Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 2000 2-28-2000 Daily Eastern News: February 28, 2000 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2000_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 28, 2000" (2000). February. 19. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2000_feb/19 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2000 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]. Partly Monday cloudy February 28, 2000 Inside Sports Staying Tourney Eastern Illinois University informed Charleston, Ill. 61920 time 30 groups gather Tuesday to promote VoL85 , No. 108 Men and women's basketball 12 pages awareness for various health-related teams begin competition in topics. ews OVC tournament Tuesday. Story on Page 5 "Tell the truth and don't be afraid." Story on Page 12 .--------Miss Black EIU 2000--------. UPI drops ecrown charges against Eastern By Shauna Gustafson Administration editor Eastem's chapter of the University Professionals of illinois Friday dropped the unfair labor practices charges it had filed against the university. UPI chief negotiator David Radavich said the union leadership decided to drop the charges last week. "The charges were brought during negotiations," Ra.davich said. "It seems appropriate to withdraw (the charges)." One of the charges was filed on Jan. 24 because UPI leadership did not feel union members sahuy changes were being implemented fast enough. "Our concem was that salary increases be imple­ mented in a timely fashion," said UPI President Sue Kaufman. "With phase one of the implementation evident in Febmmy paychecks, it appears that the university is moving right along with the implementation process. We expect the second phase of the salary increases to be in place by the Mm·ch 31 pay period." Mandy Marshall / Photo editor UPI also chm-ged that the university was not bar­ (Above) Miss Black EIU 2000, Rashida Garrett, a junior elementary education major, receives her sash from Liz Halbert, Miss Black gaining in good faith on Oct. 18, 1999. This chm-ge also was dropped by the union on Friday. EIU 1999, at the Miss Black EIU Pageant Saturday night in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. "The university negotiating team believes it has bar­ (Above right) The four contestants, Sabrina Bowens, a sophomore computer management major, LaTasha Harris, a sophomore accounting major, Garrett, and Sandretta Barber, a junior AIS major, model their self-designed African garments, one of the categories gained in good faith throughout the process, and it is pleased the chm·ges have been dropped," said Shelly during Saturday's competition. Flock, director of media relations. UPI ratified, and Eastem's Board of Tmstees approved, a new tlu·ee-year faculty contract covering Garrett crowned Miss Black EIU 2000 Saturday Unit A and Unit B faculty members and academic sup­ By Michelle Jones 2000. pOit professionals on Feb. 2. Activities editor "It's a very big deal. I'm glad I won and have the oppor­ The previous UPI contra.ct expired Aug. 31, 1999, tunity to educate students that whatever they put their mind to and was extended several times throughout the course The reign and crown of Miss Black EIU was passed on to do, all things are possible," Ganett said. of negotiations which began June 1, 1999. a new queen Saturday night at the 26th annual Miss Black As Miss Black EIU, Ganett has gained numerous respon­ The aid of a federal mediator was requested by EIU pageant. sibilities including coordinating next year's pageant. both UPI and administration negotiators on Oct. 18, Rashida Gan·ett, a junior elementruy education major from 1999. Bellwood won the honor of being named Miss Black EIU See CROWN Page 2 UPI represents about 600 faculty and academic sup­ pOit professionals at Eastem. Eastern student named Irish Queen By Nicole Meinheit "Evetyone back home always money for the tion nmmwed the field down to Staff edttor knows who the (Irish) Queen is. All trip, and other Lyons. of my friends have called me, and prizes including Lyons became involved in the The train station in Mattoon they are all excited." Watetford ctys­ pageant after her cousin had com­ doesn't usually host queens, Irish Lyons' parents, Paul and Mm·cy tal. peted in it last year. When Lyons or othetw ise, but last Sunday night weekly series featurtng a person on campus oc In dty Lyons of Oak Lawn, also have been "I didn't was looking at what her cousin had a group of Eastem students gath­ on the news and they were waiting handling their fair shm·e of phone even get to see done, she told her mother she ered to welcome the Irish Queen. for me at the train station with a calls. any of it yet thought it would be fun to compete, "I couldn't wait to get back to banner that said: ' Congratulations "Everybody in the neighbor­ because I had to so when her mother saw a newspa­ tell them (I had won)," said Elyse Queen Elyse,"' she said. hood is just so excited," Mm·cy come straight per mticle about this year's contest, Lyons, a sophomore early child­ And her friends here at Eastem Lyons said. back (to she e-mailed the infonnation to hood education major, after win­ aren't the only people that have And there is a lot of reason for Eastern ) , " Lyons. ning the Irish Queen contest for the hem·d about it. excitement. Lyons said. A few days later, when Mm·cy downtown parade in Chicago. "I've gotten flowers from As Irish Queen, Lyons wins a The contest ended late on Feb. ''But they had already heard it friends of the family," Lyons said. trip for two to Ireland, spending 20, after several rounds of competi- See IRISH Page 2 2 Monday, Febn1a1y 28, 2000 The Dally Eastern News Faitern Soup recalled after can caught in vegetable dicer Customers find aluminum John Faulkner, a spokesman for the 01 09279" and "EST 4K DEAL," plus four Camden, N.J., company. None of the metal digits that indicate milita1y time. News shards in Campbell's Soup was ingested, he said. The soup was distributed to stores in The Daily Eastern News is published daily, The aluminum can apparently was Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill .• dur­ WASHINGTON (AP) - Campbell Soup caught in a. load of carrots or potatoes, he Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, ing fait and spring semesters and twice weekly Co. is recalling 109,000 pounds of soup New Mexico, Oklahoma. and South Dakota, during the summer term except during school said. O vacations or examinations, by after consumers found shards of a soft drink The recalled product is labeled the Agriculture Department said. I ~~"":a the students of Eastern tlinois can that accidentally went through a. veg­ "Campbell's Healthy Request Vegetable Consumers should return the soup to the Universlty. subscription price: $38 per semester, $1 6 for summer only, $68 all etable dicer, the company said Friday. Beef Condensed Soup." Some 168,000 cans store where they bought it, Faulkner said. year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of Five pieces of aluminum, ranging in of soup that was processed Sept. 27 are There is a toll-free telephone number on the The Associated Press. Which is entitled to length from an inch to almost 3 inches, have involved. label for consumers with questions about excklsive use of al articles appearing ® in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 been found in three cans of the soup, said Each can is stamped with the code "SEP the recall. represent the majority opinioo of the edttorial board; all other opinion pieces are signed. The Daily Eastern News edttorial Expressions Categmy was Ganett, ,, ________________________ _ and business offices are located in Buzzard who performed a skit on the affects Hall. Eastern lli nois Universtty. Crown of alcohol. Periodical postage paid at ChMeston, IL 61920. from Pagel ISSN 0894-1599. For the African Ga1ment It was a tribute to my mom, and that was the best way to say Printed by Eastern tllinois Universtty. Categmy, pa1ticipants each had to thank you for everything she did. ChMeston, IL 61920. Throughout her reign, Ganett design an African ga1ment and Sabrina Bowens, Posbnaster: Send address changes to plans to promote more unity on present a tape recorded essay on The Daily Eastern News sophomore computer management major and Miss Black EIU contestant 600 E. Uncoln Ave. campus, she said. the topic "What my Black Eastern Illinois UniVerstty The goal of the Miss Black EIU Heritage Means to Me." Ganett ChMeston, IL 61920. pageant is for people to reflect on won this portion of the pageant. the issues affecting African The talent competition featured Americans, said Liz Ha.lbe1t, Miss diverse talents from acting to Han-is said. shru·ing it that she would help oth­ Black EIU 1999. singing to ballet dancing. Ganett Like any frunily, the contestants ers. '' Daily Eastern News staff Four participants competed for won the talent portion with her had fights, but also good memo­ Bowens' favored the talent por­ Editor in chief ........ ................ Meghan McMahon· the crown in four categories. The nes. tion of the contest because was Managing edttor .............................. .Laura Irvine· ballet performance on toe shoes. News edttor .........................................Amy Thon· three other contestants were third The final pmtion of the pageant "(The best part of the pageant) able to sing in tribute of her moth- Associate news editor .