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Thursday, April 17, 1997 S o u t h e r n Illinois U n iv e r sit y at E dwardsville Vol. 49 No.61 i n d e x editorial..................... 3 calendar..................... 8 lifestyle...................... .....10 sports.............................14 classifieds......................16 Alesile ALTON, EAST ST. LOUIS & EDWARDSVILLE Blood drive held in Meridian Ballroom By Bethany Bchrhorst drive held in February at the News Reporter Fitness Center. A goal of 60 units of blood Despite the lack of was established for each day. numbers in students, faculty A total of 120 units were to be and staff members donating collected in all. blood, those who did donate “We had 45 good units were in good spirits, and eager yesterday," Boris Okuka, a to participate in the cause. worker at the blood Delta Phi Epsilon, the drive, said. Biology Club, the Angel “The total goal is 120, 60 Flight group and the for each day. We’re hoping to American Red Cross get the 15 additional units organized a blood drive today," Okuka said. Tuesday and Wednesday in The number of units the Meridian Ballroom of the collected for the two-day University Center from 11 drive was 67 productive units. Award Recipient Bob Fehringer/A/esf/e a.m. to 3 p.m. “It was quick, they were “We were just happy to do nice,” Matt Burns, a member of Chris Clayton receives the Bob Hardy Scholarship from Rita Hardy and Sandy Hardy Chin. it, but we were hoping more the Sigma Phi Epsilon The scholarship is based on merit and is decided upon by the Mass Communications faculty. people would show up to fraternity and a freshman in Brad Richter received the Kamil W inter Award. This award is given to a student who best donate,” Kelly Krahl, a Construction Engineering, said. exhibits a scholarly approach to social responsibility through the use of media. member of the Delta Phi “They were polite and Epsilon sorority and a courteous,” he said. sophomore biology major, said. The process took a short Dawn Garner, the amount of time and not much School of business management team registered nurse in charge of effort by the person donating the event for the American Red Cross, said that there was represents SIUE in national competition please see BLOOD, page 5 a better turn out at the blood By Bethany Bchrhorst event, according to Pohl, was team work and News Reporter collectively functioning in a group. “One of the things that was echoed by the The undergraduate team, Five Star, Inc., team was the learning opportunity this was, from the department of management, because of the fact that it incorporated the participated in the intensive phase of the different functions of business into the International Collegiate Business Policy competition,” he said. category in a national Pohl said that team effort was competition last weekend. 4 4 -------------- ----- essential. Without team work, The team represented teams would sink. SIUE April 10 through 13, in “No one individual can San Jose, California. One of the things that was complete this game, it lakes a “Intensive is probably an team effort. Many schools echoed by the team was the understatement,” Sean Pohl, sent there had a group of president and chief executive learning opportunity this individuals, but SIUE sent a officer of the SIUE team was, because of the fact that cohesive work team," he said. said. it incorporated the different The SIUE team’s results are Though final results have functions of business into still not available, but results not yet been received, it is the competition” will be e-mailed soon. known that Five Star, Inc. The team consisted of four did not place in the top two Sean Polii students and one advisor. positions. President, Five Star Inc. Sean Pohl was the “Although we didn’t place president/CEO for the team, in the competition, we had Vice President of Production the best team there and we Baseball Scott Anderson/A/esf/e was Marsha Harp, Gene Halbrooks was the all came back winners,” Pohl said. Rusty Sames and the rest of the baseball team played The most important concept learned in the please see BUSINESS, page 5 Wednesday. For a complete story go to sports on page 14. A quick look inside: weather op/ed lifestyle/entertai n ment WÊEEEB3 ÊÊÊÊÊ Today: Sunny 54/31° Kristen Thom pson asks if Corey Stulce previews “nest of clay” WITH Baseball’s Jason Guest is Friday: Sunny 56/37° the “IS” requirement INXS’s new CD PLUSTy Horoscopes by Quato, profiled AND Todd should be replaced by Norris talks with Anne Say What? AND Corey Spann shoots another Weekend: Mostly community service. Hirondelle about her takes over the world. Airball. cloudy 60/44" Page 2 The Alesile Thursday, April 17, 1997 National State and Local Records show tobacco firm knew of State law prevents welfare payments risk CHICAGO (AP) — A new state law has prevented the payment of extra funds to more than 2,500 welfare mothers FLORIDA (AP) — R.J. Reynolds knew as early as 1953 that there who gave birth to another child in the past five months, was a link between smoking and lung cancer, according to internal according to the Illinois Department of Public Aid. documents used against the company Tuesday in Jacksonville by the If the mothers had given birth before Nov. 1, they each family of a deceased smoker. would have received an average of $71 more per month. But Lawyers said the Jean Conner wrongful-death trial was the first time the new law bans the former practice of increasing the grants a jury has seen the documents, some of which indicated executives to women on welfare for each child they have. knew for years that nicotine was addictive and that cigarettes could be The public aid department says 2,517 mothers who received Aid to Families with Dependent Children were spiked to hook smokers. denied more money in February, saving the state $170,000. Numbers were not available for other months since the new International law, department spokeswoman Kathy Colbrook said. Four men to be sentenced for drug possession U.S. to send $15 million worth of food EAST ST. LOUIS, 111. (AP) — Four men will be sentenced NORTH KOREA (AP) — Responding to an emergency U.N. July 22 for possessing more than 200 pounds of marijuana appeal, the United States announced Tuesday that it would ship $15 during a traffic stop. million worth of corn to North Korea to assist children affected by A jury convicted the men April 8 on various charges severe food shortages. involving conspiring to distribute marijuana. They face five to State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns said the decision was 40 years in prison and a fine up of up $2 million, U.S. not linked to a North Korean announcement, expected today, on Attorney Charles Grace said Monday. The defendants are Guadalupe Alfonso Castillo, 53; whether to accept a U.S. - South Korean proposal to begin peace talks. Martin Manazares-Sanchez, 45; and Jose Guadalupe “We only view the issue of food for children as a humanitarian issue Gonzales, 21, all of Brownsville, Texas; and David Zacarias, only,” Burns said. “It is not linked to politics, nor should it be.” 22, of Davie, Fla. * r _ B e«chb\asf Cci»-n'w oi\ S p ias/i Schedule of Events April 23 - 25 Wednesday, April 23 Friday, April 25 11:00 am -5:30 pm General hours with Coke 11:00 am - 4:00 pm General hours with Coke games games 11:00 am Booth open 11:00 am Booth open 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Carnival Games 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Volleyball Tournament 11:00 am - 2 pm Black Hawk helicopter 11:30 am -12:10 pm Ozone Troop (Ambient/Funk) landing; repelling from 12:20 pm -1:00 pm Space Age Palmer (Ska) the library - Military 12:00 pm -1:00 pm Banana Split Science 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm The Imps (Rock/Alternative) 11:30 am - 5:30 pm Carnival Rides* 9:00 pm - 2:00 am “Back to the Beach" - 11:30 am -1:00 pm Sable** (Current Dance/ Activities and Dance - Variety) Fitness Center Gym 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Sand Castle contest 2:30 pm Judging of contest Unless notes, all events wiil take place on the Morris Quadrangle 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm The Secretaries (Ska) 4:00 pm Announcement of * Located on the west lawn of the University Center contest winners ** Co-sponsored by University Center Board and Student Government Thursday, April 24 11:00 am - 5:30 pm General hours with Coke Sponsored by the Springfest Planning Committee in cooperation with Coca-Cola. games 11:00 am Booth open 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Carnival Games 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Volleyball Tournament <CHJTHE£bl (LUbiòK (JblNEtefTY 11:30 am - 5:30 pm Carnival Rides* M evmtD<Z\JtLLE 11:30 am -1:00 pm The Infrared Rockers (Reggae) 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Swing Set (Swing/Jazz) editorial Thursday, April 17, 1997 The Alesile Page 3 Letter to the editor ___________________________________________________________________________ Name calling and finger pointing not necessary in debate Letter to the editor Let me begin by saying that I am not Hopkins, on the other hand, expressed the author are by no means convincing. Police writing to pledge my support to the social concerns connected with Usually, when one debates an issue and president of SIUE’s College Republicans, downsizing and mergers. Both sides of has run out of legitimate arguments, the NOR am I writing to support Ms.