Eastern Illinois University The Keep August 1999 8-25-1999 Daily Eastern News: August 25, 1999 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_aug Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: August 25, 1999" (1999). August. 3. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_aug/3 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 1999 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in August by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 82˚ thunder The Daily Wednesday 65˚ storms August 25, 1999 Inside Eastern Sports While we Musical Eastern Illinois University were away ... Charleston, Ill. 61920 coaches An overview of the happenings Vol. 85, No. 4 When three teams begin their 12 pages in the Charleston area this seasons, they also will start summer. News with new coaches. Story on Page 6 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Story on Page 12 Changes under way Family Weekend features bands from 1950s, 60s By Elizabeth O’Riley Tickets are $15 per person and Activities Editor are available in the business office of the Martin Luther King Jr. This year’s Family Weekend con- University Union. Tickets also will cert will feature 50s and 60s bands be sold at the door the night of the including the Grass Roots, Turtles performance if they are still avail- and Gary Puckett. able. “I heard a lot of good things about Shirley Stewart, associate vice their performances,” said Cecilia president for student affairs, said she Brinker, acting director of student is very hopeful and has been hearing life. positive comments. Family Weekend will begin Sept. Gary Puckett and the Grass Roots 24 and end Sept. 26, 1999. The performed together this summer at weekend will be filled with different Charleston’s Red, White and Blue activities and events to attend and Days, the city’s Fourth of July festi- take part in. val. The concert will be held Sept. 25 Bill Cosby performed at last in Lantz Gymnasium. The Grass year’s Family Weekend concert and Roots is a rock n’ roll band with 15 was deemed a success, selling 8,000 hits on the top 40 including tickets for two shows. “Midnight Confessions” and “Let’s Brinker said she knows Cosby’s Live for Today.” The Turtles are performance is a hard act to follow, known for songs such as “Happy but said this year’s performances will Together” and “Elenore.” be exciting because 50s and 60s Gary Puckett will entertain the groups tend to go over fairly well. audience with top ten hits such as “It will be a great show, tickets “Young Girl” and “This Girl is a are still available, but I encourage Woman Now.” parents to get their forms sent in,” Brinker said ticket sales are going Brinker said. extremely well and expects the Aretha Franklin performed two remaining 1,615 tickets will be sold. shows during Family Weekend in As of Tuesday, 2,385 of the 4,000 1997, but the University Board lost Mandy Marshall / Photo Editor available tickets were sold. $38,000 on the concerts. Jessica Shields, a sophomore Spanish major, works on her computer in her residence hall room in McKinney Hall, which is located in the Library Quad. McKinney is just one of the residence halls that has received new wiring for easier and faster computer networking. Alumnus fills BOT Several residence halls offering larger rooms vacant position By Susan Chinnock deluxe doubles in Carman is an Schnackel also said the third Staff writer additional $275. and fourth floors of the south By Melanie Schneider good things for the university now Shelley Robinson, a sophomore tower in Thomas Hall were desig- Administration Editor that he is a member of the BOT. Less smoking rooms, an elementary education major and a nated non-smoking, making the “I look forward to working for the increase in space and more options resident in one of the deluxe dou- whole south building non-smok- Eastern alumnus Roger Dettro betterment of Eastern,” he said. “I for single rooms are some of the bles in Carman Hall, said she ing. The smoking floors in Carman was recently appointed to Eastern’s had no idea I would ever be chosen to current changes made at residence appreciates the extra space. Hall were rearranged, making the Board of Trustees with a term ending fill such a very high position such as halls by University Housing and “We have a whole lot more second, third, fourth and fifth January 17, 2005. the Board of Trustees that oversees Dining Services. room,” she said. “It’s a lot nicer, floors non-smoking in both the Dettro, 67, of Mattoon, graduated Eastern Illinois.” The changes were made to and I love it.” north and south towers. from Eastern with a bachelor’s of sci- Dettro filled the vacancy of for- Lawson, Carman, Stevenson, Schnackel commented that “What we have is more and ence in education. He is in the EI mer BOT Chair Susan Gilpin, who Taylor, Thomas, Weller, Ford, additional space always has been more requests for non-smoking,” Club Hall of Fame for two undefeat- resigned in April. McKinney and Pemberton halls. a demand among students, “We Schnackel said. ed basketball seasons in 1951 and BOT executive committee mem- One of the major changes made are always trying to respond to stu- Another change that affects the 1952. bers Carl Koerner, Tom Johnson and to the residence halls was an dents’ requests for more room.” residence halls is Internet access. Dettro, who was appointed to the Nate Anderson were appointed to the increase of space offered to stu- A decrease in the number of Residents in Carman, Ford and BOT July 26, said he also was the BOT in January 1996 and have terms dents. Stevenson’s K-Suites, smoking floors was another McKinney halls, along with the first recipient of the Glen Hesler up for reappointment. The senate which had previously been for two change made to residence halls. Delta Sigma Theta, Delta Phi Beta, Award from the athletic department passed a law continuing their terms people, were changed to singles, The fourth floor of Lawson Phi Beta Sigma, Sigma Gamma of Eastern. This annual award was until Gov. George Ryan can make the according to Bill Schnackel, direc- Hall was designated non-smoking, Rho, Sigma Sigma Sigma and started in 1981 by family and friends appointments. tor of housing and dining services. making the second, third and Sigma Kappa houses will be able of Glen Hesler. “We can’t tell you the governor’s Ford, McKinney, Weller and fourth floors all non-smoking, to access the Internet and e-mail The athletic director determines schedule of appointments,” said Pemberton Halls now offer triple Schnackel added. The third floor without using the current modem the single greatest individual contri- Jackie Price, assistant press secretary rooms as deluxe doubles. The in Stevenson Hall also was dial-in connection process, bution to a university program of for Ryan. “He’ll do it when he’s rooms on the first floor of the north switched, making two floors in Schnackel said. The Internet intercollegiate athletics from the pre- ready to do it.” tower in Thomas Hall were all Stevenson non-smoking. access installation is scheduled to vious year, said Nancy Page, Koerner is a little concerned about changed to singles for upperclass- Weller Hall, which previously be done this fall, but it will not be Brainard House administrative aide. the delay but says the BOT will con- men. In Carman Hall, the quads, never had a non-smoking floor, operational until 2000. Students and faculty are not eligible tinue operating until they hear from which are two connected rooms, now has two. The fourth and fifth Schnackel said the changes for the award. the governor. were changed to house two stu- floors on the north side of Taylor were a response to students’ He also was a past president of the “I’m worried a little bit about the dents instead of four. Hall were designated non-smok- requests. Panther Club and one of 100 people delayed reappointment because of all The cost of the new K-Suites, ing, while the fourth and fifth “We want (students) to be to be honored for the centennial cele- the things we’re doing right now,” deluxe doubles and singles is an floors of the south side were more successful at Eastern,” he bration. Koerner said. “But while we are additional $550 and the cost of the already non-smoking. said. Dettro hopes to accomplish more operating, our decisions still stand.” 2 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 The Daily Eastern News ETheastern Daily Summerfest events begin today By Elizabeth O’Riley be held at 8 p.m. in the Martin cookout where music, card and St. Music, water games, miniature News Activities editor Luther King Jr. University Union board games, a mini-stepshow and golf and a batting cage will be Rathskeller. an introduction of all the Greek included. The Daily Eastern News is published daily, A variety of multicultural pro- A variety of impromptu skits organizations will be featured. The “New School Jam” Union Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur- ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly grams and events will start today to have been planned to increase Members of the National Panhellic Party is an all-campus dance party during the summer term except during school welcome new and returning minor- awareness on different aspects of Council will be there to welcome being held Saturday night at 10:45 vacations or examinations, by PRINTED WITH ity students to Eastern with “EIU campus life.