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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC September 1982 Daily Egyptian 1982 9-28-1982 The aiD ly Egyptian, September 28, 1982 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_September1982 Volume 68, Issue 27 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, September 28, 1982." (Sep 1982). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1982 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in September 1982 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 'Egyptian Southern Illinois University Tuesday, September 28, 1982-Vol. 68, No. 'J:T Continuing- Ed dean supports building center By Ginny Lee sian Wr-iter Conference center The SIU -C Division of Con appeal is delayed tinuing Education, which generated $1.25 million last -See Page 16 year from conferences. needs more hotel rooms in Carbondale "What we're trying to build." to generate even more, ac he said. "is a three-site regional cording to Robert Ratcliffe. location." which would include division dean. Carbondale. Chicago and Tourism. Ratcliffe said. is one Springfield. "We've succeeded of the five largest industries in in doing that through most of "virtually every state" and the summer months." he said. while other industries have Professional groups are at been weakened because of the tracted to this area. Ratcliffe economic situation. tourism is ,aid. because of the wide range of resources that the t:niversitv re~ai~in!e:~r~n\atcliCfe is in has to offer. In addition. the coSt favor of the proposed con of holding a conference in ference center in Carbondale Carbondale is a lot cheaper to because it would provide an the individual conferees than "additional 230 hotel rooms for one held in Chicago. he said people attending conferences "It's cheaper - the smaller arranged by the Continuing communities simply have a Education office. different price structure." "The conference center would Ratcliffe said. j<!"t explode our potential as While it is estimated that each wen as the whole area ·s." he conferee spends about $65 a illIv said. in Carbondale on food. housing. Eye of the tiger Staff Photo by Greg Drezcbon Currently, the Continuing souvenirs, refreshments and Education office can find transportation, Ratcliffe said A tiger from tJo? Ringling Bros. and Barnum " arriVed Monday. bringing elephants. tigers overnight rooms for groups of the same would cost $300 a dav Bailey Circus !Jtares down spectators while on and other cireus commodities to Carbondale about 650 people or less during in Chicago. - the 10 months of the school year. Inflation has taken its toll on the way to the Arena. The circus' train for Ringling Bros.' Arena show. During the summer months, conferences in the sense that about 7,000 people can be ac groups are scheduling their commodated overnight at once meetings closer to home in by using the University dor order to save on traveling ex mitories, Ratcliffe said. penses. Ratcliffe said. Voter registration turnout is Given the amount of space "If there's any benefit to the available, the University cannot Midwest." he said_ "it's that even approach groups that are people are staying closer to 'unimpressive,' trustee says larger than about 650 for con ferences between August and See CENTER, Page :J May, he said. By William Jason Yong ticularly to those interested in "If the conference center Stan Writer County clerk raps higher education." he said. "In goes, with an additional 230 gus _ the past year. financial aid has bedrooms, that will al\ow us to The campus voter no-canvass ruling decreased and tuition has in bring in about 1.000 people fur registration drive which began creased ten months of the vear." Rat 'Bode ',R Monday was characterized by a -See Page 2 Irvin said the budget for cliffe said. "There are a lot of mixture of attitudes. according higher education is determined groups that fall into that size to Stan Irvin. student trustee. during the drive. which lasts by the legislature. "If the that we can't even approach "I am not impressed with until Oct. 1. legislature does not see people right now. And there are ~~~ .'?ti these people who didn't care a "If there's anything that react to the hike. the trend is literally hundreds in Illinois." thing about registering to vote." bothers me during the first day likely to continue." he said. Ratcliffe said that right now. Irvin said. "But in mv situation. of registration. it is those young .. As long as students think Chicago and Springfield are tillS says ii &J1d wne .. ine city's there is always a group which people who don't care to tt,at voting is not important. the considered the major sites for Conference Center gets going. takes things for granted." register and who take things for legislature will not take their conferences in the state. A maybe it will l'mpty enough of Irvin said 179 students granted." Irvin said. opinions into consideration." he conference center in Car thl'Student Center to store all of registered Monday. He expects "The 1982 election will be bondale would attract conferees ~Iorris Libral!"s books from to get about 3.000 registered extremely important, par- See VOTER. Page :J to this area, he said. now on. Temporary SIEG director selected BJ Jennifer Phillips Townsend worked with the sitlon," he said. "and that the "1 will still be spending time Illinois Department of LaW Staff Writer SIEG, a local drug enforcement position will be filled by the first in Herrin," Townsend said. and Enforcement and will be group, for two years as an of the year." he said that Herrin has a working in a "very similar job" A temP'lrary replacement has agent, Pariser said, so he is The SIEG will begin ad competent police force. so there with the North Shore been found for Richard Pariser, .familiar with the technical end vertising around the state for a shouldn't be any problems with Metropolitan Enforcement director of the Southern Illinois of their operations. permanent replacement. his absence. Group . he said. Enforcement Group. The group covers Jackson, Fischer said, and the deadline Fischer said the City of "I did not resign because of Herrin Police Chief Bruce Williamson, Perry and Union for applications is Oct. "15. Herrin will be paid up to $goo a adverse feelings or sen Townsend will fill the position Counties and utilizes un Fischer said that he hopes the month compensation by the timents," he said. "I had a starting Oct. 1. said Carbondale dercover agents for in SIEG will find someone for the SIEG for Townsend's absence. professional opportunitj and Mayor Hans Fischer, and vestigating drug operations and position by Dec. 2. He did not know how much time family concerns." Pariser's resignation will be arresting drug offenders. Th(' arrangement betweer. the Townsend would spend with the effective Nov. 1. Townsend's duty will be to SIEG position and his Herrin SIEG. Fischer said that Pariser will Pariser resigned last week in ensure continuity of jresent position is a time-sharing one. Pariser's resignation was be available for participation in Townsend said. adding that he accepted Thursday by the 53 cases the SIEG is handling. hopes of srTIf)()thing over the operations. Pariser sai . or for testifying in court as t~ansition of installing a new "I feel very confident that we will not be an applicant for the SIEG's Board of Governors. He dIrector, Fischer said. can erasure a smooth tran- permanent position. has been reinstated into the needed. County clerk criticizes policy News Roundup-----. Four school districts still on strike Four minois school districts remained strikebound Monday, barring canvassing in dorms with 647 teachers out and classes canceled for 12,400 students. Talks broke off Sunday night at Lake Zurich, Bremen B,· Sherry Chisenhall tTniversity Housing officialr politiCians both are being Township and in Paris. At Bremen, talks were reset for Siudent "'riter !>lIve had the opportunity to "('nierl their rights." Tuesday after the board and union met until after midnight pres~nt formal briefs at a Door-to-door - registration in without agreement. Jackson Countv Clerk Robert heanng. the residence halls is beine: held Talks were not rescheduled for Lake Zurich or Paris. Harrell Monday called 11 Housing officials eefend the as part of Voter Registration In addition there were no talks scheduled at Hamilton Vniversity Housing provision procedure on the basis of Week at SIU-C, Voter County Unit District in Southern Illinois, where 100 teachers which prevents direct political providing security for registration was first brought to walked out last Tuesday, closing classes for 1,440 students, canvassing in single-student residents, while Harrell said he campus in 1970. Harrell and his High schools in the Bremen district south of Chicago that residence halls "a violation of feels security is not an issue, wife Marie werE' instrumental remain closed are at Midlothian, Country Club Hills, Oak student rights." "We're not talking about in getting the Lea.:<ue of Women Forest and Tinley Park, affecting 267 teachers and 5,800 letting in wild animals," Harrell, speaking to a jour- Voters to set up a registration students. 1alism class, said the housing Harrell said. "We're talking area in the Student Center. provision in question is a double atout letting in responsible Harrell said the housing Hart'ester expansion is Indiana loss standard because of the individuals who are cam procedure affects four of 64 distinction it makes between paigning for public office. This precincts, which "is a con SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) - Ohio won a $30 million bid married and single students.