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SUNNY SPORTS a high of 59º The Movin’ INSIDE Daily Eastern on up Parental Panthers TUESDAY Eastern Illinois University climb in Charleston, Ill. 61920 I- AA poll October 24,1995 support Vol. 81, No. 47 African American Cultural 12 pages Center sponsors single parent STORY News 12 support group STORY 3 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” Governor names new board members By CHAD GALLAGHER Trust Co. in Park Ridge; Thomas sician and current Board of Administration editor Johnson, attorney and president of Governor’s trustee, said he is INdepth Williams & McCarthy in excited to be part of Eastern’s Eastern’s Governing Board Trustees After months of speculation, Rockford; Carl Koerner, CEO of individual board and will use his the seven names of Eastern’s new Koerner Distribution in Ef- vast background at Eastern as an Name & Age Occupation & Residence governing board trustees were fingham; and Betsy Mitchell, advantage to all trustees. ■ Nate Anderson, 45 ■ Principal at Rock Island High School, announced Monday morning by Director of Public Affairs for “Having known and dealt with Rock Island, the office of Gov. Jim Edgar. Devonshire Realty in Champaign. all the previous (Eastern) pre- ■ Keith Branson, 64 ■ Real estate broker at Coldwell- “Eastern’s new trustees have a Among the seven trustees, sidents except (Livingston C.) Banker Classic Real Estate, Mattoon ■ ■ broad range of backgrounds and backgrounds and specialties vary Lord it is a privilege and honor to Susan Gilpin, 41 Vice President of Northern Trust Co., experiences, and each will bring a from a local Charleston family be able to serve on Eastern’s Park Ridge ■ Dr. Mack Hollowell, 75 ■ Physician, Charleston valuable perspective to the physician to the president of the board,” Hollowell said. “With the board,” Eastern President David largest law firm in Rockford. forming of the (individual) board ■ Thomas Johnson, 52 ■ Attorney and president of William & Jorns said. “We’re delighted with “I have a very warm feeling for there will be seven people giving McCarthy, Rockford today’s appointments and look the university – I think it has a attention to (Eastern); with the ■ Carl Koerner, 68 ■ Chief Executive Officer of Koerner forward to a positive and sense of community and (college BOG, nine trustees were looking Distribution, Effingham productive working relationship.” atmosphere) that is unique,” said over five universities.” ■ Betsy Mitchell, 41 ■ Director of Public Affairs at The seven-member board, Johnson, who has served on The BOG is set for elimination Devonshire Realty, Champaign which will take over governance several boards governing Jan 1. of the university Jan. 1, includes: schools/universities and legal Although Gilpen admits to iliarity with budgeting and Gilpin, who graduated from Nate Anderson, principal of Rock counsels. “I bring the perspective having a limited knowledge of making necessary cuts,” said Eastern in 1974 with a bachelor’s Island High School; Keith of a lawyer but would not serve as higher education, she said her Gilpin, who has been with her degree in science, said she will be Branson, real estate broker with the university lawyer. I can help extensive business background company for 13 years. “My looking for Eastern to maintain a Coldwell-Banker Classic Real develop policies and offer legal should help Eastern’s board excel. business background will serve steady enrollment, increase state Estate in Mattoon; Susan Gilpin, advice to the university.” “I know plenty about managing me well.” a vice president of The Northern Hollowell, a Charleston phy- money and have a good fam- See BOARD page 2 Untrue rumor of frat violence re-emerges after assault By HEIDI KEIBLER Not only did the rape never happen, the from nothing but racism.” of residence halls. Editor in chief black pledges the women are concerned The attacker asked the woman to let him “He grabbed my arm and shook me and about don’t exist; there are no black up to the north tower of Carman Hall, the scared me, but he didn’t rape me,” she said. A recent attack in Carman Hall has fraternities pledging this semester. report said. When she told him she didn’t “That’s just a rumor going around.” helped give life to an old rumor that The Oct. 8 “rape” was actually a brief live there, he got angry, grabbed her by the But stories of the attack have been members of the greek community say is an attack. A 21-year-old white female was arm and threatened to hurt her if she didn’t misconstrued to the point that some example of racial divisions on campus. allegedly attacked at 5:50 a.m. by an let him up, the report said. students called the attack a rape and Some white sorority members said they unidentified black male, according to a The report stated the victim’s sister pointed fingers at black fraternities on have heard rumors of black fraternity campus police report. arrived to take the victim home and the campus. members being required to rape a white The report was not released until attacker also became abusive to her. Some believe the stories, others do not. woman to get into their fraternity. The Monday. The victim, who asked her name be “We had a lock-in with my sorority and women were using as proof a supposed “It’s utterly ridiculous,” said Robert withheld, said she doesn’t know how her we discussed it together as a group,” said rape on Oct. 8 at Carman Hall that actually Allen, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi situation was turned into a story of rape never occurred. fraternity. “A statement like that comes and she is mostly concerned with the safety See ASSAULT page 2 Amendment to address multiple changes to senate’s constitution By SCOTT BOEHMER “Friendly amendments can be mittee and then sent to the senate Student government editor brought up and will be discussed if for its approval. Pending final somebody sees a problem, approval of the senate, the Student Government officials however, a lot of the changes are resolution will be placed on the say their highlighting of additions very minute,” said Zilch. ballot. and deletions to a proposed The amendment requires a The amendment also clarifies amendment will help students majority approval vote by the the definition of a full-time student distinguish between major and student body and a two-thirds vote for all Student Government offices. minor changes included in it. by the Student Senate for their Under the amendment, a student The amendment, which will be approval. must be enrolled in more than 12 voted on in the Nov. 8 Student The amendment, which was au- hours throughout the semester to Government election, contains a thored by Student Senate member be considered a full-time student. total of 13 changes to the Bryan Gutraj, requires that a The amendment also requires constitution. petition for a constitutional amend- that during impeachment pro- At last Wednesday’s senate ment with 10 percent of the student ceedings for any Student Gov- meeting, it was decided that the body’s signatures be given to the ernment positions, the individual in amendment would be color coded elections commission by a spe- question must be notified by in order to distinguish between cified date for placement on the registered U.S. mail at least 48 small and minor changes within it. upcoming election ballot. hours before the hearing. “(That will) clear up a lot of The amendment also changes The amendment also has several confusion in reading over the the way Student Senate members other minor additions and amendment,” said senate member can propose constitutional deletions, including: the changing Jeff Zilch, who sponsored the revisions. The proposed revision of Board of Governors to Eastern SARAH WONG/Staff photographer amendment. must be approved by a two-thirds Illinois University Board of A royal delight Zilch said that additions to the vote of the senate. Trustees in areas which refer to the constitution will be highlighted in If approved by the senate, BOG, removal of some un- Gina Zamboni, 21, representing Sigma Kappa, and Arnold Pulliam Jr., yellow and deletions will be suggestions for the resolution will necessary words and correction of 21, representing the Black Greek Council, were crowned Homecoming highlighted in pink. be considered by a senate com- grammar. King and Queen during Monday’s coronation ceremony. 2 Tuesday, October 24, 1995 The Daily Eastern News BOARD from page one funding and maintain high-qual- background since he owned and aspect of the school,” Koerner ity graduates. operated his own real estate said. “The trustees inherit a very agency for 28 years in Mattoon, “I think the most important stable, thriving university, but before semi-retiring as an agent thing about an individual board, also a very challenging environ- for Coldwell-Banker Classic which I consider a big business, ment for higher education in Real Estate. is that you can be right there to Illinois,” Jorns said. “I’ve got a lot of learning to see what’s going on,” he added. The university is eager to do (in higher education), and I’ll “Eastern should be better and welcome the new trustees and do my best to do it right,” he bigger through the individual has invited them to participate said.