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Eastern Illinois University The Keep July 2001 7-18-2001 Daily Eastern News: July 18, 2001 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2001_jul Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: July 18, 2001" (2001). July. 6. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2001_jul/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2001 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in July by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Daily Wednesday July 18, 2001 Sports Verge Eastern Bears choose Gorillaz monkey www.thedailyeasternnews.com Olivet around Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Ill. 61920 Bears decide against Eastern Story on Page 5 Vol. 85, No. 162 for training camp. News 8 pages Story on Page 8 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Asbestos hinders food court completion Tim Hyder Staff writer Hidden asbestos has been found twice during the renovation to the food court, hindering the completion of the $4 million facil- ity. Asbestos, a fibrous silicate mineral widely used for its chemi- cal inertness and heat-resistant properties, until discovered to be a cause of certain cancers, has “dis- rupted the normal progress of work,” said Carol Strode. At the request of the student body, the completion of the con- struction on the food court is only a few months away. The food court is scheduled to be completed in December 2001, ready to open for the Spring 2002 semester. Though the harmful mineral has caused some set backs, the original windows and the exterior wall to the patio have been com- pleted, Strode said. Kate Mitchell / Photo editor “All of the interior demolition has been completed and work will Above: Roger Zumbahlen, a brick layer with Coy Masonry cleans off the edge soon begin to complete the interi- of the elevator opening to prepare for brick laying Tuesday afternoon at the or,” she said. south side of the food court. LAN, local area network, con- Below: After construction is completed, the food court will resemble an atmos- nections will be installed at vari- phere similar to the artist rendition seen here. ous seating locations, Strode said. Photo courtesy of www.eiu.edu Fences will remain standing around the work site, forcing stu- dents to find alternate routes until the construction is completed in December. “Contractors are working hard to maintain a schedule that will allow the food court to open at the beginning of the semester,” Strode said. A rendering of the new facility Kate Mitchell / Photo editor can be seen on display in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Jerald Rexroad with Shoots Construction levels dirt for compaction Tuesday Union. afternoon on the north side of the food court. Saturday vigil to discuss Council disapproves social, political interests class ‘D’rewording Jamie Moore Because these groups are so eight most powerful countries in Kaycee Connell the end of the quarter. Otherwise Editor in chief interested in profit and gain, the the world, will most likely discuss City editor you have a bar.” support for labor rights, human global trade agreements similar to As interpreted by officials in Students, faculty and communi- rights, environmental protection those of the North America Free The Charleston City Council Springfield, Charleston’s code can ty members will be joining togeth- and social justice are forgotten, Trade Agreement (NAFTA). If this voted 2-3 against passing an ordi- be taken to mean that a restaurant er Saturday to discuss social, polit- which puts the democratic process happens, the rights of corporations nance to reword the city code can function as a restaurant on cer- ical and environmental interests in jeopardy, Schaefer said. will take precedence over that of requiring class “D” license holders tain days of the week, and a bar on through a candlelight vigil on the Protests against the WTO human rights and those of the to serve prepared food with alco- others because of the wording Library Quad. kicked off when the group met in national governments, she said. holic beverages at Tuesday night’s inconsistencies. The vigil, which will be held at Seattle, Wash. for a private meeting In order to maintain the protest- meeting. The council heard several com- 8 p.m., will mainly focus on the in November of 1999. Thousands ing, reports have indicated that The current Charleston city ments from representatives of local effects of the World Trade of protesters also met to discuss Italy will close the railway stations code regarding class “D” licenses restaurants regarding the code and Organization (WTO) and the how these meetings are in the best and reroute airline flights to other is separated into two sections in its possible effects on Charleston International Monetary Fund interest of the corporate world and cities. This is very undemocratic, which a portion of each section is restaurants. (IMF). not in the interests of workers and Schaefer said. worded differently. Charleston’s This amendment to the existing “The IMF and the WTO have the environment, she said. During the vigil on Saturday, city code requires alcohol purchas- code would have made the word- been called invisible governments, Since then, other cities where Schaefer also will explain how leg- es to remain secondary to the pur- ing in both sections identical, had it because such powerful organiza- the groups meet, have taken mea- islation is effected by the WTO. chase of food at the end of the been passed. tions can effect legislation passed sures to avoid the demonstrations One such example of the WTO quarter within a restaurant with a In other business, the council by individual nations, including the by using undemocratic and police interfering with legislation was class “D” license. passed a resolution authorizing United States, and interfere with forces, which Schaefer will discuss after the government passed the Mayor Dan Cougill said, “I’ve $2,000 for the IHSA Girls and the free flow of trade across the further on Saturday. Environmental Protection Act in said all along that a patron can go Boys 2002 track meets and globe,” said Diane Schaefer, pro- Italy will be holding a Group of 1989, Schaefer said. into a restaurant and order food $17,000 for 2002 Red, White and fessor of sociology and anthropolo- Eight summit in Genoa July 20-22. and a drink. That’s okay - as long gy. The summit, which includes the See VIGIL Page 2 as there is 51 percent food sales at See Council Page 2 2 Wednesday, July 18, 2001 The Daily Eastern News ETheastern Daily FBI missing computers Seven-day News WASHINGTON (AP)— More testify. The FBI has been under fire Questions about the missing Forecast The Daily Eastern News is published daily, than 180 computers, at least one for weeks for missteps, including equipment are sure to surface at Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur- containing classified material, are the failure to provide defense Wednesday’s hearing before the Today ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly missing from the FBI along with lawyers for Timothy McVeigh with Senate Judiciary Committee. during the summer term except during school vacations or examinations, by some 450 weapons, officials said thousands of pages of evidence Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt, the the students of Eastern Illinois Tuesday. documents in the Oklahoma City committee’s chairman, opened 89 Partly University. Subscription price: A total of 184 laptops are miss- bombing case. oversight hearings on the FBI earli- $38 per semester, $16 for summer only, $68 all 72 Sunny year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of ing, including 13 that are believed That problem forced a postpone- er this year after a series of high- The Associated Press, which is entitled to to have been stolen, officials said. ment of McVeigh’s scheduled May profile mistakes, including the exclusive use of all articles appearing in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 They said that in addition to one 16 execution for the crime, and he missing evidence in the McVeigh represent the majority opinion of the known computer containing classi- was put to death by lethal injection case and the discovery that veteran Thursday editorial board; all other opinion pieces fied information, three others that on June 11. agent FBI agent Robert Hanssen are signed. The Daily Eastern News editorial and business offices are located in Buzzard are missing might also have classi- In connection with the problem spied for Moscow for years. Hall, Eastern Illinois University. fied material. disclosed Tuesday, Attorney Hanssen pleaded guilty to several 87 Isolated Periodical postage paid at Charleston, IL 61920. As for the weapons, some 184 General John Ashcroft has asked counts of espionage on July 6 and is ISSN 0894-1599. weapons were stolen and 265 were the Justice Department’s inspector to be sentenced in January. 68 T’storms Printed by Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 61920. lost, said officials, discussing the general to do a department-wide Wednesday’s hearing, with FBI Postmaster: Send address changes to problem on condition of anonymi- review of inventory controls over agents including Assistant Director The Daily Eastern News ty. They said some of the weapons guns and other law enforcement Robert Dies and Deputy Assistant Friday Buzzard Hall were used in crimes. equipment. Director Kenneth Senser scheduled Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 61920. The revelation came on the eve The weapons that are missing to testify, was to focus on the FBI’s of an FBI oversight hearing on are mostly sidearms, officials management but now will likely be Capitol Hill - at which bureau said, but also include submachine dominated by questions about the 90 Sunny whistleblowers were scheduled to guns.