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♦ Thursday, March 4. 2004 So u t h e r n Illin o is U n iv e r s ity E dwardsville Vol. 56. No.43+ Students plan future at career fair K r is t e n R e b e k the last two years.” N ew s R f.portf.r Several employers stressed the importance of a well- Dressed to impress with prepared resume, as well as resumes in hand, students mixed knowing specifically what you and mingled with possible want in your career. employers at the Career Network “I would encourage students ’04 and Education Fair ’04 at the to make sure you know what Vadalabene Center Wednesday. your areas of interests are in the The S1UE Career field of study,” Holden said. Development Center, along “You have to set yourself apart with Blackburn, McKendree and from everyone else.” Greenville colleges, sponsored Representatives were the event, which expected more present from not only than 100 employers. traditional careers, but T h e ______------also promoters C a r e e r “ You have to set of possible N e tw o rk internships for ran from yourself apart from students looking 9 a.m. to to gain further 2:30 p.m. everyone else.99 experience in while the ~ Larissa Holden their field. Education Boeing representative “I’ve been Fair ------to two (career concluded the evening from 3 to fairs), and this is my third one,” U.S. D epartm ent o f Housing and Urban Deve 6:30 p.m. junior business major Akia Jones O ffice o f Inspector G e n era l “Everyone has got to start said. “I’m more looking for an some place,” NCI Information internship or a co-op program for Systems Inc. representative Russ the summer.” Bilyeu said. “I do several (career INROADS, a paid summer fairs). They are a good chance to internship program for North interact with the community.” American college students, had a Employers ranging from representative present at the Walt Disney World to Boeing Career Network to give students were present at the Career an opportunity to gain career Network. experience and earn a “Mainly we are looking for competitive salary. engineering, business and “There are a lot of things we computer science-type majors. look at. One’s GPA, and I’ve gone to at least 12 to 15 then there is first appearance,” career fairs, and the team that INROADS representative I’m with has gone to 60 or so,” Randy Schalhamer said. Boeing representative Larissa “This is actually my third career Holden said. "We do a lot of fair I’ve done. I’ve S h a r a R e y n o l d s /A l e s t l e career fairs because we are found excellent students at career Students speak with representatives from GlaxoSmithkline, the makers of products like Turns and looking for recent college fairs. Have an up-to-date resume Oscai, top, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, bottom left, and the Peace Corps, graduates who have graduated in see FAIR, page 5 bottom right. March honors women WebCT to make way S c h a l e n e H o u s t o n about is a film screening and Making Waves, a student group N ew s S tr in g er discussion of “War Zone” at 6:30 in the women’s studies program, for new hardware p.m. Tuesday, March 16. and Campus Activities Board. Women’s History Month Bailey said Maggie The tickets are on sale at the A l e s t i.e S t a f f R e p o r t Center has established a tentative kicked off on campus with a Hadleigh-West, director of the Morris University Center schedule for the shutdowns. The reception Friday. film, is flying in from New York Information Desk. New hardware is coming WebCT archive was shut down SIUE will have many events City to participate in the event. Bailey also said Making for WebCT servers, and Wednesday and will last until 4 to celebrate this month. “The Vagina M onologues” is Waves was able to schedule with it comes a temporary p.m. Friday. There have already been four another big event this month and comedian Michelle Garb to come shutdown. The WebCT pages for spring events this past week to will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday to campus Tuesday, March 30, The installation comes after 2004 classes will be shut down recognize Women’s History at the River’s Edge Reception for the Fat Brain, Skinny Body a recent hardware failure with the starting 8 a.m. Tuesday and last Month. Center, Niedringhaus and Third event. hope the new hardware will until 4 p.m. Thursday, March 11. Martha Bailey, director of streets in Granite City. “In the women’s studies prevent similar failures in the For more information, contact the the women’s studies program, Discounted tickets for $5 are program, we are very excited future. Faculty Technology Center at said one event she is excited made available to students by see WOMEN page 4 The Faculty Technology 650-5697. ♦ Page 2 fl I « S t I Q Thursday, March 4. 2 0 0 4 ♦

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Museum Studies held for beginners through the cal lGreg Fields, associate Practicum Exhibition: The experienced from 7 to 8 p.m. professor and director of the University Museum is Thursday in the Religious SIUE religious studies minor sponsoring an exhibition by the Center. program at 650-2461. Museum Studies Graduate Arthritis Walk: The Eden Tobacco Counseling: The Certificate Program Monday, Village Retirement Community American Lung Association of March 8 through Friday, in Glen Carbon and the Illinois is providing the Illinois April 9 in the Morris University American Arthritis Foundation Tobacco Quitline. Registered Center Art Gallery. The Art are hosting an Arthritis nurses, respiratory therapists Gallery is not open Saturdays or Walk”Saturday, May 15, at 9 and addiction counselors Sundays. Call 650-2996 for the a.m. There will also be food, staff the toll-free line. hours. entertainment and prizes. For Counseling is free to residents Orchestra Concert: The more information, call Jennifer of Illinois. Those interested Music Department is sponsoring Stallkamp at 288-5014 or Vicki should call (866) QUIT-YES. S t E C M L S an orchestra concert from 7:30 Wunderlich at 463-7247. Hot line hours are from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday in the Sikhism: Prithvi Pal Singh, to 6 p.m. Monday through Katherine Dunham Hall Theater. of the Sikh Research and Friday. 16 Tans Only 11 Tickets are $3 for the public and Education Center in St. Louis, Alcoholics Anonymous: only $2 for students and seniors. For will speak about “Sikhism: Sikh The Gut Level Group meets at 7 more information, call the Beliefs and Practices” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Religious & receive a FREE bottle of Music Department at 650-3900. p.m. Thursday, in the dome Center. This is an open meeting Sundazzlers Tanning Lotion room of the SIUE Religious of Alcoholics Anonymous and I $21.0011 (a $25.00 value) Buddhist Meditation: A expires 4-1-04 expires 4-1-04 Buddhist Meditation will be Center. For more information, Al-Anon.

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S ports ed ito r: Kevin C orrigan Borrow from parking, build a bar EHQIQ.MTW; I have three words for the Parking Services sold roughly they’re not designated to park in, Kwame Ross administrators at this university: 16,000 parking permits in 2002- then they get a $40 fine. sell beer, please. 2003 and dealt out nearly 35,800 So next time you plan on Q l t . CQfY ed ito r : Why not provide a public citations. That’s at least two parking illegally, do it at a meter. K urt T homas service to students and pad the citations per permit holder, per It’s cheaper. pockets of the university a little year. COPY’ EDITORS: I’m practically ready to sell L indsey H eigert bit, just in case any more crises Theres nothing like Parking my body to Gateway Medical B yron Hotson occur that require cuts to higher Services to make an honest, law- Research for the next three Jamie Sommer education? abiding, tuition-paying student weekends just to pay for my two B ecky Strub What’s wrong with that? feel like a felon. citations, and here Parking Everybody wins. Lets say 70 percent of those Services is virtually winning the It’s a fact of life that college citations were for being parked in lottery on a yearly basis. G raphics/ prod u ctio n : students are going to And selling beer D esiree Bennyhoff drink. Why not give on this campus merely A ndy L ehman It’s a fact of life that college them some incentive to . . requires a one-time pull H2s to give us citations over the stay on campus when students are going to drink. Why in some funds from A dvertising: next year or two. they do it? n 0 f g i v e them some incentive to Parking Services. It Susan M ook At what point is a university As it stands now, we , JJ would not be a yearly have to drive at least five vehicle going to need to go off- A l e s t ie adviser: stay on campus when they do It? thing. road? M ike Montgomery minutes off campus for ------You can’t tell me They could just as easily, to liquor, and most of the any place that sells save the students a little money, G r a ph ics Supervisor: bars in downtown Edwardsville the wrong lot, and 30 percent of alcohol on this campus wouldn’t drive single-cab Dodge Ram M ike G enovese are 10 minutes away. the citations were for either an turn a profit. pickup trucks that are not four- With this situation, there is a expired meter or improperly And what does Parking wheel drive. O ffic e m anager: higher likelihood of drunk displaying a permit. Services do with all the money Ultimately, as a student, M ary Allison driving accidents than if there Given those numbers, I they make? what would you rather see? were a bar or even a place to buy estimate Parking Services made Even when you take into O f fic e Secreta ries: Parking Services workers driving beer, on campus. roughly $1,161,290 last year just consideration the cost of the K ari Knapp bulletproof H2s or beer being And where is the university handing out citations. That’s extended cab, four-wheel drive E rin Bayne sold on this campus. gonna get the money to pay for aside from the more than one Dodge trucks that roam this Katie S abo And when you’re designing the liquor license and to build a million dollars they made in campus, the salaries of the people the bar, a woman named Allison T he fir st copy of each bar (wink, wink)? I say use some selling the permits. driving them and all of their wants a big tree in the middle of A lestle is f r ee o f ch arg e. E ach of the money Parking Services And the saddest part of the bosses, it shouldn’t add up to it. You know, for effect. additional copy costs gets from dishing out whole situation is a person can more than two million 25 c e n t s. citatio n s. park at a meter and get fined $15, dollars;,unless of course they Travis L. Ross In case you didn’t know, but if a person parks in a lot that plan on investing in bulletproof Assistant Sports Editor LETTERS m r ut: edito r po licy; The editors, staff and publishers of the Alestle believe in the free exchange of ideas, concerns and Letter to the Editor opinions and will publish as many letters to the editor as possible. Letters may be turned in at the Alestle office located in the Morris Student finds bigotry disgusting University Center, Room 2022 or via e-mail at Dear Editor, about themselves, whether it is to that read, “I love chauvinism.” world a better place. [email protected]. All spread political beliefs or Students and teachers alike Even if meant as a joke, it is hard copy letters should be typed and religious faith. I believe each double-spaced. All letters should be I am writing to voice my would be understandably upset. I a sick, thoughtless and unoriginal no longer than 500 words. Please concerns about two recent individual has a right to express think we expect a little more one. I mentioned it to my include your phone number, incidents of bigotry I witnessed him or herself appropriately. common sense from the people professor, and through our signature (or name, if using e-mail) here at SIUE. I imagined what it would be we have hired to help us learn. discussion, I found that this type and student identification number. The first may seem like to walk into this particular W hether or not feminism is of behavior is not uncommon for We reserve the right to edit insignificant to some but holds professor’s office and request right or wrong is irrelevant; this particular educator, letters for grammar and content. However, great care will be taken to the notion of discrimination. The help with an assignment. whether it is appropriate or anarchist, racist. ensure that the message of the letter second is much more serious, so Would she think me stupid responsible to wear your bigotry Some of the students here is not lost or altered. much so that it may frighten and inferior because of my on your chest is the debate. work their way through school. Letters to the editor will not be some people. genitalia? Would she expect me The second incident Some have loans and some have printed anonymously except under While walking through a to leer at her female form in a happened last semester in a grants. Some have served or are extreme circumstances. series of offices in Peck Hall, my predatory manner? Would she be supply closet where I had been serving in the military in order to The Alestle is a member of the eye caught a large bumper sticker ever vigilant, waiting for me to sent to take a test. pay their tuition. Illinois College Press Association, the Associated Collegiate Press and bearing the text, “I love pounce and take her rights away? Ten minutes into the test, my Most students have mothers U-W1RE. feminism.” I backed away from the door eye strayed to an interoffice mail and fathers who pay a great deal The name Alestle is an I understand professors slowly, making sure not to envelope with the hand-written and expect the best from the acronym derived from the names of decorate their offices with all oppress any women on my way word “Amerikkka” scrawled people they’ve hired to perform the three campus locations of SIUE: sorts of materials. I read the out. plainly across the front. My mind the service of education. Alton, East St. Louis and My expression of shock at Edwardsville. funnies and the syllabi while froze. If these professors’ views The Alestle is published on waiting for conferences. the sticker may seem laughable, I was disgusted by the word were made public on the SIUE Tuesdays and Thursdays during fall I believe people decorate but consider for a moment that a itself, but also later found out it Web site, I’m sure enrollment and spring semesters, and on their offices to show something male teacher mounted a sticker was written by a professor. I would suffer. Wednesdays during summer spent more than four years in the If the university is willing to semesters. For more information, Marine Corps, wofking my way defend and cultivate these views, call 650-3528. Quote of the Day across the world so that I could it should inform enrollees from May? a comment? come to school in Illinois. the beginning and quit claiming Let us know! I like this school for the most this is an institution of higher Send us an e-mail: “Money talks .. but all mine ever says alestle editor@ hotmail.com part, and I cannot understand learning The Alestle is good-bye. ” how an alleged “intellectual” Campus Box 1167 could write something like that Stephen Jones Edwardsville, 111. 62026-1167 ~Anonymous and feel he or she has made the Junior Professor lives her dream Valerie Vogrin has taken on many teaching and writing endeavors in her life.

V ic k i K r u se Research Fellowship, at the L ife st y l e s S t r in g e r University of Alabama, a Fall 1988 Teaching, English Professor Writing Fellowship and a Valerie Vogrin wrote her 1986 Graduate Council first story in crayon at age Fellowship at the five, continued to write in ■fitarssT' University of Alabama. high school and was' an A big boost came in avid reader. 1988 when Vogrin won a “ 1 can’t T e m e m b e r not national prize from writing,” Vogrin said. oneofhe^r^t Playboy magazine for the “Shebang” is Vogrin’s fiction story, “The Hotel- newest writing encounter, a Motel Bar & Grill,” that novel set in Tuscaloosa, she entered in a college Ala. writing contest. “In many ways, all my “There is a validation dreams are coming true,” when something is Vogrin said. published,” Vogrin said. Vogrin said the book is Besides the Playboy about the South’s porches prize, Vogrin was and porch sitting. nominated for a Pushcart Every chapter in the Prize in the fall of 2002 for book, except three, happens the “Conversations with at the same house. my Landlord,” in the New The fact that the Orleans Review and porches, backyard and awarded an Alumni Fiction interior of the house serve Award from the University as the main setting in the of Alabama in 1989. story is very im portant to Vogrin’s other its plot. publications includes short Vogrin said a theme fiction, nonfiction essays emerges throughout the and dictionary and story. encyclopedia entries. The idea to create a Her nonfiction essay, family, when the lack of a “Point of View,” was family exists, emerges as published in the Gotham the reader learns w hat it L a u r e i -C o c h r a n Writers’ Workshop Guide means to be a family in a P h o t o c o u r t e s y o t to Writing Fiction, a New nontraditional sense. York publication. Vogrin lived in Vogrin contributed to V a le rie Vogrin Tuscaloosa while attending American Women Writers, the University of Alabama St. James Press in 1999. and received her master’s “One message I of fine arts degree in w ouldn’t mind sending is creative writing and fiction. to encourage students to Vogrin said living in take a creative writing Tuscaloosa was enjoyable course or two while they’re with its lushness of the Vogrin said. The second part refers to a SIUE in 2003 with an array at SIUE,” Vogrin said. “My year- round growing season of Recreating the floor plan disrespectable drinking of teaching and writing colleagues are really gifted the South. inspired Vogrin to imagine how establishment. The second experience. Vogrin said she is writers and teachers.” The house where Vogrin things might happen in the house definition refers to an affair, a happy about her position at Vogrin said students should lived was run down and split into for the book. thing or a matter. SIUE. take advantage of what SIUE two rentals. Sometimes writers are Vogrin said the two “Jobs in my field are very offers in the area of creative Vogrin said the different inspired by using different definitions describe everything rare,” Vogrin said. writing if they have any interest colored interior walls inspired techniques or tools to aid the about the Tuscaloosa house and Vogrin’s teaching experience in writing. her imagination for the book. writing process. the events that happen within it. comes from a Gotham Writers’ “In my experience, almost “The kitchen was red,” “I made a wall Workshop in New York no one regrets taking a creating Vogrin said. chart that told what ______City, community colleges writing class,” Vogrin said. As Vogrin worked on her happened, where, what in Seattle and Bellevue, Vogrin’s next project is a novel during a six- to seven-year page or if a character “ / might have four or five Wash, the University of summer research fellowship, period, she said she could glance disappeared for 100 Alabama and the funded by a competitive grant at a photograph of the house, pages,” Vogrin said. novels in me somewhere.99 University of Colorado in award from SIUE. The project is hung above her desk, for Vogrin said the Boulder. called “A Collection of Essays on inspiration. The photo served as a definition of shebang Vogrin said she is the Subject of Memoir.” reminder of the house’s in the Oxford English enjoying this semester as Vogrin said a m em oir is uniqueness. dictionary helped her decide on Vogrin grew up outside of a “dream” semester. Creative different than fiction because of The long writing process is the title of her novel. Two of the Chicago and graduated from writing classes are the only the order or process that takes attributed to putting the book listed definitions fit the book. high school in the state of classes she is teaching. place in the brain before down for a year and starting all Vogrin also said the first Washington. She attended Vogrin’s list of academic something is remembered and over. definition of shebang had two colleges in both Washington and awards include a 2004 Summer written down. Knowing this, a “I drew a floor plan for a parts. The first part means a hut, Alabama. Research Fellowship at SIUE, a memoir should be what it is, house to see how things happen,” a shed or one’s dwelling quarters. Vogrin began working at 1989 Graduate Council Summer see PROF, page 8 ♦ Thursday, March 4. 2 0 04 fl I « I t I « F ace 7 ^ Women’s Council performs ‘TheVagina Monologues’ The performance of ‘The Vagina Monologues' is part of the V-Day Coalition. This global organization raises awareness of the violence committed against women and girls.

B r ia n C r a m e r women, such as rape, incest and sexual L ifesty les St r in g e r slavery. The group acts as a catalyst for In cooperation with the Women of such changes and understands it is a Steel of Granite City, who are members of process they must continually promote United Steelworkers of America, the SIUE and will keep doing so for as long as it Women’s Council will perform “The takes. Vagina Monologues” at 8 p.m. Saturday at For six years, the coalition has raised the River’s Edge Reception Center, $20 million and supported more than Niedringhaus and Third streets in Granite 1,000 organizations. City. The plays are performed and Tickets normally cost $20 in advance sponsored by independent organizations, and $25 at the door. However, Campus such as the Women of Steel. Activities Board was able to obtain 40 In the plays, each monologue has its tickets for SIUE students for $5 through UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS own theme, which covers stories SIUE Making Waves, a student group in throughout the world. the women’s studies program. “I think anyone who views the The tickets can be purchased at the performance will walk away with a Morris University Center Information desk. bring it on campus next year by increasing the awareness greater understanding of the issues women Once the $5 student tickets run out, tickets can of the performance and mission of the V-Day Coalition, a face,” said Sara Carpenter, SIUE sophomore and “The be purchased by calling Norma Gaines, the event global organization fighting to stop violence against Vagina Monologues” cast member. organizer, at 931-1068 or e-mailing her at women. “The performance offers a chance for not only female [email protected]. Part of the plan to raise awareness was accomplished students to see the problems that they face on stage, Profits from the performance will go toward the with a discussion about women’s topics and “The Vagina but also men,” Carpenter said. “I’ve even heard stories Phoenix Crisis Center, a women’s shelter for victims of Monologues” Tuesday in the MUC. of guys going in skeptical and going away impacted domestic violence. V-Day Coalition’s vision is a safe world for by the monologues. They had no idea of what women The event is off campus this year, but the goal is to all women and an end to perverse acts against faced.”

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Thomas chosen first in Spring break offers 2004 soccer amateur draft K e v in C o r r ig a n Athletic Association first team S p o r t s E d it o r All-American in the fall. He was no break for Cougars also tabbed first team All-Great Even though the men’s Lakes Valley Conference and soccer season ended in first team All-Region. November, the recognition keeps “It feels great,” Thomas rolling in for the talented squad. said. “You work hard to Cal Thomas, a senior experience things like this in life. forward during the fall for the It’s special.” Cougars, was selected as the first While the Steamers have overall pick in the 2004 Major selected Thomas, his plans for Indoor Soccer League Amateur next year are not set in stone. draft. “I have a couple other The St. Louis Steamers tryouts that I’m preparing for, so selected Thomas Friday night. A I’m not ready to settle down with fall 2003 graduate of SIUE, any specific team right this Thomas put together a superb minute,” Thomas said. year for the Cougars. While the Steamers are an “Cal really made an impact indoor team, Thomas voiced his on the offensive side of the ball,” desire to continue to play soccer head coach Ed Huneke said. “It’s outdoors. good to see a player’s “It’s a great com pliment to accomplishments recognized.” me to be selected by the His 13 goals and 32 points Steamers, but I would love to be were both second on the team. able to continue playing outdoor Thomas was honored as a soccer,” Thomas said. National Collegiate Soccer see THOMAS page 11 Wrestling season ends at Regional finals for Cougars

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S p o r t s E d it o r Manny Aguilera by a 4-3 decision. The SIUE wrestling team Freshman 133-pounder saw a frustrating season come to Steve Chico pinned Truman State an end Sunday at the National U niversity’s Steve Cox in 5 Collegiate Athletic Association minutes, 5 seconds in his second Division II M idwest Regional. match of the day. He was SIUE was eliminated from eliminated from further any chance to advance to competition when he was injured A u b r e y W i l l i a m s M l £S7y.£ A Cougar batter watches a pitch sail low of the strike zone. The Cougars will try to improve their Nationals by not placing in the in his match against the record over the .500 mark next week as they travel to Orlando, FI. top four in any of the team’s 10 University of Indianapolis’ Mike I K e v in C o r r ig a n consistent and build confidence.” Senior Shannon Evans is off weight classes. Smith. $ S p o r t s e d it o r The team will take its 2-3 to a hot start this season, batting Freshman 149-pounder Joe Freshman Pat Healy was I record to Orlando, Fla., during .511 early in the year. Rujawitz, who ended the year able to pick up a victory at the Early into the 2004 season, spring break to take on some of Montgomery said she with a team-high 36 wins, posted 174-pound bracket when he I the SIUE softball team is looking the top competition in the expects the pitching staff to kick two victories in the consolation defeated Indianapolis junior I to gain some momentum that has country. The team will compete it into high gear as the season bracket of the tournament. He Zach Goldsberry. carried the team to back-to-back in the Rebel Springs Games goes on. lost the fifth-place match to see WRESTLING page 11 Great Lakes Valley Conference Monday through Saturday, “Even though our pitching March 8 through staff had a hard time, they’ve got “I'm really looking for us to 13. a lot of potential,” Montgomery Montgomery’s said. “We know it’s a long play more consistent and squad will look to season, and we’re just going to senior outfielder go out there and battle.” build confidence.99 Jenny Esker to step The Cougars are going to up the offensive have to depend on sophomore titles. production for the Cougars. pitcher Mary Heather White. Head coach Sandy Esker is batting .211 with one White had an outstanding Montgomry said she knows these home run and two RBIs. The freshman season at SIUE, going non-conference games will go a two-time All-Conference 10-2 with a 1.40 ERA. long way to building this team performer batted .439 with nine Already this year, White has into a championship-caliber team. homeruns and 49 RBIs last year posted a 1-1 record, to go along

“We have some work to do,” for the Cougars. Esker also led with a 1.58 ERA. Aubrey W illiam s I A l e s t l e Montgomery said. “I’m really the Cougars in six offensive Others expected to step up Sophomore Tim Veiten will serve double duty for the Cougars as looking for us to play more categories last year. see SOFTBALL page 11 he will play shortstop this year for the SIUE baseball team. ♦ PflQE 10 ß I Q S I I Q T hursday, March 4, 2 0 0 4 ♦

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