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Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 2003 2-19-2003 Daily Eastern News: February 19, 2003 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2003_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 19, 2003" (2003). February. 12. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2003_feb/12 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2003 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in February by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. "Thll the troth February 19,2003 + WEDNESDAY and don't be afraid. • VO LUME 87 . NUMBER 101 THE DA ILYEASTERN NEWS . COM Smashing THE DAILY ..:n.~hr•m•~ro sprinter Alicia Harris ~~rmc>ne~<l two school records in the past two weeks. EASTERN NEWS Page 12 SPORTS Witness: 'He tried to kill me' + Four former friends testify Mertz admitted to previous murder; arson By Shauna Gustafson SEN IOR WRITER "Lord, please don't Jet me die this way." This thought was all that went through the mind of an ex-girlfriend of Anthony B. Mertz as she struggled for her life, she testified in court Thesday. The woman testified she was sexually assaulted by Mertz, who also attempted to break her neck. She testified Thesday during the second day of sen tencing testimony Two unsolved in Mertz's trial. Mertz was found guilty of murder, crimes linked aggravated crimi nal sexual assault to Mertz and home invasion on Feb. 12 for the By Carty Mullady death of Eastern CITY EDITOR student Shannon McNamara on Prosecutors on Thesday June 12, 2001. continued attempts to link STEPHEN HAAS/ ASSOC IATE PHOTO EDITOR Other testimony two unsolved Charleston David Carwell, assistant professor in the political science department, asks questions during the University Professionals of included several crimes to Anthony Mertz. Illinois meeting in the auditorium of Lumpkin Hall on Tuesday afternoon. former friends Mertz's confessions to saying Mertz had both were part of witness told them he com testimony during sentenc mitted a different ing in the trial for the mur murder in 1999 and der for Eastern student UPI nominates its future leaders had burned down Shannon McNamara. an apartment Here is some background By John Chambers Radavich said the chapter president The delegates bring resolutions on building on Fourth information on both crimes: ADM INISTRATION EDITOR serves a three-year term and vice presi such issues as health insurance and Street in 2000. Police found the lifeless dent serves two years. tenure-track to the 1FT, which can then The woman said body of a 23-year-old Elections for leaders of the university State UPI president Sue Kaufman be sent to be reviewed at a national level she and Mertz had woman in her Seventh faculty union wtll be in March, but the was nominated for the union local pres with the AFT, he said. been dating for Street home June 30, 1999. position nominations were announced ident. Radavich was not nominated, but about two weeks. Amy Warner, the mother Thesday. Radavich said Kaufman was nominat previously expressed not wanting to Mertz's ex-girl of a 4-year-old boy and 7- Eastern's chapter of the University ed because of her background at move for another term as chapter pres friend testlfled she month-old girl died of blood Professionals of Illinois received nomi Eastern. She is now on leave as a j our ident. was at his apart Joss from a wound to her nations for executive committee posi nalism professor at Eastern while she "I said that I wanted to step down. I ment after an neck. tions and other state delegates or repre serves as acting chair of the state's think it's really healthy to bring in new evening the two Warner was ktlled some sentatives. Higher Education Committee. people." he said. had spent out with time between late evening "We're in the position now of having Three candidates were nominated for Radavich said it's advantageous to friends, when in June 29 and when her body multiple candidates from some of the chapter executive assistant. bring union officials and representa the course of fore was discovered at 10:20 these positions; which we've never Other nominations included a position tives from varied academic depart play, he flipped her a.m. June 30. had," UPI president David Radavich for a Unit A or tenured faculty repre ments, such as Delman, a mathematics over onto her stom said. sentative, Unit B representative and professor, for president. ach and sexually SEE CRIMES + Page 5 Charles Delman, the current contract Unit B academic support professionals "We haven't had someone in the sci assaulted her in her chief negotiator, was nominated for representative. ences," he said. anus, although she chapter president. English professor Delegates also were nominated to As a past president following elec had told him not to. She said she screamed, and tried to John Allison and secondary education attend the conference of Illinois tions, Radavich said he wtll still serve on push him away. She said he put his hand over her mouth, professor Pat Fewell were nominated Federation of Teachers and the the union chapter's executive commit shoving his fingers up her nose so she couldn't breathe. for vice president. American Federation of Teachers. tee. She testlfled that as she struggled, he placed his Allison was the active chief nego Radavich said the local chapter usual The state-wide elections will be in late hands on her neck and twisted quickly. She said she tiator for a month during negotia ly sends six delegates to each confer March with winners announced later tions. ence held every two years. that month or early April, he said. SEE Ki l l + Page 5 Students have dissenting opinions of possible war in Iraq By Lisa Meyer Malloy, a fresh- "Because Bush allowed Iraq to right action. STAFF WR ITER More inside man English build missiles again, he messed up "Iraq hasn't shown enough coop + Students maj or, said. foreign policies," Malloy said. eration with the United Nations, "Because Bush Eastern students are divided on present "What kind of "Bush doesn't know what he's get and I think Saddam is hiding some their stance on whether or not anti-war protection will ting into. Not only does the war thing." he said. allowed Iraq to build United States should go to war with resolution to we have if our affect the United States, but Paris, Other students agree with missiles again, he Iraq. city council troops are in London and other major (cities)." Campbell that the United States After Sept. 11, flags were hoist Page 3 different coun Malloy is not the only student should go to war. messed up foreign ed as an act of patriotism, but for tries?" who thinks the United States "Eventually, we're going to be some Americans raising flags is + More Malloy also ignores the opinion of other coun sitting around and they're going to policies." not their only patriotic duty. opinions on thinks the pres tries. hit us hard," said Devin Janotta, a These American soldiers are the possibility ident may be at "I fear for the lives of people freshman secondary education -Nora Malloy asked to show their allegiance by of war fault for the being bombed," said Dontrease major. "So we need to do some risking their life. Page 5 war and if the Thomas, a sophomore special edu thing about it. • Students have mixed views on foreign rela cation major. Campbell said he doesn't want Another question up in the air is whether war is the necessary tions with Iraq were as former But some students also hold the World War II to happen again, cit the idea of reinstating the draft. action to take. President BUI Clinton left them, opposite opinion. ing the United States made a mis "I respect the men in the army, "Why send troops to Kuwait Iraq wouldn't be building the mis Matt Campbell, a sophomore take of allowing Adolf Hitler too but I hope I never have to go," when the problem is here?" Nora siles. history major, thinks war is the much power. Campbell said. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Mostly sunny Showers Snow/wind Light snow Snow showers Partly cloudy \}, 0 6 Wednesday, 46° 38° 45 300 ~. ~6o ro~~ 400 32° February 19, 2003 HIGH LOW ~ TWO HI GH LOW HIGH LOW •HI GH LOW •HI GH LOW HI GH LOW HI GH LOW Senate to hear about direct deposit By Avian Carrasquillo STUDENT GOVERNMENT ED ITOR "We want to make Student Senate Wednesday them aware of where will hear a presentation from Jeff Cooley, vice president for we are on these business affairs, and Chuck Phillips, director of human serv topics ... " ices, concerning electronic funds transfer via direct deposit -Chuck Phillips and twice monthly pay for stu dents. "We want to make them aware bers Ronnie Deedrick, George of where we are on these top Lesica and Marty Ruhaak for ics,and set up a timetable to get the cost of attending an Illinois those items accomplished," Board of H igher Education Phillips said. Student Advisory Committee The university is now push meeting at Roosevelt ing for more students to sign up University in Chicago earlier for direct deposit, aiming this month. toward the semi-montly pay On the consent agenda, Nlkl ment for students. Starting Klinger, Anthony H ill and Emily with the Feb.