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♦ Wednesday, July 7, 1999 http://www.siue.edu/ALESTLE/Alestle.html Vol. 51, No. 65 ♦ o it has site, just look Doubleheader set at SIUE THOMAS OLSEN to the SIUE network, information NEWS REPORTER on setting-up student e-mail Group plans to act out concerns during trustees' meeting accounts, software downloads BY SARAH LANDWEHR computers for the trustees. Carbondale who will be here Anyone trying to access the and links to other OIT pages. CHIEF COPY EDITOR “He used a majority of Thursday for the board of SIUE Office of Information OIT covers many diverse Technology web page at topics of computing Hall said, money that came from our (the trustees meeting. Univerisal Resource Locator and they have many different There will be a twin bill at students’) telephone calls,” According to Riley http://www.siue.edu/OIT have web pages devoted to these areas. SIUE Thursday morning. Roberts said. Maynard, professor of mass been greeted by a message that it Some pages offer information for As the board of trustees According to a recent communications, there will be is under construction. general computer users but most holds its regular monthly newspaper report, the computer discussions this fall among the Spokeswoman for OIT, of OIT's web pages have meeting in the Rendleman money came from the SIUC Faculty Association concerning Susan Hall, said that URL has technical information general Building, students from the telephone system and its long forming a union. been disabled and OIT has not users won't need Hall said. Carbondale campus will be distance charges. made a decision regarding its She said OIT attempts to presenting theatrical satire Roberts said she and other Maynard said he thinks the future. She said that information keep their web pages up to date outside the Morris University SEE members will be union has been extremely which students will most likely but because they also have other Center. performing and handing out helpful for Carbondale faculty. need can be found instead at jobs they can fall behind on http://www.siue.edu/HELPDES updates. According to Dawn fliers Thursday. “They (Carbondale faculty) K/. Its not unusual to come Roberts, a member of SEE, Some protesters from the have a voice,” Maynard said. Hall said the OIT "help across URLs that have had their Students for Excellence in Carbondale campus may also be “They have input on educational desk" is where students can find content become non-existent Hall Education, students will present here today when Sanders holds a decisions.” information on remote said. several skits to protest the firing 10:30 a.m. press conference in Maynard said SIUE faculty computing through modem links of Jo Ann Argersinger, who was the Rendleman Building to members would like to be fired last month after less than a discuss Thursday’s board unionized because they are Pepsi is only drink at SIUC year on the job as chancellor at agenda. “tired of having [decisions] Carbondale. The decision to fire made on corporate number BY ANTHONY WATT However, this was a change “She was our chancellor, Argersinger has drawn a storm crunching.” He said professors NEWS REPORTER from SIU’s standpoint in 1990 but all of this affects the whole of protest from several groups as would like to have some of their when an exclusive contract for SIU system,” Roberts said. well as two lawsuits by the ex concerns met. A Pepsi-lover will have a Crisp was turned down until Roberts added that SEE will chancellor. The firing has also “Carbondale is more hard time finding a Pepsi or a be addressing other issues, such sparked interest on this campus other companies were allowed to unified," Maynard said. "We’re as SIU President Ted Sanders’ in a union for faculty. Mountain Dew at SIUE until the bid for the deal. working under the same decision to spend almost SIUE Faculty Association university’s exclusive contract “Authority to approve a conditions but with no one $300,000 to upgrade computers members will be speaking with with Coca-Cola expires in 2002. contract depends on the value of representing our interests.” in his office and furnish lap-top union representatives from SIU Exclusive contracts are not the contract,” said Keith Nichols, unusual between universities and director of SIUE News Services. businesses, but questions have “The director of purchasing has recently been raised about how authority to approve contracts up SIU President Ted Sanders to and including $50,000. The handled a contract with Pepsi university president has authority distributor Harry Crisp Ir. on the to approve contracts of $50,000 SIU Carbondale campus. through $100,000, and the Two years ago, Crisp executive committee of the board donated $500,000 to help repair of trustees or the full board the floor of SIUC’s basketball approves contracts in excess of court. The court was then named $ 100,000.” after Crisp’s father, Harry Crisp Nichols said that in the case Sr. of SIUE’s contract with Coca- Several days later Crisp and Cola distributor, Central States Sanders signed a 10-year Bottling of Maryland Heights, extension of Crisp's company’s Mo., that letters were sent to The cool exclusive right to sell and several soft drink companies but water of advertise Pepsi beverages at only Pepsi and Coca-Cola Cougar several SIUC playing fields. The responded. The contract was Lake pool contract will expire in 2020. negotiated on several points during the Sanders did not get the approval including the building of the hot summer is of the SIU board of trustees $100,000 stadium scoreboard, popular before signing the deal nor did and SIUE getting 33 percent of with the other companies have a chance to the vending machine sales, which younger bid for the contract. in the last 10 months has totaled set. Jack Dyer, administrative $65,000, part of which goes to assistant to Sanders, said that the the maintenance of the soda T. Cho/Alestle contract with Crisp was within machines. Two SIUE students lounge by the Cougar Lake pool over summer break. Employees the range of Sander’s authority. see PEPSI, page 2 and students with a valid ID may enjoy the use of the pool. ♦ P a g e 2 The Alesile Wednesday, July 7, 1999 ♦ PEPSl- from page 1 Join the latest Click . . . competitively bid on each year. SIUE has exclusive vendor Several more are being contracts with B.T. Office negotiated, including contracts “If we are getting The Alesile o n lin e : Products for office supplies, for maintenance equipment, service X from two or three Konica for photocopiers, Bergen- cleaning supplies, building different vendors,” he said, “we http://www.siue.edu/ALESTLE/Alest1e.html Brunswig for medical supplies, supplies, natural gas and are paying the price for all three. First Chicago for procurement computer leasing. The question then becomes cards, Allen Foods for food Nichols said that there whether or not you could get a supplies and University Book are also hundreds of smaller better price by giving all your Binding for library services. contracts that companies business to one vendor.” You can prevent colon cancer, even beat it. ”
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Talk to your doctor about getting tested. Police incidents- Traffic disobeying a stop sign at the Cassie Cerkoski, 20, of intersection of Poag Road and Edwardsville for possession of NATIONAL S p o n s o r e d b y t h e N a t io n a l C o l o r e c t a l 6/27/99 Bohm. cannabis. Each was issued a C a n c e r R o u n d t a b l e ilorectal F o r m o r e information , c a l l t h e notice to appear and released. ancer A m e r ic a n C a n c e r S o c ie t y Paul P. Vahdat was issued a 7/04/99 ROUNDTABLE a t 1-800-ACS-2345 citation for disobeying a traffic Srinath Bagchi was issued a Officers issued an SIUE control device and driving under citation for operating an warrant to Talmedge Graham, the influence. He was also uninsured vehicle. 25, of Edwardsville, at the charged with possession of drug Madison County Jail. paraphernalia and possession of 7/05/99 a controlled substance. Vahdat’s Chad Buder was issued a 7/01/99 vehicle was towed to Cross citation for operation of an towing and he was taken to uninsured vehicle. Officers served Kenneth Madison County Jail. Kayes, 25, of Glen Carbon, with a special misdemeanor warrant 6/28/99 A rrest for public indecency while he was at the Madison County Jail. Citations were issued to 6/27/99 His bond was set at $ 10,000. Erin L. Raulston for speeding Police were called to a and to Heidi Jean Marie Grant disturbance on the soccer field Theft for driving a vehicle with one during the Prairie State Games. headlight. Police arrested Charles Purser, 6/17/99 39, of Springfield for obstructing 6/29/99 a police officer. Purser posted Officers received a report of $100 bond and was released. a stolen Star Tec 6500 cellular Citations were issued to telephone valued at $250. Brandon M. Syniski for speeding 6/28/99 and operating an uninsured Police stopped a van on 6/29/99 vehicle. Poag Road near Bluff Road for a traffic violation. Police arrested A female student reported Joanna Koski, 18, of Hamel and theft of a gold Marquis-cut 7/03/99 John Harris, 21, of Edwardsville diamond ring, valued at $199 A citation was issued to for possession of drug taken from a locker in the Timothy E. Moore for equipment. Also arrested was Vadalabene Center. -Ana, age 16
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E d it o r ia l : E d it o r in c h ie f : It’s a friggin mess, baby! Com m entary------R. John Klimut “Dr. Evil” is at it again. N ew s e d it o r : After defeating the SIU Prime Minister, once-upon-a-time A past look at the future Vacant chancellor Jo Ann Argersinger, “Dr. Evil” has found a new sidekick WASHINGTON (AP) - A century ago this summer, a boundlessly L if e s t y l e s e d it o r : in the fight against the free market place. Enter Mr. Crisp. optimistic, militarily triumphant and relatively prosperous America Sheri McWhirter Yes, our fearless and oh-so-wise leader, Ted Sanders, is stepping began to face the rapidly approaching 20th century with totally S po r t s e d it o r : square in the middle of another mess, not one month after the fearless predictions. Many Americans envisioned the last century of the millennium as Tony Ammann Argersinger fiasco began. a century of peace and universal brotherhood. C o py e d it o r : I’m sure you wait with bated breath to hear the news of “Dr. Sarah Landwehr Others saw snares in the rapid advance of technology. Evil’s” newest plot to take over the world (read SIU). Well far be it P h o t o e d it o r : The most jingoistic saw the United States inflating until it held from me to hold you in suspense, fair reader. Jill Stevens sway over both American continents, moving all the way south as well Mr. Sanders, after all his preaching about the goods of a shared as all the way north. services center, has decided that the most cost-effective thing for In their enthusiasm, few heeded the cautionary words of British S e c t io n s t a f f : SIUC is to give an exclusive contract to one Mr. Harry Crisp, historian James Bryce, who warned in 1893 that “the coasts of history N ew s sometimes referred to as the “Pepsi-bottling Czar.” You couldn’t ask are strewn with the wrecks of predictions ...” Patrick Ebers for a better name and title, could you? As the 20th century opened, the United States had 45 states and Thomas Olsen For those of you not in the know, Sanders has created quite a stir 76 million citizens. Anthony Watt within the SIU system by advocating and carrying forward plans to “Following an extended economic depression, the nation's leaders L ife st y l e s institute a shared services center. The SSC, in theory, would reduce boasted the first treasury surplus in six years, a new overseas empire Vacant SIU’s overhead by streamlining purchasing and distribution for all and the opportunities for progress through technology,” writes S po r ts system campuses through one center. The Arthur Andersen company historian Richard A. Baker. Vacant was hired to do a cost effectiveness analysis and showed that, on In the fall of 1900, President McKinley, the commander in chief C o py d esk who had presided over the defeat of Spain, the liberation of Cuba from paper, it would indeed work. Vacant Spanish rule and the occupation of the Philippines, would be elected After the cost of the center is recouped, the SIU system would PHOTOGRAPHY to a second term. New York Gov. Theodore Roosevelt, the self- save several million dollars per year. Corey Deist promoting hero of San Juan Hill, would come to Washington as Of course, the SSC has its opponents, mainly at SIUC. McKinley's vice president. G r a p h ic s / p r o d u c t io n : While one may argue for or against the proposal, Sanders, as its Baker, who is the historian of the U.S. Senate, noted in a paper leading proponent, seems to have foregone the spirit of the SSC in delivered before the American Political Science Association in 1997 G r a ph ic s s u p e r v is o r : giving an exclusive contract to Mr. Crisp. that the optimism was layered with the turmoil of swift M ik e G e n o v e s e Several years ago Crisp donated $500,000 in memory of his industrialization, large-scale immigration, territorial expansion, social G r a ph ic s a ssista n ts: Jennifer Green father to help construct a new floor for the basketball court in SIUC’s unrest and political corruption. M ark Wood arena. In return, SIUC said it would name the floor the “Harry L. Sen. Chauncey Depew, a New York Republican, said in 1899 that W e b m a s t e r : Crisp Sr. Court.” T hat’s a fair trade. he feared the productive energies released by the power of invention, James Lentz A few days after the naming of the new floor, Mr. Crisp was steam engines and electricity would create a massive surplus “which hand-delivered one hell of a sweet deal - the right to exclusively endangers the health, happiness and lives of the people of Europe and A d v e r t is in g : distribute his Pepsi products not only at basketball games, but at the America.” Eric Albrecht football and baseball fields for the next 10 years. Baker noted that even Bryce, predictably abandoning his fear of prediction, warned that the first 30 years of the new century would No other vendors were allowed to bid and the agreement, which C ir c u l a t io n : produce increasingly scarce natural resources resulting in soil Colin Fries was made between Sanders and Crisp, was not approved by the SIU exhaustion, high food prices, depressed wages, social unrest and Sheri McWhirter board of trustees. “pernicious experiments in legislation.” Tomas Olsen Technically, Sanders has done nothing wrong. The contract was But most commentary on the future tended to be hopeful. within the amount that can be approved by the president under SIU A l e s t l e a d v is e r : The New York Times concluded that as the 19th century had seen guidelines; no board approval was needed. M ik e M o n t g o m e r y “vast strides” in scientific advancement and “the application of the The thing that I can’t figure out is what in the hell Sanders is forces of nature to the service of man,” the new century would witness O ffice m anager: thinking. a cooperative United States and Europe moving toward
M a r y A l l is o n Not one month ago Sanders told the SIUC student newspaper, “an ultimate harmony of interests.” the Daily Egyptian, that he did not want to run either campus. He The Chicago Tribune editorialized on Jan. 1, 1901, that the 20th L e t t e r s t o r u t : h >i t o k p o i .k \: said he did not want the job (of chancellor) because he had his own century would blossom into “a century of humanity (bringing) a The editors, staff and publishers of the Alestle believe in the free exchange of to worry about. Sanders also said that he did not want to get involved keener realization of the brotherhood of man.” ideas, concerns and opinions and will “We are now at peace with the world, and it is my fervent prayer publish as many letters to the editor as with the daily operations of the different campuses. possible. Letters may be turned in at the Sanders is also known for preaching the good of the SSC and that if differences arise between us and other powers they may be Alestle office located in the Morris settled by peaceful arbitration and that hereafter we may be spared the telling how the center will save the SIU system millions of dollars. University Center, Room 2022 or via e- horrors of war,” McKinley said in his inaugural address. mail at [email protected]. So what does Sanders turn around and do after all his PR work All hard copy letters should be typed There seemed to be no suspicion that the new century would so to make himself look like the Grandfather we never had? He grants and double-spaced. All letters should vastly expand the concept of “the horrors of war.” be no longer than 500 words. Please a 10-year, exclusive contract to a guy who has donated half a million include your phone number, The futurists indulged themselves at McKinley's inaugural, signature(or name, if using e-mail) and dollars to SIUC. This doesn’t really fall into line as an action that our looking ahead a century to the inaugural of 2001, social security number. beloved and benevolent leader would take. It sort of makes it look We reserve the right to edit letters for They predicted a century of “aeroplanes” and even “aero-yachts” grammar and content. However, great like Sanders was putting on one fabulous press waltz to make two years before the Wright Brothers demonstrated the practicality of care will be taken to ensure that die himself, and the board, look nice and pretty. manned flight. message of the letter is not lost or altered. Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like Sanders shoots himself in Their vision, applied with at least a pinch of humor, was spelled Letters to the editor will not be printed the foot. out in the official program for McKinley's inaugural on March 4, anonymously except under extreme circumstances. After months of preaching how he is not a control freak and how 1901. The Alestle is a member of the Illinois much his SSC will save the system money, Sanders goes and does It included a federal union of 118 states stretching over the entire College Press Association and the land mass of North and South America. The new president would hail Associated Collegiate Press. something like this. I just can’t figure it out. As I said in my column from the state of Ontario. His middle name would be McKinley. He The name Alestle is an acronym on the Argersinger firing, perception is reality. derived from the names of the three The perception of this whole mess is that Sanders is a bull in a would propose in his inaugural address that work begin at once to shift campus locations of SIUE: Alton. East the direction of the Arctic current off Labrador “to allow the gulf St. Louis and Edwardsville. china shop and he’s going to do exactly what he wants when he Stream to change the climate.” The Alestle is published on Tuesdays wants regardless of what anyone else says, including himself. and Thursdays during fall and spring In a little more than six months from that day of hope, the cutting Somebody better call the international man of mystery, Austin semesters, and on Wednesdays during edge of time drew blood. summer semesters. For more Powers, because this mess isn’t going away by itself. information, call (618) 650-3528. McKinley was assassinated. Theodore Roosevelt became president and the future changed, as it often has, in truly unpredictable ways. Have a comment? Historian Bryce, who later became British ambassador to Let us know! John Klimut Washington, could have repeated himself. Send us an e-mail: Editor In Chief “All we can ever say of the future is that it will be unlike the [email protected] present.” The Alestle Got a problem? Need Answers? Campus Box 1167 LAWRENCE L KNUTSON Edwardsville, III. 62026-1167 Contact the Alestle! ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ♦ P a g e 4 The Alestle W e d n e sd a y , J uly 7 , 1 9 9 9 ♦
fn My M in i. BY SHERI MCWHIRTER LIFESTYLES EDITOR
I never thought that working at the Alestle would make my dreams come true. I thought it would be nothing more than more responsibility required for my future career in mass communications. It is that, but the other day, one of my dreams came true right in the newsroom. I was fortunate enough to People, En interview Lajon, the lead singer of Sevendust. Many of you may not recognize the name Sevendust, but it is one of my favorite bands. BY STEPHEN WHITE Sevendust is headlining at the Vans LIFESTYLES STRINGER Warped Tour '99, which is due to stop at Riverport Amphitheatre on July 13. LflJON Twenty-two years ago, I spent nearly half an hour questioning Lajon and received the perfect answers that I knew 1 amid the sweltering heat and would. mass paranoia in New York Q - Who are you most excited about touring with this summer City caused by the infamous on the Warped Tour? “Son of Sam” slayings, a A - Black-Eyed Peas because they have great energy. I also demented man named David can’t wait to meet Eminem and Ice-T. Berkowitz talked to a dog who Q - What do you think about Cypress Hill dropping off the told him to kill, kill, kill. I tour? Now, Spike Lee has used A - It definitely affected the tour for the hard-core Cypress the senseless murders as the fans, but there is still a lot of great bands playing. subject of his agonizing, 136- Q - Why the Warped Tour instead of Ozzfest? Spike Lee's latest atten minute debauchery that’s about A - Well, now we’re acceptable to the skater kids. Most hadn’t heard of Sevendust before. as purposeless and gratuitous as Award fails miserably to Q - Have you ever had any problems with security at venues the killing spree that shocked because of your advocacy of drug use by the audience members? and held America’s largest city A - Nope. I smoked a fat joint on stage in Dallas with the in panic-stricken terror so long cops right there. They didn’t do sh~. ago. Q - You haven’t released the title of the new album yet. Do “Summer of Sam” was shot mostly in the you know what you’ll call it? Country Club section of the Bronx, where the A - “Home,” because when you tour as much as we do, you first of the murders took place. In graphic detail, don’t go home much. You’d think we’d all hate each other after the film shows the first so-called “serial killer,” two years in a tour bus together, but we have much more respect David Berkowitz, stumbling from street to street, for each other. It’s about reconnecting with our lives. We’re getting stopping at cars where men and women are to know each other again. Sevendust is home. Q - What’s your favorite song on “Home’’? spooning and casually blowing their brains out. A - “Denial” because it’s groovin’ and I like my singing in it. The frantic killing spree is loosely tied to the Q - Who do you plan on touring with after the release of the dual love affairs of Vinny (John Leguizamo) and album in August? Dionna (Mira Sorvino) and Ritchie (Adrien A - We’ve been looking around. We’d like to play with Kid Brody) and Ruby (Jennifer Esposito). The Rock or Limp Bizkit again. We’ll just have to see. paranoia these lovers feel wreaks havoc on their Q - Who’s the coolest fan ever? relationships and they begin to vaguely question A - It was when a 12-year-old kid with AIDS wanted to meet the dual nature of man in frighteningly banal us as his wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. dialogue. Vinny begins to think that God is trying Q - What’s your favorite band? to tell him something, although he’s never quite A - Man, there’s so many. Probably Skunk Anansie, a band sure what it is. He starts to use more cocaine, from Europe, and the Deft ones. acts funny around his wife and feels guilty about Q - All-time favorite CD? A - “The Best of Stevie Wonder.” his many extramarital affairs. Q - Favorite movie? ^ Vinny’s appetite for sex parallels A - I don’t have time for movies. I haven’t even seen “Star Berkowitz’s appetite for murder, and although Wars” yet. none of the main characters in the film ever Q - What other upcoming band do you think has what it takes meets the “Son of Sam,” he still manages to ruin to reach your level of success? their lives and break up their happy A - Double Drive from our hometown of Atlanta. They’re neighborhood. Vinny and his friends soon going to do it. compile their own suspect list, which includes Q - What is in your CD player right now? Ritchie, Vinny’s best friend, who is a punk rocker the “Son of Sam”? Unfortunately, not very much. like you ’r A - You mean, here? On the tour bus? and performer at an all-male strip club. Before long, hell itself, Q - Yup. I want to know what you were most recently The plot lacks cohesiveness and a real sense of the paranoia destroys Vinny’s relationship with his p eop le in listening to. drama because its characters imitate the A - Well, Meshuggah and Tea Party. Wait - (what’s in the CD wife as well as his relationship with Ritchie. senselessness of David Berkowitz. There’s too read the Is player, man? OK, cool.) The new Sevendust is in there too with But what does all this really have to do with much going on in this story and it makes you feel they belie the new Zach Wilde and Machinehead. By the end of the conversation, my excitement was overwhelming. My palms were sweaty and I had a terrible cramp in my hand. But I got to talk to a man I idolize. I love this guy. He fool & R£Af£Sr ALBUMS M HiST impressed me no end on both occasions that I’ve seen Sevendust perform. I was in total awe. But it gets better. ALESTLE STAFF REPORT also an argument in favor of looking at our po Lajon asked me if he was going to meet me at the upcoming “Why not write a book about albums?” someone asked Dave its details, as well as the big picture. Marsh tr show in St. Louis. I told him that I and my friends were still Marsh. “Because nobody goes around humming albums,” Marsh black pop as the center point o f what has been c working on scraping together enough money for tickets. roll era. In this book, Aretha Franklin, James Bi “Sh— girl, you don’t need a ticket. You’re on the guest list. I replied. In short, singles are the essence of rock ‘n’ soul music, and they Spector and Marvin Gaye take center stage as i have to have somebody to hang out with backstage, don’t I?” define the center of everything that has happened since the Big Beat Elvis, the Stones and the Beatles. “This isn't some kind of sick joke is it?” first entered the mainstream in the 1950s. But “The Heart of Rock & “No man. I’ll hook you and your friends up.” Soul” isn’t just about humming them; it’s also about being haunted by “The Heart of Rock & Soul” offers a polei Immediately following my return of the phone to the receiver, them and about how rock and soul music helps us keep track of our greatest rock and soul singles ever made, enc I jumped out of my seat and screamed my own profane lives and make sense of them. It’s filled with funny stories about how rhythm and blues, disco, folk, punk, reggae exclamation. I was so excited that I couldn’t sit down for more songs came to be written and records came to be made, right alongside M arsh’s singles make up an alternative histor than three hours. This is a dream come true. Who knew an on- accounts of the effect these records had, where they came from, where illuminating essays - complete with music hisl campus job could be this cool? others took them and who stole what from whom. Along the way, it’s and personal appraisals - double as a comment W e d n e s d a y , July 7, 1999
If you’re looking for enlightenment or at le a s t a good tin e , check out one of my ace pick concerts. You’l l have a hell of a tine, but I’m itertainment & Comics making no promises. If you look hard enough, New York Post, and the frenzy drives them all you’l l probably find me out of their minds. “Summer of Sam” brings _ there! to mind the concept of Ozzfest is going on all day today, so here’s a couple shows for next aesthetic distance: if you tell a really dumb story week. | in a really dumb way, Vans Warped Tour *99 J you make a mockery out Paul Simon and ! of a mockery and, $06 i> yta n Tuesday rightfully, people will be Riverport Amphitheatre offended. St. Louis The characters in Saturday Riverport Amphitheatre “Summer of Sam” have I’ll just give you part of the list: mpt at an ftcadamy the psychological St. Louis complexity of rabbits Pennywise, Blink 182, o meet expectations. and they couple with one Why anyone wouldn’t want to Sevendust, Eminem. Black another even more. see two of the world’s greatest Eyed Peas, Less Than Jake, Speaking of sex scenes, musicians and songwriters Grin spoon, LIT, The Living this film has some real together at the same show, I End, Molotov, Suicidal doozies. Everything from anal sex to oral can’t imagine! I can’t image Tendencies, Ice-T, The Vandals, sex to group sex is explored with the same Dylan being around much Buck-O-Nine, Amazing graphic intensity as the killings. The film longer, so you better see him Crowns, Zebrahead, Dogfight, halfheartedly gets into issues such as while you can! and the local band Playground homosexuality, sex clubs, baseball and even King. I didn’t have room for the Studio 54, but it never explores or expounds entire list! on anything deeply enough to give the story any dramatic depth. Even the setting of the story is vague: the movie starts out with a documentary-style paragraph or two from Tof> Ten b est tiqys Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Jimmy Breslin, who covered the story when he worked for the New York Post, but he to bent the heqt: doesn’t tell you anything interesting about By ^heri tfcWlhirter <*r\d M^rk. Wood David Berkowitz or these hapless characters we’re supposed to feel sorry for. All he does | is banter on about how he’s been reporting ^tay home a(( day - naked- for more than 40 years and the “Son of Sam” was just another story out of millions. When the movie started, I wondered 9. ¿hert on ice cubes - risked. just what in the hell Breslin had to do with the plot; I was surprised to see him at the end too. There he was again, wrapping up Hanj out in frozen food aisies
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Baseball Nowadays, people aren’t just satisfied with what they have. Everything has to be bigger, faster, stronger, prettier and simpler. That’s OK most of the time. Lately, however, there’s been a rumor going around that the city of St. Louis may have a new baseball stadium downtown within the next five to seven years. Time out. Busch Memorial Stadium is right up there with some of the prettiest, most fan- friendly parks in all of Major Cory Deist/AZesf/e League Baseball, yet someone isn’t happy w ith it. Above and top right, teen There’s some group of age girls take their final money-hungry yuppies out shots at the hoop at this there who only care about year’s basketball summer generating revenue. That’s fine sports camp. Next week, if the Cardinals went out and girls will have the spent that money to produce a opportunity to attend competitive team, but we all Nike softball day camps. know the chances of that Right, young wrestlers happening. are coached by new What about the countless Cougar wrestling head renovations that have taken coach Booker Benford. place at Busch the past seven years? Was the big green scoreboard in centerfield built to make the park cozy or to let SIUE to hold inaugural State Games Joe Sixpack know if the Brewers scored in the sixth Basketball, soccer, softball and track events will take place at SIUE facilities inning? Come on. When a Cardinal fan goes BY TONY AMMANN Midwest as well. The State Games will be national derector for the state to a baseball game, he or she SPORTS EDITOR From Aug. 6-8, the SIUE held every other year. Cities Games, hotels around the area are can count on three things. Mark athletic facilities will see involved in the State Games will already getting booked. Traffic McGwire will bat, the beer will Perhaps the most popular basketball, soccer, softball and have the opportunity to have congestion could be a big stop flowing after the seventh place for an athlete to be this track and field competition. them twice. St. Louis will be problem as well when the events inning stretch and the scenery summer is SIUE. Fresh off the Ralph Korte Stadium, which will given first choice for the 2001 take place come August. will be baseball and baseball annual Prairie State Games, the host the track and field events, games. Moore said he believes the only. Where does there need to SIUE athletic facilities will be has quickly become one of the Athletes must have won state-based games provide a great be a change? host to the first State Games of most successful projects on the medals at amateur state- steppingstone for Olympic The main problem with all Am erica Aug. 6-9. Edwardsville campus. sponsored games to be eligible hopefuls. Famous Olympians this new stadium nonsense is More than 6,000 athletes are Like the Prairie State Games, for the 1999 State Games. The such as figure skater Nancy simple. If money continues to expected to participate in the the age group of the participating Prairie State Games in Illinois Kerrigan and track and field be spent renovating Busch inaugural State Games, which are athletes will range from junior and Show Me State Games of legend Jackie Joyner Kersee Stadium, there should be held in 35 states across the high school students to senior Missouri qualify as such games. participated in similar events as absolutely no talk of a new nation. Top competitors in their citizens. He also noted that the Every athlete that wins a the State Games before they were facility. respective sporting events will youngest participant is a 7-year- medal in this year’s State Games Olympic medalists. Think about it. Imagine a receive medals, much like the old swimmer and the oldest will become automatically The festivities will begin new stadium downtown in format of the Prairie State Games athlete is a 62-year-old pole eligible for the State Games of Aug. 5 when athletes register at about 2003. Remember all the held last week at SIUE. vaulter. 2001. Kiener Plaza in St. Louis. The time, effort and money put into The SIUE campus was SIUE will have four of the Bob McDonald, director of opening ceremonies will be held building that new Family chosen from among the most elite 15 sporting events in the State media relations for the State near the Arch Aug. 6. Pavilion that lasted just five venues across the metro east and Games. The 11 other sporting Games, predicts that the net All-events tickets are $6 a years? Would you rather have St. Louis for the State Games. events are bowling, diving, figure revenue could exceed $7 million. piece, and are valid for entrance seen Kevin Brown in a Most of the athletes competing in skating, gymnastics, ice hockey, McDonald also said that 17,000 to all venues in both Missouri and Cardinal uniform or Fredbird the event hail from the metro road race competition, tourists could come to see the Illinois. For more information on biting kids’ heads on the atea. Many of the 35 swimming, tennis, volleyball, games. the inaugural State Games, call Jumbotron? Sheesh. participating states are in the wrestling, and taekwondo. According to Mike Moore, (314) 827-2500. ♦ W ednesday, July 7, 1999 T h e Alestle P a g e 7 ♦ ed it S o u t h e r n I l l in o is U n i v e r s i t y E dwardsville
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