Eastern Illinois University The Keep November 1990 11-16-1990 Daily Eastern News: November 16, 1990 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1990_nov Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: November 16, 1990" (1990). November. 12. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1990_nov/12 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1990 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in November by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. tate students who buy books pay the price cent of the costs go toward all other expenses. Full-time students at SIUE pay $23 per quarter. The university uses costs students less than stu­ the three-quarter system instead of at universities with a textbook semesters, which means there are bas ing system pay. three quarters per nine month aca­ mce 1895, when Eastern was demic year. lished, students have been able Although SIUE had a $3 rental nt their textbooks instead of increase in 1989 and is recom­ mending another $10 increase for g. II-time Eastern students pay the fa ll of 1991, the school's stu­ per semester to rent textbooks, dent senate recognizes the cost is e Western Illinois University reasonable and accepts the on bookstore employees tell increase. ents they'll pay "close to "There's no doubt in my mind ," Doris DeVo re, a bookstore not going to be used, then the store until they see the savings," said inois that use a textbook rental ser­ the rental system saves our students loyee, said. uses a buyer 's guide to determine Richard Madison, Southern Illinois vice, and like Eastern, has used the money," Madison said. he Western bookstore buys the buy-back rate, which is usually University at Edwardsville execu­ system since the university was To back up his statement, used books from students at at 15 percent of the original cost or tive to the university center and established. Madison said the SIUE Financial percent of the original cost, if less. textbook services. Madison said 75 percent of the Aid Office randomly pulled out textbook is going to be used the "Some students have a problem Southern Illinois at Edwards­ total operating cost at SIUE is for fourstude nts' records from each wing semester. If the book is with the textbook rental system ville is one of few schools in Ill- books, while the remaining 25 per- f Continued on page 2A Days of thunder U.S., Saudi forces begin six-day exercise in gulf By the Associated Press would be I 0 miles from the lraqi­ Kuwaiti border. U.S. and Saudi Arabian forces No live ammunition will be fired Thursday began a six-day amphibi­ in Imminent Thunder. ous exercise in the Persian Gulf The exercise was not intended to codenamed "Imminent Thunder." provoke the Iraqis, said U.S. Navy Iraq called it a "provocative act" spokesman Cmdr. J.D. Van Sickle. because it was close to Kuwait. "The purpose is to give partici­ The exercise involved 1,000 U.S. pating forces training in joint and Marines, 1,100 aircraft and 16 combined operations and to ships, including the aircraft carrier enhance amphibious warfare USS Midway, which arrived in the skills," he said. "Exercise Imminent region earlier this month. Thunder is part of our Desert Shield It was the largest use of aircraft training." in a single training exercise since Military officials said there was American forces· began being no particular significance to the deployed in the region under name of the operation and that its Operation Desert Shield in early timing was not linked to any opera­ August. tional plans. There have been three previous But it is being held as the amphibious exercises in the gulf United States doubles the number since Iraq 's Aug. 2 invasion of of aircraft carriers in the gulf Kuwait, but they were believed to region to six and sends in 150,000 have been held farther south. additional military personnel to The exact location of Imminent join the estimated 230,000 al­ the bag Thunder was not revealed under ready deployed. bda Chi Alpha members Brad Gathard, left, and Aaron Small sack food collected during the fratemity's military policy and a news blackout The entire U.S.-led multinational nksgiving food drive. The dril'e, co-sponsored by the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority and Domino's Pi::.::.a, was imposed for the initial phases. force arrayedaga inst Iraq nu mbers accounted for 2,200 non-perishable items as of Thursday aftemoon. Press reports have said the exercise • Continued on page 2A usiness club helps student with disability Wednesday night that leads from her was one of 10 workers who helped build with me it's in my legs." garage into the side door of her house. Baptist's ramp. As for her ab ility to move around at "It was a nice surprise when they said "Now she has a great deal of freedom," Eastern, she said some buildings need It's something we take for granted. And they wanted to do this," Baptist said. "I Nordin said. "We really take it (walking) some improvements so movement is not ss we experience it firsthand, we' ll never was aware of what they have done for other for granted." limited. erstand what it's like to lose the ab ility to people. I know they try to help as much as The ramp was built with no cost to "Eastern has been real helpful and Vice k. they can." Baptist. Through fund-raisers du ring the President Glenn Williams (vice president After being diagnosed with Mu ltiple Baptist. who graduates in December, said year, such as a car wash in September and for student affairs) has been real helpful," lerosis seven years ago, Eastern senior at times it is a· little easier for her to move Las Ve gas Night in February, AMBUCS Baptist said. "Everyone has been real coop­ hnee Baptist understands that all too well. around, but ·'other times I have to have my was ab le to pay for the cost. erative, even though there are not a lot of When returning home from a day of class­ children help. The ramp makes a big differ­ "When we ask for donations, bu sinesses elevators in buildings on campus.·· at Eastern, Baptist would find it difficult to ence in trying to get into the house." are always willing to donate," Nordin said. Baptist added she would like to seP t into her house in her wheelchair without AMBUCS' main purpose is to do some­ While Baptist does need a wheelchair to Eastern more accessible in the future for me help from her family. thing beneficial forpeople in the communi­ get ar ound. she is ab le to move without it at people who use wheelchairs. To help make life a little easier foJ ty of Charleston. Eastern economics pro­ home by bracing herself as she moves. "It's a small campus and pretty compact. aptist, the American Business Club fe ssor Harold Nordin has been a member "I have some mobility," Baptist said. So I hope to see it become more accessi­ MBUCS) installed a wheelchair ramp of AMBUCS for the past three years and "MS can affect people all over their body, ble." Baptist explained. l.fTI o:n;Eastern News You get a phone call. A man The afternoon formation was just as odd because it tells you your life is going to be wasn't as formal as the others. Instead of standing rigidly put on hold. at attention, the sergeant major told all 50 of us to come OPINION You have three days to tie up around him so we could hear him. loose ends, say goodbye to your 'This is the closest you guys are going to get to going family and probably your life - for to war," he said in a sympathetic voice, unusual for him. a while at least: He informed me that another squadron in our air control You don't know how to feel group, VMGR-234, is exp�cted to depart for Madrid, because you never thought you Spain in one to two weeks. Then came the real news. would be going through this. ''There's no doubt about it we are going." You think to yourself, "Am I At that point, I felt empty. I couldn't think of anything. page going to change from the cruelties Bob I didn't want to because nothing else mattered. of war and become callous, no McKee He told us it was estimated we would mobilize in two longer capable of feeling?" to four weeks. Editorials represent the opinion You also think, "Am I going to be myself anymore or "Wrap up any loose ends. You guys that go to school am I going to change, from the mold of the military find out what you have to do before you leave, so whe of the editorial board. Columns machine, into a lifeless being ready for combat, fully we do get called, you don't have to run around finishin are the _9pinion of the author. accepting the fact.that death is inevitable?" things up. You can spend that time with your famili You can already tell how it's going to be when you get And tell your wives, girlfriends and families before we g over there. You can already tell the hardliners saying Give them some time to accept it." FRIDAY• NOVEMBER 16 • 1990 how much they are want "to kill those camel jockies." On the way to my office I walked through VMGR But, in fact, you know they're just as uneasy about this 234's hangar where their planes - C-130 refuelers - we as you are, but they want to prove something: just like being stored, cold metal waiting for war.