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PARTLY CLOUDY~ Opening a high of62° The INSIDE Dally shots Men's basketball team hosts Honored Tennessee State in first TUESDAY Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Ill. 61920 roundofOVC February 24, 1998 women Vol. 83, No. 106 tournament Eastern sororities earn 12 pages highest award given by the ews PAGE Mid-America Greek 12 Council Association PAGE 5 ''Tell the truth and don 't be afraid" Boulay out on bond Former student gets bail reduced and pleads innocent to two first-degree murder charges By MATT ADRIAN or phone, and machine will notify the Managing editor is not allowed authorities. After I 0 minutes, the with in one police are d ispatched to find The Eastern student charged in mile of the them. connection with the murder of Wi II fam ily, The perimeter for the device Eastern freshman Andrea Wil l he said. usually keeps people indoors, was released Monday on Michael Hughes said. However, different $125,000 bond from the Coles Hughes, the counties may have different County Sheriff's Department. Coles County conditions for the perimeter of Justin Jay Boulay, 20, of St. director of the device. Jason Boulay Charles, had to pay $12,500, 10 court services, Boulay must pay a $ 1,400 percent of the bond . said the elec deposit and a daily fee to use the Boulay was released only tronic home confinement system equipment, Hughes said. hours after his preliminary and will keep track of Boulay's Boulay is charged with two bond reduction hearings Monday. movements. The device is counts of fi rst-degree murder. Boulay will return to Kane attached to a person's ankle and The charges allege that Boulay County and remain in the custody emits a continuous radio signal used a ligature to strang.le Miss of his pareots in St. Charles, that is sent to the local probation Will, 18, of Batavia, with the where he will be placed under office. intent to kill or cause great bodily electronic home confinement. Hughes said the system will harm. Both sentences carry a Steve Ferguson, Coles County alert police if people try to prison term of 20 to 60 years. States Attorney, said Boulay wi ll damage or remove the ankle Boulay waived his right to a only be released from his home bracelet. People who must attend preliminary hearing Monday and to attend weekly mental health therapy sessions or meet with a pleaded innocent. At that time, treatments and to meet with his lawyer must check with their Ferguson entered a motion to RYAN LANNING/Staff photographer lawyer. probation officers to schedule have blood, hair and handwriting Survey says ... Whenever Boulay leaves the appointments samples taken from Boulay. (Left) Tim Whitehead, a junior industrial technology major, Chris house he must be accompanied Hughes said the device tells A pretrial meeting was Chreech (center), a senior industrial technology major and Colin by a family member, Ferguson the police when people leave scheduled for May 11 and a j ury Lanning, a senior technology education major, participate in class in said. Boulay may not contact any their houses and when they the South Quad. The students use a level and other equipment to member of Will's family by letter return. If people are late, the See BOULAY page 2 study the campus for a surveying course. Police looking for witnesses in student attack By JILL JEDLOWSKI wrestler from Bloom Fisher said there have been "some Kris Fairfield, a sophomore botany Assoc. news editor ingdale, was attacked at discrepancies." major and friend ofLechtenberg, previously l: 10 a.m. by "at least "1 do believe that (the assailants) are not said Lechtenberg received a blow to the left An Eastern wrestler remains in critical three men," said Lt. Rick affiliated with Eastern or the Charleston side of his head that "cracked his skull condition at Carle Clinic in Champaign Fisher, chief of de community," he said. "No one knew (the open." because of injuries he suffered when he and tectives at the Charleston assailants)." Fisher said that the three victims two other students were attacked Friday P olice Department. Rob Serio, a senior physical education defensively struck back at their assailants morning o uts ide o f Mother's Bar, said Fi sher said that wit- major and a roomm ate of Lechtenberg's, with their hands. Kathie M cMaster, an administrative Paul Lechtenberg nesses reported seeing a previously said that he, Lechtenberg and "I doubt they had to receive any medical secretary at the clinic. dark blue pickup truck another student were beaten with tire irons treatment," he said. Paul L echtenberg, a j unior physica l leave the scene after the incident. by three males outside the bar, located at education major and heavyweight Panther As to the identification of the assailants, 506 Monroe Ave. See ATTACK page 2 Mediator to join BSW negotiations By JUSTIN KMITCH neither party has notified the other " [t is the general policy of the Administration editor party that it wishes to terminate the university to continue to utilize its agreement, according to a written employees to perform work to A federal mediator will be statement p rovided by Shelly which they are qualified to called in as university officials and Flock, coordinator of public perform. However, the university representatives of Eastern 's infonnation and media relations. reserves the right to contract out Building Service Workers union "During our last meeting, EIU any work it deems necessary in the continue to negotiate changes in presented a proposal which would interests of effi ciency, economy, contractual language that would allow the university to subcontract improved work product, allow BSW and food service duties out our work, which woukl result in competitiveness or emergency." to be subcontracted. a loss of work for up to 50 percent " Our previous contract has Eastern's American Federation of our bargaining units," said Peggy never included the possibility of of State, County and Municipal Reese, business service worker and subcontracting," Reese said. Employees Local 981 , who president of Local union 981. "Signing onto this would be cutting represents Building Service and The proposal would replace our own throats. With this kind of Food Workers, along with current contract language language, they could eventually RYAN LANNING/Staff photographer clerical/technical workers, had their prohibiting subcontracting with phase all of us out of the picture." last negotiating session Feb. 18. new language that would all ow Flock stated: "Before the Winter wonderland? The previous agreement was subcontracting, giving the university contracts or subcontracts Natalie Speer (left), a senior elementary education major, and Chris scheduled to expire on Sept. 14, university greater flexibility in its work, which could result in the loss Kiefer (right), a senior zoology majat; enjoy the warm day and sit 1997, but will not terminate as long operations, Flock stated. outside ofL umpkin Hall to take advantage ofspring-like temperatures. as both sides agree to negotiate and The proposed language states: See BSW page 2 2 Tuesday, February 24, 1998 The Daily Eastern News Police vehicle flips out BOULAY frompageone trial is scheduled for May 27. During the bond reduction Saturday proceedings, Lonnie Lutz, ' ' It would be difficult to tell as to what would set Boulay's public defender, had a (Boulay) off again." BLOTTER request for a bond reduction from $300,000 to $125,000 - Steve Ferguson approved. Originally, Lutz State's attorney A police vehicle was over age was minimal, be said. requested a bond reduction of turned in the south side parking Larson said he does not $75,000 to $100,000. gone," Henderson said. Henderson said. lot of Eastern's police depart expect such incidents to happen Lutz argued that Boulay ' s Marcy Boulay also identified "(Boulay's family members) ment on the comer of Seventh at a college campus and said be bond should be reduced because the letter found at the scene as said they didn't see it coming," Street and Grant Avenue. did not know if any extra pre Boulay had no criminal record possibly being written by Ferguson said. "It would be dif Police do not have any sus cautions will be taken to insure or history of violent behavior. Boulay. ficult to tell as to what would pects at this time, although three that such an incident will occur Lutz recommended Boulay be Ferguson argued that set (Boulay) off again." white males were seen walking again. placed in the custody of his par Boulay's bond shouldn't be The court received a variety around the scene of the incident, "Well l don't know," Larson ents, because of their help in the reduced for a variety of reasons. of letters from supporters of according to a police report. The said. "Do you think I can take police investigation. The main reason was the great Boulay and Miss Will's family. three were questioned, but said eight officers and station them "The family came to likelihood of a conviction, Ferguson said the letters show they knew nothing of the inci around the parking lot?" Charleston and complied with Ferguson said.