00005 70065002029809910 UNIVERSITY ArtCH I NE S ö C ä 1 0 6 3 ( 2 ) Babylon 5’s G ’ Kar INDEX... the Babylon 5’s Andreas editorials.... .,,1 Katsulas (G’ Kar) lifestyle...... ...6 makes a stop in St. sports......... ... 9 Louis for autograph signings. See photo, classifieds.., ..12 ALTON, EAST ST IS & EDWARDSVILLE page 6. ♦ Tuesday, A pril 21, 1998 S o u t h e r n I l l i n o i s U n i v e r s i t y a t E dwardsville Vol. 50, No. 64 ♦ Professors receive recognition for their excellence in teaching level and service ■ BY ZHANDA changes, Frisbe mathematics and statistics; activities, while obtaining their JOHNSON stays abreast of Aland Stueber, professor undergraduate or graduate NEWS EDITOR current theory and of geography; and Kathy education. method within her Burke, a lecturer in the Martell is recognized by her Charlotte Frisbe, professor field, and she also school of nursing. Each peers for her innovation in the of anthropology, and Eric Voss, pays close recipient will receive a classroom and for developing assistant professor of chemistry, attention to $500 award. business simulation exercises to were recently selected as co­ teaching Sewell has taught a involve students in active team recipients of this year’s SIUE techniques and wider range of decision making processes. She Teaching Excellence Award. On new technology for mathematics and statistic also takes advantage of the Sunday, the two received an her classes. courses than any other internet for teaching purposes award of $1,250 at the Honors Outside of the faculty in the department. and promotes active learning Convocation. They will also classroom Frisbe is He was selected for the among students, urges the use of receive a plaque at a student adviser, Charlotte Frisbe Eric Voss award based on his ability cross-disciplinary initiatives. To commencement on May 9. works with the local indicated that he “represents to design and organize help accomplish these goals, she Frisbe and Voss were chapter of the National Honors the best in undergraduate classroom activities directed constantly is rethinking and selected to receive the award by Society in anthropology and is science education and mentoring toward achieving established redeveloping new materials for faculty members and students involved in national training around the country.” goals. Sewell has received her courses, seeking to be representing various schools and regarding the teaching of Navajo In the classroom, Voss is outstanding teaching evaluations. thoroughly prepared and also the College of Arts and studies. sensitive to the needs of his Stueber consistently receives enthusiastic in her approach. Sciences. They were selected Voss was selected for the students by providing special the highest evaluations in his Burke was selected from based on their distinguished level Teaching Excellence Award by tutoring classes for beginning department for teaching, research those nominees of faculty who of teaching. students and faculty for his courses, especially for exams and and service. He has been were submitted for consideration Frisbe, who has been innovations in the chemistry finals. Voss often shares his ideas commended by students and.^. for a Teaching Recognition teaching for 28 years is a classroom. He is a leader in for improving courses and faculty for his thorough and Award among the clinical faculty, previous recipient of the the use of new technologies, programs in the chemistry rigorous coverage of course instructor/lecturer, or part-time Teaching Excellence Award. She including laser disc, CD-Rom, department, upper or lower level, material and also for faculty. She brings energy, a was presented her first award in chemical software programs and teaches all levels of courses supplemental instruction he sense of humor and professional 1971 which was her first year of and internet applications. In with the same effort. freely gives to any of his competence to the undergraduate teaching at SIUE. Over the years 1994 he was commended by Teacher Recognition Awards students. Through outside program in teaching a variety of Frisbe has adjusted her teaching the American Chemical Society were also announced recently. funding, Stueber has involved nursing courses. She works well style to keep pace with the new for his activity as faculty The four recipients of the teacher students in an applied learning with the students and currently is and challenging methods. In adviser to the Student Affiliates recognition awards are Edward environment, allowing students adviser to the Student Nurses order to keep up with the modem Chapter at the university and Sewell, associate professor of to be involved in research Association. Second annual Vehicle Day helps children Spring Family Fest offers understand the importance of vehicles cultural diversity for children ■ BY DOREEN VAN firetruck, a police car, a police was another facet of education LEE bicycle, a hearse, and for children,” K.J. Jackson, ■ BY DOREEN VAN Fest is to get families out to have NEWS STRINGER construction vehicles. Drivers family housing coordinator, said. LEE fun and expose children to were on hand to answer any “Our main purpose with Vehicle NEWS STRINGER different cultures,” K.J. Jackson, Gentlemen start your questions about the vehicles. Day was to show children the family housing coordinator said. engines. Well, at least climb Parents as well as their importance of vehicles in Calling all families. Activities featured at the aboard and explore your engines. children were encouraged to everyday life and to expose jobs University Housing is Spring Family Fest are African On Friday, April 17 in the participate in becoming familiar which require certain vehicles.” sponsoring Spring Family Fest dances with drums, a stepshow Vadalabene Center parking lot with vehicles. They were able to This event was sponsored by on Saturday, April 25 from where family members can learn preschoolers from all over the get inside of the vehicles and the University Housing Board 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the how to step, a story time, Indian area participated in the second operate some of the equipment and “adopted” by University Cougar Village playground. The hand-painting, Scandinavian annual “Vehicle Day”. “It was great,” resident Housing Family Resident theme of the fest is “Everyone arts and crafts, a children’s Assistant Brandi Kirbride. The event was an effort to assistant, Brandi Kirkbride, said. Belongs.” collage and hayrides on campus. “I think that I had more fun than Vehicle Day was sponsored help children understand the “We combined the Fall Fest Food from various cultures and my daughter. I got in, sat down in conjunction with the Early function and importance of with the Spring Fest to come up traditions will be served. and honked the horn. I had a lot Childhood Center Board and the vehicles in everyday life. There with Spring Family Fest. of fun.” University Housing resident were over 25 vehicles which “The goal of Spring Family “The goal of Vehicle Day participation program. included a cement truck, a semi, a *ee FEST, page 2 ♦ Page 2 The Alesile T u esd ay, A pril 21, 1998 ♦ University of Connecticut to serve beer to legal age students at a weekend festival STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Chancellor Mark Emmert said. event, with any remaining profits outsiders will excluded this year. Mansfield Town Manager Looking to keep partying and The beer tent will be set up divided among student “We’ve done just about Martin Berliner said he and other rowdiness under control, the in a fenced-in area of the football organizations, said Thomas Q. everything we can for the kids to town leaders support the University of Connecticut will field, with university security Callahan, UConn’s associate vice have a safe place to have fun in,” university’s efforts to confine the serve beer on campus to students officers checking ' for president for institutional Callahan said. “We are trying to partying on campus. 21 and over during this week’s identification. advancement. provide an event that is on But others, such as state Sen. spring weekend festivities. The university will sell 16- This year’s “University campus, safe and open only to Edith Prague, D-Columbia, In recent years,' the ounce plastic cups of beer to Weekend” celebration, which UConn students.” oppose the school’s decision to celebration has been plagued those who can provide proof begins Thursday, is only open to Last year, police arrested sell alcohol. with off-campus trouble and that they are UConn students UConn students. In recent years, dozens of students on and “Is UConn sending a students driving and roaming and are at least 21 years old, the students said, most of the trouble off campus. A crowd of about message that you can’t have a through town after a day of legal drinking age. Each cup will was caused by visitors. 5,000 started bonfires, and police good time without alcohol? I drinking. cost $1.50. UConn officials said they and firefighters were attacked think so,” Prague said. “I “If you drive the party off Proceeds from the beer sales have notified other schools with rocks, bottles, cans and disagree with the way UConn is campus, you lose control,” will go toward the cost of the throughout New England that garbage barrels. handling this issue.” Fest Kevorkian brings body to suburban Detroit hospital PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — examiner Bernardino Pacris said suffered from amyotrophic Geoffrey Fieger’s office. from page 1 A 64-year-old Missouri woman this morning. Tests also should, lateral sclerosis, a degenerative Messages left at Fieger’s whose body was brought to determine whether the woman nerve disorder commonly office this morning for comment Participants are a hospital by Dr. Jack had Lou Gehrig’s disease, as a known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.