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This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1998 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in January by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. RAIN a high of-10'(/ e First INSIDE aily place Looking Mens and MONDAY Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Ill. ·51920 January 12, 1998 back Vol.83, No. n The DEN reril'\\'.\ tlie news 12 pages and e1·e111s from the prel'ious s Page year Page 6 "Tell the truth and don't be afraid" 12 More than 500 mourn student By HEATHER CYGAN ~tbs Pendy Campus editor lo,ed music and was in ~tore than 500 people attended the choir for four wake of an Eastern student who died year at Elgin from carbon monoxide a'phyxiation High School. during semester break. She also was a Melissa Pendy. 18. of Bartlett died on member of the morning of Jan. 2 . said the Cook Eastern's choir County Coroner. group and a The wake for Miss Pendy a freshman cheerleader, . journalism major, was held Jan. 5. Neri said. Missy Pe11dy "(The large turnout) showed how She was a very talented woman that many friends and family that loved and took part in school plays and wrote cared for her." said Chrbtina Neri. a best articles for her school papers. Nen and friend of Miss Pendy and a freshman Lebo added. bu;.iness major. "The whole thing \\as "Missy was al\\ ays very energetic. beaut ~ful." friendly and wa-. ahvay ... fun to be with," Friends of ~ti s s Pendy \\ill alwa)' said Michelle ~tehring, Miss Pendy'!-. rememtier her as a person who cared for roommate. ··one of her dreams was to be other.. and was alway:. \\ illing to lend a on a Broad\\ay musical." ANNA BETZELBERGER/Associate photo editor ~.. lpini; t.md. Charloue Martin, a senior mu ... 1c Courtney Cnmley. a soplumwre secoruh1ry ediicatw11 major. lvt1ds 11p u "un u111.>1dt! OJ "She \\as beautiful inside and out," major and friend of Mi ... :-, Pendy. Lawson Ha/11\·hile her brother n~s Crawley brings more items from the car Oil Sunday Neri aid. composed and sang a song at the \\.'llke. cifternocm. Many students were still movim: in 011 Sunday the day before classes start for "ll1ere wa .. a light inside of her," said Lebo said. The wake was tough on family tht' spri111: semesrer. Tiffan) Lebo, a freshman psychology and friend .... Nen and Lebo said. major. Pamphlets tor the crisis center were ~eri and Lebo said ~1iss Pend) \\as pas~ed oot at the wake. always making face:. and producing "We lo\'e her and miss her and she goofy smiles. and brought the gift of will al\\ays be in our hearts," Neri and Back to the grin_d smiling upon everyone "he met. Lebo said. "She lOuched a lot of lives." Students flee back to Charleston after break Chief Foundation officer By HEATHER CYGAN compared to the last time he attempted it. Campus editor Jim Martini. a junior finance major, said moving was a nuisance, especially since he After students moved back in this ha~ moved a total of three time..c; this' year. terminated without notice weekend, many of them found it nice - and Martini said it has become more of a Shelly Flock. coordinator of public less stressful - to be once again living at routine to him. their second home. "You bring your sruff and move back m Jim Hanna reassigned; information. i.a1d in a written statement must leave in July that '"Jim Hanna has been reassigned to the Kevin Karkkainen, a freshman pre­ (again)." ~lanini said. School of Adult and Continuing Education engineering major. said he missed people at Coming back to school. Martini said. By REAGAN BRANHAM where he will complete special projects for Eastern. despite the fact that his Cannan brings a fear of n.~ponsibility. Editor in chief Dean William Hine. Mr. Hanna ..... ill leave Hall room is hoL "It's nice not having any responsibility.'' the university in July." Karkkainen said he worked during the he said Without prior notice. Jim Hanna. the Accorrung to a wrinen statement from break and burned a lot of cash. Most of the Bry'\n Sherrick, a freshman undecided chief advancement officer development. Hanna. he was given no warning or money wa., spent on dining ouL Karkkainen major. agreed but found himl>Clf longing for wru; "reassigned"' to the School of Adult said. the college lifestyle he had become · reprimand prior to his termin.don. and his and Continuing Education Thursday. termination letter cites no c.1Use for the Even though going home turned out to be accustomed to. Hanna was given a lencr from Eastern termination. expensive, Karkkainen said, ··college break " I wish break was shorter because I President David Jorns that stated he was "My lifelong employment ccord 1s can' l even compare to the I 0-day high didn't get to party as much at home," being ''terminated with notice" effective unblemished and highly distinguished," school break." Sherrick said. July 8. He is being reassigned from Hanna said in a press release. Karkkainen also added that since there "' What Sherrick missed most about school, working with the Foundation to working were not many people at Carman Hall Among his achievements are: ending a See BACK page 2 under William Hine, dean of the School of six-year downward trend in fund-raising in Saturday, it was much easier to move in Adult and Continuing Education. See HANNA page 2 IBHE approves 6.8 percent funding increase for Eastern By JUSTIN KMITCH beginning July I. The Board of Trustees percent with the next largest increase of 6 public universities. This recommendation, if Administration edjtor originally asked for a $4.4 million increase percent going to State and adopted by the governor and the General last fall. Northeastern Illinois universities. Assembly. v,ill be a step toward moving The Illinois Board of Higher Education Jill Nilsen. special assistant to the Nilsen said the total general funds Eastern's per-student funding closer to that Tuesday granted Eastern the highest increase president. said the university was pleased mcrease recommended by the IBHE for of comparable public universities in Illinois." in new st.ate monies among the 12 Illinois with the increase even though 1t was Illinois public universities is 4.5 percenL The budget proposal funds average fiscal public universities for 1998-99. significantly less than what was asked for Eastern President David Joms stated in a year 1999 employee salary increases of 3 The IBHE approved a fiscal year 1999 "We are extremely pleased," Nilsen ~id. press release, "Eastern· s success as an percent general funds increac;e recommendation for "We didn't gel fuU funding. but we received institution is reflected in the IBHE's FY Nilsen said Eastern has reallocated Eastern of $2.8 million. which would raise the highest percentage increao;e in the state." 1999 budget recommendation for the money internally from other areas of the Eastem's total appropriated funds budget to Eastern was recommended for the highest university -- the highest general funds budget, including equipment and operating $44,707 ,800 for the next fiscal year, general funds appropriation increase at 6.8 increase recommendation among all state See INCREASE page 2 2 Monday, December 15, 1997 The Dally Eastern News China earthquake victims endure subzero conditions NANTAN, China (AP) - Scrambling to The death toll from the temblor that quake. Stute Seismological Bureau said. It said no head off frostbite. Chinese aid \\Orkers rocked scores of villages in two counties Tens of thousand,, of buildings fell more maJor quakes were expected. and that ru hed v. inter m.ercoats, quilts and tents near a section of the Great \\all rose to 50 across Zhangbe1 nnd Shangy1 counties. the aftershocks would not affect Beijing. Sunday to tens of thousands of earthquake from 47. said Tan Xianfeng. an official m north of a section of the Great Wall that Xmhua aid that economic losses from victims in northern China cast into the bit­ the State Sei mological Bureau runs alorrg the rugged temun of the Yan the quake "ere estimated .1t $288 million. ter cold when their houses were reduced to The magnitude-6.2 quake struck when Mountains. More than 44,000 people were Farmers in scores of "illnge' huddled in rubble. many people were indoors preparing lunch, homeleo;s, Xinhun said hastil) built shelters lo sun ive subzero The devastation from Saturday's quuke and was so strong that it rattled apartment The \\all. which is 2.200 ye.trs old in nighttime temperatures. The state-run in Hebci province was worse than origin.ti­ building~ in Beijing. about 150 mile to the parts and crumbling with age rn many Chum Youth Daily quoted a local official as !) thought. with about I I .440 people 'ouch. areas. did not appear any \\Ors for wear saymg that frostbite was e;i;pected. "We mjured - nearly 2.500 more than pre\ ious A doctor at a hospital in the cit) of follO\\ ing the quake. need a lot of tenh," he added. estimates. Xinhua, China's state-run news Zhangbei, near the epicenter. said people Aftershocks - more than 200 of them a" Throughout Sunday. COll\O):. of trucks. agency. reported. About 1.200 of the were squashed b) falling debris. scalded by of Sunday e"ening - jarred the area. with vans and buses carried relief supplies to the injured were seriously hurt. stoves and burned in fires sparked by the the strongest reaching magnitude 4.6. the stricken area. Some doct rs see labor unions Norplant contraceptive as counterweight to HMOs case heads to court SOMERS POINT. NJ. (AP)-Marcus Welby with Nahas, a vascular surgeon. approached United Food a union card? and Commercial Workers l .ocal 56, \\ hich already rep­ EDINBURG. Texas (AP) - One woman claims she was so It seems an unlikely proposition. Yet with the rise of resents nursing home and other health care workers, depressed she felt like killing her child. Another says she wanted to kill her;el f. the HMO, man) doctors think unionizing i their ~1 for help m organizing 500 family doctors and special­ v.eapon against Big Medicine. and the) rue seeking the ists in South Jersey as "employees·· of an HMO for The common link betv.een th!! two was a surgically implanted same right as that afforded to 1ruckers or factory v.ork­ \\ hich they all do .some work. birth control device called Norplant, and this week they and four crs: to bargain collecthely over pay and working con­ The union petitioned the Philadelphia regional other Texa-. \\omen go to trial demanding compensation from the ditions. director of the National Labor Relations Board to let contracepthe's maker. alleging they were decehcd about the severi­ Many group practices are now owned by hospital the doctors unionize. ty of s1dc effects. It is the of thousands of lawsuits to go to trial. systems and managed care companies. so more than 45 On Thursda), the petition \\US dismissed. and thi..: ~rst No~ant percent of doctors are no\\ emplo)ees. union immediately said it \\Ould appeal the decision to ·Tm wntching the case wnh ,great intcresf:· s\¥d . ~h/j\ PWit"· a And many argue that health maintenance organiza­ NLRB headquaners ii"! \\ashington. Port Arthur lawyer who represents 800 v.omen 111 a t'eder.il la\.\-suit tions. or HMOs. have become their de facto employers. The HMO. AmeriHealth Inc., a subsidiar) of against Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, the maker of Norplant. dictating how they run their practices. how much they Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia, had argued .. I feel very confident that if a jury's allowed to see all the facts. are paid. even what care patients receive. that the doctors are "independent medical practition­ they'll come to the same conclusion that I have. and that is that 'These doctors are employees, no ifs, ands or buts. ers" who derive most of their income from other these women were wronged by this company," Parks said. If you don't follow the rules. you are de-selected." sources and provide their own facilities. equipment and Jury selection io state court is scheduled for Tuesday in the law­ meaning fired. says Dr. Frederick Nahas. support stnlT. suit brought by the six Texas women against Wyeth-Ayerst and its parent company. American Home Products Corp. of Madison. N.J The women. among about 50,000 nationwide who have filed suit BACK fmmpage one------over Norplant, demand actual damages totaling $3 million and exemplary damages equaling J percent of the net worth of he said, was .. first my friends and could be more financial!) cided major, said that over break American Home Products. For the nine months ending Sept. 30, girlfriend, and then the heer." relaxed:· she worl..ed and spenL quality 1997. the company reported a net income of$ l .5 billion and world­ Mall Strong, a sophomore Brian Czarnecki, a sophomore time with family and friends. wide sales of more than $10.5 billion. The company's third-quarter industrial technolog) major. said industrial technology major. said Moving in was not difficult, earnings dipped after it recalled the diet drugs Pondimin and Redux moving in was a bit anno) ing -.incc this wi11 be hi~ first Borske said, because .. my room­ because of scudies linking them to heart damage. because it is hard to get organized emester here at Eastern he is mate did all the v. ork." fl!'t w 'Tl• I J :> t1001J H again. looking forward to partying. Bor,kc said she looks forward "It feels good to be back and to Coming to Eastern made him to coming back to school. get away from my girlfriend." believe '·independence is nice." .. Break was long enough. I saw Strong said. Czarnecki said. my friends from home, but I was INCREASE from page one ------­ Strong said he worked heavily Czarnecki said that during his getting sick of home and r missed expenses, lo supplement the struction was approved last during break. adding that he break he "v.as a a bum and v.oke my friends at school. state-funded salary increase month during a special legislative thought break was too short up at about l p.m. e"'ery da) ... "Also, I don't have to work monies during the past few years. session. because with "another week, I Jill Borske. a freshman unde- anymore," Borske added. "While the recommended Nilsen said she would be sur­ increase would provide funding prised if Eastern received this to allow employee salaries to funding so soon. but that chances frompageone keep pace with inflation next are good that the funding, cur­ HANNA year. a top budgetary concern for rently ranked 26 on the IBHE·s just more than one year, building development council to help him Flock said she could not com­ Eastern will remain improving capital priority list, would contin­ a structure for university person­ with alumni and advancement ment on the exact reasons for salary levels relative to our peer ue to progress to the top of the nel such as the president to make issues. \I. hich were formerly part Hanna's temporary reassignment institutions." Joms stated. list as time moves on. relations with prospective donors of Hanna's duties. because it was a personnel maner. Nilsen added aJI Illinois state Six Eastern capital project and expanding a list of donor Representatives from Alumni Hanna was hired in 1996, and university employees receive a 3 requests, totaling $5.7 million, names from 34 to more than 500. Affairs, Development. the is the second executive director percent salary increase annually. were not recommended for fund­ Judy Gorrell, executive secre­ Foundation, Athletics and of development in the past three Eastern 's recommendation ing by the IBHE. tary, said the president would not Planning and Public Affairs will years. would also provide $99,200 to Nilsen said the IBHE will now comment on Hanna's employ­ be on the council. Hanna replaced Ste\

MLK Jr. University Union NEWS STAFF Welcome Back Students! 10% OFF ALL SCHOOL SUPPLIES Martin Luther King. Jr University Union Bookstore NIGHT STAFF·--- Hou re: ~chief--··- _ o.na PQole As$t. night ldilor •.Joe Sanner Mon-Thure 6am-6p N9'd ldtor ···------·- Jll Jedlowsla Asst ~ editor Drl'W Granger Fri 6am-4:30pm ~ edilor--·-·-·-- ____ Jolh Harbeck Covt dasll---- 08lna Poole, Jil Jeclowsij PllCkl dor--- AMI Betz8tlerger Sat 10am-4pm The Dally Eastern News Monday, January 12, 1998 3 Campus======:~::=:=::;:;;;:======-===="' facilities TUESDAY NIGHT!! tackle new hours January 13th 7:30 pm By HEATHER CYGAN p.m. Tuesday at the Registration Campus editor Office in McAfee Gymnasium. Lantz Gym The student recreation center With the start of a new is open Monday through Friday Tickets on sale at semester comes new hours for from 6 a.m. to midnight. On the student recreation center in Saturday the fitness center is Student Publication Lantz Gymnasium, Booth open from 10 a.m. to midnight Library, computer labs, ID vali­ and on Sunday from noon to Business Office located dation and textbook rental ser­ midnight. vices. The computer labs on campus in Buzzard Hall. Textbook rental services are also have new hours: open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. • The computer labs in Buzzard Kids I EIU Students - $7 .00 today through Thursday a nd HaJI are open from 9:30 a. m. to w /valid EIU ID from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on 2 p.m. Monday, 9:30 a.m. to l Friday as they return to regular p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Adults - $12.00 hours. Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Booth Library is open 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. to 11 :45 p.m. On Friday 9 p.m. Thursday and from 8 the library is open from 8 a.m. a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. to 4:45 p.m. and Saturday hours • Computer labs in Taylor, HARLEM are from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. At Carman and Stevenson halls are noon every Saturday the Hours open from I 0 a.m. to midnight Hotline is updated with any Monday through Thursday, l 0 GLOBETROTTERS. changes. a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, noon to 6 Schedule distribution and ID p.m. Saturday and noon to mid­ validation is open from 8:30 night Sunday. a.m. to 3 p.m. today in the • Lumpkin Hall's computer lab ·. MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW Union Ballroom of the Martin will be open from 8 a.m. to Luther King J r. University l 0:45 p.m. Monday through Union. For those who can not Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4: 15 p.m. make that time slot, ID valida­ Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. tion and schedule pickup will be Saturday and 2:30 p.m. to 10:45 available from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Don't Go Solo! Hypnotist to mesmerize (Take A Friend For Free.) during Panther Preview

By AMY THON dents up on stage. Staff editor "His shows are really, real ly - cool. He's really funny," said Hypnotist Jim Wand will Amy McGoogan, UB Special return to Eastern 's campus Events Coordinator. "He's differ­ tonight to kick off a series of ent than the other (hypnotists)." events for Spring Panther Preview McGoogan also said Wand Week, which begins today and involves the whole audience by runs through Friday. hypnotizing the audience as a Wand's trance-inducing perfor- group. McGoogan said anyone maoce is at 8 p.m. tonight in the there can be hypnotized. Grand Ballroom (located upstairs "It should be something people in the Martin Luther King Jr. won't want to miss," Ryan said. University Union). Tonight's free In conjunction with Panther show is a return visit for Wand, Preview, free bot chocolate, while who is appearing in his second supplies last. will be available N matter where you're headed, Amtrak'9 lets you performance at Eastern. His debut beginning Tuesday at Coffee take a friend along for free. Purchase one ticket at the act was during Panther Preview Express and Thursday bowling full fare and get a second ticket free - for the same Week of fall 1996. will cost 75 cents at University "He puts on an excellent Lanes located in the Marcin trip anywhere between Carbondale and Chicago. And show.'' said Tom Ryan. University 1 Luther King Jr. University Union. you'll even have time to study on the way. A little Board chair. "TI1is guy tops them ..Big Time Bingo'' will be held chemistry, perhaps. For more lnfonnalion. call yaur all.'' in Carman Hall at 7 p.m. on travel agent or 1-800-USA-RAIL today. Trains depart A crowd of 600 people gath- Wednesday and is sponsored by from the Amtrak station at 1718 Broadway, Mattoon. ered for the two-hour perfor- the Office of University Housing mance when Wand first per- and Dining's First Year formed at Eastern. Experience program. Bingo will A M T R A KG Ryan also said Wand incorpo- feature "celebrity callers" such as "Fares shown are one way. app y to coach travel only and are sub.eel to ava11ac:uhty To obteon the special tree rates audience participation into President Joms, Coach Samuels companion tock.et reservations are reouired No mu1t1ple discounts Otter 9000 thru February 28 1998 Fares. schedules and his shows by bringing a lot of stu- and Coach Klein. res111ctoons ere sub1ec1 :o change wllnoul no11ce • • ZOR5A5is Mondays & Tuesdays are Crazy!!! OPEN Great Food! 1/2 lb. Giant Burgers :348 -8055 Call for de!Jvery.

Carry Out Special Late Night Every Night LEM Monday & Tuesday Only I 1-14" Pizza I I l-14"Pizza I w/l topping plus Crazy GLOBETROTTERS. w/l topping I I Bread & 2 llter Coke I TUESDAY NIGHT! January 13th 7:30pm $4.99 I I $9.99 I Lantz Gym I Tickets on sale at Student Pubhcat1on Business Office I I ocated in Buzzard Hall. Kids EIU Students _.. - $7.00 Adl! IS · $12 00 Amen1.: R ro B1orned1l:..il Services comhm colrnhorat 1\ e "or ks bet\\ t'cn "Your time and research cITon:-. of blood region!> blood is pre- and major teaching hospitals. been juggling its marketing to This unique effon keeps ARCBS suggest 1t is a ··1ocal" blood bank cious - even at the forefront in bringing inno­ (which it is) AND also the very BRYAN G. MILLER worth another's vations to transfusion medicine thirrg it opposes - a "regionally life." and new product development. focused'' amalgam - actually Guest columnist From this research they are able mimicking the American Red to provide the most comprehen­ Editorials are the opinion of the Editorial Board. Cross! I told you about the Red sive line of biologic products and Columns are the opinion of the author. Cross's premiere inventory sys- services available ANYWHERE. tem that catalogs blood product across the nation. I report­ ARCBS created a national education and training insti­ ed ho\\ much of CBS I's blood product goes el<•ewhere and tute. In conjunction with the U.S. Food and Drug Monday. January 12, 1998 hm\ this is misleading. I reported how CBSI was "for orof­ Administration. this institute is becoming a resource for it" until it I ndt>d" Sarah Bush Lincoln Heall Center as training personnel (like those v.ho work at CBSII to meet PAGE4 11~ O'\ of Champ,ugn (.o ml "lov. I the exacunr standards requ11'ed of blood banks. Indeed. I cus be m h n ARBS sets th standar f. 1r

P h at1on ffic s s I m's d pl\ and demand in a most c lecme manner 1111" cornput nc1uon I-tow i; n I or you ·max1m1ze the usefu ness and enzed 1mentory system\~as establl~hed m 1991 and mam­ "retum' for) our mvestment m another's life'7 By choosing Dardon our dust. tams \Dst kno\\ledgt' of blood product mailabil11y and to work w11h the world leader. I volunteer m~ time and C With renovations nearly complete. the locauon across the nation. Thus. ARCBS created and blood 10 my and your American Red Cross. Student Publications office finally made the maintains the first. fastest and mo~t accurate response to By the way, T don't "work·· for the Red Cross. I get no fill blood product needs wherever necessaJ). "compensation" of any kmd for sharing this infonnation move into their new Buzzard Hall facilities. They also staff a National Rare donor Registry that con­ with you. I just think it's important that you have enough The Daily Eastern News, Warbler; tains over 20.000 active donors and provides service 24 facts to make an informed decision. Heartland and Minority Today offices have hours a day, seven days a week. The next time you want to save a life by donating blood, moved from the Gallery of the Martin Luther ARCBS maintains the only nationwide network of labo­ remember the cross - a RED CROSS. Anything else could King Jr. University Union and are now located ratories (NTLs) dedicated to testing Donor blood. These be second best. stare-of-the-art NTLs provide the most reliable quality of at the south end of Buzzard Hall. room 181 l . blood products and stringent in-processing controls, cost­ - Bryan G. Miller is the ElU Blood Drive Committee fac­ For the next few efficient donor blood testing and the latest technology ulty sponsor and a guest columnist for The Daily Eastern •t • I weeks the Student available in the world. News. EdI or1a Publications staff will be organizing offi ces and getting adjusted to their new surroundings. The Student Publications business offi ce is lT'S T \m~ f'.'O~ EAST~~N S ,.lADff\115 1° RE,.'tµ:fN now located in the lobby of Buzzard Hall, TO C~P\PUS .. .. -~ room 1802. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4: 30 p.m. The Student Publications phone number, 581-2812, and fax number, 581 -2923, will rem~in the same. In additon to handling the day-to-day busi­ tJ ac. ness operations of Student Publications, the v0 LU rv'T~Rt LY or.t office handles all classified ads and advertising billing DC 'OTHt;RVJ \SE. • J Any student or organizati on interested in advertising with Student Publications will now go to either the newsroom or the business office in Buzzard Hall to conduct business instead of the Union. All story and photo information also can be sent, or brought. to the new offices. Student Publications was formerly located in the north gymnasium of the then named. Buzzard Building. In the fall of 1995, the offices relocated to the basement of the University Union for the duration of the Buzzard Building renovations. Now, two and a half years later, Student Publications has made its ninth location Spring concert needs Any Interested change in its 83 year history, and come home to remain a campus to the newly-renamed, Buzzard Hall. themes. I am all for having L.L. ilharlal caneanisl- Anyone is welcome to come and see the new event, not a greek one Cool J perform at the spring con­ please contact Katie @ Student Publication facilities. More important­ To the editor: cert if that is what the student body 581-2812 ly. campus and community members are There have been many events as a whole wants But I do not encouraged to come and tour the $I l 3 million throughout my three years at think that it is fair to the students Eastern which ha\ e stemmed a to have a performer chosen for the renovation of Buzzard Hall. strong opinion from me: however. concert based on the greek's Letter policy the upcoming spring concert has theme. ..Something Like a angered me the most by far I am Phenomenon." Has Universit) The Daily Eastern News accepts letters to the editor addressing local, sick of "the greeks" ha\ ing control Board forgotten the non-greeks pa) state. national and international issues. over almost ever) acti~ll) on this the same fees that greeh pa) in The) should be less than 250 words campu~. E\ er) time events are order tor such concerts to occur'? I and include the autho1 's name. tele­ planned \\here studenh ha\ e an strongl) fret UB should consider opportunit) to enjo) themselves, all options with an open mind. con­ phone number and address. Students ''today's must indicate their year m school and parncularly Homecoming events sidering the students wants rather major. Faculty, administration and and tbe :-.pring concert, they arc than the Greek Wee!- theme. when staff should indicate their position and The public must and will be served. aimed primarily toward sororitic:-. choo:.ing a performer for the 1998 and fraternities. There are other Spring Concert. department. Letters whose authors students on this campus besides the cannot be verified will not be printed. Depending on space constraints. \\:e -William Penn greeks. a nd I do not feel campus Jennifer Scrader may have to edit your letter. so keep it activities should be based on Greek junior marketing major as concise as possible. r b4@pene1u . edu Monday, January 12, 1998 The Dajfy Easte=rn= N=e=w=s===-<======""== === 5 CUPB OKs constitutional plan Welcome Back By JUSTIN KMITCH include retaining and attracting exemplary faculty Administration editor and staff, moving Eastern 's salaries from the low­ est to the highest among comparable institutions The Council on University Planning and Budget and improving support for research and creative Students!! approved the final four sections of the fifth draft of activities. the University Constitutional Plan Dec. 15 after The Service and Outreach Goal includes making several wording modifications. expanding rbe university's visibility as a cultural Jill Nilsen, special assistant to the president, center by maintaining and developing programs in said the council made the wording changes to the the ans. document during the meeting, but the document's The objectives of the Student Body Goal substance, approved originally at the CUPB's Nov. include remaining a predominately residential 21 meeting, was unaltered. undergraduate institution while striving to host an "In November. the council approved the objec­ on-campus enrollment of I 0,000 to I 0,500 full­ Good tive of attracting and retaining a diverse. highly time students. qualified faculty and staff," said Nilsen. "They "The council worked very hard on this docu­ approved the document as a whole in December." ment and we are very pleased with the results," luck!! The University Constitutional Plan is a list of Nilsen said. goals and objectives the university aims to accom­ The approved plan is now scheduled to be plish by the year 2000. placed on the Board of Trustees' Jan. 26 agenda The other objectives under the Personnel Goal for final approval. Foundation approves 11 scholarships From the Daily Eastern News By JOE SANNER L. Crouse Memorial Scholarship in Unity High School in Tolono. Staff writer Spanish is available. The recipient Preference will be given to incom­ must be a sophomore or upper­ ing freshmen who are interested in Eastern 's Foundation Board of classman with a GPA of at least 3.0 business. Directors last semester approved 11 in Spanish. • The Irene Couchman Buzzard new graduate and undergraduate • For communication disorders and Scholarship will be awarded to art scholarships. sciences majors with an overall majors with an overall GPA of 2.5 Recipients must be enrolled as GPA of 3.5, the Margaret C. and a GPA in art of 3.0. full-time students and meet the Hallowell Scholarship for Graduate • Students who major or intend to minimum grade point average Study in Communication Disorders major in a degree program in requirements set for each scholar­ and Sciences is available. English are eligible for the Genelle ship. • The Sidney R. Steele Graduate Voigt Jackson English Scholarship. • The Robert C. Waddell and Layla Student Summer Award will be The recipient must have an overall J. Peck Waddell Prize is available given to a graduate student in the GPA of 3.0 and preference will be for the junior physics major with master of sciences in chemistry given to students from West Salem. the highest GPA in physics. program with a GPA of 3.0. • Education majors enrolled in • Math majors with a GPA • For journalism majors, the Jim, Teacher Education with a GPA of between 3.0 and 3.5 are eligible for Tom and Robin Roberts 3.0 are eligible for the Rohen G. the Stephen Alan Coon Scholarship is available. The recipi­ Buzzard Presidential Memorial Mathematics Scholarship. ent must be a journalism major Scholarship. • The Dorothy M. Han interested in a career in news pho­ The new scholarships will be Scholarship is available for jumor tography with an overall GPA of invested for one full fiscal year and or senior physical education majors 2.5. will not be available until fall 1999, with a GPA of 3.0. • The Jack K. and Marge Hatfield said Nancy Page, admmistrative • For Spanish majors. i:he Rkhard Scholarllhip is for -gradu11:t~ rude.

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Apply Now! Classes began January 12 - the annual spring concert. formed a human chain around campus · Collective Soul headlined demonstrate togetherness and celebrate un for the concert and The as part of Hands Across EIU. January Squares and Muse were the opening act. January 30 - A band, K-Love & Blue, featuring three Eastern studenL~. was named September the Best New Talent of tbe Midwest after its May members placed first in the Midwest Region­ September 1 - A stairwa) fire in C al Semifinalists in the Mastercard Acts Tal­ May 1 - Eastern Presi­ man Hall forced more than 30 students ent Show. dent David Jorns was evacuate the residence hall. Reports stat among six semi-finalists the fire started when newspapers were ign for the position of presi­ ed in the stairwell. February dent al Stale University at San September 2 - Paul Nicholson to Tawanda Lawrence. a Bernardino. He later was February 22 - office as Charleston's new city manager. junior music education major. was crowned selected as one of two Miss Black EIU 1997. finalists but did not receive the position. September 7 - More than 200 stude and community members fired up the g~ and enjoyed beverages outside O'Brien S April dium when tailgating was allowed for t April I - Dan Cougill became the first first rime in several years at Eascem's ti Charleston mayor to be reelected since 1981 In Ocwber. ml'lnhers of Eastern 's Clerica/ffec/111ical Union JU fl e home football game. by a vote of 2.204-1.4.+2 against Henry picketed against the 1111h•ersity June 18 - Harry Nelsen. Bough. 1997 and headed to the former academic computing September I 0 - James Quivey reti Pageant. director, was fired from his position after after 28 years of ~erving as Eastem's Engli April 3 - Two Eastern employees tiled a allegedly not writing a letter of recommenda­ deprutment chair. tion for Academic Computing to be under federal wiretapping lawsuit claiming a per­ April 9 - Mahmood Butt, chair of the sec­ sonal telephone conversation was intercepted Academic Affairs. ondary education and foundations depart­ September 22 - Another Carman H and disclosed co administrators and a local ment, filed a federal discrimination lawsuit fire forced residenLS of its north and sou against the Board of Trustees. five faculty towers to evacuate the residence hall. members and a former graduate student cause was determined to be an electrical fi July in the north tower and damage was estima April I 0 - Mike Bickers. owner of Pan­ July - During the Board of Trustees meet­ at $10,000. ther's Lounge and Capone's. was indicted by ing, Joms presented the board members with a grand jury on three counts of obscenity a letter announcing his retirement effecli ve charges. July l. 1999. October OctoQ.er 17-18 - retha frID]klin pi: April l 7 - Kim Harris. senior political formed two concerts as the main attract1 science major, defeats Brian Anderson. August during Family Weekend on campus. T senior business major, for student body pres­ August 25 - Thomas Gladskey and Rita show in Lantz Gymnasium opened with st ident by a vote of 1,217-648. Holmes resigned in midst of controversy sur­ dent-comprised group K-Love & Blue. rounding the English as a Second Language Members of Eastern Kim Harris, student body presidem, celebrated April 22 - University Studies program is program. October 20 - her e/ec1io11 victory finalized without approval of the Board of American Federation of State, Councy a Trustees or the President's Council. Terry August 26 - Nearly 2,000 students gath­ Municipal Employees picketed for the se union representative. Billy Waddell. chief Weidner, vice president for academic affairs. ered on the South Quad to watch the horror ond time ( the first time was during the su operating engineer of the steam plane. and held the final decision. hit "Scream" on a JO foot by IS foot screen mer) in effort to settle a 3-percent raise wa Eldridge Bowlby. an administrative assistant as part of Panther Preview. discrepancy. in facilities, planning and management, filed April 22 - The Board of Trustees the federal lawsuit. approved a $I 08-$149 housing increase, August 27 - The Board of Trustees October 21 - The Board of Truste depending on the meal plan. effective for the approved the $5.7 million proposed budget approved another $I 04 per year .-;tudent t addition. 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• November 19 - The Faculty Senate voted down a proposal to preserve East­ • em's botany department as an independent department. •• keeping open the possibility • • for it to merge with the •••• zoology department. • November 21 - The Council on Academic • Advising passed the Indi­ 6 vidualized Studies Degree ' L:...;;...__....;....-..;;;w Program with a vote of7-3. Jn February, Tall'anda Lawrt•11ce was crowned Miss Black EIU 1997. cial assistant to the president. took over those duties. Nilsen said Merrifield would spend December additional ume reviewing legislation and analyzing legislation for the umversity. December 2 - Booth Library renova­ Shelly Flock. coordinator of public informa­ tions were put on hold until 1998. tion. said that although there was a "refocus­ ing" of Merrifield's assignments. "she is still December 3 - Investigators and Secret currently employed by the university.'' Service agents questioned a death threat sent to President Clinton via e-mail from Taylor December 11 - The University Board Hall computer lab. Also. Joms' presidential discussed the possibility of hosting L.L. Cool evaluation was conducted. J as its Spring Concert and also considered promoting it in conjunction with Greek December 4 - Jeff Cooley was named Week. assistant vice president of Eastern. Also. $16.5 million was approved for repairs and renovations lo Booth Library. December 5 - The Apportionment Board passed the proposed loan of $22.000 to the Uni­ versity Board to cover the estimated $38.000 loss it incurred from Aretha Franklin's Family Week.end 111gust, nearly 1,500 students took part in Hands Across EIU concerts. lS were recalled. October 31 - Eastern was awarded a December 9 - $720.000 grant for student development. Chris Merrifield. Members of Eastem's Cler­ ltober 29 - Eastern's liaison to rrechnical Union filed an unfair labor the capital. was ~tice complainc against the university. stripped of her main 111ing Eastern violated labor relations acts November duties to meet with rcticing regressive bargaining. Springfield legisla- November 13 - Six new members were tors. Jill Nilsen. spe- In April, Clzarlotle Marti11 was frowned Miss Eastern llli11ois 1997

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• .s. s e I me we in fi r s 1n PHILADELPHJ..\ AP) Three t:.S. sendmg three female national champions to v..as so formidable. The can tional ladder and could squeeLe into the women figure skaters, three Olympic the Olymp1cs. The three have had a stran­ send onl) two men. pairs and dance teams. medals picture.. somethmg no U.S. dance medals. glehold on the U.S. crov..n the past four and the odds of an) of them winning more couple has done since Colleen O'Connor No. Lhis 1sn 't the usual. rah-rah. eve!) - years and the world Litle the past two. than one medal are slim. and Jim Millns won the bronze in 1976. thing-is-wonderful pre-Olympic spm. The The United States came close to sweep­ , who won his fifth U.S. Michael Weiss. three-time pairs champi­ wa} . and ing twice before. winning two medals in title, has the best chance of the rest of the ons Jenni Meno an·d Todd Sand, and Nicole Bobek skated at this week's nation­ 1956 and 1992 - when it went 1-3-4 - Americans for gold. Kyoko Ina and Jason Jessica Joseph and Charles Butler. Lhe al c hampionships. a 1-2-3 sweep al next and its men's team was 1-2-3 in 1956. But Dungjen, two-time pairs champions, have reigning junior world dance champions, month's Nagano Games is a strong possi­ no country has swept all Lhree ladies' increased the technical difficulty of their also are headed to Nagano. bility. medals. programs, and they now rival any of the But it's the women who really shine, and " l think we have a great chance with No team has been this strong. either. Europeans. perennial favorites at the their strength comes from their diversity. these girls to sweep," said Christa Fassi, "The past skaters never jumped the way Olympics. At 20, Bobek is the oldest of the three, and Bobek's coach. "We definitely have the we do now:· Bobek said. "I think we can Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerod Swallow, when she's oo, there are few skaters in the Dream Team." do 1-2-3, no problem." who tied the U.S. record for dance titles world who can match her grace and ele­ For the first time. the United States is If only the rest of the American squad with five, also have moved up the interna- gance. The Dally Eastern News tlassifie advertisin !Jt pal[S to advetztlse in the '?.)a.ill[ 2astetzn ,Nell's 'r '

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H~t.r\ GU~S, I PtCK~ UPA Kids I Ell Students • 11.00 BOOK ON ETIQUSTT&. w•th nlid student ID t THl~K rr CAN HELP USAL.L•u Adults· 112.00 Tickets on sale at Student PubHcations Business Office located in Buzzard Hall. Lady Panthers holding first-place spot in OVC pull ing down a career-high 11 rebounds in Saturday's win over Tennessee Tech. On the sea­ 4-1 conference record son, Hendrix has grabbed 43 rebounds. Sharp-shooter: gives Eastern early lead Junior guard Angel Meadows scored a career­ By DREW GRANGER high 10 points in Saturday's win over Tennessee Staff writer Tech. Meadows hit on 5-of-6 from the floor. In her Panther career, Meadows has scored 43 The Lady Panthers extended their four-game points on 18-of-48 shooting. winning streak with a 63-54 victory over Defending her honor: Tennessee Tech on Saturday. Last week's Ohio Valley Conference Player of The win solidifies Eastern 's ftrst-place ranking the Week, sophomore center Leah Aldrich scored in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 4-1 confer­ 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Saturday's ence record. Overall this season, the Lady game against Tech for her fourth double-double Panthers are 6-7. of the year. In the past fou r games Eastern has outscored In the battle of the sophomore centers, versus the opposition 276-239. Tech's sophomore Diane Seng, Aldrich was Going into Saturday's action, the Lady outscored. but had more rebounds and assists and Panthers were 1-1 in the conference, tied for first fewer turnovers. with Eastern Kentucky. Eastern beat the Lady Next in line: Colonels of Eastern Kentucky 66-65 on Jan. 3. Eastern will square off against the Lady Rough start: Raiders of Middle Tennessee State 7:05 p.m. The Lady Panthers struggled out of the blocks tonight in Lantz Gym. to open the non-conference and conference por­ Lady Panther head coach John Klein expects tions of the season. the Lady Raider~ to attack from the perimeter. The Lady Panthers got the non-season off on "They will probably have a better t5ack court the wrong foot with a four-game losing streak. In than Tech," he said. "(Middle Tennessee) is better that stretch Eastern was outscored 282-212. at penetrating than Tech, they are not as one In ac'lton over the break, the Lady Panthers dimensional." dropped their conference opener to Tennessee Klein is confident his team can stay on its roll. State, 69-54, Dec. 14 in Lantz Gym. Though he thinks the level of competition is fairly Call her windex: even in the OVC, he said, "There's not anyone in Senior guard Nora Hendrix cleaned the glass, the league we can't beat."

BATTLE fmmpage12------more center Diane Seng. a pre­ rewards. "We had moments when we season first team all-OVC selec­ "Coach said to try Lo gel struggled," Klein said. "The tl on. as well as the Golden inside to me or Allison. whoever kids off the bench did well. We Eaglettes · attempts to get the Seng was guarding." Aldrich struggled offensively. We got ball to Seng. helped Eastern get said. good shots, but they•re not into position to rebound. Aldrich led Eastern in scoring going to fall every night.'' Tech played into the Lady with 20 points. Other scorers in Eastern expected a full-court Panthers' hands by punching the double figu res were Lee, 12, press from Tech and saw it early ball into Seng, even though the and junior guard Angela in the second half. Tech 's press center scored 23 points for the Meadows Coming off the proved ineffective against the llin.:AJJJ Golden Eaglettes. The Eaglettes bench, Meadows contributed I 0 Lady Panthers. • PER PERSON DEPENDING ON DESTINATION I BREAK DATES I LENGTH OF STAY. next highest scorer was Clark points. "We were ready for it because with 11. The Lady Panthers hit on all this week we've been dying Eastern took the game to only 2 l-of-58 shots for a .362 in practice (practicing against 1-800-SVNCHASB Seng on offense, and reaped 1he average in the game. the press)," Aldrich said. 'l'OLL REE INJ'OIMATION a: llSllVA7IONS www.sunchase.com

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rmrnz;np• w a Monday, January 12, 1998 The D!l!IY Eastern News======-======11 Wrestlers defeat PANTHERS frornpagef2 ...... things we're capable of doing." Eastern was led in scoring by Kaye. who accomplished his Northern 33-8 first career double-double with By KYLE BAUER 16-1 major decision. Sophomore 25 points and 11 rebounds. Staff writer Jason Lawrence followed Pool's Kaye said Samuels has pushed ·match with a big 14-3 win over th1' ~enior £11:trcl 10 work Thi' The Panther wrestlers Mike Pater in the 142-pound boards harder. improved their record to 2-0 with match. Twenty-one of Kaye's 25 an impre:.sive 33-8 victory McCausland was pleased with points came in the first half. Sunday over Northern Illinois, his team's performance overall. Also scoring in double fig­ which now drops to 1-2. The ·'They wrestled well." he said. ures for Eastern was Polite with Panthers made few mistake::; and ··we picked up some points near I 3 points and junior guard Jack all but dominated the meet. the end of periods which v.ere Owens with 11. Eastern head coach Ralph crucial. You get a guy like Poo' The only player to hit double figures for the Golden Eagles ~lcCausland said he was expect­ who just aggravated his gt) al ing a more difficult meet. day." was senior guard Ricky Cabera "I thought it would be a six or Eastern also got impressive who scored 19 points. Cabera nine-point match,' he said. w111s from juniors Rob Serio and scored 15 points in the second Eastern got off to an earl) Tim Duggan. Serio defeated half . with nine of those points lead thanh to a Northern Illinois Jeremy Castro 8-2 in the 150 coming on 3-of-7 shooting from forfeit that gave junior Tom pound match. Randolph slipped three-point territory. Combe:. a victory. Sophomore by Sean Lovelace with a 3-1 vic­ Even tough they were down Kelly Revells then lost the 126- tor) in the 158 pound match. by 18 at the half, Tech would pound match to Ryan Egan in a The final victory of the day not give up and made a big sec­ 5-3 decision Eastern got back. on came when heavyweight Mike ond-half run. After a dunk by track when sophomore Dan Pool Russow defeated his opponent freshman guard DeAntoine (134) defeated Tom LeCuyer in a by fall in the third period. Beasley. the I 8-point halftime lead v.as cut to nine. The Panthers called a time OUt after this, and proceeded to go on a 16-5 run to put the game away at 73-53. lime of 15: I 0. close to a personal double dual, Sue Langer took sec­ Eastern embarks on a four­ ANNA BETZELBERGER/Associate photo editor best for him. ond place in the mile with a time game road trip which kicks off Eastem 's Rick Kaye (22) and Eric FranJ..ford go for the block as Akers was also pleased that of 5:20.39. Coming out in the Thursday night against Murray Tech 's Alex Franco drives to the hole during Saturday's game. Dan Stone and Tom Marchese women's 400-meter dash was State. were both able to vault over 15 Keri Davis with a time of l :00.62. feet. Stone won the event with a In the 600-meter dash. Gina vault of 15 feel 6 inches, while Arinyanontakoon took first-place Marchese took second place in honors with a time of 1 :39.28. Panthers deny preseason picks !he event with a vault of 15 feet. Ta.king second place in the event This is not the first time the was Vicki Sleezer with a time of By MATI WILSON first game of the break was a 80-72 loss at Western men have run into the problem of l :40.05 Both were personal Associate sports editor Ulinois. Sophomore forward Marc Polite lead all training over a break. because bests. scorers with 23 points. but the Leathernecks used an ~kers said the same thing hap­ Alethea Bodden continued her They were predicted to finish fifth in the Ohio early second half surge to lead them to victory. pened during Thanksgiving break. success at the pole vault with a Valley Conference. but at this point Eastern's men's Eastern was also defeated by State in On f' t~ • ~~vault ef 8 feet. basketball team is the top team in the conference East Lansing 81-69 on Dec. 27. with a 5-1 record. The only road win the Panthers have outside of "We know the team we have," senior forward the OVC was an 79-75 overtime victory at Conya Robinson said. "We were predicted to finish Evansville on Dec. 22. Senior guard Chad Bulls could still dump fourth last year and fifth this year, but we knew we Peckinpaugh led the Panther attack with 28 points, were better than that. We know what kind of team while senior forward Rick Kaye added 15 in the vic­ we have and we don't talk about it, we show it on tory. Pippen before playoffs the court." Eastern found themselves down 37-32 at the half. With the 76-59 victory over Tennessee Tech on but outscored the Aces 12-8 in the overtime session. CHICAGO (AP) - Scottie not shown him the respect he feels Saturday, Eastern has now won its last three confer­ Eastern was up by five with I: 13 left in the second Pippen's ailing foot? Much better. he deserved and tried to trade him. ence games. The streak started with a 73-71 victory half, but Evansville scored five points in 16 seconds thank you. Sufficiently healed so "This is the frustration I've been at Morehead State on Jan. 5. Eastern had a 40-24 to tie the game. he can play basketball again with going through for the last couple of lead at the half, but Morehead outscored the The Panthers played in out-of-conference home the Chicago Bulls. years and over the summer, having Panthers 47-33 in the second half to give the game over the break. a 91-66 win over Washington His relationships with those in the to deal with all the trade talk and Panthers a scare. and Jefferson. front office., They may never be things of that nature," he said. Eastern continued its winning ways with a 85-74 Hold on: mended. "l think a player of my caliber win over Middle Tennessee last Thursday. The Blue Even though Eastern is on a three-game winning "I don't think they've been deserves better, so I had to stand up Raiders came into the game with a perfect 3-0 streak then~ has been one major problem during the repaired at all. We haven't tried to and speak out for myself." record and were coming off a victory over Murray streak- holding on to b!g leads. repair them. I don't think they can Now the question: Will Pippen be State, who is predicted to win the conference. In the victory over Tennessee Tech, Eastern went be repaired.'' Pippen said after a Bull for the rest of the season? Eastern joins Kansas and North Carolina as the into halftime with an 18 point lead. They managed playing in his first game of the sea­ "I don't know. I should be asking only three teams to defeat Middle Tennessee this to score 34 points in the second half, and Tech cut son Saturday night. you that," he told a reporter. year. the Eastern lead to nine before the Panthers were "I'm just going to do my job and Does he still want to be traded? Or The only blemish the Panthers have in conference able to put the Golden Eagles away. just allow them to do theirs." he does he expect to be traded before play is a 67-63 loss at Eastern Kentucky on Jan. 3. The Panthers had a 13-point lead early in the sec­ said. the Feb. 19 deadline? Just as the Morehead game, Eastern had a lead but ond half against Middle Tennessee, but the lead had Pippen asked for a trade two "I would like to finish the season allowed the Colonels to come back and win. dwindled down to one at 57-56 with seven minutes months ago while recovering from here. I think the team is looking Non-conference woes: left in the game. foot surgery. He said he'd never forward to us going for a sixth title. Eastern might be 5-1 in conference play, but they Panther head coach Rick Samuels has come out play again for the Bulls because If something happens, that's are 3-5 outside of the conference. with a solution to the reoccurring problem. management - specifica.Jly gener­ always been out of my control," he Christmas break ended on a good note for the "We have to challenge ourselves to be as good as al manager Jerry Krause - had said. Panthers, but the break did not start off so well. The we can be every play," he said. pportumty to Live at Eastern' s HODGKINS DISEASE ------Premiere Student LEARN MORE ABOUT IT Lincolnwood Housing Community! Come listen to Dr. Edward Hoppin Pinetree Swimming Pool A & Sundeck When: 7 :00 pm January 20 TUESDAY NIGHT • Apt. for 2.3. Where; EIU Union - Effingham Rm or 4 people January 13th 7:30pm •Plenty of Lantz Gym Co-Sponsored by EIU Health Service Free Park.Ing Ticl

record. The only blemi h o Panthers defend Eastern·s record was a 67-63 los Eastern Kentucky on fan. 3. Tech 1 still hunting for us first conferenc first-place status victory, as the loss dropped th Golden Eagles' to 0-5. with 17-point win Samuels said not being able t put teams away has been a reoccur By MATT WILSON ring problem for the Panthers. Associate sports editor "As a team we have to addres why we aren't playing for 40 min Eastern' 76-59 win over utes," he said. "We are going on Tennessee Tech on Saturda} night stretch of games that "ill require us at Lantz Gymnasium can he best to play for 40 mmutes." described b) head coach Rick Sophomore forward Marc Police Samuels. saw one thing the Panthers did \\ell ·Tm happy about the results. but in the first half. I'm upset about parts of it." he said. "We ran our offense well." he After gomg mto halftime with a said. "We were patient and \\C 42-24 lead, Eastern \\as outscored worked to get good shot . which i by the Golden Eagles 35-34 in the what our offense 1s based on:· second half Running the offense well has "When you 're up by 18 at the translated into win and the first· half, you have to put them away in place standing for the Panther the second half," senior guard Rick something Polite said he 1s excited Kaye said. "We have to work on about. that in practice and get together as a .. It feels good to know we are team to work harder both mentally capable of doing things in the con­ and physically." ference." he said. "We just ha\e to With the victory. Eastern now sits come out and play hard and do the ANNA BETZELBERGER/Associate photo edttor atop the Ohio Valley Conference See PANTHERS page J J Tech gains control of the ball as Emtem's Ccmya Robimm1 (32) and Marc Polite (3V) look 011. :.tandings with a 5-1 conference Track teams show Lady Panthers use free throws to win 63-54 conference battle rust after break By DREW GRANGER Staff \\riter By MATT WILSON you're at home you can't find a Associate sports editor ood facility to work at;· he The l.-.1dy Panther ba kctball team improved its Ohio Valley aid. "It'll take a couple "'eeks Conference record to 4-1 with a 63-54 wm over the Lady The Panth~r men's lmck team work out the kmks." Eaglettes of Tennessee Tech Saturday in Lantz Gymna mm. came away victorious on Akers said the men·s team Eastern took the lead for good with 13:38 left to play in the Saturday's meet at Eastern. but hould take a serious look at the <>ccond half.when sophomore center Leah Aldrich scored on a head coach Tom Akers was dis­ meet Saturday, even though the lay up, putting the Lady Panthers up by one, 36-35. appointed. team won both meets. Eastern extended its lead with 8:26 left in tfie game when "We ended up wmning. but .. ISU has a strong team, but Tech. looking to stop the clock, began fouling the Lady we shouldn't base it being a hey kept most of their good Panther and sending them to the free throw line. The plan good meet just because we people back home," Akers said. backfired as Eastern built a· 12-point lead. won," he said. "The Christmas 'If some of the young people are With four minutes left. the Golden Eaglettes (8-5. 2-2) conditioning certainly showed in happy that they won the meet, began to narrow the lead, but would get no closer than four this meet." some of the seniors are going to before the Lady Panthers' free throw shooting put the game In the double dual meet the have to give them a message that out of reach. men defeated Illinois State 87- this will not cut 1t." Eastern v.as 18-for-22 from the line dov.n the stretch. For 61 and Southwest Missouri 98- Akers said there were 42 the game the Lady Panthers shot 20-29 from the line for 69 58. The women split in the dou­ efforts on the mcn·s side on percent. ble dual, defeating Southwest Saturday. but only 11 perfor­ In contrast, Tech shot a higher percentage than Eastern (71 Missouri 85-66 and falling to mances reflected good training percent), but only went to the line a total of 14 times in the Illinois State 77.5-66.5. over the break game, converting on 10 shoL'l from the charity stripe. Highlighting the meet for the .. Eleven out of 42 is not­ The Lady Panthers won the battle of the boards, out Lady Panthers was Catara enough to repeat as conference rebounding Tech 48-34. Senior guard Nora Hendrix pulled Mabry's finish in the 55 meter champions," he said. "If things down a career high 11 rebounds. with Aldrich contributing 10. dash. Her time of 7.26 seconds don't get turned around there The top rebounder for Tech was junior forward Amber Clark is a school record. will be some sad faces come the with 10. Women's coach John Craft middle of February." "We expect everyone to rebound:· Eastern head coach John was pleased with the way his One of the efforts that Akers Klein said. "Sometimes your guards are going to get a lot of team performed, but also said was impressed with was Todd rebounds because of their quickness." there was a little rust after the Moroney's in the 5,000 meter "We always work on boxing out," senior center Allison Lee break. race. He won the event with a said. "1be team left in good condi­ Lee said the way the Lady Panthers covered Tech·s sopho- ANNA BETZELBERGERIAssoc. photo edttor tion, and sometimes when See RUST page J J Eastern 's Barbora Garbom works for See BATTLE page J0 position against Amber Clark of Tech. Globetrotters tickets on sale today for Tuesday's game The world-famous Harlem denL'l and children. $12 for adults. as an attempt to give Afro­ to clown around on the court. The Machine. Globetrotters will make The basketball team has just Americans a chance to play bas­ crowd loved the act, and the The Globetrotters also .. Charleston the next stop on their completed one major milestone, ketball. At the time, professional showmanship became a part of appeared often on the Wide current North American tour with as their last game was number leagues were limited to white the act. World of Sports on ABC. a game Tuesday night at 7:30 20,000 in the 70-plus-year histo­ players. The team had a boost in its Twenty-two players (including p.m. in Lantz Gym. ry. In 1932, the Globetrotters popularity during the 1950s and six rookies) make up this year's Tickets for the event go on sale The Harlem Globetrotters have played their 1.000 competitive then again in the 1970s. team, and Hubert "Geese" Ausbie Monday morning at 8 a.m. in the been seen by over 100 million game. It was not until 1939 when The team had its own cartoon coaches the team. Martin Luther King University. fans in 114 countries. the Globetrotters were wiMing a on Saturday mornings called the Tickets are $7 per seat for stu- The team was formed in 1927 game 112-5 that the team started Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn • staff report