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thedailyeasternnews.com Eastern Illinois University, Charleston Wait no longer: funding, at last Doudna Fine "It's always exciting when Arts Center there is a state-of-the-art facility in place to help targets late students ... " March to begin D ON SEVENER, BOARD SPOKESMAN
construction The fi.mds will go toward classroom desks, chairs and theater equipment BY ) ENNIFER I'ERYAM for the center. ADMINISTRATION EDITOR The IBHE will testify the appro- priations for the equipment April The Doudna Fine Arts Center ren- 28, according to board spokesman ovations are scheduled to begin at the Don Sevener. end of March, but fi.mds for movable '1t's always exciting when there is a equipment for the building have not state-of-the-art facility in place to help yet been approved. students," Sevener said. "This is an Last week, Gov. Rod Blagojevich exciting endeavor." reappropriated the fi.mds fur the reno- Melanie Arnold, spokeswoman for STEPHEN H AAS/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS vation in his budget address, but funds the state's Capital Development I@!J(rom)s ~~ UOO 1 100¥®~ Boa:r~'• 0 ~ C®IDlle:Jil lp3iil 4; 2®\ iiD l.Wlz AlooJdb ~ lliliDll"SiiJJ for equipment were not included. Board, said the renovations are on ~ IIIltffilJ •aJlps HQ OiheJ IDJ d@cnde G ~@ li!arJmc
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6 p.m. "Outfoxed" movie screening in Phipps 1205. D) Another area The film addresses the problem of media being unbal- could have been anced and the impact this has on politics in America .. taxed instead of This event is sponsored by the College Democrats. Call picking on Eric Hake for more information at 581-6333. smokers. Isn't it bad enough CARRIE HOLLIS/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS smokers already Vicki DeGiulio, a senior elementary education major, pretends to be blind while Hilary Craig, also a senior elemen- have the AROUND ILLINOIS CAMPUSES ' tary education major, leads her around Buzzard Hall on Wednesday evening for a special education class. addiction?
VOTE@ THEDAILY ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY WTF? PEOPLE EASTERN NEWS.COM Stereotype untrue Manure pile burns out Campbell's cocaine use While an assailant in a concealed ski mask jumping out from behind a bush is the stereotypical image ofsex - MILFORD, Neb. - It took nearly four months, NEW YORK - Naonli Campbell says she nearly COUNTING ual assaults on college campuses, in reality, an individ- but to the relief of neighbors nliles around, a burning self-destructed from her use of cocaine. ual who knows the victim is often behind these attacks. manure pile has been extinguished. Campbell tells Diane Sawyer on "Primetime Live" DOWN Contrary to belief, Gail Trimpe-Morrow, coordinator David Dickinson, owner and manager of Midwest (to air at 10 p.m. EST Thursday) that she's glad she for Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Services at Feeding Co., said Wednesday that several weeks of recovered, but acknowledges that it's still difficult. illinois State University, said 80 to 85 percent of rapes pulling the 2,000-ton pile apart proved effective by "It was a rebellion in a certain way. You know?" the involve someone a victim knows. Ia te last week. British supermodel says. "I don't want to be in that pain "It's not the stranger out in the dark It may be some- "We got fur enough through it, that it quit," again. I don't want to be in that place." 21 one they met at a party or someone that's going to walk Dickinson said. Campbell, 34, said she first tried cocaine when she Days unti I St. them home, Trimpe-Morrow said. Dickinson's feedlot, about 20 miles west of Lincoln, was 24 but stopped before "something would have hap- Patri cks Day. "So for the University, sexual assault is any kind of takes in as many as 12,000 cows at a time from fu.rmers pened. Some self-destmctive thing." sexual behavior that's done under force, coercion or and ranchers and fattens them for market. "I never did dmgs before I would go on the runway without consent," she continued. Byproducts from the massive operation resulted in a because I knew that's when I was an active addict. I WORD "For the University, consent has to be an active dung pile measuring I 00 feet long, 30 feet high and 50 feet knew that they could see my eyes," she said. DU JOUR process - lack ofa 'no' is not consent, submission is not wide. Heat from the decomposing manure deep inside the Campbell said she assumes others knew of her addic- carapace consent. It has to be an active process that acknowledges pile is believed to have evenmally ignited the manure. tion at the time. "People aren't sn•pid.... you think peo- 1. the thick shell that two people are engaging in any kind of sexual act The Nebraska Department of Environmental ple don't know, but they know. They know. I mean, that covers the that's your mind playing tricks on you." freely and willingly, Trimpe-Morrow said. Quality told Dickinson that his smoldering dung pile back of the turtle, Located in the Srudent Health Services building, violated clean-air laws and it worked with him as tried In 2004, she won her appeal in a privacy case against the crab, and other Trimpe-Morrow said the Sexual Assault Prevention and to extinguish it. a London newspaper that published photographs ofher an imals. Survivor Services offers a free and confidential "support Dickinson said his pile may have been ignited in part leaving a drug counseling meeting. Her lawyer said 2. something and advocacy service for srudents who are sexually assault- because ofgrass clippings his feedlot had been accepting Campbell hadn't objected to the Daily Mirror's report- I kened to a shell ed and helps make sure all of their needs are addressed." from the city of Milford. The clippings could be more ing that she had a drug problem and had misled the that serves to pro combustible and he plans to stop accepting them, media about it, but only to its publication of details of teet or isolate from READ MOREATWWW.DAILYVIDETTE.ORG Dickinson said. her treatment. external influence.
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Mid-America Educator's Job Fair - 3/ 2/05 It's Thursday, It's Ne·~''· 9:30am - 2:30 pm MLK Jr. University Union Ballrooms (,0 , I ll.o'T'']-[p'R,S ~0 . ~ ' Teaching opportunities in I llinois and beyond' PuckerTooters Teachers, school counselors, school psychologists, ~~~~1Y $1 c~~ /.t,~l administrators and speech pathologists needed' ~A b 5 o I u t F I a v o r 5 $ 4 D o u b I e 5 Win Prizes from the Absolut ladies Coreer Serv1ces. www JObsrv e1u edu 1301 HSC 581-2412 Functions? Gre«j! @ 549- 3581 SATURDAY IS LADIES NIGHT! ~Tell The TruTh and don}- 6e #aid. .u EDITORIAL BOARD Opinion page editor, MICHAEL ScHROEDER Editor in chief, MATT WilliAMS Managing editor, JENNIFER CHIARIELLO News editor, AARoN SEJOUTZ Associate news editor, jULIA BoURQUE Sports editor, DAN WolKE mmwilliams1220 @aol.com THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2005 COLUMN EDITORIAL CARTOON BY KATE GILLEN Time isn't always Lt13E PATIOJ\/~ on my side 'viO Lt~CE/ .------, (~ss 9'* ca.-it pa.~ fY'.i. tn oil) Time. There is never enough of it when we need it most, and it can't seem to go by fast enough when we want it to. This entire year I have been racing against time, and it wasn't until now that I realized I'm losing very badly. I've been racing to get homework done, to study for tests, to get my job done at work, and I'm losing. j ULIA \j\}E. \'-i iLL I've put what's most important to me, the people in BOURQUE my life, on the back burner of my mind. N OT JUNIOR, JOURNALI SM The other night my roommates, who I've been best t- G~Gt.:T MAJOR friends with since freshman year, and I got into a furi- ous argument. The topics at issue were small things Bourque is the that with time became big issues. (It seems like that's associate news always the case with girls.) li I ~__ The bill, which was tabled unan- The bill was amended with one New oath imously, suggests a more profession- abstention to allow for line item Voter turnout causes al environment for Student Senate, transfers instead of asking the said Ryan Berger, speaker of the Apportionment Board for the for senate senate. additional funds. The senate basi- concern for candidates "(The oath would) step up the cally moved money around in its bar about seriousness and the image existing budget to cover the extra BY HILLARY SETTLE Only 1,252 ballots were cast out of to betaken (senate members) have of each costs, said Nikki Kull, vice presi- CITY EDITOR 12,218 registered voters, Rennels said. other and on campus," Berger said. dent of financial affairs. The Although candidates are upset by the Lauren Kluge, chairman of the amended bill was tabled in a vote Election polls at the Martin Luther nrrnout, some have just accepted it as a seriously Development and Recycling of20-2-2. King Jr. University Union stood empty commonality . Committee, proposed a bill to cre- The three bills will be voted on for the majority of the day Tuesday, '1 think there's been a trend over the ate an annual event to plant a tree in at the senate's meeting next week. despite the fact an election was being past several years oflow voter n.rnout in Bill proposed to the name of Student Senate, which Sn1dent Senate also approved a held. the primaries," said candidate Thomas plan ceremonies was also tabled unanimously. first draft ofits budget for next year Only 16 people voted at the Union, Watson. '1 don't know why; I personal- "(Planting trees) is a great way for to be sent to the Apportionment where two of the four student precincts ly exercise my right to vote every chance for tree-planting sn1dent government to give back to Board. Ifapproved , the budget will are located, said Coles Cotmty Clerk I get." the campus and to create a lasting then be sent back to the senate for Betty Coffrin. To combat the low turnout from BY AMY SIMPSON impression (at Eastern)," Kluge a final vote. The senate will present The other two precincts where the both students and community mem- STUDENT GOVERNMENT EDITOR said. majority of Eastern students vote are bers, Rennels said candidates, including If the bill located at the Emmanuel Lutheran himself, will probably put more effort Sn1dent Senate voted to table is passed, "(The oath would) step up the bar Student Center and the Wesley into making people aware of the elec- three bills regarding a new oath for Kluge plans Foundation, she said. tion. members, a senate tree-planting cer- to statt the about seriousness and the image of Student precincts have a lower '1 think you're going to see some emony and allocation of$1,300 for project this (senate members) have of each other nrrnout compared to the rest of the more campaigning and some more the Conference on Student semester. precincts in Charleston and only totaled advertising (as a result)," he said. Government Associations. Money for and on campus." a 1.39 percent voter nrrnout in Tuesday's Although Tuesday's election eliminat- The senate intends to emphasize the project RYAN BERGER, SPEAKER Of lliE SENATE election, Coffrin said. ed three of the II candidates rurming responsibility to new members in to continue These results combined with the low for City Council, the remaining eight coming years by proposing a in corning years will be added into its proposed budget at the nrrnout from the rest of Charleston, are must be narrowed to four on April 5, mandatory oath of office. the senate's budget for next year, Apportionment Board meeting at causing concern among City Council and candidates said they are hoping "(Senate wants) to make (taking Kluge said. 7 p.m. in the Martinsville Room of candidates. more people visit the polls. office) more of a furmal event and A bill to allow an extra $1,300 for the Martin Luther King Jr. "The whole city's nrrnout, in my "They're voting on the people who hold senators more accountable for the Conference on Student University Union. opinion was pretty weak," said incmn- are going to affect their lives fur the next what they're doing," said Cole Government Associations (COSGA) Sn1dent Senate meets at 7 p.m. bent candidate Larry Rennels. "There's four years," Watson said. '1 hope we Rogers, chairman of the Internal was presented because of increased Wednesdays in the Arcola-Tuscola usually a very low turnout from the sn•- have a much better turnout fur the gen- Affairs Committee. rates fur plane tickets to the event. Room of the Union. dents, and I don't know why." eral election." "Interacting with the Special Bear-ing the plunge Olympians at the post-party and see- ing where the money was going Special Olympic supporters will made it more meaningful," said Ruth Rhodes, past plunger and office jump into Lake Sara to raise funds coordinator for district 12 lllinois State Police. "The party was a good nme.. " BY KRISTIN BoRN Last year, Ill plungers raised The plungers were able to dance STAFF WRITER $ 18,872. Fulford said he wants to raise with the Special Olympians and have more than last year's total in the upcom- a lot of fun, she said. March 5 is fOrecasted by the ing plunge, which will begin at noon. There will also be a drawing to win Weather Channel to be a brisk 48 "Come out and try it," Fulford said prizes for all plungers who raised the degrees. '1t's for a great cause." STEPHEN HAAS/THE DALY EASTERN NEWS minimum of$75. Prizes range in sig- This date and its temperature are Participants must register online, A~ P dJ p "panfla o oo UOO wa~~rJ> ~ {]{he P 1@9 • G!m~Ji'a1s ~ nificance based on how much money relevant because March 5 in the 48- solicit contributions of at least $75 and lrJ' {kw $p@clla'l OliJaqaiillap all ilAk K ~..:i-:~~~~~., :~ .~ CP.EE Ci"El--uL. ,- MEET lliE FOCKERS (PG 13) DAILY 6:45 MONMAT: 215 COACH CARTER (PG) DAILY 7:00 MON MAT: 2:15 BEAUTIPULLY P URNISHED~ 3 HEDR()()M J\PTS. "Ca..mp us .E BY ANDREA COLLI NS speech communication major, Sn.dents voiced opinions on STAFF WRITER said it is not very often he gets to the need for an sit down and articulate himself African- American orientation. Sn.dents spoke freely during with his peers. One male student suggested the a Brother to Sister forum "I heard opinions from all idea of creating a manual for Tuesday night on issues impor- sides," Hightower said. "Though black sn1dents. Information on tant to them as black sn.dents. you roll with different groups, you different restaurants and where to One student said she feels have the same feelings and views." get one's hair done would be better knowing she is not alone The panel discussion was led by included in the manual. in her views on certain issues. Mildred Pearson, an associate pro- Brown said she learned a lot "I came to hear what my fel- fessor of early childhood, elemen- of people have the same ideas low sn1dents had to say," said tary and middle-level education, and issues on campus as she Dominique Brown, junior com- and Jarmon Porter, vice president does. H ightower said he munication studies major and of sn1dent affairs at Arkansas enjoyed the discussion, and C ARRIE HOLLIS/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS member of the Black Sn.dent Baptist College. that it would be beneficial to ~ID IC@@9 );:mD®r llllaP' a d R@aiill@mJ Aaaiil'~ all ID Ha\Dp · 1 Bnii~ 0 0 Union. "Their views are impor- About 40 sn.dents touched on have such discussions all the Ma s® {Ws p~ III:ti0mr9 ~ m! Each residence hall council is also required to submit a stereotyping affects life RHA prepares constin.tion for the duties of its RHA representatives. DiPietro will recognize one residence hall council At these stations the men and women in each week for an outstanding deed. This award is called Game of Life from inside charge of the program looked at participants' for new the "You Rule" award; a decorated ruler is handed out tags and decided on how to treat the person. to the winners. At the last meeting, Ford Hall Council Carman Hall stresses '1t's people like you that are pulling our civ- presented the award for its Super Bowl party. acceptance of diversity ilization down," said Jeff Flaxman, the event executive board RHA also travded to the Illinois Residence Hall programmer, who shunned a couple at the BY N iCOLE MILSTEAD Association Conference last weekend and received marriage station. STAFF WRITER three awards including "Best Role Call" for its opening BY PAUL KOMES The program was intended to show sUI- STAFF WRITER dents the unfu.irness present in society, The Residence Hall Association is preparing Flaxman said. for the transition of a new executive board "If (students) are interested in Approximately 35 Carman H all resi- "(It is generally) a harsh reality for some while still conducting new business. dents learned that being judged by their people," said lindsay DiPietro, vice president The nominations for new members of the running ... please come flip looks, race and sexual orientation makes ofCarman Hall Cotmcil. board are due by March 10. through (a binder) to get a feel succeeding in life hard. The program emphasized discrimination This year, each candidate is to submit a one The Carman Hall Programming and how people do not understand its causes. page bid stating their campus involvement, for your position." Committee put on The Game of Life at 8 ''When you tmderstand the problems in goals for the position and reasons for running, liNDSAY DIPIETRO, RHA PRESIDENT p.m. Tuesday in the Carman dining cen- society, then you make the steps toward fixing said lindsay DiPietro, RHA president. ter. The event was a diversiry program to them," said Peter Salvadori, a resident assis- This week during RHAS meeting, transi- teach how people are stereotyped through tant at Carman Hall. tional binders for each executive board member will be cheer and dance and "Best Spirit Challenge" for a cheer. every aspect of life. Salvadori asked sn.dents who participated on display. Each binder will have duties, agendas and Eastern's RHA also won a Top Ten Program award for Everyone who participated had to wear how they felt about their place in society. He all of the newspaper articles concerning RHA the Will ofHate, which was designed by vice president a tag labeling their gender, class, race and found that many were in a poor manner. Still, "If(s n.dents) are interested in running (for an exec- ofprogramming and diversity Heather Long and exec- sexual orientation. participants learned from the experience. utive position), please come flip through (a binder) to utive vice president &in McGovern to "break down Students had to go to five different sta- '1 learned the different aspects of cu!Ulral get a feel for your position," DiPietro said. barriers" created by stereotypes, Long said. tions to get through their lives by getting beliefs," said William Cozzens, freshman soci- The elections for executive board member will be RHA meets at 5 p.m. Thursdays in the Andrews an education, finding a job, buying a ology major. "Different races and sexes get held March 24 and 31 during the RHA meetings. 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Dishwasher. 905 room apt. Three people $235 56 Big cat 8 Red-handed tal, to natives 48 It's a plus Division. No pets. Call Dustin at each. Off street parking, trash 9 Be useful 26 Of sound 49 Pie choice 630-302-2676. included.345-3554 59 Inflation meas- ______2/24 ~11 1o Difficult stage 27 Quarter's value 50 Stick ure?: Abbr. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2005 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS PAGE 9 ASHES: pie to rent the apartments will get requires one parking space per room puts "constraints on the area to ready by mid-August. CONriNUED FRO."' AACE 1 some choices on couches, beds and in the complex and one extra park- build," he said. More information can be tables to have it "customized a little ing space for any visitors in each "We're not a huge company, obtained by e-mailing Third Street The apartments will contain a bit," he said. apartment, Sowinski said. Sowinski said. "Everything's hap- Properties, LLC at eiuapart- washer, dryer and high-speed The city of Charleston calls Third There are 12 parking spaces pening pretty fast." [email protected] or contacting Internet connections. The first peo- Street a high-density area and required by those standards and that The complex is scheduled to be Brian Sowinski at (217) 355-0428. the committee has to work with comes already underway. FIELD: soon as we get one act in the full CoNnNUED FRO."' PACE 1 from smdent concert fees of $5 per sUI- "As soon as we get one act in the fall we are "As dent and is for the entire school year. we are already researching for the Santoyo said approximately four to To come up with prices and availabil- already researching for the spring." spring," Santoyo said. five available dates are gjven to the UB ity, extensive researclt is done. Kelsey Gregory, junior special educa- from the scheduling office to work with. Thorburn said she and the commit- MARIA SANT0\0, JUNIOR MIDDLE-LEVEL EDUCATION MAJOR AND UB CH AIR tion major, is satisfied overall with the To choose an artist, it's all about tee look for artists who are currently on selection of UB concerts. Although she what the sn1dents want, which is tour, but if dte act is of smdent interest halls and the Martin Luther King Jr. From there, the top three artists are cho- has yet to attend a UB concert since she reflected in surveys the concert com- and dte performers are not on tour, the University Union. sen and more research takes place. has been at Eastern, she wanted to go to mittee distributes. committee still tries to contact dtem for "That way we can (pass our surveys) The committee looks at past and Ciara but had a weekend class. "To compile surveys, we come up a possible concert. right there, and we can get dtem back present CDs, concerts and current Gregory said she dlinks there is a and brainstorm all the available enter- "It's better to try and not get the right away," Thorburn said. biographies, and makes an ultimate good variety of entertainment that tairiment out there," Santoyo said. date than not try at all," she said. A variety ofartists are listed to choose decision from there. meets dte interest ofmany smdents who She said the board comes up with "Some bands will come and play if from in addition to a write-in space for Afrer a decision is made, agents are live on and off campus. ideas of acts for the surveys realistically they're not on tour." suggestions. Ciara, for exantp!e, was contacted, contracts and negotiations To reach to more smdents, Gregory based on price along with artist and Santoyo said some surveys are distrib- chosen because of the amount of write- take place and final plans are made suggested the UB hand out more sur- campus availability. uted at various UB events, and ins the committee received for her. before the artist or artists take the stage. veys to more smdents. The price of dte artist plays a big role Thorburn said they are also distributed Afrer surveys are nrrned in, Thorburn As soon as a concert is established, 'Tve never acmally seen a survey in the decision. The $100,000 budget at tables set up in Coleman and Carman and her committee compile the results. plans for the next semester's concert are myself," she said. CLASSIFIEDS FOR RENT FOR RENT FOR RENT FOR RENT ROOMMATES ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTENTION GIRLS! 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Morehead State 5-10 11-15 Catchings Tennessee-Martin 3-11 6-19 Jacksonville State 2-13 7-21 BY DAN W Ol KE IS averag- SPORTS EDITOR ing 8.2 OVC SlATS points per SCORING PER GAME During the Eastern men's basketball team's 2003-04 sea- game in his GP PIG son, Bobby Catchings was fmstrated. freshman t .GONNER, Dainmon-SEMO 23 20.5 The team was in the midst of a 6-21 season, and season, 2.JENKINS, Willie-ITU 26 19.5 Catchings was doing something he wasn't used to - third best on 3.GOMES, Josh-EI U 25 17.0 STEPHEN HAAS/ watching. the team. 4.GOLSON, Reggie-SEMO 25 16.7 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS S.tvlcKNIGHT, Chad-MOR 26 16.5 Catchings sat out last season as a redshirt and entered However, his 6.MERRITT, J. Robert- Sam 26 16.4 this season ready to contribute. offensive pro- 7.DAVIS, Anthony-APSU 25 15.8 "It was frustrating watching us lose games, especially duction has 8. PEARSON, Trey-M UR 24 15.6 close games that we should have won," Catchings said. risen as the 9.DILDY, Emanuei-EIU 25 15.5 But in the Panthers' first game at DePaul, Catchings did- Ohio Valley n't feel like himself Conference ASSISTS PER GAME "I was nervous," he said. "I didn't want to make any mis- season has GP A/G ! .RUSSELL, Walker-)SU 28 7.54 takes or do anything that would lower (Eastern head) gone on. 2.WrrT, Matt-EKU 26 6.54 coach (Rick) Samuels' opinion of me." Catchings has 3.JENIFER, Keith-M UR 25 4.08 Nerves kept Catchings from being the explosive scorer scored over 10 4.DILDY, Emanuei-EIU 25 3.72 the Panthers needed. points in three of S.PEARSON, Trey-MUR 26 3.71 "We've talked with him about being more aggressive to the last four Eastern the basket," Samuels said. contests. REBOUNDS PER GAME And as soon as the 6-foot-6 guard stopped worrying Samuels said Catchings GP RIG about making mistakes, his aggression and instincts began can also get the job done on !.GOLSON, Reggie-SEMO 25 8.7 to show up in his game. the perimeter. 2.FLOWERS, Rod-TSU 25 8.3 "I was robotic," he said. "But you've just got to play; you "He's got great range, and it doesn't 3.HANEY, Michaei-EKU 26 8.2 4. HIRD, Alonzo-EKU 26 8.2 don't have time to think out there," he said. take him too long to get his shot off," 13.TANDY, George-EI U 25 5.4 Now that he isn't thinking as much, Samuels said people Samuels said. are beginning to see the player they hoped for. Over Eastern's last six contests, he's connecting "We're seeing the kinds ofthings we expected to see from on just over 50 percent of his three-point shots, making FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Bobby," Samuels said. "And we'll continue to see them ifhe 9 out of 17. GP PCT. keeps maturing and getting more confident." But all the statistics in the world don't show the biggest t .tvlcKNIGHT, Chad-MOR 26 .626 2.HANEY, Michaei-EKU 26 .624 Samuels said Catchings' tall frame and athletic arms difference in Catchings' contribution, he said. 3.GOLSON, Reggie-SEMO 25 .542 make him a tough defensive match-up for Eastern "Now, I'm so much more relaxed," he said. ''I'm out 4.FLOWERS, Rod-TSU 25 .488 opponents. there laughing and having fi.m, just playing basketball." 10.GOMES, Josh-EIU 25 .451 TONIGHT'S GAME GAME DESCRIPTION THURSDAY'S GAME GAME DESCRIPTION OVC NOTES The Panthers recorded a team-high for The Panthers suffered a tough four-point loss, OVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK points in the teams' prior meeting. a 96- 73 -69, to the Racers on Feb. 3 without head Willie Jenkins-TTU Senior Forward 91 o~<~ertime road win on Feb. S. coach Rick Samuels on the bench. Tennessee-Martin is eliminated from tour- Sophomore guard Trey Pearson leads the OVC NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK ~Ti'" nament contention, but the Skyhawks Racers offense, averaging 15.6 points per Alonzo Hird-EKU Junior Center Tenne$$ee- Eastern ha~<~e won two of their last three. Junior Murray State Eastern game, while hitting 42.7 percent of his three- Martin @ Illinois (15-10,9-5) @ Illinois - guard Jared Newson leads the team in point shots. The Racers hold opponents to 66 OVC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (f>-19, 3-11) (11 -14,&-8) (11 -14, &-8) points (1 53 ppg) and rebounds (6.8). points per game - second in the OVC. Brandon Davis-JSU Freshman Forward REAL WORLD. 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SPORTS REPORTER Jackson ranks second in the OVC in field- goal percentage shooting 56 percent from the Earlier this season, the Eastern women's bas- field. She trails only Eastern's senior center ketball team came away from Tennessee- Pam O'Connor who is shooting 59 percent. Martin with a 66-65 victory over the O'Connor comes into the game fourth in Skyhawks for their only Ohio Valley the OVC in scoring averaging 15.4 points per Conference road win of the season. game. She has scored in double-figures in each In that game, Martin sophomore forward of the past 12 games. Andreika Jackson shot a perfect I 0-of- 10 from In the Panthers' previous meeting with the the floor, en route to scoring 21 points. Skyhawks, O 'Connor recorded game-highs in The Panthers (9-16, 2-12 OVC) will have a 24 points and 13 rebounds. chance to sweep the Skyhawks (8-17, 7-7) Sparks said despite being eliminated from tonight at 5:15 Lantz Arena. If the Panthers OVC Tournament contention, the Panthers are to complete the sweep, they are going to are going to play the final two games with a have to slow down Jackson. purpose. The Skyhawks currently sit fifth in the "We're going to go out and play hard just OVC standings and will be looking to move like we always do," she said. "We're going to up a spot to secure a first-round home game in keep trying to get better, and hopefully we can STEPHEN HAAS/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS the OVC Tournament. send (O'Connor) and (senior guard) Sarah J • 1\Mlfd MapmSp a.7kl llllak • &JC 'ii'timroa e@ Toolli iiD ~ Junior guard Megan Sparks said the Riva out on a good note." Tilx!l Pa!UlOOo. Wi"'jj) tip Uilxiif7 I @I I®Gl IJw® Clffill81 I ll l&IDJL STEVENS: important aspect of college basket- time leading scorer at Calumet High Boston College," Sallee said. "I know Five years from now, I hope that CoNnNUED FROM PACE 12 ball." in Gary, Ind., has an assist-to- a lot of those coaches, and it's not that we'll all look at this piece and think out of Kent State. That's correct. It is. Sallee's initial turnover ratio of2-to-l. No, no, the difficult to do. All you say to them is how silly dtat Stevens kid was. "My responsibility [as a recruiter) recruiting class was Sasa Ciulisova other way around. My fault. One "no," you don't have to to buy us; you However, right now I couldn't help was Indiana, Illinois and WISconsin, (gone), Tangie Sellers and Kiki assist for every two n•rnovers. And come here and we'll go there." but look back to that first impression so that won't be a problem," Sallee Bytnar. Sellers continues in failing to the last quote. I think it's a safe bet that schools of Brady Sallee and realize how said. '1 want to stay extremely look comfortable showing her aduet- "We need to schedule big name from the ACC or Big East won't be ridiculous these proclamations involved in recmiting. It's the most ic ability, while Bytnar, being the all- schools at Lantz like Virginia and rolling into Charleston anytime soon. sound. ON GUARD: Samuels saw the tape of the Eastern came away with a five-point isn't as dose as the last one was but second half, while Tech shot just 41 CoNnNUED FRO."' PACE 12 Martin/Murray game and said it was overtime win. In that game, junior does expect a dose game. percent. 56 - to the fourth place team in the close for two-thirds of the game. He guard Josh Gomes had a season high Statistics tell the story of Martin's It was much the same story against OVC, Murray State (9-5). was impressed with the way Marcin of 32 points, and senior guard season. They are dead last in shooting TSU, as the Skyhawks shot over 51 "We were tied at halftime and then hung in there for as long as dtey did, Emanuel Dildy had 21 points. percentage and three-point shooting percent from the field in the second again with 15 minutes left, but then but Samuels was more impressed with "Last time we played Eastern they percentage in the OVC. half, TSU shot just 34 percent. we started turning the ball over and the way Murray rebounded to beat got us in overtime, but we felt we But the Skyhawks are very capable "A team always looks better when that led to some easy baskets," TSU on the road. could have got that one as easy as they of shooting the basketball well. they're shooting the ball well," Cantpbell said. "From there it just On Feb. 5, in the Panthers and did," Cantpbell said. Against Tech the Skyhawks shot just Cantpbell said. "We just haven't shot kind of snowballed." 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Staff writer In collaboration with the AAA the tudcnt Government pro The struggle for equality and posed naming either the student civil rights experienced a great union or the applied arts and boost in 1970 when the student education building after Dr. King union was named in honor of the Jr. In lit'le with this, the Student late civil rights leader, Martin Senate in 1970, voted 19 to 4 with Luther King Jr. two abstentions in favor of pass This re-naming was one of the ing the motion. chan ges the Afro American The Faculty Senate in conh·ast Association (AAA) had pushed attempted approving the name for since the late 60s. To meet / change but was vetoed by their goals, two protests were Doudna, who cited in-house poli organized in the spring of 1968 cies requiring that buildings be and 1970 respectively. named either in recognition of a In an interview, Onaiwu distinguished Illinois citizen or in Ogbomo, Coordinator of the honor of a former Eastern staff African-American tu dies member. The faculty Senate then department said the protests lobbied directly to the Board of were informed by a belief that the Governors, who unanimously University was doing li ttle for the voted to change the name in minority students. Other November of 1971. demands included the establish ment of an African-American This triggered off immense studies major, a cultural center, protests and acts of vandalism and the recruitment of more which included destruction and black students and faculty. theft of signs read.ing "Martin The second protest resulted in Luther King )r. Universiry ~- a promise by President Quincy Union." This did not stop even Doudna in the fall of 1970 to when the signs were replaced " leave and let someone else try with harder materials, as yellow it," iJ he did not meet the paint was smeared all over the demands of the black students. signs. The subsequent renaming of the "The 60's were the protest union came as a result of this days", Jonathan Kuma, Associate agreement. Professor of Library Services and "There was a lot of support researcher for the Minority from the student body, there were Affairs department said. some detractors, but a lot of peo The building was expanded in p le wanted to do something to The origin of Black Historv Month show commitment to black stu See UNION Page 2A coal-mining town devoted ances. dents," said Michael Jeffries, By Tim Martin ::nost of his energy to In respo115€ to the views Staff writer researching African held by critics requesting American history at a time that the month not be cele Seventy-nine years after, when there was little infor brated yearly, Ogbomo Famous Black Greeks who contributed the Black history month mation available. He also advised that people should organized every February, published and wrote for study all kinds of back to the civil rights movement still remains significant in numerous publications. grounds as doing away with of the Black Panther Party, Phi the advancement and cele Through the years, the the month would give an Beta Sigma bration of African-American week became a month-long impression that it is no By Bianca Sisson •Dr. Mae Jemsion, first black history. celebration. An attempt to longer needed. Editor in chief February was chosen as stress multi-cul turalism pro Other minority grou ps woman astronaut, Alpha Kappa the month to celebrate the grams has become evident in also have month-long cele •Come! West, author, Alpha Alpha "Black History Week" by Dr. recent years, said Onaiwu W. brations, some of which are: Phi Alpha •Coretta Scott King, activist, Carter G. Woodson in 1926, a Ogbomo, Coordinator of women's history month held •Paul Robeson, activist, schol wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., doctorate and ma"sters holder Eastern's African American in March, Asian Pacific ar, Alpha Phi Alpha Alpha Kappa Alpha from Harvard and University Studies department. American month held in •Johnnie Cochran, author, •Mary McLeod Bethune, of Chicago respectively, who "I think the central theme may and the national his Kappa Alpha Psi activist, educator, Delta Sigma saw it as a way of com.memo of black history month is still panic heritage month which •Robert Johnson, Founder of Theta rating the . birthdays of there ... it is a broad attempt commences on Sept. 15 and BET, Kappa Alpha Psi •Shirley Chisholm, first Black Frederick Douglass and to understand people's back ends Oct. 15. •Carter G. Woodson, fo under woman ri1ember of U.S. ground," Ogbomo said. The Gays, Lesbians, Abraham Lincoln. of Black history month, Omega Congress. Delta Sigma Theta At Eastern, the tradition Bisexuals and Transgender It marks the first official Psi Phi • Zora Neale Hurston, author, recognition of the contribu of celebrating black history group does not have an offi •Jesse Jacks on, activist, anthropologist, Zeta Phi Beta tions of African-American's Month has become strong. cia l month of celebration, Omega Psi Phi •Sarah Lois Vaughn, singer, to American history since it Planning for the month a although many colleges :James Weldon Johnson, Zeta Phi Beta had previously been given year before. Some of the choose October because it author of " Black National •Joyce Williams Warren, First less priority by the academia events Ogbomo remembers coincides with the national African American judge in . Woodson, the son of a for are the banquet, gospel "Coming Out" day. Anthem, Phi Beta Sigma Arkansas, Sigma Gamma Rho mer slave from a Kentucky singing and theatre perform- •Huey P. Newton, co-founder 2A OPINION & NE,VS Mi.nority Today F'J<-:; BHl '.\PY 2 -! .20 0 ::> Does Racistn Exist On Eastern'~ Catnpus? Adam Little Black Students, and just as recently as racism still exists on our campus? UNION: Managing Editor a few years ago were popular Black The unfortunate answer is yes. continued from page lA movies even offered at the Theater. However the racism minorities on This simple question is a sub-con On campus events for African this campus are subjugated to is no 1974 to include an_ East Wing, therefore scious thought in the mind of every Americans are often times small longer out in the open. Instead of allowing room for many student organiza student considered a minority at this scale. Organizations like BSU, NPHC. complaining, all minorities on this tions to operate. This fall, Jeffries, now the university. Many of us wonder am I NAACP all operate on very low campus must join together and associate dean of students and director of being treated equally? Is this school budgets. This leaves minority stu demand equal treatment. Last time I minority student affairs at the University of offering me a diverse education? Am dents with limited choices of only a looked, tuition fees weren' t based on Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, returned to Eastern to attend the black alumni union I being prepared for future endeavors union party, and an occasional not so ethnicity. weekend and expressed satisfaction at fhe in the &.Lltural melting pot known as funny comedy show. Let's not even Universities are public institutions level of development visible on campus. Corporate America? mention the African American meant to prepare its students for soci Studies Dept. (Is this still offered as a ety. After attending this university The diction<µ)' defines racism as Long gone were the days of battling tQ find prejudice and animosity against peo major?). Lack of funding has forced and underline message of cultural off-campus housing from landlord who held ple who belong to other races. If you several up and coming scholars inferiority is deemed for its minority reservations about renting to blacks. Jefferson are considered a minority on this searching for tenure to simply just students. Let's not sit idle while our said he even had a few meetings in the unioX:. campus can you recall ever feeling leave the school. tuition dollars and tax dollars go to like this? Eastern Illinois boasts a less According to an article wrote by waste. We must demand fair treat "I thought it was a lifetime experience," he then 10 percent minority population. the editorial board of the D.E.N. the ment. We also must fully utilize the said. When walking around campus or Illinois Board of Higher Education resources the campus does offer venturing out into Charleston you committee came to a conclusion in minority students: After all college is can dearly see why. There are no 2003 that "Students at Eastern are suf meant to prepare you for the real African America,n owned stores or fering from a lack of diversity." world and racism, sexism, and dis restaurants. Chariest~~· s iught-1Ue Eastern also receiYed a- grade of F · crimination is what our country was 0 features absolutely no attractions for when evaluated on hiring minority built on. , ! I; .L : : ) •I teachers. Now ask yourself, does Eastern Accepts 27 New Foreign Students For Spring Semester YoungchiChang calls and emails. Last fall, Eastern grad sation partner" and " Meet with an civil organizations seeking speakers Staff Writer uated 22 international .s tudents and American family" programs in place to include the, " Daughters of the admitted 27 students, two of which assist international students in enhanc American Revolution". The decline in foreign student appli were Board of Trustee majors. ing their English and learning about the "Our international students are usu cations to U.S. colleges has had little "Before applying, I called Eastern American culture. ally eager to share their culture with effect on Eastern as the University several times to figure out what I need "We know students find it hard at Americans," Songer said. admitted 27 international students this ed to know," said Barsha Rijal, a fresh first. They might be lonely because they 1eD1ester, more than twice the number man Mathematics major from Nepal. are away from their families and Presently, the international office has of foreign ,_ Jlt\.ute~~ . a d~tted last "They answered all my questions friends," Sue Songer - International new programs aimed at recruiting new spring. respectfully and let me know more Student Advisor said. students. Some of its prospective stu Students tme from around the about Eastern." Other opportunities available to dent events include an invitation, world to attend Eastern because of In recognition of the assimilation international students is the opportuni encouraging international students what they perceive as the dedication problems foreign students encounter ty to participate in the multi-cultural from community olleges in Illinois to displayed by the international office on arrival at the University, the interna units of local ~lementary and secondary explore life at Eastern. This takes place staff who persorutlly respond to all their tional office has an "American conver- schools requesting speakers. Some local on the 8th of March. l).S.. ,Others Ignore African Ts.unami. Victims· Bianca Sisson Governor Jeb Bush m their damage fact-finding tour mg the nahon into law lessness. Editor in chi ef overlooked Somalia. The website also states that Titis is not the first time that Africa has been President Bush didn't mention Africa in his State of ignored by the United States during a time of disaster. While the world rushes to the aid of victims of the the Union message. The U.S. has made many promises tQ the continent tsunami in south east Asia, another continent of vic Earl Ofari H utchinson, a Black.News.com that have not been fulfilled. ·· tims remain largely ignored. columnist, stated on his website that Bush officials According to another Black.News.com article, On December 26, 2004, a tsunami resulting have made a vague promise to deliver aid to Somalia, the Western nations ignored the killings of nearly a from an Indian Ocean earthquake, claimed the lives of bu t the country's president says that the promise has mi ll ion people during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, thousand of people in Sou th /\ ia and East Africa. yet to be kept. The aid has been so meager that the and according to Hutchinson, Bush has pledged $15 The world im 1ediately responded with mon United Ndtions High Commis ioner for R fu gees bi ll ion to fight AIDS and other diseases in Africa and etary donation<; , food, volunteer time and supplies. (U 1 ICf.\) iss ued a " fla sh a ppeal " for funds for the Caribb an. Congress has yet to cough up the E,·ery new c; <; tatHin in the \·VO rld fl ew their reporters to Somalia' <; n ctim <; Dl' p1te Relief agency chiei Jan mone ~ '· Bush ha al o asked for $5 billion to fund hi o uth Ac; ia tt) <> how the world liuw the regi on hild Egeland's complaint, the bi llinns 111 aid pledged, and proposed Mi llennium hallengC' Account to pur l-iel' n dc\'a<> ta tl'd F\·cn [' rco.; 1d L' llt George Bu "h dlma t thl' outpouring uf world <; ympath\· for Asian nations, development in poor nations. o t one nKkel of tha t ed mdlinn.;; of h1 <; own dollar'- tc1 tlw vKt1m 1.; of the littl ' has <; till bL' •n said STArr LIST 1 11 • " • •" Blanca Sisson ,\:•,," • ~ '111·· •·1', Megan N e u bau 01" I ;. ; ' I ', I .~ f' f ~. ' /I 217-581-2812 '•• ' ' '' '·11'•.>: 1 1 ··•! ~,.. 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Staff Writer University's chapter of the "The walk was quite success- Thirty-seven years after the Alpha Phi Alpha, a social fra ful and saw a turn out of about In the worl d today, a lot of black inven- assassination of the late Dr. ternity of predominantly black 60 people," Ricks said, "Most I tors have gone unnoticed ._So , to cele Martin Luther King Jr., his student of which Dr. King was elderly white people are edu- brate their achievements we have collat ideals have yet to be fully a member gathers at a strategic cated and wish to join forces ed a list of black inventors and their con implemented in society. place and enl.barks on a march with the blacks to stop racism." trib11tions to humanity. While the years since his to the MLK union in his honor. "We have come a long way tragic death have witnessed a The re-naming of the union from what it used to be. Paper, chess, alphabet, - Africans number ~ improvements in building sparked off great con Careless statements are no Ironing board - Sarah Boone the manner in. which we relate troversy in the early 70' s and longer prevalent and racial Lawn mower - John A. Burr to each other and view the has for the most part encour slurs have experienced a great Peanut butter - George W. Carver world, a great distinction still aged and promoted diversity decline. In many ways, things Guitar - Robert Flemming Jr. remains. in its activities. have changed for the better, but Ice cream - Augustus Jackson Black Americans have the In an interview, the fraterni there is room for improve Super soaker - Lonnie Johnson second highest drop out rate in ty's Vice President, Vantrell ment." Defroster, air conditioning unit - the country despite the willing Ricks said that the objective of In a similar vein, Collier said Frederick M . Jones ness of most black students to organizing i:he walk was to that the elderly whites could Printing press -W.A. Lavalette not only go to college but educate people about equality relate to the I.are Dr. King Jr. Pressure cooker - Maurice W. Lee acquire a masters degree as on campus and make people because he reached out to all Pencil sharpener - John L. Love well. aware of the dire effects of colors. They saw in him, some- Fire extinguisher - Tom J. Marshal "Black Americans have racism in our society. What . thing of themselves, Collier Elevator - Alexander Miles taken their fate into their hands was most interesting about the said. On speculations of a pro Hair brush - Lyda Newman and are taking advantage of a walk was the demography of posed deduction in financial Cell phone - Henry Sampson good education," Jeffrey the participants which include aid by the state to students, Hydraulic shock absorber -Ralph Collier, president oi the Black elderly men and women of Collier· said the develovment Sanderson Student Union said. Caucasian heritage, black stu would not stop Black Lawn sprinkler - J. W. Smith Going further, Collier said dents and middle age people of Americans from going to col Refrigerator - J. Standard that America had partially Hispanic origin all present lege but would only make Mop - T. W. Stewart lived up to the ideals of Dr. with the aim of honoring the things more difficult for them. Roller coaster - Granville T. Woods King Jr., while at the same time, late King. Strangely, the walk "Any decrease in financial Helicopter - Paul E. Williams leaving roo m for more devel experienced a low turn out of aid would only motivate the Fire Escape Ladder - J. B. Winters opment. students as most of them had blacks to work harder, while at Door knob - 0 . Dorsey The "I have a dream" speech preferred to mark the day at the same time presenting Blood plasma - Dr. Charles Drew Clothes drier - G .T. Sampsoa , , · '" has remaii.'"1ed a ~urce of inspi home attending to other busi numerous difficulties." 'Jn11r;1> ration for most ~ericans and ness. The day is one for sober Minority Today February 24. 2005 A different Miss Black EIU 2005: Nubian queen-Alt that I am· By Marcia Buie sion, evening gown and an Entertainment Editor impromptu question at the end. Four black, young women · Tracey Wayne, Miss black l1re going to com pete in this years EIU 2004, is orchestrating the event Miss Black EIU- ubia n Q ueen (All and came up with the title for this that I am). years' Miss black EIU, " Nubian Jennifer Ether, 19-yC'ar-okl, sopho Queen-All that I am." more joumali ·m major, Tiffaney When the four contestan ts Ro s, 20-year-old sophomore com- were asked w hy they feel the pag 111 u nica ti o n~ disorders m ajor, eant has been so successful for over LaKya Hill, junior psychology a decade the responses were sirnilar. major and Stephanie Johnson, jun Jennifer said, " this pageant is a way ior journa li sm m ajor. for people to see how other cultures A ll four women have celebrate their heritage, it' s a chance worked hard over the last couple of for them to see what's so important months on their platform, for a to us." chance to be the next Nubian Ross said, " It' s a chance for Q ueen. All of the e young women people to see black women being expressed why they feel they are celebrated." .,..;.,·orthy enough to carry the title. LaKya and Stephanie both Jennifer Ether said she feels felt it was a way for others to see the the woman who carries this title inside of a culture and to maybe should be strong, courageous and refute the stereotypes. Hill said, 1nost of al\ cc)nfident. " l possess all "This pageant is important because these qualities," Ether said. Tiffaney it will bring all cultures together." Ross believes she is m ore than capa Daily Eastern Nows file photo Although all four contest ble of holding . the title and repre !Tracy Wayne. gets teary-tyed after being crowned Miss Black EIU 2004. 1n lhe Grand Ballroom of te Martin ants said the pageant is hard work senting all the young black women lulher King Jr .. University Union. they all expressed how much they on EIU's campus in a positive way. gained as a result in running. of style and integrity, intelligence Miss Bl ack EIU has been LaKya Hill said, " I will be Jennifer, Tiffaney, LaKya and a nd ambition. goin g on for over 30 years and has the black woman society d oubts we Stephanie all said they were happy " I want others to not only succeeded in keeping the reputation can be, if I Win I v.rill walk with about the friendships they formed look a t the black woman with rever of the black woman positive, noble boldness and pride." with one another. " I hope we all ence and pride, but to have som e for and righteous. The categories for ~ t ~ phanie Johnson says she come out of this with a lasting themselves as we!J,"Johnson said. the pageant include: talent, expres- will hold the title by being a woman friendship," Ether said. Ciara 1,2 stepped out too early John Legend's Get Lifted By Marcia Buie to run up out of anybody's concert. I don' t By Marcia Buie get with. This CD is the ultimate Entertainment Editor care if you are the supposed princess of epitome of gospel, blues a nd Crunk N B (which is made up by the way) I Entertainment Editor Ciara's concert was a disappointment. soul- I say give John Legend a think it was disrespectful and it showed irre First of all, I never thought the opening act try and go ahead and "Get lifted." sponsibility on her part! The one good thing John Legend's "Get Lifted" is would last longer than the actual act. The I can say is that girl can dance like it's going one soulful, and gospel infused opening act rapper (flow) should have got out of style, which is probably why she only ten paid more than Ciara. Second, what was CD. Among the popular songs did four songs, she was tired from au that up with the back up dancers?1 They looked a "used to love u," and "ordinary dancing. 'The only thing I got out of that con hot mess! The guys were in hot hooches people," Legend hits your ears cert was cheated-not to mention a wasted with 14 hot tracks that uplift, looking like they just roiled out of bed, and outfit. All I can say is-thank god I burned the fem ale dancers looked like they bought her CD. motivates and entertains. The their outfits from Deb. Aside from the fact hottest song on "Get Lifted," is that they d idn' t match! And oh God! What entitled "Number One" (featuring was up with Ciara's hair?! Kanye West)," in this song I don't know about everyone else but l Legend is desperately trying to expected her appearance to be top notch. Ciara's outfit was a disappointment too, I convince his girlfriend of his love mean, did she spend all of her money despite of his infidelity. Kanye because she looked broke. Now let me get to West reinforces the notion with a the bulk of thjs opinion. The 19112 minutes of rap telling his girl to stop listen performance she gave that was definitely ing to her broke a$% friend who J..~~~;\~E-.. .. ' .-: , \ 11 1\\. , _. NOT worth 15 dollars. I wonder if UB knew t f ; ·1 \ I .' be "bargain hunting." Honestly I I '' w hat was going on--anyway, a ll I know is .. ' . ladies, you aren' t the one who 'II I ~ • .'/ iara 1,2 stepped out of lantz way too early ' , ...... ' ,· . will relate to this song, it will be She rolled up out of there li ke she been in ~ ' the fellas, however, there are -~: the game for years-I'm sorry Ciara, bl\t you ... are just starting out, you are not raw enough other songs that we women can . . ... ·: .c' ~ PANTHER SPORTS CALENDAR THURSDAY W OMEN'S 8 ASICET8ALL vs. T fNNESSEE-MAKriN 5:15p.m. MEN'S BAsKETBAll VS. TENNESSEE-MARTIN 7:35p.m. WQI.\EN'S TENNIS AT TENNESSEE-MARTIN FRIDAY OVC INDOOil TIIACIC & FIELD CHA-.ONSHIPS 4 p.m. BASEBALL AT MISSISSIPPI STATE 4 p.m. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2005 Eastern Illinois University, Charleston THROWING GOLF HEAT MATT STEVENS -~--t.=..::::.:. _ Panthers start slow at Samford Staff Report and sophomore Ty Comerford, who tied for 34th at rounds on Tttesday. Sallee can't II-over-par 227. The 8-under 64 would have tied the course record, The Eastern Illinois men's golf team limped out to Belmont won the team event championsrup by but since the teams agreed to move the tees up on a the start ofits spring season by finishing last out of II finisrung at three-under-par and having four of its six holes, it is not considered eligible to be listed. deliver teams in this week's Samford Invitational. players finish in the Top 20. Lanier played the par fives in I 0-tmder-par • The Panthers traveled to Farm Links Golf Club in Samford finished second on its home soil followed 2002 OVC individual champion Robert on promise Sylacauga, Ala. to face Oluo Valley Conference rivals by Lipscomb University, TSU and Tech. Dinwiddie came from nliddle of the pack to finish Samford, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee- Belmont sophomore Jeff Lanier ran away with the runner up by shooting six-under 66 to finish at 4- Nearly I 0 months ago, a man Martin and Eastern Kentucky. individual medallist honors by posting a score of I2- under-par. stepped to the podium, said all Eastern finished the competition at a combined under-par 202, winning the event by eight strokes. The Panthers will return to play during Spring the right things, and brought 53-over-par 9I7 and was four strokes away from the The transfer from the University ofNew Mexico shot Break and will travel to dte Sunsrune State to compete energy and excitement back to nearest team, UTM. even-par 72 in Mondays first round but won the in The Naples Invitational hosted by Florida Gulf what was considered a dead pro- The top Panther finishers were junior Dustin Sloat event by shooting 64-68 in the back-to-back 36-hole Coast University. gram. This marked the beginning of the Brady Sallee era .. After 25 games (most of them MEN'S BASKETBALL losses), we now understand two things. He said all of the wrong things, and the problems weren't an instant fix. These are things we should've known from day one, Panthers need to stay on guard and I'll admit it - I was gullible. Finally, here's Press Eastern hopes to withstand upset-prone Tennessee-Martin Conference I 0 I. Let's evaluate some of the state- BY)OHN HOHENADEL ments made at the April 26 press SPORTS REPORTER conference. Director ofAthletics Rich Tennessee-Martin is mathemati- McDuffie said, "Brady made this cally eliminated from the Ohio an easier choice because he prom- Valley Conference tournament this ised success from the beginning." season, but that won't stop them The Panthers have only won from playing. eight Division I games and will "When you fail to reach the Ohio Valley look at dte scores Conference Tournament for the night-in and "Any win third time in five years. We now night-out, any- is a good know there was no way to keep a one can win,. " promise like that. said Martin head win with There's no way he expected to coach Bret win right away, did he? Well ....if Campbell. the type we go back to April, yes. "Seven of our II "This will not be a rebuilding losses were decid- of season process; dus is will be a successful ed in the last two we're process," Sallee said. 'Tm not nlinutes of those going to say that it'll take two or games." having." three years before I get my play- Tennessee BRET CAMPBELL, ers; these are my players." Tech is in sole HEAD COACH After hearing this, Sallee's team possession of first was motivated enough to get place in the noticeably sick of its coach's ten- OVC at II-4. Tennessee-Martin is 3- dencies before conference season. II, but when the two teams met Feb. No matter whose fimlt it was, this I2, Martin looked like the 11-4 team is a talented basketball team that as it defeated Tech 59-56. refuses to show it. "They're dangerous," Eastern head Therefore, Brady will have to coach Rick Samuels said. ''Ask REBUILD this team using either Tennessee State." girls currently in high school or A week after Martin beat Tech, the junior college players. It can't be Skyltawks traveled to Tennessee State anyone on this roster. to take on the Tigers. "To be honest, I'd kept my eye Heading into the game, TSU had a on it for a while and would think five-game home winning streak and to myself that they ought to be was playing for an oppottunity to host doing better than that, Sallee said. an OVC tournament game, but dte "That's when I began to believe I Skyltawks spoiled that opportunity could be successful." with a 7 4-68 win. This one really jumped out at '~y win is a good win with the me. Sallee left the door wide type of season we're having," open. In April, he basically Campbell said. ''Now that we're out declared that he could do the of the tournament, we're playing for job better than Linda Wunder. pride.' So far, it's a dead heat. However, in between beating the But let's give him a fair amount first place team in the OVC and spoil- of time because we all heard he STEPPEN HAAS/THE DALY EASTERN NEWS ing hopes of the seventh place team in was a rughly regarded recmiter the conference, Martin lost big - 80- S®u ~ DID~, wtrot• SEE STEVENS PAGE 11 iiD llslla\il l* ~ IYtOO'I P I 3.12. SEE ON GUARD PAGE 11 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS SECTION B THE VERGE THE WEEK- 2.24.05 I OUR WRITERS PICK THE WINNERS See Page 4B and 5B COVER DESIGN BY JOAQUIN OCHOA/ VERGE BLUES AND SPRING FLING VOTE NOW! COLUMNIST SAYS PARIS ISN'T WORKING ON MAGGIES FARM TWO TRAVELING EIU DANCERS TO PRESENT ANNUAL AT ALL AND DISSES AMERICANS MUSICIANS TO PLAY ANNUAL RECITAL •BEST OF COLES !COUNTY" CHARLESTON 'IN THE SPOniGHT' POLLING BEGINS TODAY See POP S!HI OlfS Page 7B THIS WEEKEND: ONE'S GOT SOUL, CH-CH-CHANGES THE OTHER'S GOT GOSPEL VILLAGE THEATRE DEBUTS COMING OF AGE PRODUCTION See 'WHAT I DID LAST SUMMER' BWIE~ !HIARllY Page 8B See lfRO !UJPIE Page 3B See IF!UNG Page 3B PAGE 28 ONTHE VERGE OFTHEWEEKEND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2005 EVENTS QUOTE THIS TODAY What film should win an "What I Did Last Summer" ·=-- 7 p.m. s~: ·l Oscar for Best Picture 2005? The Vi II age Theatre \ :lll(.. F1·;u-l in 111 $3.50 student Thur.;;dav '9P.\l KRISTA CARSON II Vanessa Fraction FRESHMAN 9 p.m. FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES University Ballroom "That Ray Charles movie:' FRIDAY Shane Reichart w/ Ryan Groff BRIAN COSTELLO 8 p.m. SENIOR Marianne's Euro Deli -.. .. S4 ~l . l l 4 1 ~ CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS lb dwJ·.... 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BRIDGETTE VANDER POL $3 Vegetarian Foods FRESHMAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION Homemade Soups All Acoustic Sunday European Pastries Joe Eastwood and Company DAILY SPECIALS & LARGE CUISINE "'The Notebook:" 9 p.m. Spec ia lizing in coffees & teas The Uptowner *5% off w/ this Ad & Student ID! Last Saturday of each month - Fine Dining 348-7733 FEAR AND LOATHING IN THE VERGE Live music Every Friday, All ages welcome, No Cover! Literature lost a great mind this week when pioneering "gonzo journalist" 8-10 .m. Hunter S. Thompson, the patron saint of weird, committed suicide. Now he's probably rooming with Nixon. In honor, here are a few of Thompson's most memorable assessments of reality: + "We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those ICY MUG we have entrusted to enforce those laws." J 6V~YJ:J PRJ't>AYI + "The music business Is a cruel and shallow trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men lie like dogs. There Is also a negative side." ACROSS 0 $5.00 COVER CHARGE FROM $ t .00 PITCHERS + "a dagger In the heart, really, of even the concept of a democratic government that Is free, equal and just." -on the USA PATRIOT Act FAIRGROUNDS ALL NIGHT + "We can't stop here! This Is Bat Country!" + "America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else In the world who tries to make us uncomfortable." + "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." -;~:!~itlt M.~l1tll::<: :Ill I'J"ft"lli't1".> F!I:U.1 you" + "The Edge ... there Is no honest way to explain It because the only people who really know N:teU'IItf ~ f-Rnr.l-.iiJI rri~ VI6Jl o:t< where It Is are the ones who have gone aver." o.:JJrins; =,. Par!:-~Y.o::ri: . r r..::tl-t.i-nc E:-xncnc1"'..c-c lh~ moJicc::;. .:. d:!fat:tw~:l "o'/Ww.etaffeol utrons.bl :z 11.7-63 9'-1 .1. 3 -~ VERGE EDITOR HOLLY HENSCHEN ASSOCIATE VERGE EDITOR JOAQUIN OCHOA DESIGN CHIEF JOAQUIN OCHOA Sandwich Shop INSIDE DESIGN HOLLY HENSCHEN COPY EDITORS BRI KENNEDY "''"'.IUJ...L>AY Oeliv.-.-• .t:VEltYUAY F){OM BRIAN O'MALLEY llAM·l'UVNH.iJil' CONTACT US KruV ERG E®HOTMAIL. COM OR (217) 581-2812 ····we deliveT em ttme. so vou wml't blow vouT miner THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2005 ONTHE VERGE OFTHEWEEKEND PAGE 38 Eastern troupe intimately performs at theater BY BRIAN O'MALLEY Is young and Immature. Casey Mclain, STAFF WRITER senior theater arts major, as Anna has a presence on stage that resembles that of In "What I Did Last Summer," six someone with 30 years of theater expe- characters experience life-changing r1ence. Lawson and Mdaln pull off events throughout the course of one these two most challenging roles like season, while most of the men are experts. overseas fighting In World War II. Scott Podraza, sophomore theater Charlie Is a 14-year-old boy who he arts major, plays Ted, Leslie McGinnis, takes on a job with Anna Trumbell, freshman theater arts major, plays known to the townspeople as the Charlie's mother and Annie Sears, "pig woman." freshman theater arts major, plays Anna hires him to do random tasks Bonnie. The three excel at bringing and decides to teach him art Instead their characters to life and making the of paying him more than he asks for. audience care for them. Meanwhile, Charlie lives with his Jerry Eisenhour, director and theater mother and his older sister, Elsie. His arts professor, handled the A.R. father Is In the war, so Charlie Is the Gurney script masterfully and used only man around the house, but Is he Aaron Lawson, senior theatre arts major, acts as 'Charlie' with 'Ted; played by Scott the small theater to his advantage to a man? Podraza, a sophomore theatre major during dress rehearsal for "What I Did Last give It an Intimate feel. The Village The play focuses on Charlie and Summer" at the Village Theatre on 18th Street Monday evening. Theatre has a stage area entirely sur- how his relationship with Anna helps rounded by seats, which challenges him grow up. His mother doesn't like she Isn't to fond of herself. She con- Cory Vogt, junior theater arts major, the director to set the scenes up a cer- him working with Anna, who thinks stantly helps her mother, unlike as Elsie and puts such passion Into her tain way to assure every person In the Charlie has been raised Incorrectly. Charlie, who Is foul-mouthed and character and gives off an enjoyable audience can see what's happening. The most dynamic aspects of the misbehaved. presence. The play began Wednesday and play are the monologues. Each char- Elsie later delivers a line during a The high-point of the performance Is continues at 7 p.m. today, Friday, acter discusses whether the play Is conversation with her mother and the story between Charlie and Anna. Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday at about them or not. brother that defines her character per- Every conversation they have Is fantas- The Village Theatre, located at 960 The heart of the play lies In the char- fectly. tically wntten and well-acted. Aaron 18th St. Ticket prices are $8 for adults, acter Elsie. We learn that she doesn't "Don't ask me, I only live here," she Lawson, senior theater arts major, plays $6 for faculty, staff and senior citizens consider the play to be about her and says. Charlie and convinces the audience he and $3.50 for students. Dancers fling into Spring 1 1n the Spotlighf BY SARAH HENDERSON that It Is very Important for every member to be Incred- STAFF WRITER ibly dedicated to the company because practices throughout the year are four hours a week. Practices get This weekend the Eastern Illinois University Dancers more Intense two weeks before the concert jumping to will have their time to shine "In the Spotlight." 12 hours a ~k. Their practices In McAfee provide a sea of black leo- Since this group Is a compilation of exper1enced, tal- tards, and 17 pairs of arms and legs moving In unison. ented danceJS they are allowed to choreograph the dif- The members gather at 7 p.m., to practice the compa- ferent dances that will be seen through the night. ny piece, which every member of the organization Is Therefore the music that will be heard Is picked by col- required to be ln. lege students and will Identify with this age group. Each member Is not In every dance that evening because Although the music Is required to be family friendly, which there are a total of24 dances Incorporated Into the produc- means that derogatory lyr1cs are not allo~. It still offers tion. At 8 p.m. the 17-member company dMdes Into their a wide range of music. Br1ttney Yakt:y, president of the smaller groups to practice their Individual pieces. The EIU Dancers perform at halftime during the men's company, said t"there will be something for everyone." During the company piece, their moves are r1ght on basketball game Feb. 10 at Lantz arena. The group will 'The production Is not focused on ser1ous ballet." key, and their technique and exper1ence are evident perform their spring recital this weekend. Mcfarland said, "but It Is upbeat. entertaining and will with every move. keep the audiences attention." 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In "Being Julia," because Swank won best BEST ACTOR fashion at the Oscars Veteran actor Morgan Freeman and semi- actress In '99 for "Boys Don't Cl)'" defeating Jamie Foxx In "Ray"- Foxx plays a real BY BRIAN O'MALLEY veteran actress Kate Winslet are both cel- Benlng's performance In "American Beauty." person, who was blind, with a southern STAFF WRITER ebrating their fourth nominations, while accent. Leonardo DiCaprio In ''The Jamie Foxx becomes the eighth person THE WAY TO PREDICT Aviator"- DICaprio fills the shoes of real-life It's Oscar time! since 1930 to be nominated for two acting In "The Academy Awards Handbook," aviator Howard Hughes, who suffered The 77th annual Academy Awards, awards In the same year. author John Harkness gives tips to predict from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, hosted by Chris Rock, will be at 7 p.m., Don Ch~le and Sophie Okonedo In "Hotel the winners before they are named and which In the 1930s and '40s was Incurable. Feb. 27, at the Kodak Theatre In Rwanda" along with Freeman and Foxx, make lists Oscar statistics from the birth of the DICaprio did add a bit of a southern Hollywood. This year's nominations aren't It the first time five nominations have gone to Academy Awards In 1927 to the present. twang to his voice, which could be con- as surprising as last year's, but the winners black actors In the same year. Catalina Sandino Harkness lists seven things to look for In sidered an accent. DICaprio was nominat- could be shockers. Picking the winner this Moreno's nomination for "Marla Full of Grace" the nominated performances for acting ed once before for 1993's "What's Eating year could be hard. But there Is help. makes six nods for non-white performers. awards: real people, disabilities, age, Gilbert Grape." There are a total of 54 movies J'v'oreno adds her name to a small leads nominated In support, British actors, Johnny Depp In "Finding Neverland"- nominated for Academy list of actors nominated for accents and actors who should have won Depp plays a real -life author of Peter Pan, Awards, and 22 movies their first film. for a past performance. J.M. Barrie. Some would argue Depp with multiple nods. "The The biggest head-to- Harkness ueses the method to explain could have won last year for "Pirates of the Aviator" leads with 11 head contests are Daniel Day-Lewis' unexpected win 1989's Caribbean." nominations, the same amount received last BRIAN O'MALLEY'S PICKS ~TAFF year by 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the SHOULD SHOULD'VE BEEN SHOULDN'T HAVE WILL WIN THOUGHTS King". Oint Eastwood's WIN NOMINATED BEEN NOMINATED "Million Dollar Baby" and Marc Forster's I LIKE "SIDEWAYS," BUT BEST PICTURE •MILLION "Finding Neverland" fol- BEST "THE •KILL BILL "FINDING SHOULD GO TO THE MOVIE TH AT HAS DOLLAR PICTURE AVIATOR" VOL 2" NEVERLAND" IT ALL. "THE AVIATOR" HAS BEST low closely with seven BABY" nods each. PICTUREWR mEN ALL OVER IT. Of the 20 nomi- QUENTIN SCORSESE IS THE GREATEST UVI NG nations In the CLINT TARANTINO FOR "KILL DIRECTOR AND STILL HASN'T WON. BEST EASTWOOD MARTIN SCORSESE TAYLOR four act- BILL VOL 2" OR THIS YEAR SHOULDN'T BE ANY DIRECTOR "MILLION DOLLAR "THE AVIATOR" HACKFORD "RAY" TERRY GEORGE FOR DIFFERENT. SCORSESECOU LD WIN IF BABY" "HOTEL RWANDN EASTWOOD GETS BEST ACTOR. FOXX SHOULD WIN. EASTWOOD JAMIE PAUL GIAMATII JOHNNY DEPP PROBABLY HAS THE NEXT BEST BEST FOXX FOXX •siDEWAYS" "FINDING CHANCE, BUT BOTH DON CHEADLE IN ACTOR "RAY" NEVERLAND" 'HOTEL RWANDA" AND EVEN GIAMATTI PUT OUT BETTER PERFORMANCES. CATALINA HILARY MORENO WILL SURPRISE AND SANDI NO SWANK TEA LEONI ANN ETIE BENING BECOME THE 13TH ACTOR EVER TO BEST MOREN O "MARIA "MILLION DOLLAR "SPANGLISH" "BEING JULIA" WIN AN OSCAR ON A Fl RST ACTRESS FULL OF GRACE" BABY" PERFORMANCE. SWANK'S PREVIOUS OSCAR WIN WIU HURT HER. FREEMAN WILL WIN HIS FIRST MORGAN THOMAS DAVID ALAN BEST OSCAR, AND DESERVEDLY SO. BUT FREEMAN HADEN CARRADINE ALDA SUPPORTING CHURCH MAY NEVER GET ANOTHER "MILLION DOLLAR CHURCH •KILL BILL •THE AVIATOR" ACTOR CHANCE, AND HE IS THE BABY" •siDEWAYS" VOL 2" PERFORMANCE IN THIS CATEGORY. MAD5EN AND GIAMATTI'S WIN E-STORY VIRGINIA CATE CLORIS SOPHIE CONVERSATION IN "SIDEWAYS" IS THE MADSEN BLANCHETT LEACHMAN OKONEDO BEST SCENE OFTHE YEAR,AND MAD5EN "THE AVIATOR" "SPANGLISH" "HOTEL RWANDA" •siDEWAYS" IS EXTREMELY UNABLEIN THE MOVIE. KAU FMAN WILL WIN A DESERVED QU ENTIN KEI R PEARSON, OSCAR. MORE FOR HIS UNE OFWORK TARANTINO TERRY GEORGE KAUFMAN THAN FOR "SUNSHINE." TARANTINO "KILL BILL "HOTEL RWANDA" WROTE ONE OF THE BEST SCRIPTS IN VOL 2" THE LAST FIVEYEARS , BUT WON'T WIN. HAGGIS' SCRIPT IS CLOSE TO PERFEC- •siDEWAYS" RICHARD UNKLATER, PATRICK n ON. BUT 'SIDEWAYS" IS THE ONLY OR PAUL HAGGIS' JULIE DELPY AND MARBER COMEDY NOMINATED, AND HARKING "MILLION DOLLAR ETHAN HAWKE "CLOSER" BACK TO THE GLORY DAYS OFO NEMA, BABY" "BEFORE SUNSET" COMEDIES OFTEN WIN THIS AWARD. C.lve I~ a ShoD The II'Varbler yearbook 1s looking 'For pho~ographers. Paicl posi~ions are available. S~op by -1 B-1 -1 Buzzard l-lall /VIonclays a~ 2pln or e~nail us a~ II'Varblereiu@ho~~nail. c::o~n THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 , 2005 ONTHE VERGE OFTHEWEEKEND PAGE 58 THE RED RPET Kate Winslet In "Eternal Sunshine of the play a real person with a disability or speaks much differently than Blanchett Don Cheadle In "Hotel Rwanda"- Spotless Mind"- Winslet Is also British and accent. Church, who many would con- does, which counts as an accent. Cheadle portrayed real-life hotel manager she has lost three times since 1995. sider a favorite, seems like a long shot Blanchett also lost for her 1998 perform- Paul Rusesabaglna, with an Aft1can accent. Catalina Sandino Moreno In "Marla Full when using this method. ance as "Elizabeth" to Gwyneth Paltrow. Clint Eastwood In "Million Dollar Baby"- of Grace"- Moreno's performance really Jamie Foxx In "Collateral "- The one Natalie Portman In "Closer"- Like her Eastwood Is the only one of the ftve nomi- doesn't fall Into any of the categories unless attribute that makes this performance co-star Owen, Portman In order to win, nees not playing a real person, though at 74 you consider being a drug mule a disability. worthy Is that It Is essentially a leading will have to bank on the fact that her char- he Is the oldest of the bunch. It should be Hilary Swank In "Million Dollar Baby"- role, but Foxx will most likely receive acter Is a lead. noted: Clint lost In '92 when he was nomi- Swank Is considered the favorite, but her more votes for "Ray" anyway. Sophie Okonedo In "Hotel Rwanda"- nated for "Unforglven," a fllm he won the character only has a slight southern accent Alan Aida In 'The Aviator"- Aida portrays Okonedo Is half British and plays Tatlana directing award for. and deals somewhat with a disability. Her real-life Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster and at Rusesabaglna, the real-life wife of previous Oscar win might count against her. 68 Is the oldest nominee In the group. Cheadle's character. BEST ACTRESS Clive Owen In "Ooser"- Owen Is the only Laura Linney In "Kinsey"- Linney's charac- Annette Bening In "Being Julia"- Benlng Brit In this category, and It could be argued ter Is Oara J'vlc.MIIIen who was the real-life enjoys her third nod for her role as a stage BEST SUPPORTING that his character has a lead role In the movie. wife of Alfred Kinsey. Linney was nominated actress In '30s England. She sports a once before for best actress In 2000 for her British accent. The only thing she has ACTOR Morgan Freeman In "Million Dollar performance In "You Can Count On Me," but going for her Is previous losses. Baby"- Freeman plays a flctlonal charac- BEST SUPPORTING lost to Julia Roberts' portrayal of Imelda Staunton In "Vera Drake"- ter, with no accent, but he Is 67 and has "Erin BrockCNich." Staunton Is British, and plays a British ACTRESS lost three times before. Cate Blanchett In "The abortionist In the 1950s. At 48, she Is the Virginia Madsen In Thomas Haden Church In "Sideways"- Aviator"- Blanchett plays oldest of the nominees In this category. "Sideways"- Madsen, Church Is not old, or British nor did he Katharine Hepburn, who like Swank and DAN WOIKE'S PICKS C')TAFF Church, Is considered a favorite, but not by SHOULDN'T HAVE SHOULD'VE BEEN SHOULD THOUGHTS WILL WIN Harkness' system. She BEEN NOMINATED NOMINATED WIN Is the oldest of the IF YOU LAUGH WHILE WATOiiNG A nominees at 41 , but MOVIE, IT CAN'T WIN BEST PICTURE. •MILLION most people would say "FINDING BEST ·siDEWAYS" IS OEFlNITELY HILARIOUS, "CLOSER" "SIDEWAYS" DOLLAR NEVERLAND" PICTURE that might not help her BUT IS ALSO TOUCHING, INSIGHTFUL BABY" too much. ANO REFRESHINGLY ORIGINAL THE ACADEMY LOVES EASTWOOD'S WORK, BUT ALSO LOJES MAKING GOOO CLINT TAYLOR MIKE NICHOLS MARTIN SCORSESE BEST ON AAST SNUBS, WHIOi FAVORS EASTWOOD •MILLION HACKFORD •RAY' "CLOSER" •THE AVIATOR" DIRECTOR SOORCESE. WHO COULD HAVE WON FOR DOLLAR BABY" "RAGING BULL,.. GOOD FELLAS; ETC. GIAMATTl HAS TO HAVE UPSET SOME· EASTWOOD FOR PAUL GIAMATTI BODYTO GET SNUBBED FOR THE SEC· 'BABY' AND •siDEWAYs• JAMIE OND STRAIGHT YEAR. NOT ONLY WAS BEST HIS WORK IN "AMERICAN SPLENDOR" JOHNNY DEPP LIAM NEESON FOXX FOXX AClOR AND "SIDEWAYS" OSCAR NOMINA· NDING NEVERLAN "KINSEY• "RAY" TION·WORTHY, THEY COULDVEWON . A SOLID GROUP INA YEAR WHERETHERE HILARY WAS A VOID OF PCM'ERFUL ROLES. KATE WINSLET SWANK SWANK IS BEODMING BANKABLE, BUT ANN ETTE BENING UMA THURMAN BEST "ETERNAL SUNSHINE "MILLION DOLLAR WIN StET CAPTURESTHE IRRATlONAUTY, "BEl NG JULIN "KILL BILL VOL 2• ACTRESS OF THE SPOTLESS MIND• QUIRKY, CUTEAND IMBALANCE.D OiAR· BABY" ACTER OF Q EMENTlNE IN "SUNSHINE: LOWELL FROM 'WINGS; THOMAS THOMAS HAYDEN CHURCH, SEEMS LIKE THE MORGAN FREEMAN PETER CLIVE OWEN HADEN BEST WINN ER HERE. THE BIGGEST SNUB "MILLION DOLLAR SARSGAARD ·cLOSER' CHURCH SUPPORTING GOES TO SARSGMRD WHO ALSO BABY' "KINSEY• "SIDEWAYS" ACTOR SHINED IN "GARDEN STATE: 80'S SKIN QUEEN MADSEN IS BEAU· SOPHIE VIRGINIA Tl FUL, ELEGANT AND TORTURED IN SANDRAOH OKONEDO MADSEN MADSEN "SIDEWAYS" AND DESERVES THIS •siDEWAYs• "HOTEL RWANDA" WIN. "SIDEWAYS" I FEAR ~VIATOR' WINS BECAUSE IT WON'T WIN THE PICTURE, ACrOR, AND "ETERNAL SUNSHINE "THE INCREDIBLE$" •GARDEN STATE" SUPPORTlNG CATEGORIES. KAUFMAN'S OF THE SPOTLESS MIND" "THE AVIATOR" 'SUNSHINE" IS MIND-BENDINGIY ORJG. INALANDCOMPI.ETELYWHACKED. 'DIARIES' SHOULD 'MN. THE FILM IS SIM ~ ALEXANDER LARTO "SIDEWWS: "SIDEWAYS." SHOULD "THE MOTORCYCLE PAYNE, BEREW'.RIDED, ESPECIALIY INTHE CATE- NDING NEVERLAN "KINSEY• DIARIES" JIM TAYLOR JOAQUIN OCHOA/ GORI'THATREWARIDSDIALOGIJE-WHAT "SIDEWAYS" VERGE GRAPHIC "SIDEWAYS" THRIVES ON. ILLUSTRATION The Warbler Yearbook is hosting a The Daily DIV rn RSITY Ea~tem New~ contest. Please submit your creative writing, photography, or art reflecting DIVERSITY Intere~tea in reacnin~ over 11 ,~~~ ~tuaen~{ If ~o, call with a short paragraph explaining what it frienaly au re~ to&y. means to YOU before Marchi For more ~: 211·5!1·211~ 1111 ~p?laa information, email [email protected] 6001.~11~ 9~: 211·5!1·2~23 PAGE 68 ONTHE VERGE OFTHEWEEKEND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2005 First Hundred Days is fascinating and quick read BY JOAQUIN OCHOA great Job of making that an with the addition of a few amaz- ASSOCIATE VERGE EDITOR underlying theme of the book Ing characters. It's a very differ- without trlvlallzlng the disaster. ent wcry of retelling one of the Mitchell Hundred, newly Inau- Hundred gets his powers most common of stories . . . an gurated mayor of New York, can while working as an engineer ordinary man, faced with an make a weapon and just about under the Brooklyn Bridge, when extraordlnal)' situation and tl)'lng any machine, Jam or do what- a strange accident gives him the to cope with his failed attempts ever he pleases with his voice. ability to shut down (turn eve!)' of "saving the world." And Hundred hates to use his pow- machine off) the city at his com- because It's only the flrst flve ers, but he Is happy those pow- mand. An accident-there's Issues, I haven't spoiled anything ers keep him alive. People mur- more to his powers than being because there's still so much I mur, "Is he an allen, a vigilante or able to communicate with don't know about lt. This comic a hero?" machines, he can create them begs a read, but be ready to pcry Hundred Is the embodiment of and dream them up. Brain K. a little for the following Issues. all of these while the comic's Vaughan, author of ·y; The book also adds an appen- stol)' unfolds-describing the "Runaways" and the "The dix with the real-life cast of char- origins of his powers, why he Ultimate X-Men" weaves acters and how they were pho- quit being "The Machine," a Hundred's past with the story of tographed and used as reference winged hero take on a thankless a mayor tl)'lng deal with the day- for Tony Harris, the pendler who salal)' job that offers no overtime. to-day rigors of being Mayor of makes the pages stand out with Oh yeah-don't forget the death the toughest city. It's a fascinat- the astounding facial expressions. threats and assassination Ing stol)' because the Issues are He previously worked on DC's attempts. so pervasive today-terrorism, "Starman." The paperback offers The first scenes from "Ex security, dvll liberties and from seven pages full of pages and the Mach Ina," give clues of why the EX MACHINA: what's been said about Issue No. evolution of the comic, from refer- former civil engineer became a 8, which Is not Included In this ence to the flnlsh pages. Harris civil servant. "Eventually tiring of THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS paperback-gay marriages. It's has previously worked on. risking his life merely to help so far removed from other "Ex Machlna: The First maintain the status quo, Mitch ~ **** "Super" heroes that are so far Hundred Days" Is recommended retires from a masked crime removed from reality they only for young readers and combines flghtlng and runs for Mayor of The stol)' Is set In post-Sept. 11 been many who've tried to Incor- offer an escape. 'Machlna' seems the flrst flve Issues Into a small New York Oty, winning by a New York, a dty In need of a liv- porate the theme to make a big almost therapeutic, because It's comic novel. It Is priced at landslide." Ing, breathing hero. There have splash, but the author does a an alternate universe replicated $9.95.v Fox enables anti-American and vulgar Paris Who Is the the current face of After all, weren't "family values" Hilton's contract. We are the POP SHOTS unrestrained capitalism at Its It's not just rude the most Important factor In our ones that gave back her Job of ugliest? One whose blatant dis- recent election. Is THIS what we exploiting Americans. We paid regard for American values Is BEN B ALANOFF mean by family values? Teaching her salary. In our current political more revolting than that of any STAFF WRITER people that working for a living Is climate, a lot of us talk big about blood-thirsty vulture on Capital ultimately a joke? values like democracy and justice Hill. No wonder the U.S. govern- In America and then we turn I'm talking about Paris Hilton. Fox Broadcasting Company can. ment Is outsourcing our jobs to around and endorse things like That's right, Paris Hilton Is the gives the dumbest rich person workers In other countries. They this. Are these values? Do the ugliest, most disgusting thing In In the world millions of dollars don't respect our workers here at virtues of liberty only apply to America. to hop from job to job exploit- home. And why would they? It's those of us with stockpiles of For those of you who haven't Ing the American working completely give up In the plain to see the ruling elite essen- money? seen her show, "The Simple Life, class, making a vulgar mockel)' middle of a Job. tially views the working class In It's not just rude or wrong, It's " here goes. Daddy's rich girl of everything that middle I mean, God forbid Paris Hilton America as expendable and purely anti-American. and International dunce Paris America stands for. She rolls should break a nail while Fox Insignificant. One has to contem- I wonder If Paris Hilton ever Hilton and her Intellectually her eyes If a task seems too pays her thousands of dollars a plate If this disrespect for "The stopped to think about the peo- bankrupt cohort, Nicole Riehle, demanding, exclaims "Ewww, second to do Janitorial work, Simple Life" Is at least partially ple who work for her daddy's leave their happy little lives of gross!" If a task Is too dirty when millions of Americans are fueled by a pop culture that Hilton hotel chain. About all spending money to embark on a (cleaning a toilet for example), forced to work the same Job at endorses attitudes like those those maids that clean the bath- "harrowing" journey Into the and ultimately undermines $6 an hour for forty years just to expressed on the show. rooms, and all those baggage world of the working class where everything working class peo- put food on the table and a roof The worst part Is that the show boys that haul up the luggage. they must perform various ple must endure to make a over their children's heads. It Is a has been extended to a third sea- Without those service providers, menial Jobs. These middle-class buck. disgustingly flagrant exploitation son. The fact people are dumb nobody would patronize her Jobs change from episode to Paris and her stupid little of our working class, the people enough to swallow anything daddy's hotel, and without all episode. friend will talk about how who built this count!)' and hold without stopping to consider those guests, Paris wouldn't Sounds Innocent enough, much any given job sucks In Its fabric together. what It Is, amazes me. We, have her money, or her stupid right? Here's the real break- front of the person who does One has to wonder about the American television viewers, are dog, or her worthless television down: the job for a living, or just sanity of the American public. the ones that renewed Paris show. ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Apple vision: iMerica the technological (U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. - "I use It all the time," said Kurtis gone up more than 270 percent "The amount of people with Neither Fay nor Harms said When the student entered the Harms, a junior agricultural jour- In the past flve years. !Pods has deflnltely picked up they purchase much music from class five minutes late on test nalism major at the University of The IPod family ranges In size since this last Christmas," Harms the rrunes store - Fay said she day, the professor voiced his dis- Nebraska at Lincoln. "I got It for from the $99 IPod Shuffle, which said. probably has purchased 15 pleasure. But only evel)'one but Chnstmas and I knew that I want- can hold about 120 songs, to the lf the one In flve ratio held true songs and Harms said he's yet to the Intended target heard the bit- ed one but I had no Idea how $400 40-glgabyte model that holds for UNL students, It would mean purchase a song- but having an terness, for the late arrival was much I would utilize lt." closer to 10,0CO. To colndde with that more than 4,300 students on IPod deflnltely has changed their still listening to his IPod. A recent study by the Pew the rapid growth of the !Pod's pop- campus own one of the gadgets. buying habits. It's a more common occur- Internet &.. American Life Project ulanty, Apple also offers legal online Senior marketing major Emily "Lately I've been buying a lot rence everyday on campuses found that 11 percent of downloads from rrunes.com. Fay said she purchased one last of music with gift cards I get," across America. Since Apple cre- American adults now own an Since the Web site's Inception, summer because she needed a Fay said. "''ve been going to ated the IPod In October 2001 , IPod or some other type of MP3 the company has sold more than relief from the boredom of long rrunes to buy my music Instead the company has sold more than player, Including one In flve 250 million downloads at 99 drives home to visit the family In of Best Buy." 10 million of the wallet-sized adults under the age of 30. cents apiece. Colorado. Harms voiced some of the contraption, with half of those The IPod Is part of a market The popularity of Apple's IPod "I take It evel)'where," Fay same sentiments. "I listen to It sales coming In the past few rebirth for Apple Computers, and family Is evident when walking said. "My whole family has enough that I don't even use my months. the company's stock price has across campus. !Pods, and we all use them." CD plcryer anymore." 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Name______E-mail______PAGE SB ONTHE VERGE OFTHEWEEKEND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2005 GUIDE TO Blues bring Biram to Friends and Co. BETTER L HOLLY HENSCHEN BY HOLLY HENSCHEN do more If I was going to com- VERGE EDITOR VERGE EDITOR pete with rock bands." Biram attended Texas State Scott H Biram Is not a University In San Marcus, just singer/songwriter, he's a one- South of Austin. He earned a Surviving man band- "The Dirty Old One degree In painting, sticking to Man Band," according to the acrylics on paper and canvas. title of his upcoming record "I graduated eight years ago release. and I haven't made a painting senior-itis Biram says singer/songwriters since," he said. "I got burned out The time I thought would are Inadequate, hence his one- In college. They wanted you to never arrive lurks In the near man band status. crank out so much stuff." future. Commencement Is May 7 "I'm definitely not a Last year, Biram toured with and seniors have 72 days before singer/songwriter. I write songs Hank Williams Ill, grandson of they don their caps and gowns, and I sing 'em," said Biram, who the country-western legend. and 41 days of class left, exclud- said the categorizing catch He has also shared bills with Ing finals, befbre It's goodbye phrase Is like fingernails on a Reverend Horton Heat, Krls undergrad, hello something we chalkboard to his ears. Krlstofferson and T -Model hope you'll really like. Not that "I hear so many people and Ford. I'm counting. You can make your they're playing their songs and Biram has been traveling the last semester your best by fol - singing them and I can hear open road all by his lonesome lowing these simple Instructions. where they should have a band since Feb. 2, scheduled to play behind them." 30 shows In five weeks. THE MINDSET Biram started out In Austin, "I usually take one person which he calls the hub of live SUBMnTED PHOTO with me to help out, but this Make your Impending gradua- music. Scott H Biram, scheduled to perform Sunday at Friends and Co. , time, all my roadies fell tion a frame of thought. If someone "I play sloppy old blues," said was runover in his truck by an 18-wheeler while on tour in 2003. through," he said. Biram Is asks how It's going, sigh and Biram. He knows almost 500 Biram wrote a song based on the experience called "Hit the Road." scheduled to play nightly at the answer "Well, I'm trying to gradu- songs and mixes In covers with to be released on a record forthcoming record. upcoming South by Southwest ate." They may have no Idea what originals. festival In Austin. Then he'll take It's like, but they will appreciate In "I love old-time blues and hill- acoustic hollow body Gibson gui- background. a three-week break before a awe the task you are undertaking. billy music . I don't feel like tars through a 1971 Fender His father used to quiz him on West-coast tour and returning Wake up everyday thinking: everybody got enough of It yet. I Super Reverb amp. He hollers music when younger and he got home to start recording his fifth _more days and I'm out ofhere! still revolve around the old-time through two mlcs, one distorting the Itch to play keyboard In the album, tentatively titled If you say something enough times, blues and hillbilly music, but my his voice Into an overdrlven CB- sixth grade. Biram progressed to "Bamalam." It will come true. Buy a special calen- roots are old punk and metal," radlo crackle, and a unique bass. punk bands In high school and Biram's releases Include dar and make a count do-wn to hCMr said Biram, who counts Bill "I stomp my foot on this college, Including The Thangs. 2000's "This Is Kingsbury," long you have lett. Monroe and Jimmy Martin, as homemade board thing that I He later switched to a few blue- "Preachln' and Hollerln,'" out In well as Black Flag and Slayer made with a bass amplifier and grass bands, Scott Biram and the 2002, "Lo-fl Mojo," out In the LAST CALL among his Influences. two 15-lnch speakers," said Salt Peter Boys and Bluegrass following year, and "The Dirty "Old Black preachers and old Biram. Drlveby. Old One Man Band,'' slated for "Experimentation" Is the key to blues guys sound like they're To Biram, standing alone on "Somewhere along there I late March. college. You can get away with singing heavy metal to me," he stage Is more personal and a lit- picked up an acoustic guitar and All of them were originally doing just about anything you will said. "That's what I was weaned tle more work, but not more started playing by myself," he released on his KnuckleSandwlch later refer to as "experimenting" on. On my original songs, It's pressure. said. Though he kept It on the Record label, but are now distrib- with In college. Just ask several been seeping out more and "If I have a show that I have to back burner for a while, the solo uted by Chicago's Bloodshot US. presidents and congressmen. more," Biram said. "I like to yell play for two or three hours, I trend evolved. Records. So whatever weird, kin~ or Illicit and I like to turn my guitar up." can't just let somebody solo," he "The one man band evolved Biram Is scheduled to play activities pique your Interest, jump A one-man band Is only as said, "and I don't like to take out of me stomping my foot on Sunday at 10 p.m. at Friends and on them now because the clock Is good as his equipment. breaks." the ftoor and the mlc stand," said Co., located on the South side of ticking for this timeless excuse. Biram Jams on 1950s-era, Biram has a mixed musical Biram. "I started realizing I had to The Square. Cover Is $3. HANGING OUT Kick It with as many friends as Notice~ possible because you might never llbree Days for Jackson Avenue get the chance again. You also want to secure a good spot to BY j OAQUIN OCHOA thing out of the music, something good. crash, should you come back to ASSOCIATE VERGE EDITOR But that would as dose to anything gospel Charleston one day. Increasing as I could do," Harty said. your quality time with buddies With a background deeply rooted In In a phone Interview.. Harty was on the may necessitate breaking up with country and gospel music, Josh Harty, 27, road going back home from Madison, your college significant other. had his hand In two albums with his father Wise. Like the different roads he has trav- Come on, Is It really going to last Ken Harty, at the ages of9 and 12. eled to go back home his music has also after graduation, anyway? Harty, who considers himself a cross changed since his younger days In Fargo, between the traditional folk and blues with N.D. PARTY WHILE YOU a contemporary vlbe, Is playing at 8 p.m. Harty has played the Civic Center In Saturday at Jackson Avenue Coffee. The Fargo opening fbr B.B. King and has con- CAN show Is free for all ages. sistently toured the Midwest. Now he'll There's no party like a college There's no doubt, gospel and religion be traveling down to Charleston for the party. "Animal House" Isn't Immor- have played a role In Harty's life. The title- first time to play at Jackson Avenue talized In American cinema fbr noth- track of his first album "Three Days Notice" Coffee. Harty expects to play some new Ing, and US. universities are known was Inspired by a note written on the Inside music from his upcoming album to get worldwide as party centrals, thanks cover of a torn and tattered Bible he bought them road tested while also playing some to Hicks like " Po~·s." So go out as while collecting them fbr his father-a Bible from his previous album-"Three Day's much as you can stand and throw as he bought for a $1.10. Notice." many bashes that your roommates "["Minna Moore"] Is definitely my His current sound, a combination of folk will put up with. Theme parties are favorite (song)," said Harty. "I guess I like and blues, Is different from what he and his extra memorable, like decade- the story. I stole the story from the cover father, also a guitarist, used to perfbrm In themed and other corf1y' reasons to of a Bible I bought In Montana. There was nursing homes. hang out In weird clothes. a note from a grandmother to a grand- Harty started playing at coffee shops at daughter. So I based It on the cover. I the age of 18, but stopped "doing the think It turned out all right. If the song acoustic thing and started playing with a YOU'LL MISS THIS ... could get to people like the song got to rock band." me, that would be good." He then played In a group called Mr. Old-fogey graduates always say "Gospel Isn't a big part of the music. It's Vanderbilt for three years befbre the band how they miss college and they SUBMITTED PHOTO a huge part of where I come from. I grew split up. Harty went back to working solo, wish they hcrl class the next day. So j osh Hart, of Fargo, N.D., is scheduled to play a up listening to Johnny Cash, and Staples released his first album for White Banner the story goes, you're going to miss free show 8 p.m. Saturday. at j ackson Avenue and Singer. I'm not a preacher In any Records In 2003 and will be releasing his Inadequate sleep, a burned-out Coffee. means. Hopefully people can get some- still untitled second album In late March. brain and lack of free time. I'll