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Eastern Illinois University The Keep June 2000 6-21-2000 Daily Eastern News: June 21, 2000 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2000_jun Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: June 21, 2000" (2000). June. 4. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2000_jun/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2000 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in June by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Partly Wednesday cloudy June 21, 2000 Inside Sports Musical merger Turning Band members from Charleston Sound Eastern Illinois University Machine and Trickle Down combine Charleston, Ill. 61920 pro with a professor to form a new summer VoL84 , No. 151 Eastern pitcher John Larson may 8 pages sound. be headed to Pittsburgh if a deal Story on Page 5 ews with the Pirates goes through. "Tell the truth and don't be afraid." Story on Page 8 'we've come a long way' Search for new vice president to begin in fall By Linhai Liew will then work out the criteria for News editor the job, Itw in said. The seat·ch will fmd a replace The search for the new vice ment for Teshome Abebe who will president for Academic Affairs leave his administrative position in will begin in the fall, said Bonnie the fall and assume the duties a Irv.•in, chainnan for the selection professor in the Economics committee. department, said Eastem president Selection of other connnittee Cat·ol Surles in a written state members will be can'ied out in ment. early fall and various groups will The statement did not specify be asked to suggest members for weather Abebe or Surles requested the connnittee, Itw in said. the move and no fwt her infmma These groups will include the tion is available fi·om the nniversi student senate and groups made up ty, said Shelly Flock, director of of the faculty. Media Relations. "We decided we can't start Abebe has served as provost (selecting committee members) in and vice president for Acadetnic snnnner because so many of the Affairs since July 1998. Prior to students and faculty aren't here," coming to Eastem, Abebe was Jrv.rin said. provost and vice president for aca There will be about 12 mem demic affairs at Fenis State bers in the committee and they University in Big Rapids, Mich. Keeping the family tradition Belleville lawyer third generation Nicole Meinheit I Staff photographer Waltrip to graduate from Eastern Judy Baar Topinka, state treasurer, told high school students attending Girls State By Jamie Moore Monday in the Dvorak Concert Hall that females will have to work harder to achieve the Assoc. News Editor I got a degree in English same status in politics as men, but it is the voters who will benefit from a woman's hard work. Topinka is one of the speakers that addressed the more than 500 females on Graduating from Eastem was in campus this week to learn about the inter-working of state government. NowWhat? the family for third generation *A weekly series spotlighting alums* graduate, Brad Waltt'ip. The first female president has already been born, Topinka says Waltt'ip, who is ot'iginally fi·om Professor Tim Shonk left a lasting mem01y on Waltt'ip. Mattoon, graduated in 1984 with a "I liked (Professor Shonk's) bachelor's degree in English and a By Jamie Moore and the first female State Treasurer methods for teaching," he said. "I for Illinois. minor in creative wt'iting. After Barbara Quinlan thought he took a real interest in his "Women ha:ve had to work Atglance graduation, Waltt'ip attended the Staff writers students." harder in politics," she said. Southem Illinois University at Girls State speakers Waltt'ip's fav01'ite classes were Politics takes a lot of sacri Carbondale School of Law. Women will have to work his English classes. He liked cre Waltt'ip was not the first of his harder than men to succeed in ficing, thick skin, the ability to ative writing classes the most roll with the pnnches, and the Wednesday family to attend Eastem. His fathet·, politics, but that gives the citi because they were the most chal zens a better deal, said Judy strength to fight back, Topinka Eileen Jones Thomas Waltt'ip, received his bach State Treasurer's Office elor's of Science and his master's lenging to hitn, he said. Baar Topinka, State Treasurer, said. Waltt'ip has been practicing pt'i She believes this makes one a 2 p.m. Dvorak Concert Hall fi·om Eastem and his grandmothet·, when she spoke at the 60th vate lav.• since gt-aduation fi·om lav.• annual Girls State Illinois better person whom people will Pauline Waltt'ip, graduated from Thursday Eastem in the '20s. school in 1987. Auxiliaty Convention. look up to and respect. Cutrently, Waltt'ip practices at Women have been breaking Waltt'ip always knew that he "(It's) neat to see how far we Corrine Wood the law fum of "Mathis, Marifian, wanted to go into la:w. He felt that have come as women in genet· the glass ceiling but a lot more Illinois Lt. Governor Richtet· and Grandy," located in ceilings are out there to be bro getting an nndergraduate degree in al," Topinka said. 2 p.m. Dvorak Concert Hall downtown Belleville. English was practical for all the Topinka statted her career as ken, she said. His law fum has sixteen pmctic With more women in the leg wt'iting the law profession a joumalist, graduating fi·om Friday ing lav.ryers who mostly concen islature, issues such as child care demands. Northwestem's Medill School Teri Wiley tt-ate in business, tax and estate ofJoumali sm, before moving on and breast cancer are being It is impottant for lawyers to Scholarship/Education program have a strong fonndation in writing, planning. to politics. Since her political pushed more, Topinka said. Waltrip is matried to Elaine Ctlll'ently 58 women serve in 9 a.m. Dvorak Concert Hall Waltt'ip said. statt in 1980, she has served four LeChien, who is also an attomey. years in the House of the House of Representatives When looking back on Eastem, Waltt'ip feels that Eastem prepared They have tv.•o sons, Thomas and Representatives and eight years Stephen. in the Senate before becoming See TOPINKA Page 2 and tt-ained him well for the la:w world. While at Eastem, English See TRADITION Page 2 2 Wednesday, Jlllle 21,2000 The Dally Eastern News Faitern FTC begins investigation of gas prices, lawmakers say WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Trade this investigation will be a clear signal to the oil poenas to companies connected with the refining, Cormnission has opened a f01mal investigation companies to bring dov.'Il prices nmnediately," distribution and sale of gasoline by the end of the News into soaring gasoline prices in some areas of the said Sen. Richard Durbin, D-ill., who was among week. The Daily Eastern News is published daily, Midwest and will begin issuing subpoenas to oil those who met with Pitofsky on Capitol Hill. Vice President AI Gore, citing reports of huge Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill .• dur companies by the end of the week, congressional At the request of the Clinton administration, profits by the oil companies this year, told a ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly sources said Tuesday. the FTC has been conducting for the past week group of repotters "the cii·cumstances clearly during the summer term except during school vacations or examinations, by FTC Chanman Robett Pitofsky told some an inf01mal inquiiy into steep gasoline price wan-ant a broadened illvestigation to see if there $0v;N;< the students of Eastern llinois members of the Illinois congressional delegation increases in the Midwest. Until now the agency's is collusion." - Universlty. SUbscription price: that sudden price spikes in the Chicago and actions amounted to inf01mal fact-finding, with While Gore indicated he would like to see the $38 per semester, $1 6 for summer only, $68 all year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of Milwaukee areas and elsev.•here are "sufficiently no threat of subpoenas or requirement for com FTC probe focus beyond the Midwest, indica The Associated Press. Which is entitled to questionable" to wan""ant fonnal investigation into panies to cooperate. tions were the agency at least initially would con excklsive use of al articles appearing ® possible price gouging and collusion, according Durbin said Pitofsky told him and other fine its investigation to the Chicago-Milwaukee in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 represent the majority opinioo of the to one lawmaker present. Illinois lawmakers that now the agency will pur con"idor, where prices have soared well beyond edttorial board; all other opinion pieces "The fact that they're moving fotward with sue a f01mal investigation and begin issuing sub- $2 a gallon. are signed. The Daily Eastern News edttorial and business offices are located in Buzzard Hall. Eastern lli nois Universtty. ________________________ _ Periodical postage paid at ChMeston, IL 61920. ,, ISSN 0894-1599. P.Olice Printed by Eastern Illinois Universtty. Topinka Believe in yourself as a woman. You are the force of life in ChMeston, IL 61920. from Page I Posbnaster: Send address changes to the world. The Daily Eastern News Judy Barr Topinka, Buzzard Hall lilotter Eastern Illinois UniVerstty Illinois State treasurer ChMeston, IL 61920. • Danny W. Van Dyke, 27, of and nine serve in the Senate, she the 1400 block of Jackson said.