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Join the Latest Click... the Alesileon Line 00005 7006500Z049910322 B0*V!S ^ TV ‘«chinfs ( 2 ) .LiNois U n iv e r s it y E dwardsville I N U t A ... editorials............. 3 lifestyle.................4 sports....................6 classifieds............8 Words to live by: “A conservative believes nothing should be done “Summer of Sam” is a for the first time.” ALTON, EAST ST. LOUIS & EDWARDSVILLE summer bummer. a student publication -Lynnwood L. Giacomini see page 4 ♦ 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. ” • H il l a r y R o d h a m C l in t o n • M a k e t h e t im e t o g e t a t e s t t h a t COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE. Colon cancer is the second leading cancer killer and everyone aged 50 and older is at risk. More than 50,000 Americans will die from colon cancer and 131,600 new cases will be diagnosed this year. Colon cancer is an equal opportunity disease that affects both women and men. This silent Jailer frequendy begins without symp­ toms and those with a family history are at even greater risk. Colon cancer is preventable— even curable when detected early. In fact, if cancer is found early enough, the patient has more than a 90 percent chance of survival. T. Cho/Alesile Colon cancer screenings are safe and effective and are now covered SIUE art students sketch the columns outside of the Lovejoy Library. by Medicare and an increasing number of other health providers. There’s even a test that can be used in the privacy of your own home. 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.
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