of them a "fat mon Clewlm 22 34 17.0 MiJleoola at MMaJI Plus other cool Midgard Comics toys & comics! 348-8368 W!; also seD cool stuff! 102 w. 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Page 6A March 3, 2000 Wrestlers begin quest And then there were four to nationals Panthers have chance By Kevin Mulcahy to dethrone conference Staff writer champs in semifinals The Eastern wrestling team begins its postseason journey By Anthony Braviere toward the national townament Staff writer when it leaves for Cedar Falls, Iowa, Friday to compete in the The Panther men's basketball team will regional qualifying townament have a chance at redemption this weekend in start ing at 9 a.m. Satw·day. the Ohio Valley Conference semifmals "The guys are in shape condi Satw·day as they face a Murray State team that tion-w ise," head coach Ralph has already beaten them twice this season. McCausland said. "They are men The Racers come into the semifinal match tally and physically ready." up with the Panthers as retwning champions Eastern will be mixing it up and the team to beat, but Eastern is not just with six teams on Satw·day, com going to roll over for them. peting with Fresno State, "I really don't care who we play just as long Wyoming, BYU, Air Force, as we're in the semifinals for the first time in Nmthern Iowa and Marquette. om histmy," Eastern head coach Rick Samuels The Panthers locked up with said. "But if it has to be MmTay State then so Marquette and Northern Iowa be it. ah·eady dming the regular season. "It's not like they own the townament this The Panthers lost to Northern year. We felt coming into the townament there Iowa, but were victorious over were six teaiUS that could win it, and we feel Marquette earlier in the season. that we are one of those teams." "We've had some good perfor Eastern's 17 wins was its highest win total mances," McCausland said. "As since 1991-92 when they went to the NCAA coaches we ha:ve confidence in townament. And its win in the first round of om guys, and that is all we want is the OVC townament was its first ever. for the guys to go in there with Mw1·ay State won the OVC's regular season confidence and release their abili title this year and is ttying to make a repeat tt·ip ties." to the NCAA townament. McCausland will be counting During the regular season, Eastern was on the same 1O-man roster he had unable to muster up a win against the Racers, dming the regular season to cany but it came close when MmTay State came to him through the regional. Charleston to play the Panthers. "We are heading in there with Eastern was up by as many as 15 points in a nucleus of guys," McCausland the game and had a chance to win the game said. "This is the qualifier for with just over five minutes left, but the Racers nationals. We prepare ow-selves proved to be too much as the Panthers lost 75- individually, and we need to focus 67. on individual strengths. We can't The key to the Mw1·ay State offense will be have any bad matches and the the Racers' big three in Isaac Spencer, Aubrey guys know that." Reese and Ray Cunningham. After finishing 5-3 for the sea "If you concentrate too much on Reese and Mandy Marshall / Photo editor son, McCausland is confident that Spencer, which have been their best two play Senior forward Marc Polite is sandwiched by two Austin Peay defenders in the Panthers' win Tuesday night. his team's experience will be ben ers this season, but if you do worry about those eficial at the townament. The Panthers' reward for defeating the Governors will be a matchup with top-seeded Murray State Saturday t\¥o too much, they do have a lot of other play in Nashville. "We have wrestled in enough ers that can beat you," Samuels said. situations and sceneries that we One of the players that Eastern cannot over problem for us at the two guard as it does for a year long, and have waited for the oppmtunity should be ready for any situation look is Cunningham. The underTated guard lot of teams that play them." to play Mmray State since their last game that may present itself," scored 22 points and had five rebounds in the Eastern will come in with a big two of its against them. McCausland said. Racers first round game against Tennessee own in senior Marc Polite and junior Kyle Hill. "I'm very confident in what we can do "We should be able to adapt to State. Both Polite and Hill scored 29 for the against Murray," Hill said. "We've been different situations. We should be "He is a very talented player who is very Panthers against Austin Peay in the first round blessed with a team of unselfish players, and all right." athletic," Samuels said. "His size w ill cause a of the townament. The two have led Eastern all I'm as confident as ever." Men's basketball team sees MSU as most vulnerable now By Kyle Bauer led most of the way, not giving up the lead until Sports edttor the final t\¥o and a half minutes. "We played Eastem twice this year· and they Eastem's men's basketball team defeated ar-e a vety fine tearn," Mm1ay State head coach Austin Peay in double overtime of the opening Tevester Anderson said. " We have played two round of the Ohio Valley Conference towna very close games and it is difficult to beat a ment and for their efforts they have earned the team three times in one season. When you are right to play top-seeded Munay State in the playing for a championship, you have to do sernifinals. yow· best to do it" The Racers advanced by defeating The Racer-s have been led all season by Tennessee State 83-58 in first round. Mm1ay Aubrey Reese and Isaac Spencer. The tandern State went on a 16-0 run late in the first halfand of Reese and Spencer make up the league's top just kept rolling fi:om ther-e. two scorers and also rank among the top 30 The Racers ar-e now 22-8 ovemll and ar-e scorer-s in the nation. looking to capture their fowih consecutive Spencer· is also third in the OVC in rebound townarnent title. ing and fowth in shooting while Reese is third Eastern, on the other hand, is coming offthe in assists and fifth in steals. heels of its first ever OVC townarnent win and After· the ernotional win over· Austin Peay, will be looking to end Mm1ay State's 13-year· Samuels gave his tearn Wednesday off from dominance over the r-est of the league. practice to recuperate and get its legs back. Panther center Luke Sharp defends Austin Peay's Joe Williams in Tuesday night's win. The Panthers "They obviously had a vety good year," Mm1ay State had an easier time in its fu-st Eastern head coach Rick Samuels said. "But will be going for their second OVC tournament win Saturday against No. 1 Murray State. round match up with No. 8 Tennessee State. the semifinal is the best time to beat the No. 1 we have been here before, and we ar-e going to sweeping the season series with Eastem. The "It may be a springboard," Sarnuels said of seed. If you ar·e going to get thetn, the semifi do this again." Racers won 83-69 at MUltay, Ky., and 75-67 in the Austin Peay garne. "We are on an emo nals ar-e, more often than not, when you ar-e MmTay State v.ill be heading into the Char·leston. tional high. MmTay may not be on that same going to beat them. Their thought in the final is OVC's Final Fom full of confidence after· In that meeting in Chat·leston, the Panther-s emotional high." 0 N T H E Kostal Quintet at Friends & Co. Oasis returns to rip off friday.3.3.2000 e Beatles some more page 4b urnoriL plays some ant·art"''ning "Reindeer Direct from Games" New Smashing Pumpkins Chicago, Illinois reviewed Cover band rocked Roc's, ready to rock the world ~ amanda jacobson Staff writer Anyone who did not attend Top of the Roc this past F missed out in a "big time way." Top of the Roc hosted an exce lent band, 7th Heaven. The band's hardcore twist on edgy cove songs was a definite treat. This was the band's first show Charleston and was a little disappointing due to the poor atten dance, probably due to the warm weather. Anyhow, people sat outside and stared at the grass really missed a fun time. The Chicago-based group not only plays over 200 cove songs, but their own original songs. Their original songs h influences from Filter, N ine Inch Nails, and other metal-esq sounds. They formed two songs their new CD, " Lied" and "Blue," excellent numbe that indicated audiences that "Media Overkill" {their new CD) would be a very wise investme According to the producer's report, the band has over original songs "gathering dust on the shelf. Our guess is, are precious metals hidden on that shelf." RollingStone.com reviewed 7th Heaven's original "You as "' 80s New Wave colliding with ·90s Electronica Industrial, decent sound .. . the background music saves it being the same old thing." "What's Your Religion" has compared as a mix between Depeche Mode and the im late David Bowie. Kudos always to a vocalist who can do the scream-sing like Richard Patrick or Trent Reznor. Lead vocalist Tony D Giulio has a versatile voice and good range, but doesn't mimi the vocals of the bands he covers - his own distinctive voice mixed with infectious personality and the antics an anything-but-mediocre band rna for a guaranteed good time. One of the unique things that band does are medleys (lots of diffe ent songs made into one long mix). Their '80s hairband medley gets an A+. The medleys are great because you get to hear all your favorite songs, but they switch before you get sick of hearing them. Maybe the most appealing aspect of the band's sound is lack of giddy pop. For fans who can't get enough Korn industrial music, this is a good band to spend the night with. Fo all those people who missed out last Friday, fear not, becau will rat To of the Roc Frid il 14. see HEAVEN , page 3b friday.3.3.2000 ~the Verge of the Weekend That Verge Column Television sucks {but you knew that) ~sean stangland Verge editor I here seems to be an attitude in the media lately at females over 40, so I guess r m out of the picture. that television is a better medium than motion pic The most successful thing on TV is the easiest game tures. Pick up any Entertainment Weekly from the show in history; at least Regis Philbin is one enter last few months and all you'll read about is how taining guy. great "The Sopranos" and "The West Wing" are. The only safe haven from crap on TV is Comedy Am I the only one who doesn't get it? All I do Central. Granted, t here's a lot of bad stuff on Wednesday, Ma.rch 3- when I watch TV is flip the channels for hours on Comedy Cent ral ("VS.," "Bob & Margaret," new Tue&IDJY, M~ n:: h 21 - end, stopping for the extremely occasional showing episodes of "South Park"), but you can't deny that of a good video on MTV or one of those Heinz any segment from "Win Ben Stein's Money" is far Ketchup commercials ("'t makes things ketchuppy more amusing than all of "Who Wants to Be a to various degrees"). Millionaire," nor can you deny that Jon Stewart has "The Sopranos" is supposedly the greatest show perfected reading fake news on "The Daily Show." Terry's Clip & Chip in the history of television, at least according to the Monday nights bring forth the most demented, so-called experts. What is that show exploring that sick hour of television I've ever seen with the dou Mart in Scorsese hasn't already explored in ble whammy of "Strangers With Candy" and Barber & Golf Shop "GoodFellas" and "Casino"? Nothing, if you ask me. "Upright Citizens Brigade." Last Monday, I saw a call for an appointment Even the show's "revolutionary" idea of a mob guy's detached face get thrown through a window ster who needs to go to a shrink was beat to the and a guy in a Santa suit peddling liquor to small punch by Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro in children. Now that's entertainment. 345-6325 "Analyze This," so basically all it boils down to is I have to give one of the networks credit though; that "The Sopranos" is a rehash of all the stuff that's "The Simpsons" and "Malcolm in the Middle" are 807 Madison, Charleston already been done in gangster movies (and done probably the two sharpest comedies on the air better). right now. Wouldn't it be great if all shows woudl Now, don't get me wrong; I used to be a T V take the risks those two shows do every week? ·unkie. Last season, I was fully invested into the lives That would be asking way too much. • • of Buffy Summers, Ally McBeal, Fox Mulder and *** even Dawson Leery. In case you're wondering what happened to The I I One season later, I can't believe how moronic Verge this weekend, a freak computer accident those characters' shows have gotten. Butty's college caused our journailsm servers to die a horrible I I professor is t he lead er of the techno-slayers death, hence the "new" design which is actually one (what?). Ally McBeal dances with Tina Turner while that The Verge used a few years back. Gone is the having a psychotic hallucination, Mulder found out nice cursive "b" that accompanied each page num I I that his sister disappeared into a ray of starlight ber; gone are the floating ovals with the day and (WHAT?) and Dawson loses his virginity to a mys date in them. Let's have a moment of silence for I tery girl who turns out to be Jen's long lost sister. The Verge ... thank you. 217/348-080~ . The regular networks are hopeless. No one likes *** "ER" anymore (but they still watch it for some rea send comments or questions to sean at • Sagelmen's Bagels • Ba son) and all the new shows are sappy dramas aimed [email protected] or call 581-3812 --- ~~ge~ 9et117 e~s ~[1®~~ ~nfi _er,s ~~ N . stde <$1~ ~(:$ A"souplor s quare on ~6>/- ~tony scott Kostal said, especially "a lot of · 60s Blue formances to the C har leston area. ing weekly jazz events at t he bar is due to AsSOCi~ Verge editor Note stutt" t hat includes composit io ns "We j ust do local shows," he said. the frequent t urnover of local jazz musi from hard bop w izards like Canno nball "It 's all tor tun." cians. But Kostal has been an exception Ask your average college student Adderley and Lee Morgan. But as much as Kostal promotes and to t he r ule, she said. about j azz and, sadly, t hey w ill probably T he quintet consists ot Kostal o n alto plays live j azz, he said t hat there is limit "I tend to lose my musicians," she said. mumble something about Kenny G . But an d bar itone sa xophone, fo r me r ed access to j azz music o n the Eastern ''I'll have a tew who are really interested Eastern students, o r at least those w ho Astr o naut Ryan Sn owden , a sen i or scene. tor a semester or two, and t hen I lose are over 21, will be able to broaden their m usic maj or, o n t r umpet and fiOgel " T here's not a lot ot j azz aro und," he them, and some new o nes come at me. ho rizons and get a taste ot some real, horn and a r hythm sectio n consisting said. Jon's been pretty consistent, though. He's live j azz this weekend. of I n diana State U n iversity sen ior s Friends & Co. owner Shannon been, in one incarnat ion o r another, play Jon Kostal, a graduate student special Aaron Zemelko o n bass, Matt Elk ins o n Sherwood agreed, and said t hat not only ing this bar to r several years." izing in composition, w ill bring his fresh piano, and D ustin Roe o n d r ums. is jazz not new to the bar, but that she Sherwood also said t hat Kostal has a ly-made Jon Kostal Q uintet to Fr iends & T he idea ot t he quintet began w hen would like to have jazz musicians like ver y professio nal air about him and his Co. for a tree show Saturday at 10 p.m. Kostal was introduced to Roe t hrough Kostal make more frequent visits. perfor mances, rather than that ot a typi Kostal, w ho was previo usly a member of fellow m usician Doug Str ahan while "I've been doing j azz here otf and on cal music student. l ocal space-age j azz combo The Kostal and Str ahan wer e performing as for years," Sherwood said. "A couple ot " There's really nothing 'student' about Astronauts, said t he new quintet's sound a d uo k nown as Space-Age l o nny and years ago, we used to do jazz happy ho ur, him," Sherwood said. "He's about as pro d iffers trom that of the lo u nge- style Count r y Doug. and that was great w hen we started but it fessio nal a musician, to r quality, as we've Astronauts. Although Kostal has enjoyed p laying trickled o ut as things do. I try to do jazz had in this bar, in t he D ungeon o r in t he The new band plays more j azz stan w ith musicians from other states, like sporadically; I'd like to do it more." tront room. He's very good." dards, tunk-jazz and hard bop-style j azz, Indiana, he says he usua lly lim its his per- Sher wood said the problem with hav- 'Wonder Boys' CD a fitting nostalgic journey ~tony scott Changed," a stor y about a man growing esque romanti Assoa~ Verge editor older w ho " used to care/But t hings have cism and Oti s changed." Re dd i n g-sty l e For t he most part, moder n-day T he album is also peppered with Dylan toot-tapp i n g soundtracks have used vintage music (or classics trom his best albums: "Shooting r hythm. vintage musicians) tor t he background Star" from 1989's "Oh Mercy" album, The o n ly tunes t hat ar e hear d in movies. This "Buckets of Ra in" trom 1974's "Blood O n exception really for mula was especially successful to r t he The Tracks," and "Not Dark Yet" trom had w it h t his past decade, with movies like "Dazed the 1997 master piece, " T ime Out Ot albu m was not and Contused" and "The Wedding M ind." Inter mingled with the Dylan w it h its contents, Singer " using · 70s and · 80s musical sta tunes are vintage favorites like o ne ot but w it h its pack ples to reflect their movies' respective Lenno n's best post-Beatles compositions, aging. The album eras. "Watch ing T he W heels," and Young's cover makes it T he soundt r ack to "Wond er Boys" "Old Man." look like t he tilm uses t his same successful theme, but The album also features some lesser is some D isney uses it in a way that it doesn't simply known · 60s and · 70s tolk songwr iters family t lick and give the listener a cheap nostalgic thr ill. like Tom Rush, whose ir onic "No makes Michael Instead, t he album takes t he listener o n Regrets" is a perfect companion to this Douglas look like a philosophica l journey t hat resembles tilm, and T im Hardin, who performs his an effem inate t he m id-lite c r isis ot sorts t hat M ichael t une "Reason To Believe." Another folk Ebe n eze r Douglas' character Grady Tripp goes her o, Leonar d Cohen, is fe at ured with Scrooge. through in the film . his Tom Waits-like vocals on "Waiting Overal l, the The album uses several Baby Boomer For T he Miracle." "Wonder Boys" age folk-rockers like Neil Young, Bob A cou p le ot R&B songs are also soundtrack keeps Dylan, Va n Mor r ison, Buttalo Spr ingfield, t hrown into the m ix for good measure, t he t rad ition ot t he retro soundtrack, but "Wonder Boys: Music From t he Motion Picture" and John Lenno n as t he vehicles to take w it h Little Willie John's aching renditio n takes the reflective journey of t he film's t hat j o ur ney, and it does so with suc of h is 1955 h it, " Need Your Love So main character and puts it to music. It 's Various artists cess. T he soundt rack starts o ut w it h a Bad," and soul singer C larence Carter's j ust the way music was meant to be used. Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax new song by Dylan called " Things Have smooth "Slip Away," a touch ot AI G reen- * * * 1/2 from HEAVEN, page 1b ______ "We're the type of band who try to appeal to every crowd at the World Music Theater. T heir current goals and vocals, and Dan Miller on the drums. The group body and satisfy their urges and desires for music," said include a mini-tour, getting over to other states and new also includes a large road crew and someone who does guitarist Richie Hotherr. "We don't force our music down venues. sound sampling tor songs like "Bawitdaba" and "Nookie." people's throats. We want to give them what they want." "We release the CD April 1, and from that point on, The men's day jobs include everything from graphic There is an entire schedule at their web site, we'll be promoting all over the Midwest," Hotherr said. design to truck driving. Being booked at least every www.7thHeavenBand.com, for those who realize that T he band also plans to play in New York City and possi weekend and sometimes three times a week along with they just cannot wait until the band makes it back to bly Los Angeles and Arizona. the hopeful success ot "Media Overkill" will maybe Charleston. There are also lots ot quality pictures and a "Media Overkill" w ill likely contain 12 songs, and the someday allow them to quit their j obs and be rock stars. place to download songs and buy merchandise. band hopes to otter it at a cost under $10. "We want "We just want to rock you," said Di Giulio Friday. 7th Heaven has been together tor an astonishing 15 everyone to have our music," Hotherr said. Whether it's playing each other's guitars, dedicating songs years and they are only in their late twenties. T hey have 7th Heaven is comprised ot N ick Cox, guitars and to the crowd, singing and dancing with audience mem played over 300 shows in the past two years and played vocals, Danny Weymouth, bass and vocals, Tony D i bers, or just "celebrating the weekend," 7th Heaven w ith many national acts, not to mention to a sold-out Giulio, lead vocals, Richie Hotherr, guitars, keyboards delivers. Eleven Days 9 p.m. Fri. Mar. 3 Gunner Buc's (Mattoon) $3 235-0123 Shane Pitch Sextet 5 p.m. Fri. 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At a relatively meager 47 minutes lo ng, T he name of Oasis' new album is t his album mar ks the beginning of a new "Standing On the Shoulder of G iants," a era, of sorts, for the band. Noel and Liam t it le t hat is appropriately amusing w hen Gallagher are the o nly two members left o ne consider s t hat Oasis has seemingly from O asis' first incar natio n, and t hey made a career out of stand ing o n the seem to have found a new affectio n fo r Beatles' shoulders, trying to recapture the electronic elements Oust like every other magic of the Fab Four. established rock ban d w ith a new album Though the Gallagher br othe r s ar e these days). But Oasis still sounds the shameless in t heir aspir atio ns to be t he same at its core. Lennon and McCartney for their genera T he album starts w it h a d irty little t ion, you can't deny they've put out some instrumental number named - tastefully entertain ing, worthwhi le m usic . T he enough - "F***in' in the Bushes." T he gui Beatles aren't around anymore, so I'll glad tar hook is bluesy and the drumbeat actu ly take Oasis in t heir place. ally gets you psyched up for the album. We all have our guilty pleasures, and From there, we go straight into t he Oasis is one of mine. A ll t he Oasis naysay album's fir st single, "Go Let it O ut." It's ers tell me t hat I have no r ight liking a t he k ind of shuffling, swaggering Liam band that steals so liberally from The Gallagher tune that Oasis has built t heir Beatles, but I'm too busy singing along to career on, and it definitely works. "Champagne Supernova" and " Fade In The album kicks into high gear w it h the Out" to notice. Oasis is filling a void for combination of "Gas Panic!" and "Where Little did the guys behind Noel and Liam know that they'd be out of a j ob by the time the new album came out. t hose of us w ho like the British Invas ion Did it All Go Wrong?" Liam sings t he first photo courtesy of www.oasisinet. com sound but don't w ant to hear the same one, a six-minute ode to parano ia t hat lay stuff we've been hearing all our lives. ers e lectr ic gu itars over an acoustic have t hey?). "Let's A ll Make Believe" t hat's probably "Standing O n the Shoulder of Giants" is rhythm. The drums crash in on t he second T he brothers' insistence o n showing off better t han everything on the original not a masterpiece by any means, no r does verse and the song builds to a frenzy; t his their new electronic instruments is annoy album. It's a w istful little tune that makes it approach t he songwr iting brilliance of is O asis at their best. The song also has a ing, too; many tracks begin with err ant good use of Liam's voice; it just cooks. If "(What's t he Story} Morning G lo r y?" or guitar solo at t he end t hat sounds like a beeps and whistles t hat go nowhere. The you're going to get the album, make sure the sweeping, epic soundscapes of "Be har monica, plus a Jethro Tull-style flute o nly track that actually builds o n its elec you get o ne w ith t he bonus CD. flourish. tronic elements is t he bluesy "Put Yer While many of the songs are unremark Noel sings "Whe r e Did it All Go Money W here Yer Mouth Is." One prob able, "Standing O n the Shoulder of Giants" W rong?," which is instant ly reminiscent of lem: Noel directly cr ibs a line from T he is still an immensely listenable album. By something from Seven Mary Three's "Rock Doors' classic "Roadhouse Blues." the t ime you get to the last track, "Roll it Crown" album. T his song is unlike most T he album's sound is a bit different; it's Over," you've heard plenty o f good of what O asis has done and includes a line d ef in itely not the over-produced and melodies and singab le cho r uses. It's a fo r t he ages: "Did you keep t he receipts I over blown atmospher e t hat "Be Here good t ime. For the friends that you buy?" Now" was. Noel Gallagher produced it W here the album does go w r o ng is with Mark "Spike" Stent, a U2 veteran; no " Little James," the first Oasis tune written wonder some of these songs sound like by Liam Gallagher. Needless to say, we something straight off "Acht ung Baby" or "Standing O n the Shoulder of Giants" know now why this is the first. It's a t une "Zooropa." O asis less, forgettable ode to Liam's son t hat Some special ly-marked copies of Epic Records even has t he gall to use the word "plas "Standing O n t he Sho ulder of G iants" t icine" (no o ne's used that word in a song come with an impor t CD single for "Go *** since "Lucy in t he Sky W it h Diamonds," Let it O ut" that includes a B-side named Happy 21st Birthday Matt! Think you might be pregnant? 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""I starts @ 10:00 235-1100 509 Van Buren 345-2380 ~t he Verge of the Weekend friday.3.3.2000 Ben Affleck saves a piece of cinematic trash ~sean stangland At the center of all Verge editor this i s Attleck, whose performance really saves Ben Affleck almost single-hand edly saves Jo hn the movie. Even though Frankenheimer's new film, "Reindeer Games" (rated R he's a no-good, lying car for violence, vulgarity and nudity}, from being a useless thief, we can't help but p iece of cinematic trash. With Attleck in place as like him. Attleck has been wiseacre Rudy Duncan, it's a highly entertaining piece one ot the most consis ot cinematic trash instead. tently likable actors ot The film opens w ith Rudy two days away from get the last few years, start t ing out ot t he j oint. H is cellmate, N ick (James Frain ing w ith 1993's "Dazed from "Elizabeth"), is killed in a mess hall brawl leaving and Contused" and Rudy to assume his identity and hook up w ith N ick's 1996's little-seen college pen pa l, a gorgeous gal named Ashley (Charlize tlick, "Glory Daze," and Theron}. It seems like a perfect plan; Rudy w ill have a cont inu ing through the gir lfriend and a place to stay the minute he gets out of double whammy ot prison. "Chasing Amy" and What Rudy didn't know is that Ashley's psychotic "Good W ill Hunting." brother Gabriel (Gary Sinise} has been waiting for Nick As usual, Gary Sinise - to get out of prison so he can help Gabriel and his looking li ke Harry .______trucker buddies heist a casino for which Nick used to Shearer in "This is Spinal santa, why do you rock so hard? work secur ity. Let t he plot twists begin. Tap" - brings consider- photo courtesy of movies.yahoo.com And begin they do. T he screenplay is by Ehren able acting chops to the Kruger, who is slowly perfecting the art of the arbi table as Gabriel. H is character is int imidating when he cinematography by Alan Caso (who previously shot trary plot twist w ith "Arlington Road," "Scream 3" and needs to be and sells it. "Muppets in Space" and "The Adventures of Elmo in now "Reindeer Games." This movie is full of twists, Then t here's C harlize Theron. I'm sorry. but she's Grouchland," interestingly enough). The filmmakers try none ot which make much sense logically; fortunately, j ust plain bad in everything. She and Keanu Reeves too hard to make this movie more than it is; at least, this film has its tongue planted firmly in cheek, so t he ruined "The Devil's Advocate," and she's a real chore the actors understood where Kruger's script was com plot developments add to the comedy. to watch in this one, too. For a while, the plot pretty ing from. Judging from the lack of laughs in "Scream 3," I much only requires her to look pretty and take her top "Reindeer Games" is by no means a great or impor would have never guessed t hat Kruger could write a ott, w hich is probably more suited to her acting ability tant film. Hell, it's not even all t hat memorable. But it's decent comedy. At its heart, "Reindeer Games" is a than actually saying any lines. definitely entertaining, and you can thank Ben Affleck comedy about a bunch of stupid guys making it up as The real problem w ith "Reindeer Games," surpris for that. W hen are people going to realize that he is they go along. Gabriel and his pals - Clarence Williams ingly enough. is its director. John Frankenheimer directs the real deal? Ill and Robert Rodriguez staple Danny Trejo among this thing like its a highly dramatic, serious crime them - have never pulled a robbery before; they just thriller and not the Tarantino-esque dark comedy t hat thought it would be a good idea. And Rudy is definite it really should be. Frankenheimer made a recognized ly winging it as he assumes t he role of Nick. classic, "The Manchurian Candidate," and slowed down "Reindeer Games" Kruger's dialogue is often hysterical and never bor the actio n genre to an intriguing crawl w ith 1998's Dimension Films ing. There's an especially funny scene where Trejo "Ronin," but he just plain gets "Reindeer Games" all laments about the business news and a plethora ot wrong. *** scenes t hat demonstrate the incompetence ot Gabriel Compounding this is a wretched score by Alan and his crew. Silvestri ("Back to the Future"} and gritty, inappropriate Misunderstood cinema: Coens hit it 'Big' with comedy ~ stella link "The Dude" and his bowling buddies, is seen as being somewhat "groovy," until and bowling imagery makes "Lebowski" Staff writer Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) and the incident with the spoiled rug. an overall hit amongst all types of comedy Donny (Steve Buscemi}, find themselves The plot ot 'T he Big Lebowski" turns fans. Joel and Ethan Coen's "T he Big doing Philip Marlowe's job in this compli on a unique case of m istaken identity, Com ed y reigns in this flick and Lebowski" finds lett Lebowsk i (left cated st ory t hat owes a lot to the complicated by extortion, double-cross, throughout it s progression lies the Bridges) the victim of mistaken ident ity. Humphrey Bogart movie, "The Big Sleep" deception, embezzlement, sex and dope, obscenities of a drunken, drug-laden hip This weird, satiric movie, which made its (1946}. Goodman plays Walter as an and that should come as no surprise to pie on ac id. When "T he Dud e" gets d ebut in 1998, involves Jeffrey "The overenthusiastic, middle-aged Vietnam vet fans of the Coen Brothers. Such themes punched, spurts of fireworks shoot out Dude" Lebowski, the ultimate L.A. slacker. who constant ly reminds people o t his have surfaced in the Coens' work since across the screen and a vivid, expression One day, his house is broken into and his tour of duty throughout the fi lm. the days of their very first film, 1985's i st ic m ont age o t color and sounds rug is urinated on by two gangsters who In between the m ix of madness and "Blood Simple." 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This is and the plot moves among the different mo ments, provide an original film of tion for his soiled rug and is recruited to a painful (yet striking) scene in the movie. social classes and types that "The Dude" st artling audacity, which is sure to be the liaison between Lebowski and the "The Dude" lives in a surrealistic, acid r uns across as the story unfolds. The become a classic. It is one ot the most captors ot his kidnapped wife. flashback type existence where everything interesting mix of odd detective work original films I've ever seen. Charleston Community Church 2360 Shawnee Dr_ Charleston (Non-dnominational, east of Rual King) Sunday Worship 9 a.m. Sunday school 11a.m. Wednesday Worship 7 p. m. CollegeNoung adult groups i1® @/1/l!l Call 345-4910 for free transportation We Care About You! 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Williams 3/3 '01 ASAP. $200/month, WID, ""s ""ub,..,le_s_s_o-,r(""s ),-n-e-e""d,-ed-:-;-fo-r""S::-u-,·oo. ;:-~....,.,----;---,--,---~·3/6 right person. Live in or out. .,--.,.,.-:-.,--.,-----,-:;--;-;.---;-3/3 Rentals, 345-7286. parking and GET YOUR OWN Enjoy the out-of-doors? Like please send letter and resume to Available August 1, 4 Bedroom 2 00 Spacious 2 br. apt across from ROOM. CALL NICK 581 -3002. working with children? Want to PO Box 892, Charleston, IL bath. Quiet neighborhood. No A:-:L-:L-.,-N"'E"'W:-:--:----::B""E""D""R=-o=-='0 M Lantz. $280 each 345-7335. 3/4 ~N"'e..,.e""de.,..d~1-m-,-a "'l e--,-ro-:o-:m,-,m,.a"'t,.,..e . for spend a meaningful summer? 61920. parties, no pets. WID, trash Apartments just being built. ~~----~~~~~319 Consider summer camp! ...,.,=:-----::-:----,:--,.,.-;-4/15 included 345-5037. Available Fall. Renting for Sublessor needed for 1 bedroom 2000-2001 school year to share Counselors, lifeguards, and $1500 weekly potential mailing ~=-:-:---:-:c:::-:--:-7--:---'3/1 0 $550/mo. for 2 people. 117 W. apartment for May, June, and July. fully furnished 2 bedroom apt. kitchen personnel needed for Girl our circulars. No experience 1 BR House 1401 Harrison St. Polk St. 348-7746. $280/month includes water and Call348-0157. Scout Resident Camp, June 18 - required. Free information packet $400/mo. pets accepted. 2 BR 00 trash, unfurnished. Call Megan at ::-;---;------:--:::-:::--:-:--'3/24 July 29. Located outside Ottawa Call202-452-5942. House $500/mo. Close to cam A:-p7 t-s .""f;-o-r -re-n7t ,- 1::-,-:2::-,-a-n""d""3::--:-be. d- 345-4068 if interested. Need a roommate?? Need a IL. Minority role models encour ..,.,----,---,--,-,-,---.,.---:-=-.,....-:-511 pus. 847-524-4250. room, nice places, available :----:--::--:--:---:------,-:-~3/1 0 place to live? Use the Daily aged to apply. For application Attention! Attention! Psychology, 3/6 August No pets. 345-7286. Large Victorian house, g-eat location Eastern News classifieds. They 7 write or call: Trailways Girl Scout Sociology, Special education, and 4"'B"'R""'H,..ou...,s"'e...,a""v""ai"'labl"'e-,J,-un.,..e=-o.,..r,-;Aug. ~~--~~~~--~00 with lots of room. Partially furnished. will work for you. Call 581 -2812 Council, 1533 Spencer Road, other majors. Gain valuable expe 2000. $225/person/month wash 3 Bedroom Apt. 415 Harrison 6-7 bedroom, 2 kitchens, 3 baths, or come to the Student Joliet IL 60433. (815)723-3449. rience by working with Adults and er/dryer, 345-6222 or 581-6367. $180 per person. New 2 bedroom w/d available. Wllh 10 month lease. Publications office at 1802 3/8 Children with developmental dis 3/9 Apt Edgar. 348-5032. Don't wa~ too late. Get your place Buzzard Hall for more ,..Loo,..,.,.k"'"'i n..,.g'fo.,.,r=-a=-J~·o7b"""th,_a,.,.t ~is=-WJ--·"'II i~n g. to abilities. FLEXIBLE scheduling for 3""B"'R.-;::-ho:-u-::s-::-e-:p"'e""rt""ec""t'~""or,-3"':-:C"ozy, ~~~~~~--~~00 bebre Spring Break Call 345-5088. information. work around your classes. EVENING, NIGHT, and WEEK convenient, economical. Furnished student house 3 to 5 ------~3/6 Charleston Dairy Queen is now END shifts. Paid training is pro 345+4489. C21 Wood, Jim Wood, girls, nice, 2 minutes from Old taking applications for new hours vided. Apply at : CCAR broker. Main on 7th St. 348-8406. part time nights and weekends. Industries, 1530 Lincoln, 00 ;::-;::-;:::-;----:--;-;---,;:-::::-:311 0 7 7 Campus Clips Apply at 20 State St. Charleston, IL 61920. 2 BR house priced for 2. Close. N' o-w---=l -ea-s~i-n-g ""f=-o-r -;fa""l""l ~2~0~0 0 .· 3 Ugly but it works good. 345-4489. Bedroom house and several 1 -=----:--=---:---c-:-:=-3/10 =----,--,---:---:::--:--=--5/1 HAITI CONNECTION. Walk for Water on Friday, March 3 at Covenant Developmental Training Trapped here for Spring Break? C21 Wood, Jim Wood, broker. bedroom apartments. Close to Center has several openings at Like to make some extra cash? 3/10 campus. Call 348-0006. 3pm. Meet at Newman Center and walk to Lake Charleston. 4~B"'R""ho:--u-se---,-fo-r""4=-. -=c""lo-s-e7to_ c. am- both the Charleston and Mattoon Temporary help aid needed ~--=------~-...,.--~:00 Focus is on water and the third world . sites. Great opportunities await March 11 -20. $7/hr, 5hrs/day. pus. 10 months at $900. 345- 2 Bedroom apartment available NE WMAN CATH OLIC CENTER. Weekend masses on working with the DD population. Bathing, dressing, and tolieting 4489. C21 Wood, Jim Wood, bro 2000-2001 school year, fur Sunday March 5 at 11am/9pm at St. Philip Neri Chapel locat Direct care (CNA's, habilitation required. Contact Mike 345- ker. nished, no pets, $235/mo. Call ed at Newman Center across from Andrews. aides) positions available immedi 5822. 0 Terri @ 345-6535. ~,...--:-,..--:--;--:--:--:c:--:311 CHRISTIAN CAMPUS HOUSE. Sunday morning worship on ately. $6.50/hr for part-time, $6.75 3/8 3 Br apt Best deal for the dollar. =-----:----:::--..,..-,,.,.,----3/10 for full-time positions in $170 each for 3. Modern, clean, Rooms for Rent, Women Only 3/5/00 at 1 0:30am in Buz.z ard Audito rium/ On Campus . Charleston. Excellent benefits For rent compact, economical. Your total Opening for FaiVSpring, $230 mo. Come also for prayer at 9:30am and/or donuts and fellowship package for FT incl. cost including elec, wter, CATV, Utilities incl. at 10am. Everyone is welcome!! Healthllife/dentaV401 K, paid train phone should be under $240 Intercession/Summer, $200 mo. ing. Great for students will work Nice 3-4 br house, 2 baths, DW, each. 345-4489. C21 Wood, Jim Utilities incl. Large House fully JAPANE S E ANIMAT ION SOCIETY. Meeting on 3/3/00 at around your class schedule. AIC, Share utilities, trash paid, Wood, broker. fum, AIC, 1 Blk from Union. Pat Spm in E ffingham R m of the Union. All are w elcome to parking. No pets. Call 348-9314 Great experience to include on a 3/10 Novak (630) 789-3772 evenings. attend. This week we will continue watching the Guyer Series ask for Anika. resume. Apply at 521 7th St in Ro"'_o_m--,-fo-r""R""e-n:-t ---,-ln""cl=-ud..,.e-d:-a-:11' utili- E-mail [email protected]. and our feature film is the anime classic Vampire H unter D. Charleston or 4555 US Highway ~:-:--~-----,----,~3" ties, cable, local phone, AC. 10 00 NEWMAN CATH OLIC CENTER. Mass on Friday, March 3 at 45 (South Lakeland Blvd) in 3 Bdrm, fum, apt. Avail Aug., month lease. No parties. C"'h,-e=-=a...,p""S"u""'m,.,..,.,m..,.e,..r "'R""e..,.n,-t;..., a...,n""d-.:Fa II Mattoon. EOE. clean, good loc., No Pets, 345- $285/month. Call 345-7399. possibilities 348-6782. 12:05 pm in St. Philip Neri Chapel located acro ss from 7286 Andrews Hall at the Newman Center. .,--:----,~--:::----:-:-:----:-~3/1 0 00 .,-----,....-:----,--::----:-::-'3/1 0 =---=--==--:--:--,;---..,.3/10 Advertising Reps Wanted for The A=-v-a"'ila...,.b7le--=-fo-r -=F=-all"' ""2""00""0:-. -=c"'lo_s_e to Apartments for rent 2 and 3 bed Clean 2 BR apts for the next year IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH. Meal T hing on Sun., Daily Eastern News. Sophomores room, some units include all utli beginning the first of June 2000. Buzzard Building. 2 Bedroom fur March 5th at 6pm at the Student Center. Come join us for a & Juniors preferred. Mature, ties. All apartments are furnished $400 and up. Water and trash free meal and fellowship! responsible people who are will nished apts., pool, CIA, Laundry 1107 and 1109 third . 345-3100. included. Not close to campus. ing to work hard. Apply at 1802 room, off street parking. Call 345- Office hours M-F 3:00-6:00 No pets. 345-4494 or 232-0656. RHO PHI LAMB DA. Meeting o n Manday-March 6th at 6000 Buzzard! Informational meeting 3/10 ::::---,;--c~---:----:-----::--:7"-:3/6 6 :30pm Taylor H all Lo bby. Ordering Graduation Cords tonight at 5 p.m in 1811 Buzzard. 3/10 4""B""R",--;:::-Fu-r-n .,..is7h-ed-:--;A-p7t.---=A-va-:-il:able Only 1 two bedroom fully fur- "'N-ow--,-l e_a_s,...i n-g -;fo-r-:F=-a.,.ll ""2~00"'0::-:-1 , 2, & Service Event Planning! more info. ? Call Jami @ 3406. Fa ll/Spring. Parking, Laundry, nished apt. still available on -=-:---:--:---:--:----:--:-,...-3/15 3 Bedroom apts. Close to cam CHARLESTON COMMUNITY CHURCH . Non-denomination Circulation help needed for The $900/mo. + low utilities. 262- Lincoln St. for 2000-2001 school al Worship on Sunday, 9am for Sunday Worship and 11am for Daily Eastern News. Hours need pus. Ph. 345-6533 for details. 3291. year. Call 348-0157. 00 ______3/24 Sunday School. 2360 Shawnee Drive. Free transportation ed are 5:30 am - 8:00 am A:-v-a"'ila...,.b71e--,-fo-r -=F=-all"' ""2~00"'0::-...., C""Io_s_e to 3/22 Monday - Friday. Dependability a 1"'B"" R"""'E""ffi,...c~ie-ncy--. ....,F""u-rn""i-=sh,-ed-,-, p. ark- call345-4910 . must. Apply at 1802 Buzzard Campus. 1, 2 and 3 Bedroom fur ing, laundry. $250/mo + low utili SEA(STUDENT EDUCATION ASSOCIAT ION). March meet nished apts., pool, CIA, laundry Hall. Positions start ASAP. ties. Available for Summer only or Sublessors ing on Tue sday, March 7 t h at 7pm in Coleman H all 3/15 room, off street parking. Call 345- Fall/Spring, too. 262-3291. 6000. Auditorium . Topic: School law. ""G""E""T...,P""U""B""L""I""S"'H""E""D.,..! ""'G""E""T,...,.PA I D! =--=---:---:----,:-7:---:----'3/22 Sublessor(s) needed May www.maincampus.com Seeks 3/10 INT ERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. Large Group on "'2 -=B-=E=-=D""R""o""o""M:-:-:-U-:-:P::-:S:-::T""A""I R=-s=--APT For Rent: Available August 1. August. $470/month. Utilities students for stories ranging from Large 2-Bedroom apartments, paid. Call 348-6629. Fri., March 3 at 7 :00p.m . in Charleston/Mattoon Rm (3rd Floor politics/sex/culture/opinions. $25 208 1/2 6TH, 3 BEDROOM fully furnished, laundry room, cen Student Union). Jenny Foste r will be consluding in I HOUSE 501 TAYLOR (4 PER 7'7--::'~.,-...,--~--:-:-~·3" per story. Email us at: tral air, off street parking, close to 1 to 3 girls to share 4 bedroom SON), EFFICIENCY APT. 501 1/2 Thessalonians. [email protected] park and campus, pets allowed. house $250/each/mo. Call 345- TAYLOR, 4 BEDROOM APT. 202 3/21 Call 349-8824 (9-5) or Leave 3148. PLEASE NOTE Campus Clips are run free of charge ONE DAY "'W7o""rk,.....,fr_o_m...,h=-o_m_e-.""U7 p---,-to-=$25/hr 1/2 6TH (4 PEOPLE). FOR Message. ·oo ONLY for any non-profit, campus organizational event No parties PIT. $75/hr FIT. mail order. 781 - INFORMATION ON THESE LIST 6""'-""7,.....,B-e...,.d-ro_o_m--:-H-:-o-u_s_e_,.. fo-r""'Fa II INGS PLEASE CALL 345-6011 :"7"'.,....,,---...,..,..---:--=c---::--='3/23 or fundraising activities and events will be printed. All clips should 255-2012. McArthur Manor APts. 2 Bdrm, 2000/Spring 2001 815 Jackson. AFTER 5:30 CALL 345-9462. be submitted to The Daily Eastern News office by noon ONE BUSI 3/22 furnished. 10-12 month lease If interested call 581 -6716 or 7 7 7 7 ASK FOR LARR;Y NESS DAY BEFORE DATE OF EV ENT Example an event A~11 -s t u-d e-n t _s _e_a-r n~$~5~0 ~0 --c1000 $470/mo. No pets. No parties. 581-6767. 3/3 scheduled for Thursday should be submitted as a Campus Clip by part-time . Bilingual a plus, full 7 7 345-2231 . ~2B~R / ~2--p_e_r-so-n---a-p t.~201 ~---=------~------c'3~ NOON by Wednesday. {Thursday is deadline for Friday, Saturday, training. For free info. s.a.s.e to ~1 May-August sublessor needed. work at home. 4435 Mary Todd Buchanan (near Stix) $210/per A"'V"A"'I""L'A"'B.,..L ;=E -,A"'U.,.,G"U"""ST"".-,2~bed- or Sunday events.) Clips submitted AFTER DEADLINE WILL NOT son. 10 month lease. Central air, Own bedroom, furnished, washer Rd. Mattoon IL, 61938. room, furnished apt. 12 month be published. No clips will be taken by phone. Any clip that is illeg washer/dryer. 345-4853. and dryer, close to campus. ~------,--:-~~:----.4/20 lease. 1017 Woodlawn Dr. 348- $200. 348-6316. ible or contains conflicting information W ILL NOT BE RUN. Clips Nanny needed for 18 month old -:----::c::-::-::--:--=--:----3/3 7746. 3/8 may be edited for available space. Aug 2000. 1 Br Apt on campus 7 child. Must have previous experi------~1 "'1-:o--,r' 2,-.,..su-.b,.,.l e-:-s=-=s"'o..,.rs-,-n..,.ee.,..de:-:d:;-t: his r------~ ACROSS 29 Abbr. on a 52 Crown wearer The Daily Eastern News business sign Moseyed 53 Cut loose 30 Doctor's 56 Put off Classified Ad Form 7 Specious write-up argument 57 Like some Name: ______34 It gets stuck in winds 14 Let out, in a bars way 58 Black-footed 35 Tootsy-wootsies Address:------15 Get totally albatrosses involved with 36 Machine rotator 59 The Ponderosa, e.g. 16 Listen 39 Newscast part Un ~mic helle jones Friday Night Videos on NBC, ~ c hri stina clark because he is a politician and Eastern's 180-member symphony Staff writer Staff writer would suit the "Lincoln Portrait," orchestra to the tune of Aaron Make Me Laugh on Comedy said conductor Joseph Manfredo. Copland's music. Laughs and funny stories will Cent ral, Showtime's Latino Glenn Poshard will be the Poshard was the congression- The concert will be a first be part of the entertainment Laugh Festival and Galavision's guest speaker at Eastern's al representative for the rate musical performance, and is Friday night. Funny is Funny as well as several Symphony Orchestra Sunday. Charleston area for 10 years. great music of the popular clas Comedian Bobby Lee will independent features, according The concert "Copland" will be He is well known among sics, Manfredo sa id. perform at 9 p.m. in the to a press release. performed at 3 p.m. in the Dvorak Charleston residents and would The concert is third part of Rathskeller Restaurant in the Free food and prizes will be Concert Hall in the Doudna Fine draw a large crowd to support the Symphony Orchestra's four Martin Luther King Jr. University given away at the event. Arts Center. him and the Symphony partSubscription Series, he said. Union. Admission is free with a stu Poshard was asked to narrate Orchestra, Manfredo sa id. Admission is $5. Following the Lee began his career in 1994. dent I D and $2 for the general Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" Manfredo will be conducting concert, there will be a reception. Since then he has appeared on public. Classifiedadv~rJ!§.igg ____ Officialnotices Wanted Announcements Personals Personals WANTED: Energetic, enthusias ELEVEN DAYS playing at Gunner Mothers is available for functions. EASTSIDE PACKAGE WEEKEND Official notices are pai FINAL EXAM INFORMATION Please be aware that the final exam schedule for Spring 2000 is published on page 5 of the Fall Term 1999 Class Schedule. This information should be used in planning your schedule. Class schedules are available on the shelf outside the Registration Office, basement of McAfee southeast entrance. Final exam schedules are also ava i ~ able on the Registration homepage on the internet, DROP DEADLINE The deadline for dropping a class and receiving an automatic -w· for the class is FRI DAY, MARCH 10. Be sure to call in on the Touch-Tone Registration System at least 15 minutes before closing time. - Brent A. Gage-Director, Registration & Orientation SUMMER FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS The application to apply for summer term financial aid is now available in the Financia Aid Office, east wing of the Student Services Building. If you wish to apply for finan cial aid for any of the summer sessions. the application should be completed as soon as possible because of fund shortages. Under Federal Regulations students who MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM BY MIKE PETIRS received their annual maximum Federal Direct Loan eligibility during fall and spring terms may not have Federal Direct Loan eligibility remaining for the summer term. - Dian Ensign, Financial Aid Advisor UNIVERSITY ADMISSION TO TEACH ER EDUCATION MEETING Students must attend a meeting to formally apply for University Admission to Teacher Education and to initiate the selection process. The College of Education and Professional Studies schedules meetings each semester. The required formal appl~ cation form is distributed and collected at the meetings and the rules and regulations concerning selection, admission to and retention in teacher education are explained. Students who have previously applied must attend a meeting. The following meetings are available Spring Semester 2000 to initiate the selection process: Tuesday, March 21 , 1501 Buzzard Hall Aud~o ri um, 1 to 1:50p.m.; Saturday, April 15, 1501 Buzzard Hall Auditorium, 1 to 1 :SOp.m.; and Monday, April 24, 1501 Buzzard Hall Auditorium, 6 to 6:50p.m. The next opportunity to initiate the "Selection Process" and apply for the University Admission to Teacher Education will be during Summer Semester, 2000. - Dr. Douglas Bower, Associate Dean College of Education & Professional Studies friday.3.3.2000 ~the Verge of the Weekend Pumpkins enter world of 'Gods' and monsters ~matt rennels Gaze," is a drummer's heaven. Jimmy tears lutely fantastic at w rit ing emotional songs Staff writer it up all t hroughout the song, never taking w ith a thick glaze of glory on top ready to After returning from a two minute com a second off to catch his breath. make you fall in love. And if t his is what mercial break, t he disc jockey comes on However, t his does bring me to my fi rst you look for in Smashing Pumpkins songs the air with a great amount of excitement qualm w ith the album. "Try, Try, Try" is a t hen this is t he album for you because it is in his voice, announcing t he arrival of the well-written song with good lyrics, a good full of t hem. single, "The Ever lasting Gaze." With a feel and a fine rhythm, the only problem is Standouts include the second single off warm welcome, Billy Corgan's si gnature that t he beat is synt hesized. When you the album, "Stand Inside Your Love," a shrieking voice powerfully says hello to the have such a dr umming fo rce as Ji mmy gr ipping and powerfu l love song Billy public. Chamberlin, why mess w ith it? It goes w rote that's a little reminiscent of " 1979." They're back. right back to the saying "if it ain't broke, Another song full of passion is "Wit h O n Tuesday, t he Smashing Pumpkins, don't fix it ." "MACHINA" is not quite the Every Light", which is most likely the best natives of Chicago, released t heir fir st overly produced mess that "Adore" was at song on t he album, complete with a jazz recording in nearly two years, "MACHI t imes, but it still takes the production a rhythm courtesy of Chamberlin. NA/the machines of God." The Pumpkins step or two too far. Another standout worth mentioning is recently suffered an industry fa ilure w it h I must say when I bought the album and "Glass and t he G host C hildren," a ten their last release "Adore" and are hoping listened to it the first t ime, I was slight ly minute piece reminiscent of The Doors to redeem themselves w ith t his album and let down by its seeming lack of power. song, "The End." Billy Corgan goes on a a freshman in high school after buying r eturn the rock industr y to w her e it W hen I first heard Billy taunt me with the melodic ramble halfway through t he song "Siamese Dream", I was ready to pick up a should be at . And, if t ime permits, Billy rockin' guitar lick and intense fury I heard while being backed by fills as if played by guitar and learn all the guitar licks on t he wouldn't mind taking over the world while on "The Everlasting Gaze," I was ready for The Doors' ve r y own John Densmore album. A lot of the t ime on "MACHINA," he's at it. t his album to truly r ock j ust like the himself, and you have to wonder if James one could hardly even hear the guitar. It is What went w rong w it h t he last album? Pumpkins did back o n albums like lha didn't t rade places with Robby Krieger fortunately more guitar-based t han It seemed to me it was an overly produced "Siamese Dream" or "Mellon Collie and on j ust this one song. They all come "Adore," but still not what I craved. mess at t imes. Bands seem to feel the t he Infinite Sadness." Unfor tunately, Billy together o n "G la ss and t he Ghost "MACHINA/the machines of God" is a need to overproduce t heir music w hen did not have t he same desire as I did. The Children" for a masterpiece. good album. Billy may not conquer the they feel t hat it is lacking something like, only other track on the album with even Soon after the album was r ecorded, world w it h it, but he cer tainly w ill win oh say, a drummer. But not to worry. nearly as much power was a lackluster bassist D'arcy W retzky left t he ban d and over a few more fans with it . Jimmy C hamberlin, w ho w as absent on attempt to r ock called "Heavy Metal was replaced for t he sake of touring by t he 'Adore', is back in a major way. And he Machine," a song that seemed written just bassist from Hole, Melissa Auf Der Maur. "MACHINA/the machines of God" doesn't waste any t ime at all making his to fill the void of songs that rocked. D'arcy did play bass on every song on t he Smashing Pumpkins presence known, as the first t rack and first But this wasn't a complete disappoint album, so her presence was t here. But t he Virgin Records single o ff t he album, "The Eve rlasting ment, as I found that Billy Corgan is abso- guitar riffs were not. Way back when I was *** Orbit's indulgent classical foray fails to explain itself ~courtney Ia z.ier sea-based, Leonardo DiCaprio epic masterpiece ... "The ply unwelcome. Staff writer Beach." And he won two Grammy Awards. H is minimalist approach toward the more ambient While 0rbit isn't composing quite yet, his newest t racks, conversely, adds little to the original texts, outside The entertainment industry must have invented multi release, "Pieces In A Modern Style," contains reworkings of spaced-out synth effects, and it reveals something that tasking. When a certain level of credibility is achieved, of 11 (you guessed it) classica l composit ions. The gamut 0rbit must not have considered prior to choosing which actors and actresses suddenly feel t he need to direct. runs from the Baroque masters (Handel, Beethoven, classica l pieces to give the ambient once-over: t hey're all Directors then add "writer," "producer " and "editor" to Vivaldi) to 20th cent ury innovators (Cage, Barber, pretty ambient in their original form. their credits, as if directing wasn't enough to prove them Mascagni) to contemporary composer Henryk Gorecki. Supposedly, t his project started as a "chill out" album selves. Athletes do it . Kobe wants to rap. Deion wants to 0 rbit goes one of two ways w it h t his material: mini just for 0rbit and his friends. If he couldn't chill out to do it all. malist homage or overdone sacrilege. O ne piece, Samuel George Frideric Handel's "Xerxes" w it hout 32-bit MID I Musicians are guilty of these little attempts at self-justi Barber's heartbreaking "Adagio for Strings," unfortunately sequencing, then he should have t ried writing something fication as well. Don't call Billy Joel a "pop star" anymore gets both t reatments. The first version, w ithout percus mellower. (did you ever?). He only plays classica l music now. The sion and ve ry loyal to the original, contains such a con A more t horough deconstruction in t he ambient style same goes for Paul McCartney. Somehow not quite con vincing str ing patch t hat it begs us to question what would have seemed to j ustify a project such as this. tent with his little project during t he ' 60s - THE BEAT remains. Walter Carlos' Moog classic, "Switched on Bach," pushed LES! - McCar tney is well into his third helping of hubris W hy not listen to Barber's poetic original? Two remix the envelope much further 30 yea rs ago t han "Pieces In A with his latest stab at the classica l form. es of "Adagio" are included on a bonus CD and t his is Modern Style" does today. The question t hen still Not to be outdone, and apparently not content w ith where t he her esy dwells. W hen Ba rber 's haunting remains: why not listen to the already ambient originals? rampant success and prai se, is art ist/writer/produce r (see melody is interr upted by cliched bass-and-drum "bump" what I mean?) W illiam 0rbit . In the last two years, he one has to wonder w hat purpose t his j uxtaposition is produced Madonna's "Ray of Light" and Blur's " 13," co meant to serve. "Pieces In A Modern Style" pro duced and co-wrote "Beautiful Stranger " fo r the Also in this vein is Maurice Revel's "Pavane pour une William 0 rbit "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" soundtrack Infante Defunte." 0 rbit feels compelled to undo the con Maverick Records and All Saints' "Pure Shores" for the soundtrack to the t inuity of the melody with some "bounce" where it is sim- * 'IlEee folks just g:t g,~~~ • Mu~ ~oesooJ Coupoort• At tfole comer ,of 7fh & Linclon 348·7818 Plus other cool Midgard Comics toys & comics! 348-8368 w(; also sen cool stuff! 102 w. Uncoln