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Eastern Illinois University The Keep April 1997 4-28-1997 Daily Eastern News: April 28, 1997 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1997_apr Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: April 28, 1997" (1997). April. 10. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1997_apr/10 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1997 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in April by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PARTLY CLOUDY a high of 67º The Two INSIDE Daily thirds Eastern Baseball team takes two A look of three MONDAY Eastern Illinois University games from Charleston, Ill. 61920 OVC back April 28, 1997 Vol. 82, No. 145 leaders Look back at the Spring 12 pages Concert, the Pow Wow and PAGE Peacefest through photographs. News 12 PAGE 5 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” Concert crowd cheers on Collective Soul By TRACY BROWN Activities editor ■ Collective Soul gets a thumbs up, but opening acts needs Collective Soul and the opening bands drew in quite a crowd, who were ready to improvement listen to a mixture of music ranging from rock REVIEW page 9 to alternative at Friday’s spring concert. The Squares and Muse, the two opening and a song from their new single entitled bands, didn’t receive as much reaction from “Precious Deprivation.” the crowd as Collective Soul did. The crowd cheered on the band as they The first opening band of the night was The played their older songs such as “Smashing Squares, who came to Eastern from Chicago Your Love” and “Don’t Think About It.” as a four member future upcoming band. The The band also played “Heaven,” “Shine” lead singer came out on stage in a black and cover tunes by The Beatles and Ozzy leather jacket and black pants and said the Osbourne. people of Eastern took away the anxiety he Tilman said he was surprised by how much had before the concert. he liked Collective Soul. The Squares played songs, such as “Fallen “I liked Collective Soul, they were really Out of Love,” from a new record that has just cool,” Tilman said. “They surprised me.” come out. The band also played other songs Neuhaus also said Collective Soul was such as “Disappear,” “One Way Street,” better than she expected. “Change” and “Take it as it is.” “I thought it was very good,” she said. “I Genelle Neuhaus, a freshman dietetics like the way they spread their older music out major, said she really liked The Squares. and added in Ozzy Osbourne and the “I thought they were very good, too, along Beatles.” with Collective Soul,” she said. Edie Stump, University Board coordinator The second band to play was the Muse, of concerts, said the concert couldn’t have which featured a four member band with a been more perfect. drummer, two guitar players and the lead “We did not have one problem the entire singer. day with any of the bands,” Stump said. “This The lead singer of Muse compared the first is the first time the concert has went this concert of the tour at Eastern to his first love. easy.” He also told the crowd to never forget their Stump said the concert sold 2,484 tickets dreams and went on to sing a song entitled which did not reach University Board’s goal “Faces.” The group also sang other songs to break even. such as “Radio” and “Pretty Face.” “I believe this was enough to cover the Matt Tilman, a junior history major, said he concert, but I am not sure. We may not even did not think Muse was anything special. know before summer,” she said. Before Muse left the stage, the drummer Stump said she is not sure how many threw out three drum sticks to the people tickets were sold to walk-ins at the concert standing on the floor of Lantz Gymnasium. and how much merchandise was sold. When Collective Soul ran out onto the Stump also said she would not comment on stage, the audience rose to their feet and how much Eastern paid for Collective Soul or applauded the band. anything else dealing with the contract SHERYL SUE SIDWELL/Photo editor The band opened up the performance with because she wasn’t sure if the band received Collective Soul’s lead singer, Ed Roland, performs in front of an enthusiastic crowd such songs as “Cool Rights,” “Forgiveness” their paycheck yet. Friday night in Lantz Gym during the University Board sponsored spring concert. Pikes found Cadets guilty of city violations fly into By ROB STROUD City editor Three members of the Pi Kap- ‘battle’ pa Alpha fraternity were found guilty Thursday of ordinance By JILL JEDLOWSKI violations in connection with last Staff editor year’s Homecoming parade. Joseph R. Forenero, 22; Don’t puke on your friend, use Canaan B. Lawrence, 22 and your helmet, Sgt. Kenny Fryman Thomas Rudolph II, 20, were Jr. said Friday to Reserve Officers issued citations for disturbing the Training Corps cadets as they peace on October 19. Charges prepared to be flown into “battle.” were brought against Pi Kappa About 70 cadets lifted off in Alpha by the Charleston Police helicopters from the training Department. fields behind Lantz Gymnasium The citations were originally Friday as part of an ROTC CHET PIOTROWSKI, JR./Staff photographer filed against Pi Kappa Alpha by simulated air assault operation. Officer Jerry Woods of the The rides were conducted in Cadet Lt. Matthew Mattson helps MS2 Abi Smith buckle into a chair in an UH-60A Blackhawk helicopter Friday afternoon on the intramural fields. Charleston Police Department. two shifts. Three UH-60A Woods filed the citation saying Blackhawk choppers took one short tour of the Embarras River. cadets going along for the ride to Matt Gardner, a junior cadet, the fraternity was responsible for chaulk, which is about 11 cadets, Junior cadets were the only get familiarized with a helicopter. said he has not flown in a allowing people to disturb the each for an estimated 30-minute participants in the simulation, Active duty personnel and senior helicopter, but has completed a peace. with freshman and sophomore cadets served as evaluators. ride south of the area, including a See ROTC page 2 See PIKES page 2 2 Monday, April 28, 1997 The Daily Eastern News Blood drive falls short of goal By CHRISTINA HIGBY ting ready to go home so we don’t expect a large Staff writer turnout,” said Anne Feuerborn, coordinator of the blood drive. The American Red Cross blood drive did not This is the only time the Red Cross could do a & reach its expected goal for Saturday, but did reach blood drive at Eastern due to several problems its expected goal for Sunday. including staffing problems, the end of the The drive’s expectations were to receive 50 semester and people having to wait 60 days then some pints of blood for each day of the weekend. before they can give blood again. & then some is a weekly column covering Saturday brought in 35 pints of the blood and “In a survey given in February a good amount various campus and community events. Sunday brought in 54 pints of the blood. of people said that they’d be able to give blood Saturday marked the beginning of the spring during finals week, but we can’t tell until that day ◆ APPRECIATION AWARDS president; Ellen Eardley, vice Red Cross blood drive that will end today at 8 what the turnout is going to be like,” said Jennifer president; Ciara Bozarth, vice p.m. Toomire, coordinator of the blood drive. Six Eastern students were president of hall improvements Their goal for each of the five days is to get 50 Today the blood drive will be open from 4 p.m. given awards for their work and dining services; Kim pints, but because of other events on campus and to 8 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Jr. University with the Student Volunteer Young, Residence Hall student schedules, turnout for the blood drive has Union. The Red Cross will also have a blood Center and the Newman Association representative; and been low. drive during finals week from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Catholic Center. Candice Sjuts, secretary. “With finals week people will be busy and get- May 5 and May 6 in the Lawson Hall basement. Bob Shaw and Bryan Reaka both received the Volunteer of ◆ A JOB WELL DONE the Year Award for their from page one involvement with activities The National Residence ROTC such as Habitat for Humanity Hall Honorary and the simulated assault last semester at exhilarating,” Dust said. “I’m and Alternative Spring Break. Residence Hall Association Fort Knox in Kentucky. He The ROTC program really excited.” Jason Anderson was given gave out five awards at the looked forward to the ride with has been something Friday’s simulation was part the Julian Hamerski Leadership April 22 banquet. anticipation. “I’m pretty psych- of a weekend of training to pre- Award for his leadership in all Carman Hall was awarded ed,” he said. “that’s challenged me pare the juniors for this year’s aspects of the Newman RHA’s Hall of the Semester; Freshman Janet Spataforo also mentally, physically and Advanced Camp held at Fort Catholic Center. McKinney Hall was awarded took part in the assault at Fort Lewis in Washington, said senior Annie White and Michelle NRHH’s Hall Council of the Knox in September, as it was her in every other way.” cadet Maurie Griffith.