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Eastern Illinois University The Keep January 1999 1-28-1999 Daily Eastern News: January 28, 1999 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_jan Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: January 28, 1999" (1999). January. 13. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_jan/13 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 1999 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in January by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 59˚ The Daily Thursday Showers 36˚ January 28, 1999 Inside Eastern Sports Zorba’s gets www.den.eiu.edu On the Eastern Illinois University a makeover Charleston, Ill. 61920 rebound Zorba’s attempts to get Vol. 84, No. 88 Both basketball teams try 12 pages a liquor license and changes to end losing streaks its name to The Station. News at Morehead State tonight. Story on Page 3 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Story on Page 12 Charleston uman canvas gets taste H of spring By Christy Kilgore ing only t-shirts and light jack- City editor ets around campus as they enjoyed the warm air, which The spring-like weather in Price said was brought in from Charleston Wednesday nearly the Gulf of Mexico and the broke the high record set in Southwest. 1944 by 4 degrees. “It’s a beautiful day,” said The temperature was 60 Becky Williams, a junior degrees at 1 p.m., said local English major. weather observer Dalias Price. But because of classes and Only four degrees away from work, “I’m not going to be able breaking the high record of 64 to enjoy it much,” Williams degrees. said. Wednesday was the Price said El Nino is not the warmest day so far in January cause of the unseasonably and the warmest Charleston has warm weather. seen since Dec. 8, when it was “You can speculate about 71 degrees, Price said. that, but after all, no one “I think it’s wonderful,” said knows,” he said. “It’s a cease- Becky Williams, a junior less motion of air.” English major who was sitting He said jet streams are “very outside of Lumpkin Hall. “I variable.” wish it was like this everyday. Students shouldn’t get out In the wintertime I get sun their summer clothes too soon, depravation; I get depressed. though. Price said colder This is a nice relief.” weather is on its way, with a Many students were wear- See SPRING Page 2 University’s Nicole Meinheit / Staff photographer (top right) While she is happy with the 8 inches of black ink that now adorn her lower back, Angela Crawford, a sophomore special education major, had to stand bent over a table for two hours while Dink Farris, owner of Dink’s Body Art in Mattoon, used her back as a canvas. state addressed (above) photo illustration by Deanna McIntyre Zielinski tells senate things are Two Eastern students offer their bodies as canvas happening quickly at Eastern By Nicole Meinheit of the room created by dividers. ˚˚By Chris Sievers pus, it is Features editor “You can’t back out now,” Crawford reminds her. Student government editor extremely More inside Dink Farris, owner of Dink’s Body Art, looks up important Senate rejects from coloring in an 8-inch-long tattoo across s Kristen Cheatle sits in the waiting room Student Body President that all resolution to of Dink’s Body Art at 1402 Broadway in Crawford’s lower back to look at Cheatle. Steve Zielinski Wednesday 12,000 stu- reinstate majors Mattoon, she lights up her third cigarette in “Did you sign the book?” he asks. said Eastern seems to be living dents at of botany, zoolo- a row. “Yes,” Cheatle said. the ideal that it’s not where you Eastern are gy and environ- A “You can’t back out once you sign the book,” he “I’m trying to cut back,” said Cheatle, sophomore start that matters, but where not just mental biology. early education major. “But I’m nervous.” says with a shrug and returns to Crawford’s tattoo. you finish that really counts aware of Page 7 Cigarette lit, Cheatle walks across the lobby to the Farris has been in giving people tattoos since he got during the State of the such things, pink walls adorned with drawings of tattoos. out of the Marines a little over seven years ago. University Address. but an active part of them as “This is what I’m getting,” she said pointing to a He spent five years in Decatur before returning to Zielinski told Student well,” he said. red rose on top of a black outline of a heart. his hometown of Mattoon two years ago. Senate members things are Zielinski said he was proud Cheatle has wanted a tattoo of a rose and have it Farris has always taken an interest in drawing. He happening quickly at Eastern. Student Government has signify love. Within two minutes of walking in the took some graphic arts courses at Lake Land College, “In five years, we went responded to the demands that door, Cheatle knew what tattoo she wanted and had but it wasn’t until his friends started asking him to from one of Playboys top ten have been put upon them and begun the paper work. draw their tattoos that he got interested in becoming a party schools to 43rd on challenged senate members to Behind a divider with the prices and licenses dis- tattoo artist. Kiplingers Top 100 work to protect every student’s played to the waiting room, Cheatle’s roommate, While it’s not required, most tattoo artists learn the Universities list,” Zielinski individual thoughts, interest Angela Crawford, sophomore special education trade by apprentice. said. and well-being. major, is getting her second tattoo. “You’re going to get laughed out of the business if you Zielinski said when he Over the past several years, Crawford is bent over a table that looks like it haven’t got experience,” Farris said. stood before the senate last Eastern has had a commitment belongs in a doctor’s office, but the speakers at the Currently Farris has an apprentice in his shop who year to address them on the to excellence, he said. back of the store playing Aerosmith dissolve any illu- is working on drawing up the master copies of tattoos, state of the university, he “As you all will come to sion that you are in a doctor’s office. which are heat transferable carbon placed on the tat- stressed the importance of sen- realize, success is a disease,” Coming around the divider and approaching tooee’s body for a guide. ate members working harder he said. “Now that EIU’s com- Crawford reluctantly, Cheatle watched from a corner See TATTOO Page 2 than ever for the students. munity has had a taste of it, “With the many changes that are taking place on cam- See ZIELINSKI Page 2 2 Thursday, January 28, 1999 The Daily Eastern News The Daily two weeks to heal and some spots He provided a tattoo the room. Tattoo may need to be touched up. Undertaker had on his arm for “I get shotgun,” she informs Eastern A lot of people think areas fade proof. Steinhour. The placement of her tat- from Page 1 because the artist did a bad job, Girls, like Crawford and Cheatle, too makes it hard for her to sit The apprentice also is learning Farris said. But it doesn’t matter tend to have tattoos on their lower squashed up, Crawford admits. News how good the artist is when you back, just above or below the bikini After all, when Crawford got her shading techniques for coloring in The Daily Eastern News is published daily, tattoos and how to put the tattoo have large areas of ink. line, and stomach, places where first tattoo this summer, she got in Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur- needles together. If the tattoo features vivid colors, they can hide them, Farris said. the same place as Cheatle. ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly it has to be done at least two times. The common trend in guys is for Both are happy with their tattoos, during the summer term except during school Some tattoo artists rely com- vacations or examinations, by pletely on tracing, Farris said. These After two hours, Farris finishes the biceps, but for all virgins to the which is what Farris is trying his PRINTED WITH SOYINK the students of Eastern Illinois with Crawford’s tattoo. He wipes needle, Farris recommends keeping best to accomplish. TM University. Subscription price: artists cannot do custom work. $38 per semester, $16 for summer only, $68 all Farris not only does custom the area with witch hazel to close it above the shirt line. “After he finished, I looked in the year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of work, he also does free hand the pores and lighten the bleeding. “(I wanted my tattoo in) in a mirror and thought ‘that is really The Associated Press, which is entitled to Before he puts ointment on it and place where my parents will never beautiful,’” Crawford said. “He did exclusive use of all articles appearing designs where the design is drawn in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 on someone’s body in a regular ink bandages his artwork, Farris snaps a ever see it and if I teach I don’t want a wonderful job.” represent the majority opinion of the pen rather than on a master copy.