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Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 1997 2-7-1997 Daily Eastern News: February 07, 1997 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1997_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 07, 1997" (1997). February. 5. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1997_feb/5 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1997 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in February by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PARTLY CLOUDY New a high of3r The challenge INSIDE Dally Richard McDuffie, final athletic FRIDAY Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Ill. 61920 director February 7, 1997 Vol. 82 , No. 95 candidate, 2 sections, 16 pages visits s campus. "Tell the truth and don't be afraid" County police continue shooting investigation Burch and did a quick pat down search and Police 'pat down' placed him in Freezeland's police car. Burch was handcuffed with his hands behind his back, but while in the police car search didn't find and heading toward I 057 Seventh St. , Burch managed to fire a small handgun he had concealed firearm concealed. He struck himself in the head, then fired a second shot shattering the rear By BRITT CARSON window of the police car. City editor "A pat down was all that was done because the arrestee put up quite a struggle The Coles County Sheriffs Department is and we wanted to prevent injury to the still investigating the cause of a shooting officers involved and the arrestee," Kimball involving a Charleston resident that said. "That's why a more thorough search occurred Wednesday night. was not done and they missed the weapon." Coles County Sheriff's Deputies, Sgt. After Burch shot himself, Coles County Steven Darimont and Deputy Tad Sheriff's Deputies and Charleston police Freezeland went to 316 Nantucket to ruTest subdued Burch, who was then transferred to Cody D. Burch, 19, of RR 1 Box 92AA, on Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital for treatment. a warrant issued in Effingham County for Burch was then transferred to Carle unlawful possession of liquor by a minor. Foundation Hospital in Urbana and was in State's Attorney Kevin Parker said the critical condition Wednesday night. warrant was issued Jan. 30 because Burch John Oboyle, a senior sociology major, failed to appear in court on the charge. witnessed the shooting from his house Burch also had a warrant out for his anest across the street. in Coles County for felony obstructing "We (he and his roommates) looked out justice and destroying evidence. the window and there was a cop outside the The warrant was issued on Jan. 24. police car with his gun pointed inside (the Sheriff Jim Kimball said he was not aware car)," Oboyle said. "We were about 20 yards of the warrant for Burch in Coles County. away and then we heard a shot go off and According to Kimball, Burch struggled saw the person inside the car's head bobbing when the deputies tried to arrest him at 316 up and down. We thought he was going to Nantucket on Wednesday. kill himself." "The arrestee became quite violent and Max Hubbartt of Neoga said Burch, who very combative and put up quite a struggle," worked for Hubbartt as a general laborer, Kimball said. Kimball said police were able to handcuff See SHOOTING page 2a CHET PIOTROWSKI JR./Photo editor Marcus Fizer, president of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, speaks at "Profile of Shades: Culture Diverse Color" Thursday in Taylor Hall dining services. 200 celebrate diversity By DEANA POOLE Stokes discussed the improv Activities editor ements to society that have occurred from his childhood to the Students were told Thursday to present. appreciate the di verse people they "What I see on this campus and interact with during a program titled in the world is certainly much better "Profile of Shades: Cu lture of than when I was growing up," he Diverse Color." said. "Had I been growing up in the "I hope you appreciate the era you all did, I probably would different people around you and the have been a lot happier." different people you associate He also discussed the ratio of IBE MASAYUKI/Staff photographer with," Michael Stokes, assistant African Americans to Caucasians director of housing, said to an during hi s schooling. In elementary Job search audience of about 200 students and school, Stokes was one of only 15 Susan Feinberg (left), ofLoyd Creative Staffing, Inc. in Chicago, explains about the company to community members. See CELEBRATE page 2a Lakisha High, senior computer management major, Thursday afternoon during a job fair in the Grand Ballroom ofthe Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Candidate believes city residents should better support Eastern Editor's note: This is the second of two Eastern. more attention to the different sport teams at was a controlled meeting we could get a lot articles comparing Charleston may oral "I think the townspeople miss a lot of Eastern. of input." candidates and their views on city issues. benefits at Eastern," Bough said. "We don't show our support for Eastern's Bough said it is impottant to keep a good Bough said Eastern has many activities sports teams enough," Bough said. "We relationship open between the university and By BRITT CARSON that appeal to Charleston residents, but many should be out there more." the city. City editor don't come out and support the students. Bough said he thinks a public meeting to "We have fairly good communication "We should take advantage of what's hear students' ideas would be a good idea if now, but it could be improved," Bough said. Mayoral candidate Henry Bough thinks available to us," Bough said. "There are a lot it was carefully monitored. "Everybody needs to get together to make it Charleston residents should show more of quality things we (residents) miss out on." "Big public meetings can turn into a work." support for activities and sports events at Bough said residents also should pay gmdge match," Bough said. "However, if it See CANDIDATE page 2a 2a The Dally Eastern News Weekend Specials At 'Girl X' guarded closely for safety JERKY~s CHICAGO (AP) - Her name is a her attacker, police are scrambling similar housing projects have PIZZA secret guarded as closely as the tiny for clues. Playing a Jongshot, they become nightmare environments 9-year-old herself. For almost a have even shown the scrawled graf that leave children who survive a PUB month she has lain unconscious in a fiti to a handwriting expert. them badly scarred. CORNER OF 4TH AND LINCOLN hospital bed, armed guards at her Meanwhile, Chicago's black com The city is tearing down the worst door around the clock. munity has embraced the girl's tor buildings, but progress is slow and Now, no one can hurt the child ment as a symbol of violence in the thousands still live amid the rats, 345-2844 known as "Girl X." But that's scant city's crumbling and crime-ridden trash and dimly lighted, foul comfort for the 4-foot-8, 64-pound projects. Hundreds have attended smelling stairwells where drug-sell- WE DELIVER girl who was raped, choked, poi vigils and thousands of dollars have ing gangs are found. I ~--....:;;.o;;.-- soned and left in a stairwell of the been raised for long-term psychiatric Five years ago, in another notori 11 am • I :00 am grim Cabrini-Green public housing care if Girl X finally regains con ous assault on a child, 7-year-old project with gang graffiti scribbled sciousness. Dantrell Davis was shot and killed on her body. Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson by a sniper moments after he left "It's a horrible, horrible thing," is raising funds, and Nation of Islam Cabrini-Green for school. Unlike says the Rev. Maxine Walker, a leader Louis Farrakhan has prayed him, Girl X lived. Baptist minister. "It makes you won at the girl's bedside. Her suffering began on the snowy der what kind of consciousness, Driving concern in part is the morning of Jan. 9 when, leaving a what kind of mind would do this." realization - now universal in playmate's apartment, she started With the victim unable to describe Chicago - that Cabrini-Green and home alone through Cabrini-Green. African Americans out of 300 stu African American heritage," he from "For Colored Girls Who dents, and in high school he was said. ''We celebrate our cultural Have Considered Suicide When one of 500 African Americans out heritage and testify to the world the Rainbow Isn't Enough." of 900 students. that the rich del soul of the mud-, Other performances included a Marcus Fizer, president of Phi den land has not left us." duo singing performance by Will 'rt;IJ% Beta Sigma fraternity, told the The program began with the Harris and John Sublette and a crowd that African Americans singing of the black national reading by Todd Levant, a resi should share the qualities their anthem by Angela Grimes fol dent assistant in Thomas Hall. off entire ancestors passed down to them lowed by a spiritual dance perfor The program was presented by with the world. mance by Instruments of Praise. James Robinson III, a junior mar He also said African American Four members of Zeta Phi Beta keting major and resident assistant Heritage Month is a celebration of sorority performed a step show in Taylor Hall, in hopes of their cultural heritage. and the Unity Gospel Choir also increasing diversity on campus.