It Was All Red, White and Blue

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Four-,.ar-old Kristyn Hayworth plays in the bubbles of the foam machine in Morten Park Saturday during the Red, White and Blue Days festival • ( ( Back in the early 90s the Red, White and Blue Days were much STEPHEN LARRICK/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS smaller than now. J J A ,oung girl rides on a float during the fourth of July parade in Charleston on llonday. BETTY COFFRIN 1 FOURTH OF JULY COMMITIEE MEMBER It was all Red, White and Blue BY CHRIS LUTHER Betty Coffiin has been a part of gained popularity, and now it is education major, agreed and said he CITY EDITOR the committee since it began. larger than I could have imagined. felt that the celebration was a suc According to Coffrin, the Red, "The first few years we had cess and larger than he expected. Charleston started Red, White White and Blue Days used to be mostly local bands for the whole "I enjoyed the parade very and Blue Days 15 years ago during very small in comparison to the festival," Coffrin said. "One aspect much," Hester said. "I thought the the Desert Storm Conflict. Former current celebration. that helped the festivities grow was only parade in Charleston was the President George Bush, Sr. declared "Back in the early 90s the Red, the involvement of all the non (Eastern) homecoming parade, July fourth a national celebration White and Blue D~ys were much profit organizations. They have but this parade lasted a long time. and in 1990 Charleston's Fourth of smaller than now," Coffrin said. helped a lot." July Committee was formed. "Over the years the festival has Ryan Hester, a senior physical SE E FOURTH OF JULY PAGE 7 Banner System Project to help campus become one

Eastern looks at how other universities imp~ement new computer systems

BY CINDY TANNEY According to the project definition, to the project definition. user dissatisfaction." president for academic affairs for tech ADMINISTRATION EDITOR Eastern's current software is separate The University of Illinois Urbana "We had some down time with the nology. and becoming obsolete since matLy of Champaign purchased software new system but, then again, we did Comments made by U of! officials As Eastern replaces its central com the programs were created by its infor through SunGard, SCT to implement with the old system," Nelson said. "were not negative about Banner per puter systems with newer, integrated mation technology service workers in a Banner system about three years ago, He added that it was not unusual se .... but more about their lack of software, administrators say they can the 1960's. said Bill Witsman, Eastern's Banner for technical problems to occur with understanding about the complexity learn from the experiences of other The new software Eastern has pur project manager. any computer system. of implementing it on their campus," universities. chased will unify the university's aca "There was some bad press for the A group of Eastern administrators he said. Eastern's $6.6 million plan to imple demic and administrative computer project implementation," said Todd learned more about U of I's Banner Converting student information ment computer software, known as systems including financial records, Nelson, who managed the project system at the Midwest Educause from an old system to a Banner system the Banner System Project through billing receivables, alumni develop for two years at the Urbana Regional Conference in March, said SunGard, SCT, began last spring. ment and textbook rental, according Champaign campus. "A lot of it was Michael R Hoaclley, assistant vice SEE COMPUTERS PAGE 7 FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK

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AROUND' SCRUB-A-DUB-DUB WTF? ILUNOIS Rescuer arrested CAMPUSES SAN MARCOS, TX- A man who rescued a swimmer caught in swirling SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY river currents found himself in trouble soon afterwards when he was arrested Female enrollment down by authorities who claimed he was CARBONDALE- Next year, SIUC will begin interfering. recruiting and offering new scholarships to draw female Dave Newman, 4.8, disobeyed students, Vice chancellor of diversity Seymour Bryson repeated orders by emergency person said. nel to leave the water, police said. He Although women make up more than half of the was charged with interfering with United State's population, the population of female public duties. students at SIUC cannot seem to make it past 46 "I was amaz.ed," Newman said after percent. hiS release on $2,000 bail. "I had a The female student population peaked in fall 2002 very uncomfortable night after saving and 2003 at 46 percent, but has since declined to 45 that guy's life. He thanked me for it in .percent in fall 2004, according to the University's front of the police, and then they took Instimtional Research & Studies. me to jail." Bryson said because the female population is the fastest growing worldwide, the disparity between the PEOPLE male and female student populations is a growing con cern. Jolie adopts "We need to bring more focus to increasing the num ber of female students," he said. baby girl READ MORE ATWWW.DAILYECYPTIAN.COM ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Angelina Jolie is adopting an NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY orphaned Ethiopian baby girl. Jolie visited the African nation last Loan rates rise week to file her adoption request, For senior kinesiology major Adrienne Scott ecfuca accompanied by Brad Pitt and her 3- tion has had a high price. year-old son, Maddox, whom she Scott has worked her away through college and has adopted in Cambodia, an official said had to take out a few loans. Wednesday. . : sh~ b;i.s regw~ l~an,{'th!:oug}J. S.allie Mae, $.ta,n(ord, "The paperwork has gone through. Perkins and Direct loans. A list of she can barely Miss Angelina's request was accepted remember there are so many. SARAH WHITNEY/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS last week," Hadosh Halefom, head of "It is going to take me years to pay off," she said. Professor of Biological Sciences Jim McGaughey, cleans out one of his aquariums on the the country's state-run adoption "Most likely my entire life." Life Science Building's north side Wednesday. "I'm moving to a new room," he said. "So agency, told The Associated Press. Debt is a fact that surmunds most college students and I took the opprotunity to clean up.'' McGaughey kept some fish and plants in the aquarium The twice-divorced Jolie has often now is getting worst since the rates of loans rose July 1. that he said hadn't been cleaned for close to six years. . talked of adopti1;1g a second child. Rates for Stafford loans have recently been 2.77 per cent while borrowers are in school and for six months after graduation, and 3.37 percent after that, including ONLINE POLL a rate of 4.17 percent. How excited are you about the release of the sixth Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Haff-Blood Prince?" COUNTING However these rates are increasing by nearly 2 per DOWN cent. As of]uly 1, the new Stafford variable rate are 4.7 A) Thrilled, can't you tell? percent for borrowers like Scott who are still in school, B) I am going to camp outside of the Wal-Mart the night before it comes out so I can be sure to get my copy. or 5.3 percent for those in the repayment phase. C) I'll read it when the library gets it and I have absolutely nothing else to do. A I-percentage point increase in the prevailing stu D) Book? What's a book? When does the movie come out? dent loan rate can add $2,500 to the 20-year cost of the average graduate's $20,000 loan burden, according to VOTE @ THEDAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM Days9 until the an MSN report. "If it were going to take 10 years to pay, now it is WORLD new Harry Potter going to take me 20 years." Scott said. book comes out "NIU should reinforce a lot more about scholarships London to host 2012 summer Olympic games and grants to students," Scott said.,"So they would be less in debt." SINGAPORE (AP) - London vs. Paris. Tea and crum The British capital, which last had the games in 1948 wmm READ MORE AT WWW.NORTHERNSTAR.INFO pets vs. wine and cheese. British determination vs. French while continental Europe was rebuilding in the aftermath DU JOUR confidence. of World War II, upset Paris 54-50 on the fourth ballot tetchy CORRECTIONS The hotly contested race to host the 2012 Olympics Wednesday. 1•. irratably or came down to an Old World battle of rival cities separated Moscow, New York and Madrid were knocked out in peevishly sensitive. Corrections will appear on Page Two. or centuries by culture and Channel. the first three rounds of the International Olympic com 2•. Touchy Surprise. London won. mittee vote.

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THURSDA~)ULY 7,2005 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS PAGE 3 Library breaks ground Textbook $7 million expansion begins with a dirt clod rental relocated BY CHRIS LUTHER "I used come around here when I was a young Cll>' EDITOR boy," Michael said. "That's when this library was BY CINDY TANNEY only a few years old." ADMINISTRATIVE EDITOR Benjamin Franklin founded the first public Michael looked on with other crowd members as library June 30, 1731, and the 275th anniversary local children and Carnegie Public Library officials Students will be renting textbooks that took place last Thursday meant something broke ground on the structure's new foundation. near Greek Court, if plans to con extra to Charleston residents. 'Tm glad to see this," Michael said. "The current struct a building northeast of the Spectators gathered behind Charleston's Carnegie library isn't going anywhere, it's being improved." housing on Edgar Drive materializ.e. Public Library for the groundbreaking ceremony, Charleston Mayor John Inyart was among the The relocation of Textbook Rental which is the beginning of a $7 million expansion diggers at the ceremony. Before and after the cere Services is part of the university's cam that is expected to last two years. Voters passed a ref mony, Inyart thanked and congrarulated the library pus master plan which began five years erendum to expand the library and Rosemary board for its work on this project. ago to provide "a direction for the Sheppard, a library committee member, thanked "Charleston has needed this for years and years," development of programs on cam them for it during her opening statements. Inyart said. "This will be one of those places in pus," said Steve Shrake, manager of "The library board would like to thank all voters Charleston people can point to with pride and say construction and design. who made this possible," Sheppard said. "Several 'this belongs to us."' "The area where {Textbook Rental months ago I never thought this would happen, but Another digger at the groundbreaking ceremony DANIEL WILLIAMS/THE DAILY EASfERN NEWS Services is) located now is very con~ the supporters of the referendum made it happen." was 10-year-old Zach Klinger. Klinger was one of hrezllrlglMtolft1AtoW-.11,11 gested during the beginning and the Charleston resident Owen Michael, 98, was one several youths who participated in the digging, and ...... , ...... , end of the semester," Shrake said. of the spectators present at the ceremony. when asked ifhe enjoyed digging, he simply replied .. ... He explained that illegal parking is pwatl ~ ...... , ..... _ ...... to Construction on the current Charleston Carnegie "yes." When Klinger was asked ifhe was excited for ... ..,. not uncommon among students at Library was completed in 1905, which makes the the new library he shrugged his shoulders and gave the current location. library only two years older than Michael. no reply. "We'll try to (move Textbook Rental Services) to an area a little more convenient to the parking and con venient for the housing area," Shrake Grounds staff combats dry weather by watering said. The project could cost anywhere from $1 million to $2 million, he said BY SARAH WHITNEY March l, Charleston has had 7.68 Despite the ground crews watering Malehorn said. Administrators originally proposed CAMPUS EDITOR inches of rainfall when the average is efforts, Collins said that some bushes Bigger trees on campus, the that Textbook Rental Services occupy 16.47 inches; Mattoon has had 6.31 and trees have died and the grass is grounds staff does not worry about Greek Court Building 7 on Edgar Drought conditions exist through inches of rainfall when the average is going dormant. watering, Collins said, because they Drive. out Illinois, and Eastem's plant life 15.91 inches; Paris has had 8.56 inch Thur Greenhouse Manager Steve have already survived previous "The space that was allocated just suffers right along with the com crops. es when the average is 16.46 inches; Malehorn, tends 1,000 plant species droughts. The crew mainly waters d1e wasn't big enough," Shrake said. "But Rain, which obviously moisturizes and Windsor has had 6.78 inches of in the Eastern Greenhouse, in addi younger trees that were planted in the we'll still try to stay within the same top soil with nutrients needed to sus rainfall when the average is 15.70 tion to the outside and courtyard gar past two or three years that have not geographic location." tain plant life, has been lacking more inches. dens located on the greenhouses north dealt with a drought, Collins said. Textbook Rental Services currently than usual this summer. To combat the lack of rainfall, and south sides. He said he has been To help campus plant life cope with occupies about 11,000-square feet in Illinois State Climatologist Jim Grounds Superintendent Jon Collins watering two to three times a day, summer's heat, Eastern has installed Pemberton Hall. Space for the new Angel said his records show that since said, "We're doing a lot of watering." especially the outside garden where several in-ground automatic irrigation location would range from 15,000 to two large trees grow. systems that run out of the campus 20,000-square feet, he said. Collins said that workers could tell pond. . These systems keep the varsity Bob Dudolski, director of Greek if a plant needs watering by whether softball, rugby and baseball fields Life at Eastern said he is not con or not irs leaves are curled or it has watered, Collins said. Other on cam cerned about the relocation. turned brown. pus irrigation systems water the soccer "It has absolutely nothing to do Malehorn echoed Collins' tell tale field, the practice soccer field, the with Greek Court," he said. signs. If a tree's leaves are curled, then planted islands out on Lincoln and an Carol Miller, deputy director of it needs to be watered, he said while area surrounding the flag pole in front Eastern's Textbook Rental Services was pointing out the curled leaves of a ofOldMain. not available for comment. cherry tree growing next to the walk As for Eastern's water bill, Collins way on greenhouse's south side. said, "The big users are the athletic "Since it is July it's going to be hard fields and those are coming out of the to keep ir watered enough so that its pond, so there's no charge for that." leaves will uncurl," he said. If the rain does not come soon, The cherry tree's location next to ' some of the plant life will die, but the walk way decreases its ability to most of it is resilient so it will go dor DANIEL WILLIAMS/THE DAILY EASfERN NEWS absorb water because its roots extend mant and will come back when it SHOWTIMES FOR JULY 8-14 Ste111 lllllllom, •upr for ffle 1'1111 lreulloae, ..._ how th lllelt 1111 underneath the walk way, and it is rains again, Collins said. - MADAGASCAR (PG) DAILY7:00 lffecttd 1 clltnJ tree nur the cnuhone. hard to water under the concrete, FRISAT9:15 SATSUNMAT2:15 THE LONGEST YARD (PG13)

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EDITORIAL EDITORIAL CARTOON BY--~-- .County needs health options

After a lengthy application process, the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board denied Champaign-based Carle Foundation Hospital's petition to build a surgicenter in Coles County on the basis that there is no sufficient need for the .---/ \ \ facility. The board voted 0-4 on June 24 to deny \ \ I \- P C:-t.'1 'v' C-1 \ S Carle Hospital's certificate of need, despite results I - ----'---~ ...-· ..> -·--·' -- of surveys oflocal residents and health care deci sion makers showing that many residents would like to have a second local health care option. "Eighty percent of the health care decision COLUMN makers in Coles County believe residents should have a choice of inpatient and outpatient hospi tal services available locally, according to a survey Red, white and blue outdoes the Taste conducted for Carle Fo~dation Hospital," reads a press release received from Carle Clinic Public Independence Day is the best time CHRIS LUTHER This is the first July Fourth I have of the year to show American pride. SENIOR, JOURNALISM MAJOR spent in Charleston, and I was .. Relatiom Di~ctoi: Gr!!t<;hen Robbins. It is a pure and everlasting image of impressed with the coordination of "It is difficult to dismiss this huge percentage of Coles County citizens American tradition. Luther is City Editor events that occurred in our very own who say they should have a choice in their health care options, plus the As July makes its way closer on the and a columnist for back yard. Red, White and Blue tremendous savings that are possible for everyone," Cathy Emanuel, Carle calendar year, people prepare to cele Thi Daily Eallem Days offered many events to Coles brate their country's independence ,,,,.. County residents Sunday and Foundation Hospital's vice president for business development, said in the with good barbecue, music, fireworks Monday. release. and friends. I awoke Monday morning to see Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, already established in Mattoon with The largest July Fourth celebration "Independence Day is neighbors setting up chairs along our its own freestanding surgical center, declined the invitation to partner with in Illinois is the Taste of Chicago. street for the parade. At. 1: 15 p.m. we Last weekend concluded the Taste, the best time of Jlar to saw firefighters leading the march of Carle on the project, saying in a statement that "it duplicates the services pro which offered more than 60 restau show American pride. " a very long regiment stripped with vided at the Health Center." rants throughout Grant Park to peo red, white and blue. But the Carle Clinic Association says that more than 26 percent of ple who traveled from all over the I followed the parade to Morton Mattoon-Charleston residents leave the area for health care, with approxi state to attend. thousands Sunday afternoon at Park, where I saw children dancing Throughout the duration of the Morton Park where spectator's spirits in water being sprayed from above by mently 5,000 choosing to be hospitalized outside of Coles County. If Sarah Taste, many famous artists played to were very high. The crowd enthusias local firefighters. I can tell you one Bush offered all necessary services to Coles County residents, why are so satisfy the 3.6 million people who tically cheered throughout the per thing, firefighters· in Chicago weren't many residents leaving the county to be cared for elsewhere? attended. Some of these artists formance as Tippin put on a good doing at the Taste; and that was Robbins believes there is a need for the facility in Mattoon as a means of include LL Cool J, Moby and also show. spraying down youngsters and enjoy the Grant Park Orchestra. The 3.6 As my friends and I were leaving ing the festivities. Chicago firefighters supporting their patients already visiting physicians at the branch clinic, million attendees bought more sam the concert, we somehow (like many had their hands filled with 3.6 mil which was opened in 1990 "to serve the many patients living in the Coles ples of food than the human stom others leaving the show) wandered lion people flooding the streets in a County area." ach has room for and listened to free into the beer garden set up at the shoulder-to-shoulder gridlock. Panther Paw parking lot. It was the I applaud the Fourth ofJuly com "Many of these patients are Health Alliance Medical Plan members, who music. However, I can think of one artist friendliest bar environment I've been mittee because it went above my choose Carle for their care," Robbins said. "It's always been important to us the Taste didn't have, which is Aaron in for quite some time. expectations. A small-town Fourth of to bring services closer to home for the people we serve." Tippin. Sorry Chicago, but we Independence Day brings out the July encompasses American tradition Robbins stated that Carle has worked successfully with rural hospitals in booked him first. Tippin entertained best in us (Americans). that everyone can enjoy. other areas to enhance patient care. "So, ideally, we would like for SBLHC to join us and local independent physicians in making this facility a reality. In doing so, SBLHC could eventually come out ahead financially," she said. YOUR TURN: LE1TERS TO THE EDITOR What matters most, however, would be the ability for Coles County resi ROTC SHOULD NOT of joining ROTC. as above all an institution of higher dents to choose where they want to go for their health care needs. RECRUIT AT ORIENTATION Only then did the program turn to learning. "Many people, about 4,500, simply are choosing to not have their proce general orientation. ROTC should be allowed to have a dures at SBLHC, so there will always be capacity at the local hospital," . I attended a session of EIU Debut I wonder how many of us in the booth at the "Panther Fair" alongside Robbins said. "People are making their choices with their feet and leaving for incoming freshmen (a day for ori EIU community are aware that other campus organizations and serv entation and registration) on July 6. ROTC has this position of privilege ices. the area. The proposed surgery center is the best opportunity to keep busi A representative of ROTC on EIU's and prominence at our orientation It should not dominate the orienta ness in Coles County." campus opened the session, welcomed sessions for new students. tion for new students as it now is By having this surgicenter available in Coles County, residents could feel incoming students and their parents Is this really how we want to be per being allowed to do. more secure that they are receiving the best treatment possible, since they can and then spoke, using effective mar ceived: before all else, as a recruit keting strategies, for about ten min ment site for the armed forces? ANITA SHELTON have more than one local option from which to choose. utes about the advantages to students I would prefer to present ourselves HISTORY PROFESSOR

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TIM EMMERLING VERGE EDITOR Millions flock for Taste of Chicago Bre~gaway BY TIM EMMERLING But the masses didn't stop every three larger meal selections to up with a fireworks display around VERGE EDITOR one from enjoying the wide selec choose from. 9:30p.m. from boredom tion of foods. "I've been trying things from The show lasted for about 30 I'm guessing the sounds you're hearing belong The scent of drenched, Danid Roberts, 17, of Chicago here and there as I :pass by," said minutes and wowed crowd mem to your hean and the dock. unkempt arm pits . collaborated was spooning a stringy meat into Barb Terry of Chicago. · "There's bers who clapped and cheered sev The reason you're hearing them is because it's with a breeze ofpopular and exotic his mouth While sitting .. just too much to settle for one eral times throughout. Friday night and all of your plans, even the back foods to create this year's Taste of underneath the thing and I'm not "I thought [the fireworks] were up ones, have fallen through. Chicago. pretty good," Jamie Horn, 23, of · Boredom is beginning to set in. Taste enthusiasts of all ages, on · Woodridge said 'There Take your fingernails away from your teeth - foot and stroller, filled the streets , were· a lot of though. We both know they don't taste good, beyond their capacity, holding fist sun for , them." and judging from where they've been today, that's fuls of rickets and appetites that ·moment's rime. ' When completely unsanitary. grew with each breath. "This ·. Horn got You should stop staring at the wall too. Trust But navigating-the taste became alligator home; me here because I speak from experience: No more and more difficult with each with a however, matter how much your mind wills it, no matter step taken beyond the entrance. Cajun -' ; she was still how hard you wish for it, the wall will not morph ·Crowds became thicker, the air sauce,,, _ holding 17 into Michael Flatley and his band of river dancers grew warmer and visibility dimin / tickets that she to entertain you for hours on end. ished. wasn't able to Don't worry though, and don't fret either. The "I've got a whole bunch of tick Roberts spend because of the following is your guide to beating boredom. ets that I can't even use," said Bob said. crowd situation. You can thank me for this later. Klapetti of Naperville. ''You wait tastes like a spicy "It was a little too crowded," in line at [the ticket] booth for beef" Hom said "I think they needed CALL STRANGERS twenty minutes, get back into the Roberts had been walking hamburger." more regulations as far as where Well, not complete strangers. crowd and then you're pushed . around all afternoon and finally Terry, who has attended the•'- people walk." We're talking about those names at the bottom around for getting in the way while spotted something exotic that he taste in the past, agreed that the Hom even wondered whether of your cell phone's contact list that you've been you're trying to look around" couldn't get at home. crowds were huge but that it's no children should be allowed into the meaning to delete. Klapetti was one of many who "I had to try it," he said surpnse. event in the first place. There's no better time to catch up with these fell victim to the unforgiving More standard tastes like pizza, ''You've got to expect this type "It would be a lot more fi.m if types than when you're bored. movement of the herd-like crowd. ribs, steak sandwiches and ice of turnout," Terry said. "We're they had better organization," she I Plus, what would you do instead? Read? "It's my fault," Klapetti said "I cream inspired desserts were also talking about good food and lots said. "I think strollers should be I Please ... should've come on a weekday. popular items at the event. of it. Why wouldn't people come banned and kids should have little I When you're on the phone with Jim Bob, don't These tickets are going to wind up Most tents offered a "taste por out in record numbers?" ropes with their parents so they tell him you're sitting in the dark by yourself feel bum food." tion," a smaller piece of food, and last Sunday's taste was wrapped don't get lost." I ing lonely and depressed either. Tell him in your loudest, proudest voice that you recently won the lottery and you're planning a trip to Alaska with REVIEW ROUND-UP 'f grandma and w e folks. Things don't seem so bad anymore, do they? I Just let Jim Bob get as jealous as possible and Remake gets .sappy when you're done with him, repeat the process Batman goes with your other friends, Bobby Sue and Sally Joe. TRY TV OR MOVIES back to the Let's get one thing straight before we begin: Reruils from Seinfeld and the Simpsons are okay, • I but reruns of Full House and the Nanny are not. underworld Did you really want to fill the silence with Fran

Drescher's cackling? I think I'd rather find some BY DAVID THILL thing sharp and ... EDITOR IN CHIEF Anyway, when used properly, the idiot box is a great way to kill some time while relaxing. (iradc: A Just make sure you've got ample battery power in the remote before you get to it. Could you When viewers last saw "Batman" he was imagine the pain if you and Fran had to spend battling Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma the evening together because your body won't Thurman in a Gotham City that had mor leave the couch to change the channel once it gets phed from the dark and seedy world it was comfortable? PHOlO COURTISY OF DREAM WORKS PICTURES once meant to be into a flashy, gaudy, circus Stop the situation before it happens by taking like metropolis. In fact, the change in the the proper precautions. BY CINDY TANNEY room for fatherhood drama. caped crusader's surroundings was just the I i ADMINISTRATION EDITOR The father, played by Cruise, desper first in a series of horrendous things gone • GO FOR AWALK ately defends the lives ofhis 10-year-old aWI"y in the Bannan movie series. j I know. You've had a busy day shuffling around Grade: B- daughter, played by Dakota Fanning, Where "Batman and Robin'' fell short, I town all morning and afrernoon and burning and his teenage son, played by Justin I "Batman Begins" goes the distance. A return I more calories is the last thing you want to do. Apparently, it takes an apocalyptic Chatwin. The group manages to escape to a dark and shadowy underworld of I But listen: Grab your shoes and a bottle of war to bring Toqi Cruise to tears. from an attack of "tripod" monsters by Gotham, making what had become a campy Mace because a nice stroll during the evening In Stephen Spielberg's "War of the way of a minivan. Tension unravels parody of itself has once again become a hours really lets the body unwind. Worlds," slimy but robot-like monsters between the father and his offipring viable movie, yet again. And don't listen to the guy across the way say emerge from the earth's core, obliterat due to his lack of involvement in the "Bannan Begins" is packed with action, ing "Look at that lonely S.O.B." ing practically all living things in their children's early years. strong dialogue and Christian Bale makes He's the lonely one. Just keep telling your self path. This flick is likely to induce a few the best Bruce Wayne yet and an even better ' that and everything will be fine. Spielberg crams this film with signa cringes, gasps and for the gentle-hean Batman. ture special ~ but leaves plenty of ed; the need for: a Kleenex. A true return to form. - ~- J PAGE6 THE DAILY EASTER N NEWS THURSDAY, }ULY 7, 2005 CLASSIFIEDS

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ASSOCIATED PRESS John Morrisey, another long-time committee member ''We want to make sure that the governments invest in and a Charleston resident, said the same core of people GLENEAGLES, Scotland-World lead their people, invest in the health of their people, the have been working on the festival since its beginning and ers faced pressure &om the United States to attributed this experience to the smoothness of this year's scale back goals for relieving African pover education of their people, and fight co1111ption." celebration. ty and combatting global AIDS, but British GEORGE W. BUSH Coffiin said she also felt the festivities went smoothly. Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday "The celebrations this year went off without a hitch," he planned to keep campaigning for his she said. "There were no major problems or setbacks." ambicious objectives with other world lead demonstrators at one of the security fences tion." Fourth of July Committee member Mike Ziebka also ers. installed along the route to the luxury resort. The differences were even starker on attributed this year's success to good planning. Ziebka said The heads of the Group of Eight nations Dozens of protesters scaled the fence before global warming. Blair wanted a plan to curb the progression of Red, White and Blue Days is largely began arriving Wednesday at this posh golf being detained by police. emissions of carbon dioxide and other contributed to local support. resort for three days of discussions. Blair, as Leaders' aides, meanwhile, met behind greenhouse gases. Bur U.S. officials lobbied "Momentum has been outstanding for the celebration," the host, was first to arrive, coming &om closed doors on the two issues Blair has to prevent the inclusion in the G-8 commu Ziebka said. "The generosity over the years has been great." Singapore where he had engaged in a round made the main focus of this year's meeting_ nique of any specific reduccion targets as of last-minute lobbying on London's suc sup~rt for Africa, the globe's poorest conti called for in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The cessful bid to serve as host for the summer nent, and increasing efforts to deal \vith the United States is the only G-8 country that COMPUTERS: Olympics in 2012. pollution that scientists believe is linked to has refused to ratify the Kyoto treaty, with CONTINUEU FROM PAGE 1 When asked about reports that Britain is planet warming. BL1Sh saying that doing so would have preparing to scale back its demands on sup Blair challenged G-8 countries _ which "wrecked" the U.S. economy. is a huge challenge, said Vicki Winn, director of insti port for Africa and climate change in the also include Canada, France, Germany, Sir Michael Jay, Blair's representative in tutional computing services at Indiana State University in face of U.S. opposition, Blair said he is "pre Italy, Japan and Russia _ to double aid to the discussions, called the negotiations on Terre Haute, Ind. · pared to hold out for what is right." Africa &om a current total of$25 billion to global wanning "pretty intense." He pre The university spent about two years preparing for and Blair told reporters there was no point in $50 billion by 2010. Blair also wants the dicted the G-8 would reach an accord that carrying out conversions of student data with the new "speculating on what the bones of the agree member nations to increase giving for all recognized the problem and the need to software, she said. ment may be because we have not got it foreign aid to the equivalent of 0.7 percent combat it without mentioning specific tar· Indiana State tested the waters with its Banner project yet." of national incomes by 2015. gets. by first implementing the new technology for alumni Blair commented at a joint appearance Bush, after initially resisting Blair's call, Bush said in Denmark that "d1e surface of services, a less visible area of the university, Winn said. with Irish rock star Bono and Bob Geldof, announced last Thursday that he would the Earth is warmer and that an incre::ise in "The truth is there are hundreds of institutions that who organized the Live 8 concerts last seek to double U.S. aid by 2010, to $8.6 bil greenhouse gas s caused by humans is con have used Banner effectively," Witsman said. "We are weekend aimed at putting pressure on the lion from $4.3 billion in 2004. But Bush tributing to the pr blem." interested in problems that other institutions have had G-8 leaders to do more to fight poverty and opposes the 0.7 percent target. Anti-poverty However, he made plain rhat mandatory simply for the fact that we want to avoid those same pit disease in Africa. activists said that Bush's goal of $8.6 billion targets are off the table. He referr d repeat falls." "Three billion people are urging you to fell about $6 billion short of what was need edly to the Kyoto treaty in tl1e past tense, Eastern's new software will not be changed before it is take it all the way," Geldof told Blair, refer ed &om the United States to meet Blair's even though it took effect in Febmary, and implemented, he said. ring to the number of people organizers $50 billion target. said the goal for his pian is to control green- "We have and continue to use consulting services from have escimated attended or watched the As a consequence, the final communique ho gases mer y "as besr as possible,'' SCT," Witsman said. "We have a fairly extensive struc weekend concerts on television. was expected to drop any reference to a $50 Bush said he "can't wait" to raik with ture of committee and teams." While the world leaders arrived at the billion goal in favor of ralk more generally of summit colleagues about the United States' Additionally, Eastern's new technology will be con resort, thousands of anti-globalization pro a "doubling" of assistance, which would rep alternative proposed approach, which stress stantly updated by SunGard, SCT as needs, rules and testers took to the streets in the nearby vil- resent a disappointment to anti-poverty es spreading dean-energy technologies to laws change, said Chat Chatterji, associate vice president ·1age of Auchterarder. They were led by a activists. Blair emphasized that the final both developed and developing nations. for Information Technology at Eastern. bagpiper dressed in a traditional Scottish kilt communique was still being worked on. "I think there's a better way forward," "Doing something like this requires the whole campus and chanted "Power to the people." Bush, stopping in Denmark on the way Bush said. "I would call it the post-Kyoto to 'buy in' and be a part of making it happen successful Scottish police at first called off the march to Scotland, warned he would emphasize era, where we can work together to share ly and efficiently, rather than sit back and criticize or because they said public safety could not be the need for African nations to commit to technologies." make excuses why it should not be done," Hoadley said. guaranteed after a smaller band of 100 pro good governance to get increased support. Blair was expected to try to salvage r.he cli A group of 150 Eastern employees will be trained to testers smashed car windows, threw rocks "I don't know how we can look our tax mate change issue by shifting debate away use the new software over the next few years, Witsman and attempted to block one of the main payers in the eye and say, this is a good deal &om disagreements with the United States said. roads leading to the resort. However, the to give money to countries that are cor and toward gaining support for emission Those people will facilitate training programs for the police relented and allowed the march to rupt," he s;tid. "We want to make sure that controls in China. The country's surging entire campus, he said. continue after organizers complained that the governments invest in their people, economy has made it the world's second Eastern's Banner System Project will be divided into their &ee speech rights were being denied. invest in the health of their people, the edu biggest producer of greenhouse gases after five major installments expected to be complete by 2008, Later in the day, riot police dashed with cation of their people, and fight corrup- the United States. Witsman said. The Paw ••••• DEN Back to School Issues

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Bv DAVID THILL Quincy University. She was a member Schutte EDITO R IN CHIEF of Eastern's softball team from 1997 to 1999 before transferring to Indiana Eastern's search for a new head soft State University. already ball coach has now gone from a three Stacy Gemeinhardt is coming off of candidate race to two. her fourth season as head coach at On June 29, Director of Athletics Emporia State University. Rich McDuffie announced the search She has twice been named Missouri balking had whittled down to three candi Intercollegiate Athletic Association I dates. However, one of the candi "Coach of the Year" and this past sea dates, Tennessee-Martin University's son led the team to a 54-13 record. I once saw an Army ROTC ad Donley Canary withdrew himself Kent Weiser, athletic director at I which challenged its young readers to from the search yesterday for reasons Emporia State University, said he ! think about what experiences in their i currently unknown. thinks that Gemeinhardt would find lives would set them apart on a The remaining two coaches in con instant success at Eastern or any resume from hundreds of other face- tention for the position are Kim where, for that matter. less names possessing the same cre Schuette of Quincy University in "She has done a terrific job," Weiser dentials. The implication of the ad Quincy and Stacy Gemeinhardt of said. "She brings our the best in peo was that it only takes one experience, Emporia State University in Emporia, ple. one achievement to place you a notch Kan. "She doesn't make excuses, she'll be above the competition. While the decision is still yet to be successful with what she's got." And competition is the name of the made, McDuffie said he thinks either That ability to work with what she game for the three individuals inter candidate would "represent good has got may help since the late start to viewing for the softball head coaching opportunities" for Eastern's softball the search for a new coach, either of job. The only problem so far for Kim program. the two candidates will not have Schuette, the first to be interviewed, is "We want to move up in the stand much, if any, time to recruit players that her distinction puts her at a dis ings," McDuffie said. "Last season we for this upcoming season, McDuffie advantage. hovered at the bottom (of the stand said. Schuette was recruited and played ings), not at the top." But how is Gemeinhardt at relating her freshman year of college at Eastern Although McDuffie said adapting to players? . under coach Stephanie Fox. When to a new coach might be the main area "She's a very accomplished teacher Lloydene Searle succeeded Fox, of concern for the team, most of the of the game," Weiser said. "Players Schuette transferred to Indiana State players are excited about the new love her; she is a very calm and collect University. When asked for a com opportunity. ed person." ment on the move, Schuette told the And while fans may not see an Weiser said he is confident that Charleston Tunes-Courier that "some DANIEL WILLIAMS/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS immediate jump up in the standings, Gemeinhardt would have success no things changed. I was able to go to the team should make progress fairly matter where she may end up. another program. It worked out for Mike Loyd of Charleston grinds a leqe at the skate park on Vine quickly, McDuffie said. "She'll be great," he said. the best." AYlnue in Charleston Wednesday. Kim Schuette visited Eastern's cam Neither Gemeinhardt nor Kim Paging Bill O'Reilly; is that spin, I pus Tuesday for the first of the now Schuette could be reached for com detect? If only Bill Clinton could two remaining interviews. She recent ment. have pacified Ken Starr with a simple ly finished her first year at the helm at "Some things changed." Or, better yet, imagine if an accused Mark McGwire, instead of weeping, had silenced the congressional panel on steroid abuse ~s spring with a bold Normal native wins Broderick and defiant "Some things changed." If only an answer like this worked. This shirk of an answer would not work for Clinton or McGwire in their past debacles, and it will nor work for Cup as top .collegiate athlete Schuette in her attempt to be named 1 as the next Eastern softball coach. ' BY Ons HART throughout the years. Luckily, I've suggested she try out for the U.S. player to take home the top honor in Schuette needs to be more specific AS'iOCIATED PR ESS SPORTS WRITE R been at the right place at the right junior team _ to the chagrin of her women's collegiate spores. Deitre as to what "things" exaccly changed time." parents. Collins &om the University of for the worse, which caused her to Ogonna N namani grew up in the An outside hitter on the Cardinal, "It took us a while co move to vol- Hawaii won in 1983, and Long transfer to Indiana State. Was it a Illinois rommunity of Normal. H er Nnamani was y, ted rhe most out- leyball," her mother, Uw Nnamani, Beach State standout and current quarrel among the team, a conflict athletic career turned out to be any standing play r at volleyball's Final said. "She can dunk. All four chil- beach volleyball champion Misty with coach Searle or simply an oppor thing but. Four after setting a Pac-10 record dren can dunk." May was chosen in 1999. tunity to play for a better program? Is Nnamani played on the U.S. with 823 kills during the season _ Nnamani was up against four May, who won her second straight it something that could happen again? Olympic women's volleyball team in not that she kept track. other award finalists, including lSU world championship on Saturday, Kim Schuette's fate should not Athens last summer, led the Stanford "All I know is our team won in the basketball standout Seimone was excited to hear about Nnamani's hang in the balance of what happened Cardinal to a national title in end," she said. Augustus, Texas pitcher Cat award. in her college career, but it is an open December, and took home the Nnamani gave credit to just about Osterman, Auburn swimmer Kirsty While Nnamani intends to keep ended question that should be Broderick Cup as the nation's colle everyone but herself during a witty Coventry and UCLA track star her game indoors and play in Europe remembered when making the final giate woman athlete of the year on acceptance speech. She thanked her Monique Henderson, who won a next year while preparing for the ,._ 1 decision of naming a coach. The ball Wednesday. . friends, family, and especially the gold medal on the U.S. 1,600 relay 2008 Beijing Games, May said is in Schuette's court now; how highly Normal doesn't really sum up her award's board of directors. team in Athens. there's plenty of room on the beach if or lowly the administration views her achievements. "I'll send you a check in the mail But Nnamani was the only player she ever wanted to give up sweaty I . history at Eastern all depends on her "The award isn't representative of tomorrow," she joked. to lead her team to a national cham- gyms for sunshine and sand. willingness to open up and publicly my effons," Nnamani said. "It's Nnamani was a basketball star but pionship. Throw in her 3.44 GPA in "I like the Chicago Bandits," explain exaccly what she means by more representative of the people switched sports during her freshman human biology, and that cinched it. Lewallen said. "It's close to home, s0 "some things changed." around me who supported me year in high school after her coach Nnamani is the third volleyball my family could come and watch."