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PARTLY CLOUDY~ Puttin' on a high of48° The INSIDE Dally the hits Effective hitting key Minority TUESDAY Eastern Illinois University to Panther Charleston, Ill. 61920 baseball March 11 , 1997 Vol. 82, No. 116 victories 20 pages, 2 sections Play castmembers cross racial Jines s PAGE SECTION B ((Tell the truth and don't be afraid" 12A Poshard joins the race for Governor Poshard announces candidacy Monday during flyaround By BRITT CARSON tells you he will do something, City editor he'll do it. He' ll work his damdest to do it." U.S. Rep. Glenn Poshard, D Purdeu said Poshard is also a Marion, announced Monday he hard worker. will mn for governor of Illinois in "He' II work harder at it than 1998. anyone in there or anyone else Paul Black, who is in charge of mnning," Purdeu said." managing Poshard 's office in Purdeu said he did not know Mattoon, said Poshard made the who Poshard would ask to be his announcement in Chicago at 9 a.m. lieutenant governor. Monday. Tracy Nickless, a junior "He (Poshard) is making a fly journalism major and head of the around on Monday to make the University Democrats, said she ANNA BETZELBERGERJ Staff photographer announcement," Black said. "A fly thinks Poshard would be a good around is used to cover the major candidate for Governor. Joyce A. Madigan, a Certified Public Accountant, looks over files on her computer while at work on points in the state." "Glenn Poshard is a good guy Monday afternoon at Gilbert, Metzger & Madigan offices in Charleston. Black said Poshard traveled to with a good head on his shoulders," Chicago, the Quad Cites, Nickless said. Springfield, the St. Louis area, Bob Crowder, Coles County Cahokia and then returned to his Democratic Chair, also said Taxes shouldn't upset students home town of Marion at 6 p.m. Poshard would be a good candidate Richard Purdeu, Moultrie for Governor. By SCOTT BOEHMER must be filed by April 15. Some students may have to use County Democratic chair, said he "He's for the people and he does Campus editor Matthew Monippallil, a another form if they have interest thinks Poshard is a dependable what he says," Crowder said. "He professor of accounting and income to report. person. also doesn't take any Political The deadline to file tax retums is finance, said how complex or Tim Mills, a professor of "He's a hard working person you a little more than a month away, simple tax returns are ultimately accounting and finance and adviser can believe in," Purdeu said. "If he See POSHARD page 2A but students shouldn't worry too "depends upon (students) of the Voluntary Income Tax much. sophistication and ability to follow Assistance program, suggests that Several local tax experts say instmctions." students complete their federal tax most Eastem students should not Wootton said students should return f01ms before the state form have vety complex tax returns to make sure they have all their because most of the information on deal with. necessary tax and income both forms is the same. "The major thing is just to get it information available before they R.L. Replogle, a certified public on time ... and be sure to get all the begin their work. Tax return forms accountant with Replogle forms," said Charles Wootton, a are available in Booth Libraty. Associates CPA's, said after professor of accounting and Wootton said most students students have the infonnation they fmance. probably will use the basic 1040 need, they should mark whether Federal and state tax returns EZ, 1040 A or 1040 IL tax fonn. See TAX 2A Low voter turnout Chicago blamed on apathy man By ROB STROUD Eastern students voted. Student government editor Since spring semester 1990, 14 By BRITT CARSON Student Government elections have and SCOTT BOEHMER Staff editors Many students say apathy and been held. Only four of these lack of knowledge causes low voter elections have produced a voter A Chicago man remains in turnout in Student Government turnout of more than 15 percent of critical condition after he was elections. the student population. stmck in the head with a baseball Rick Plocinski, director of legal "Most students don't know that bat Sunday night, according to a affairs for Student Senate's much about Student Government press release from the Charleston Election Committee, said less than and don't care to find out," said Police Department. 20 percent of Eastern students have Todd Brennan, a Student Senate Charleston police responded to voted in each semester's election, member. a fight in progress at I :05 a.m. during the two years he has served Senate member Timothy Sunday on the 1100 block of on the election committee. He said Waddick said lack of knowledge Fourth Street. When police the percentage shows that students about Student Government also is a arrived on the scene, officers do want to get involved with reason for low voter turnout. discovered that Alejandro Student Government. Waddick said many students do not Deluna, 23, of Chicago, had been The biggest voter turnout in a know what Student Government struck on the head with a baseball Student Government election was does or when the elections are held bat by a male suspect. dming the fall 1990 election. That each semester. The press release also stated year 23 percent of Eastern students Jennifer Cottone, a freshman Roberto Ruiz, 24, 1022 Fourth voted. The lowest voter turnout undeclared major, said she did not St., was involved with Deluna was during the election in fall vote in the last election because semester 1991 , when 5.7 percent of See ELECTIONS 2A 2A Tuesday, March 11, 1997 The Daily Eastern News Justice Department say female ELECTIONS frompageone " Most students don't know election, Waddick said. that much about Student During the last committee prisoners without protection Government and don't care to meeting, a senate member find out," said Todd Brennan, a raised the concern that voter WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department rights. Student Senate member. turnout was always low. alleged Monday that Arizona and Michigan fail to Following complaints about staff misconduct in Senate member Timothy Brennan said one of his main protect female inmates from rapes and sexual both states, the depm1ment began an investigation in Waddick said lack of knowl points during his senate cam assaults by prison guards and staff. the Michigan facilities, which house 1,200 inmates, edge about Student paign was that Student In separate lawsuits filed in U.S. District Com1 in in June 1994 and in the Arizona prisons, which Government also is a reason for Government should work to Phoenix and Detroit, the department alleged that house I ,000 inmates, in Febmary 1995. low voter turnout. Waddick increase its visibility on cam conditions in state-run prisons violate the federal Michigan refused to allow Justice investigators said many students do not pus. Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act of access to its prisons and would not negotiate to know what Student " If (students) realize that 1980. resolve the allegations, the department said. Arizona Government does or when the senators are the people down At the Arizona Center for Women and at state refused to allow Justice attorneys to interview elections are held each the hall, regular people like prison facilities in Alhambra, Perryville and prison staff members and prisoners about the com semester. themselves, then they will get Tucson, female inmates have been subjected to sex plaints and extensive negotiations between the two Jennifer Cottone, a freshman out and vote," Brennan said. ual misconduct and unlawful invasion of privacy, parties failed to resolve the allegations. undeclared major, said she did Plocinski said the Elections including prurient viewing during showering, toilet Both lawsuits sought court orders requiring the not vote in the last election Committee has tried to increase ing and dressing, the department charged. states to: because none of the candidates voter participation. During last At Michigan's Scott and Crane correctional • Protect women inmates from rapes, sexual interested her. semester's election, the facilities, female inmates have been subjected to assaults and other improper sexual contact by the Cottone said she might vote Elections Committee opened sexual misconduct, unlawful invasion of privacy staff. in future elections if candidates polling places on two days and inadequate medical and mental health care, the • Ensure that inmates and staff do not engage in would make their presence instead of the usual one. department said. sexual relations. known on the campus and tell The Elections Committee did "No one should be exposed to the risk of sexual • Ensure that women inmates are not viewed in a students how they can improve this because many students assault under any circumstances," said Isabelle Katz prurient manner when showering, changing clothes life at Eastern. only are on campus on Pinzler, acting assistant attorney general for civil and using toilets. Stacey Stremming, a junior Mondays, Wednesdays and elementary education major, Fridays or on Tuesdays and said she just transferred to Thursdays, Plocinski said. Eastern so she would probably The committee also set up POSHARD from page one not vote in this April's election.