A 90-Year-Old Cupid by ANDREW RODGERS Foijner· Upstairs of a Restamant Owned by Staff Editor Some Friends of the Family and Work About Three Hours a Day
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CLOUDY SPORTS ah~h '-~r-~~ of37' The INSIDE Daily Opinion WEDNESDAY Eastern llinois Univefsily Cllal1estoo, 10. 61920 page February 14, 1996 Wl81, No. 97 Swimming~ McKay roturns Students voice opitrions about 16 pages lcnte, entertainment in after brooking collar bone Charleston and University PAGE 16 Board PAGE 5 "Tell the truth and don 't be ajl-aid" A 90-year-old cupid By ANDREW RODGERS FoiJner· upstairs of a restamant owned by Staff editor some friends of the family and work about three hours a day. A Jot of people complain Eastern stud ent Strader was also a tri- about never getting anything for letterman: in football, basketball Valentine.'s Day, but Cl ifford celebrateS and track. He largely attributes Strader isn't one of them. his sports participation to then Strader, a 1925-26 Eastern b · hd football coach Charles Lantz. student, will be celebrating his lrt ay, "He was a down.to-earth good .90th birthday today. man," says Strader. "I didn' t But since his family didn' t retntnlSCeS think I was good enough to play think he could handle the whole football (But he) convinced me family at one time.: (h e's got a bout to play. After the first game, I nine children, 30 grandchildren, played regular fullback." two step-grandchildren, and 49 h 1 d Strader also remembers being great.grandchildren), they have SC 00 ays in Mary Josephine Booth's class, been spreading the celebration the woman for whom Eastem's out over the week how dedicated his grandfather hl>rary is now named after. "When you get to be 90, you was duting the year he spent in She "never did like men get to celebrate your birthday for college. students," Strader said. One day, three days," said Strader, of Coy said tuition for one- after one particularly unruly Hindsboro. semester of school in the 1920's student gave her an answer she Davi d Kent Coy, one of was "only about $5." didn't like, she told him to just Strader 's 30 grandchildren and a To pay for his schooli ng, "get on out of the class." 1975 Eastern graduate, spoke of though, Strader had to l ive See BIRlHDAY page 2 Student bus service replaced placed for the position. "We based our bid on the amount of wad: that there was, and we were the lowest bidder... said Butch A new bus company is now sen>icing Eastern stu Smith, owner ofSmith Charter Bus SeMce. dents traveling to the Chicago area since Suburban Tickets are still sold from the Union ticket office and Express withdrew their ticket sales from the Martin the routes to Chicago and the suburbs ha\oe remained 1.nther King Jr. University Union. the same. Suburban Express canceled its sales agreement wiJh Suburban Express, a division of College Trans the union Dec. 15, citing a nmnber of problems with portation Inc., will have different bus stops in Charles Eastern personnel. As a result, the university sought ton and ticket sales locations. Sending some love bids for a replacement bus service, said Sbelly Flock, Suburban Express will now be selling bus tickets Ann Isbell, a worker at Lawyer & Richie Florists, puts several Easrem's director of media relations. through AU Around Tm-.1, 207A LincolnA\oe. Valentine~ Day bouquets into the freezer Tu8Sday afternoon for today~ Smith Charter Bus Sen>ice, of Taylorville, replaced Dennis Toeppen, president of College de/i>.. ries. Suburban Express Feb.9 after several bids had been SeeBUSpags 2 Edgar proposes state get involved in Amtrak issue By B£TSY COLE have station stops can all assist in service. said. Administration editor maintaining IDinois Amtrak service. '' Instead of having slate A 10 percent annual fare They help pay for utilities and "Congress intends to &ze out aU taxpayers shoulder all increase could result in an extra are in charge of snow removal and Because of federal funding operating assistance by the year of the burden, the riders should $500,000 of revenue for fiscal year mowing the station grounds. She cutbacks for Amtrak, Gov. Jim 2000, so Amtrak will look to the 1997, according to a press release said the governor's proposal Edgar has made a proposal to get states to pick up more of the cost of participate in keeping the from the govemor"s office. intends to expand on what some lllinois invol\oed in suppotting the running the trains," Schiebel said. service going~ "Instead of having state commJmjtjes already do. train service.. Without federal assistance, the -Martha Schiebel taxpayers shoulder all of the "Having an Amtrak stop is a "In order to preserve the senoice cost to the state could be as high as lOOT spokeswoman burden, the rider.; should participate great asset to a community," it requires a broad participation," $15 million per year by 1999 or in keeping the serv·ice going." Schiebel said. " It pro\'ides said Martha Schiebel, spokes 2000. Schiebel said. additional access to public woman for the lllinois DepartrDent The Governor's proposal proposal, the governor also wants Those communities that have transporfatioo_" ofTnmsportati on. She said there includes maintaining operations to increase state funding to $6.5 station stops are also encouraged to The state will be working with are three sources keeping the through July I wiJh a $2.5 million million for fiscal year 1997. participate in maintaining Amtrak each community to identify areas service going. State taxpayers, the supplemental appropriation, The proposal contains several service. "Some communities are riders and !hose communities that Schiebel said. Through his suggestions to maintain Amtrak already participating," Schiebel See AMTRAK page 2 Senate to discuss deleting party affiliations from ballot By REAGAN BRAHHAII Senate member B r ian instead of simply relying on the the candidates who " do nothing" to be voted in as spe.aker, with Student government editor Anderson, authGr of the bil~ said party name. to get elected. the way the senate bylaws are party names have caused a " When I ran for senate this The senate will also review a written now it is possible. The Student Senate tonight problem in the past because of past November I went to a few bylaw change which would set "I feel from senoing as speaker will look at a senate bill which students voti ng for t he party groups I felt I could represent guidelines for who is eligible for two terms you need to have some would eliminate party aftlliations instead of the student. well,n Anderson said. senate speaker. experience," Piket said. "'It from the ballot for senate "I feel that in the past a lot of Currently the party name is on Piket, author of the bylaw wou ld be unusual_( for a new elections. said Senate Speaker people have gotten elected not on the ballot next to the student' s change, said the bylaw woul d member to be voted speaker), bnt Kevin Piket. their own ... but on a party name who is running for senate. stipulate the speaker must be a now it guarantee•s they c.an't." The senate will meet at 7 p.m. name." Anderson said. Anderson said the bill will senate member who has served a Chuck Hurley also will be np in the ArcolalTuscola Room of He said the bill would force help students "get voted in by full or partial term on senate. for approval as a member of the the Martin Luther King Jr. candidates to get their names their name instead of party Piket said although it would be University Council on Planning University Union. recognized through campaigning name" and will help to eliminate unusual for a new senate member and Budgeting. 2 Wednesday, February 14, 1996 The D.illy Lutem News Candidates rebound after Iowa CONCORD. N.H CAP)- ~ fRy, de.lmring a presidenliility~ ~e_l e~at io g :::=;;- Do~ kicked off a dr>«..U. -week in adclreso ID stile htwmakers in which New ~ by offeriag him be stressed his ~lative experi self as a candida~e of "tmed ,.. l ence tDd "tested values." "Only r==........ --== - h eJ:: Ltage ues" Tn.. da y. Wttb ene.rpzed men and women of cb.aru:ter can s tbe leader of tbe peti the found rivals Pat Butbanao and Lamar make ~ovemmeut work," Dole tion to the Massachusell.s ingoftbe Alexander snapping at his heds, said, ••ttbout directly commenting State Legislature in FreeAf Dole left the return fire to ·oovous held cmut on a hiD overlooking the on his Republican rn'llls. A O.:tober 1787, Princr ·ric.an So aides. gold-domed state Capitol where Raising the stakes in the New HaD was continuing the black ciety. Thus, Texas Sen. Phil Chmm. after a Dole was speaking to the stale Hampshire cooter~ Dole said at a institution-building legacy of uMaster"' tlismal fiftb.plaee •bowing in Legislature. lator .top in Goffstown, "Whoever Rich.ord Allen and Absalom Jones HaD pio Iowa's caucusts Monday night. ~'He's of one geruntion, I'm of wana next Tuesday in New by pleading for the esublis!nnenr neered the canceled his afternoon events in another," said the 55-year-old Hampshire will probably be the of equal educational facilities for first back New Hampshire to <ODS<Jh wilh top Alexander, ttying to dril.oe home his Republicoo nominee to nm against black children His petition wu self-help a~n in V.'a~011 abouJ his conttast with the 72-year-old Dole.