Eastern Illinois University The Keep September 2000 9-29-2000 Daily Eastern News: September 29, 2000 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2000_sep Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: September 29, 2000" (2000). September. 35. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2000_sep/35 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2000 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in September by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Friday Vol. 85 No. 30 September 29, 2000 ws www.eiu.edu/- den Verge Sports lmprov group Hello Dali Construction for a new Unbeaten men's soccer team performs free at Stevenson student parking lot is scheduled begins MVC play at home this tonight. to be complete in December. weekend. Story on Page 18 Story on Page 3A Story on Page SA Physical plant staff member hospitalized she said. Ken Coffey in Bev Coffey said the accident occwred while Coffey was working critical condition on building a concession stand and a press box at the high school, where after fall in Kansas he also coaches. Coffey was working by himself By Michelle Jones Tuesday night when the accident campus edttor occwred, so no one can be sw-e of exactly what happened until he An Eastern employee remains in regains consciousness, said Bob critical condition at Carl Foundation McDaniel, chiefof the Kansas Police Hospital in Urbana after falling while Department. wodcing on a construction project at "He was working on building at Kansas High School. the ball diamond, a concession stand Ken Coffey, physical plant con­ and a press box together," McDaniel stmction project coordinator, is in the said. intensive care unit at the hospital, Coffey could have fallen as many said Melinda Morgan, head nursing as 19 feet, which is the height of the supervisor. building, but they ru-e not catain as to "(Coffey is) in ICU, and he's in what prut of the building he was on, critical condition," Morgan said. McDaniel said. Morgan said she could not release ''We're assuming ... that he fell off any infmmation on whether Coffey's the top prut ofthe building," he said. condition had improved at all since Bev Coffey also said she assumes he was brought to the hospital. he fell off of a laddet: Bev Coffey, Ken's sister-in-law, "But we don't really know said Ken's condition has improved because he's still unconscious," she slightly. He had a cut on his head, but said. they knew of no broken bones. The accident occwred sometime Another MRI would be done to fiu·­ betv.•een 7 and 8 p.m . Tuesday, ther detemrine his condition, she McDaniel said. They know Coffey Eric Wolters I Assoc. Photo editor said. was all right at 7 p.m. Tuesday when He was breafuing on his own the custodian left the premises, and Ed Miller, a Charleston resident, voices his opinion about the condition of his driveway's condition after rainfall. A town Thw'Sday, and there was no fiu1her Coffey was found a little after 8 p.m , meeting was held at the residence of Diane Schaefer, assistant professor for sociology and anthropology, as well as a swelling as of Thursday moming, he said. Douglas Avenue resident, in Charleston on Thu rsday night. Flooding: 'Something Speaker discusses needs to be done about it' role of women in art ByTerri Manser to work hard to get through the mis­ By Christine Demma lem, sewage drains into the flood­ Residents are also concemed Staff writer conception that they ru·e not as capa­ Staff editor ed ravine fi:om the covered man­ about more flooding once a hous­ ble of a-eating str·ong messages. hole across the ravine, Schaefer ing development is built on top of The idea that women ru·e as rutis­ McKenzie Stnith, junior psy­ Concemed residents from said. The sewage that enters is the hill. tically influential as men was the chology major with a possible Douglas Avenue and students pollution and is a health hazard. If homes are going to be built, main idea a distinguished professor minor in rut, also feels that women gathered Thursday to discuss cur­ " I' m afraid for my home," the builder needs to ensure a good of rut hoped to relay to students and ru-e still somewhat in the shadow of rent flooding issues and further Schaefer said. drainage system, said Anita faculty in ha·lecture. men when it comes to rutw01k. problems that will continue once a Clay Weidner, senior political Butler, a resident on Douglas Annemarie Weyl Cai1~ a profes­ "Alt is male-dominated becanse housing development is built. science major, said, "the sewage is Avenue. sor of rut histmy at Southem women rutists don't get enough Diane Schaefer, Charleston a definitely a health hazard." More water will retain after the Methodist University, came to recognition," Smith said. Smith, resident and assistant professor Water between homes also new development IS built, Eastern to shal-e her thoughts and who attended the lectw·e Thmsday, for sociology and anthropology, tuns into the ravine. Schaefer said. research on the influence ofw omen is cw1-ently talcing a Women in Alt organized the gathering among There is a catch basin at the top "We're concetned about the and rut in the Middle Ages. class. area residents about major flood­ of the hill on the west side of the drainage that comes off the field," "I don't want to try and separate "(Cai1) is vety cultw·ed and ing behind her home and between street that catches the water and Cox said. men from women," Can· said. She infonnational," Smith said. neighbors' homes. takes it under the street and into The field is the site where the said women played a vay signifi­ "Tha-efore, she had vay interesting Douglas Avenue has homes the ravine. new development, if approved, cant role in creating rut throughout facts and opinions." built on top of a hill, and as the How ever, water that gathers will be built. the Middle Ages, but seldom get the Jean Mru·quardt, Women in Alt street moves on, the homes get between homes tuns off across the Erin Zahr, senior sociology recognition they desa ve. profess01~ said Cair's lecture was lower and closer to a ravine. street and over the side towards major, said she suppmts Schaefer Can· said women today ru-e still intei-esting. The ravine flows behind the ravine, said Dave Cox, a resi­ in her effmts about a bad situa­ slightly less recognized than men "(Cair) is somebody who's a Schaefer's home, and when there dent of Douglas Avenue. The tion. when it comes to rut, but "not pionea· in the field. She shows what are heavy rains, the ravine floods. water does not go under the street "Something needs to be done because there aren't brilliant we teach in the classroom," Not only is the flooding a prob- at all. about it," Zahr said. women." She said women just have Mru·quardt said. 2A Ftiday, September29,2000 1!!!!!!1!111111~--..------iiiiiilllllllii--.-Camnus_t(eDailyEa sternNe ws ________ Faitern News RH~!.?c~.uses .~.~ ~~~i~!.~~f c~~~i~~ion three-day Staff writer that tetm in the spring. In addition, Voting on all of the constitu­ The Daily Eastern News is published daily, if the executive position becomes tional revisions will take place at forecast Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill .• dur­ Revising the Residence Hall vacant before a tetm is up, some- next week's RHA meeting. ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly during the summer term except during school Association's constitution was the one will be nominated and elected The deadline for the RHA win- vacations or examinations, by main topic Thmsday at the RHA to finish the previous tetm. dow-painting contest for today S'Qv;N;< the students of Eastern llinois Also on the table is a require- Homecoming, which must be done - Universlty. SUbscription price: meeting. $38 per semester, $1 6 for summer only, $68 all The proposed revisions include ment that residence halls fill out by noon on Tuesday. A monetaty year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of requiring that RHA representatives request f01ms when asking for prize will be awarded to three The Associated Press. Which is entitled to patticipate in at least one RHA donations from the RHA budget. halls. excklsive use of aDartic les appearing ® in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 collllllittee. The halls would pmchase what The awards are first place $60, represent the majority opinion of the "Just going to meetings and they need and present written second place $40, and third place editorial board; all other opinion pieces are signed. The Daily Eastern News editorial reporting back to the hall just real­ statements of where the money $20. and business offices are located i1 Buzzard ly isn't getting enough done," said was spent, along with any receipts. Also, RHA is sponsoring Hello Hall. Eastern lli nois University. Erin Wilcox, RHA president. 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