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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC April 1997 Daily Egyptian 1997 4-3-1997 The Daily Egyptian, April 03, 1997 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_April1997 Volume 82, Issue 124 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1997 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in April 1997 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ...t• . I • Glyph: DUI too high? "lit Skaters look for a ' Illinois House to consider lower legal limit for intoxication. pai:c 3 Lacrosse: Sport combines aspects of basketball, hockey. page 3 imide Vol. 82, No. 124. 16 par:es http://www.dailyegyptian.com Student campaigning affects voters Both councilmen-elect favor affects student~. more than any Student Voter Turnout AT THE POLLS: :"~: City a 19,year-old bar-entry age and a thing else," she said, adding that Voter turnout !hree {_i''f~:J:f.~_f~ t. Council controlled Halloween celebra students in her precinct seemed 500 488 tion. excited about voting. times higher than in ~ Elections They enlisted the help of stu Overall, 3.857 ballots were This graph shows 1995 election. dent volunteers, who distributed cast in Tuesday's election. an the total votes worked. and they won. Srudcnt thousands of fliers on th= top increa.~e of 1.154 votes from the ics. 2,703 ballots ca.~1 in April 1995. M casted in precincts JENNIFER v.MDEN turnout really mad,: :i differ N Amy Malinowski; a freshman Briggs receh·ed 1,702 votes 23 and 25, u}.,ich ()E Pl'Llllc:i EPITllR ence." in zoology from Wonh. is a regis• and Flanagan received •2.044 ore the primary Budslick. who received 239 tercd voter who wa.~ turned off by votes, beating incumhenl locations for SIUC student Auhrcy Chang votes in Brush Towers alone. the campaign. rnted for new Carbondale City beat incumbent John Yow hy 13 Councilman Loyd Sumner and student polling. "I prohahly would have voted challenger Eden Thome. Council members L:irry Briggs votes. 1f1hey (l-Jmpaign workers)didn't and John Dudslick Tuesday Budslick won with 1,816 Student voter turnout\ hug me so much." she said. Tuesday was three times higher because their camp.1ign mlun rntes. lo Yow's 1,81).'\. "It wn.~ just annoying. I guess lL'Crs con\'inced her 10. Briggs. an a~sociate profes th;m in the 1995 city election. advertising is good. hut they In precincts 21-26, which '111c homhardmenl of all the sor of :.rt and design. and overdid it. I just wantL-d to shoot tliers. phone c,11ls. tons of people incumhenl Counciiwoman include Brush Towers. the next pcl'l',On I ~w who told Thompson Point and University ju.,t cnn,tantly shoving ii down l\largarct Flanagan won the two me to vote." Ha1I. there were 935 votes cast mv throat - it workcd."' said four-ye.tr seals on the council. Nicoll! Smith, an undL-cidcd Tucsdav. Cl;,10!!. ;1 freshman in radio-tcle Briggs' and Budslick's cam ,q<oq \qq\ ,qq':, ,qq~ ,qq1 sophomore from Naperville. In 1995, 291 votes were visio; from Des Plaines. paigns made much of topics watchL-d Univers,t, Hall's JXlll~ SOURCE: )ochon County Clerk ",\t the time. I thought it wa.~ some students say arc th.:ir for Briggs and B11dslick Tucsd:1y. By Je~ ~;.,.,..,.,, Do,ly E!JYl)hon completely unnecessary, but ii l'hief concerns about the city. '1l1is whole thing really ~EE CAMPAIGN, rAGE 6 Serfator fights for MAKING MUSIC: Kenny Muhammad, prayer known os the Human Music COMMENCEMENT: USG Compozo, hypnotizes wants to have moment of the audience silence during graduation. as he mixes, scratches and TRAVIS DENEAL odds base to lhllY EtwrTI.'.N REl\.)RHI{ music with his voice at the Grndu.ating students ~hould have the 1st Anouol opponunity Ill pr.iy before SlUC's gr:1dua tinn ceremonies. dc~pitc the University':. pol Cultural Jam icy again~t organi1.:d pr.iy.:r th.:re. an Tuesday in 5,: '.:: ;WJI!:_•·';,, Und.:rgr.iduat.: St•Jd.:nt the Student E~-,~!~~' -~1 Government senator Center. !,;i)'S. Koll'.lmA SPUKD/ •In ·1995, for• Jcmal Powell. a Ma.~s D.,;Jyq..i'('l•m mer SIUC Communications and President John Media Arts ~nator, ha.~ ~uyon prohib• wrinen a proposal to a.~k 1ted p~er at the commencement SIUC after the committee and Cultural Jam spreads love, unity ACLU request· Chancellor Donald ed that tlie Beggs to . allow a l\luhammad, the founder of the Black and positive spirit, prayer wa.,; gi-.:en from . Universi!Y stop moment of silence DIVERSITY: Event features Think Tank, said his organi1~1ion spon a Christian, Native-American and Latin the practice. hl:forc commencement. Latin dancing, jazz and sored the first Annual Black Cullum! Jam American perspective. "It is not necessarily 1997 lx.-causc of the increasing lack of The African Percussionist~ ocrformed fair to ban student~ from rap performances. unily among blacks on campus and a prayer with their African dmms. sending pr.iying at graduation," Powell said. throughout the world. a mcs.~ge of peace throughout the crowd In 1995. fonner SIUC President John LA'KEtSHA R. CRAY The event's Iheme, "One Love," of about 150. Guyon prohibited prayer at SIUC DAILY EGYl'TIAN REl'ORTER focu~-d on promoting the lo\·c of God ,. And while he ho~-d the theme, "One With peals of laughter, squeals of throughout humanity and the black com L.:ove." prompted a serious reflection for munity. -audience me'llbcrs, r-.tuhammad also ~EE PRAYER, rAGE 8 enjoyment and looks of wonder, wme SlUC students gathered a newfound "We want 10 spread out to our brothers wanted to dazzle them with diverse talent Gus Bode eMl-em and appreciation for black cultural and sisters a.,; far a.,; Nigeria and a.,; near a.,; act~. diversity Tuesday al the Black Cultuml New York," he said. "We don't want to he The event's music director. Rita Jam. scpamll"ll by land. lahcl or language, or by Warford, a vocalist. actor and mu.~ic com 1l1e event w.i.,; e~lablished a.<; a Mep East Coa.<;t and Wl:!ot Coa.~t." po~r from Chicago, said her job wa~ 10 Gus says: I will ping stone for black.,; 10 cling lo unity and True 10 it,; cause, the production of the help ~-ople lx.'COme aware lhat they can nec-d more than 10 learn the imixinancc of celcbr.iting event reachL-d oul to blacks from all hack prayers lo make it their culture, said the c\·cnt's organi1er, ground,;. lo graduation. Enoch Muhammad. To start the c\'eniog off in ,l colk-ctive NEWS TODAY lo 8 p.m. Conlod Mctsro al 453· p.m., Melange Cafu. Con!oct Sumiko 1265. ot 457-8650. Calendar: • Library Alfain: 'fol Soorch" Scminor, Ap-~ 3, 9 b IO a.m., Morris • American lnct1011 Associa!ion meet • Prewylldon Nurserr Sdiool ·HiU b,, Lhory Room 1030. Conlod tho ing • oil wder.ts wdcome, ~ other holding its 21st Annuo D=ert Buffuo. CAL£NDAR POLICY Undcigraduole ~ al .453-2818 •. Thv!lday, 6 p.m., .la,a Coffoo House. Ap-il .4, 6 :0 8 p,m., 310 S. UnMnily ~dtaJlinefor Conla:t Iris at 549-0006. Ave., $250 ad.m, S1 children. CalfflJ.,r llrml ls two • Rape Adion Committee: The Contoct Anoo ot 529-1264. ruhli<•llon .s,,. l,cfott Clotlicst.no Projcd will be displ.:iycd in 1M ..-nil. The ltrm Fmer Brocr-......:r/, April 3, IO a.m. ta ~~~=~& • Deportment of l'hysics: Car.-.et Hole mu~ incluJc 1tmr, ~'"• pr=1s "March Martin," 549-4807 ext. 236 for Bew Ct>scr,otion, Apr~ .4, 7 to 8:30 rl.an:, aJrnb:!uu k'""I !~. for Mcmotiol Candlelight V,g~. April 3, 6 anJ 'r""'MlC' cf the evml anJtherumran.!C'ht,nr, p.m., Grinncl Holl. Conlod Malik ot f:t~'::'e~a4.flj.~:f: · "' the rrnon ,uhmininz • Non-Trod't!i.:nal Student Services 529·1504. ~le o dote and ~me. the itnn. hnn, J.ouU Information Tal:k, every Thur:,day, 11 J,.c Jtli>TnJ ,., nuil,J lo a.m. la 1 p.m., Hail of Fome in the • Voices of mpirotion C• Choir • Saluki Volunteer Corps • Hobitot lor the 1>,ily E,,m,11.in Stvdcnt Ccnlcr. Conloct MichcJk, ot -.king reN members and minicions, Humonity, ~ Soturdoy, Student Nc-1rn.1111. & 1a (3rd floor C,mmunic•tiunt .453-5714. each Tucidoy Thunday, 6:30 Ck,clc,pmcnt Office of IluilJin&, Raom 1247, 8:30 p.m., Altgckl 248. Contact Brion Student Ccnk:rl, 453-5714. AD c.J,nJ,r l•nn• alto • ~ Alfain: "Introduction IO ot 549-9251. arr,ar "" the DE W,t, Conslrucling Homo PorJc, IHTMll" .• Siemi Oub Prcsen1otion: ra.:r-N1,nknJ.,rlnfo,. Scmino,; April 3, 1 to 3 p.m., lkrris • Newmon Club • Calholic •<Jl<ecfcnokce Swamp; Apr1 5, 7:30 nutim wm l,c t>krn Lhory Room 1030. Conlod tho Charismatic Prayer N«tirg, ~ p.m., Pol Luck dinner l.lorts al 6 p.m., Corrections =rthcrh<=• Thur,doy. 7:30 lo 9 p.m., Newman Unitorion Fe'lo-wlip en Elm and Unclcigraduoie ~ ot .453-2818. Colholic Student Center. Contoct lc:'l'I University Ave. Conlod Loud al 549- • Uni-.-enity Career Services 01549-4266. 1837. If =dcrs spot an error in :i news aniclc, they Cllll cont:ict the W-nshq> • 'Hew la Prcpore for on Daily E.~)pti(lfl Accur.icy Desk :it 536-3311, cxtcn.\ion 233 or 228.