The Daily Egyptian, December 03, 1990
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC December 1990 Daily Egyptian 1990 12-3-1990 The aiD ly Egyptian, December 03, 1990 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_December1990 Volume 76, Issue 69 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, December 03, 1990." (Dec 1990). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1990 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in December 1990 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Daily Egyptian Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Monday, December 3, 1990, Yc; 76, No. 69, )6 Pages Kohl coalition takes majority vote BONN, Germany (UP) - coalition got 5fj j:'erCCnt of tnr vote " This is I day of jUl," the communist leadership, the Nov. 9, most important in post-war Chancellor Helmut Kohl 's - which wOUld give it 3 7 ~ IS in conservative Kohl told hundreds of 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall German::/. campaigning was government coalition won a the Bundestag, the ledna! supporters gathered at party and the unification of East and lackluster and lUrnout was predicte~ majority of votes and parliament in Bonn. headquarter ..! . " This is a Weg. Germany last 0cL 3. unenthusiastic amid rainy cold inflicted a crushing defeat on the C han ~ of "Helmut. Helmu t" trtmcndous re'iuit and we can be Germans last cast their voteS in weather, The 76 percent tumoct opposition Social Democrats in echoed in the Christian Dem;x:rat pmudofiL" free elections in an undivided was Car J,:,.wcr than at the last Sunday's all·German elections, headquarters in Bonn as hundrods The balloting ,epresented the country in November 1932, before German eIec:io/lS. which sealed German unification. of supporters cheered Kohl , who is fl1';t free all-German election in 58 Adolf Hitler banoed all non-Nazi Small disIUrbances were reported Computer projections compiled now certain to remain the years and capped a year of ponies. througbout thecountty in the fIrst after the polling stations closed chancellor of the reunited dramatic changes, including the But although several officials showed that the government Gennany. collapse of East Germany's' said Sunday's elections were the See GENIAN, P8go 7 Hussein claims Persian Gulf has '50-50' chance of peace United Press inte,national " If one wants to make of this he wanted the Palestinian-Israeli encounter a real dialogue then we question on the agenda as well as Iraqi Presulem Saddam Hussein will be closer to peace," Saddam the gulf crisis triggered by Iraq's said Sunday there was a "50-50" said. Aug. 2 invasion of KuwaiL chance of peace in the Persian Gulf "But if one wants to make of this Bush reportedly met o;.. · ii.~ in an interview aired hours aller meeting only a formal session lO advisers to discuss the conditions, Iraq reportedly tested a Scud give the American Congress, the but it appeared that Baker would be mISSile. inside the rountty, puning Ameliean people and international visiting Baghdad within days. Bush Jle U. ~.·Ied multinational force in public opinion a good conscience also invited Iraqi Foreign Minister the gulf on alert. and to allow them to say they tried Tariq Ariz to Washington. Saddam told French television in to talk with Iraq and that Iraq Saudi Arabia, which has allowed' tJ;/; interview that war and peace refused to give up its position, then the deployment 0: hundreds of will hinge on whether U.S. in that case we are close to war." thousands of foreign troopS on its Secretary of State James Baker was Saddam said. soil, welcomed the initiative in a visiting Baghdad to enter into a Saddam said Sawnlay he . "uld statement Sunday, Egypt's MidUle " real dialogue" with Irnq or j'JSt to accept a request by President Bush East News Agency said. show the American people that war fer. hig~·leveJ , face-to-face talks in with Iraq was inevit>ble. Washington and Baghdad, b:!! that See IRAQ, Page 7 Congress to leview grants, loans By Brian Gross reversed by expanding both grant that money. SIaff Wme, and loan programs. Hall, an SIUC graduate student, Poshard and Simon are membec; said a lot of times students lOay Ex panding grant programs will of House and Senate education qualify lor a Pell Grant but there be a goal for lawmakers and committees which will begin a may not be enough money for all fi nancial aid interest groups when review process of federal fInancial eligible students. C ongress begins r ~ vi e wing its aid policy in January. The review The ISA wants Pell Grants to be fed.;ral financial aid policy in process takes place every five years made an entitlement program like January. under the Rea utho,;zation of the the Stafford Loans, the guaranteed Sen. Paul Simon, D-Makanda. Higher Education ACL student loan program, so all believes gu aranteed student loans GeHing morc grant money to eligible students who apply Will have been rclied on 100 much in the mere students topS a Ii,,' . goals receive aid, she said. pa' t and grant programs need to be the Illinois Studcnt Assocl ......H m has The Illinois Associalion of boosted , said Dav id Carl e, for Reauthori7.ation ii' 1991. Student Financial Aid Ad· spokcoman for Simon. Susan Hall , chairwoman of th c ministrators also is recommending Wave of rulture Rep. Glenn Poshard, D· Illinois Studcnt Association, said more grant money for students, Trey'von Cole, S, and MIdyn Stalls boIh 01 c::.t:IondaIe lOokd at Ca rt r~ · ' i ll e . said a genera l decline the ISA wants all stude nts cl i ~ i b l e art WOIIcs at \fie B10 QAJraI FesIIvIIL ~ SID/y, Page 6. in fCdCr.lI financial aid needs LO be fo r Pe ll Grant money 10 r cce iv ~ See AID, Page 7 BAC leadership conference draws 200 Kids celebrate", Entrepreneurship in the African to their majors. network. African Americans would By Ornonpee O. Whitfield be pations SOlel y to African StatfWriter Ameri can community. creating Keynote S)Y~ 1\." the three rositi ve African American role day event included )Olmalist Tony . American businesses or businesses who contri", ute to the African road leadership is paved m o de l ~, and affirmati vc ac ti on Brown, pc.:t Nikki Giovanni and n. co American COfTImunity. with hard work and delCnnination. were a few topics discussed in psy<h ology prof"ssor James After month s of planning, the workshops. AMerson. Brown, ':Alo hosts Tony He said this in tum would create In addition to the workshops, Brown's Journal. a nationally more money within the African Black Affairs Counc il hosted its American communtty, and thereby nat;onal leadership conference BAC had panel di scussions that syndicated show, spoke Friday COix:enuatcd on a speciaJi7.ed field evening in the Student Center would crete more power. Nov. 29 through Dec. 1 with more Giovanni , intcrnationally than 200 people frem across the of study. Ballrooms about what he ealled the coontty attending, BAC Program Studellts were encouraged to Buy Freedom Networic. ming Challman Dwight Gunn said. attend panel discussion, applicable Brown said through this Stations report heavy sales before gas tax hike By Karen Radius unleaded gasoline and S 1.59 10 30. Gu, BOOe __ "It Staff Writer S 1.64 for Sloper unleaded gasol;ne. affected us Friday; we were The increased lax went from very, very busy," Youngblood said. Business was booming for area nine cents to 14 cents a gallon on Richard Morrison, attendant at gas stati ons Nov. 30 beca use the un leaded fue l and 15 cents to 20 the Carbondale APCO, said fjve-ccnt bas taX i nc ~ went into cents on diesel. The Bush business increased Friday because effcct Dec. I. adminis tration and Congress of the Dec. I gas tax increase. Be "Out of th e whole , ear, it was passed the increase as pan of the also said his business may have the bc.'t day, " said Laura Guntrum, 1991 budgetdeai. increased """.ause so many students Brian Youngl)lood, shin manager were going l..JT1le for the wceltend cashier at the Cancrville MotomarL Gus says students would've She said Motoman's gasoline at American Gas and Wash, also because of the predicted e~ said Saturday's increase had not eanhquake. loved to put some gas on prices jumped from SJ.3:t to $1.37 lay-a-way before the tax a gallon for regular unleaded hindered the station, but ralher hike. ·.. gasoline, S1.39. to SJ.44 for silvCL hglP'll! , ~!!larlY Nov. .. ~;;:. 1 6 December 3. 199< Sports Oawgs bite Billikins in 108-69 blowout Sterling Mahan hits 1,OOO-point milestone By ErIC Bugger him, but I think it's more important game or a game we would have liked Sports Ed~~r f()f Sterling to win ballgames. I thir.k to have played. They just ouldid us." he would have rather had 2 points Part of the Salukis' dominance Senior guard Ste,ling Mahan and won the game, than have U and came on the boards. They poured in 28 points Saturday night to lose." outrebounded the Billikins, and their become orly the 23rt! basketball The ~iiliki n s' lone defense 7- f~ crnlCr Melvin Robinson. 57- player to SCOo-· I1XXJ roints or more an.empced to close down the Saluki's 40. in a Saluki lDlif(J"1,. inside game. Instead, it opened up an Sophomore Ashraf Amaya led !he Mahan hit five of 12 from 3-point arsenaiof3-pointsholSfromSIUC.