Eastern Illinois University The Keep April 1999 4-5-1999 Daily Eastern News: April 05, 1999 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_apr Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: April 05, 1999" (1999). April. 2. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_apr/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 1999 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]. 68˚ Partly The Daily Monday 46˚ cloudy April 5, 1999 Inside Eastern Sports Right www.den.eiu.edu Good Eastern Illinois University on target Charleston, Ill. 61920 start A local weather observer says Vol. 84, No. 129 Men’s tennis team goes 1 - 0, 12 pages the first week of April will bring women go 1 - 1 in OVC play average spring-time temperatures. News Story on Page 12 Story on Page 3 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Working for a living, degree Student works his way through school one delivery at a time By Joe Sanner Senior reporter Monday When Bob Stephens, a junior profile marketing major from Sumner, came to Eastern, his mother was make minimum wage and we get 50 paying for most of his tuition. But cents per delivery run and also when she was no longer able, make our tips. Stephens was forced to take matters “I’ve made up to 70 or 80 bucks into his own hands and get a job. (in tips) a night - including the 50 That was three years ago and cents per delivery,” Stephens said. Stephens has been a delivery person “Working more than one shift once at Domino’s Pizza, 667 Lincoln I made about $130 .” Ave., ever since. Stephens said the usual tip is “My mom was helping me with about $1, give or take. school, but she was hurt on the job,” “I usually tip a bit more because Stephens said. “When she couldn’t I live by tips and I know what it’s help me out any more, I had to do like,” he said. “A dollar or anything. something.” A dollar in change is great.” Stephens will continue taking Stephens said he has been tipped classes at Eastern in the summer. He with everything from bras to beers. took this semester off to make some “Of course I drank (the beer) money, he said. after work,” he said. “Some nights I do all right, some nights I don’t,” Stephens said. “We See DEGREE Page 2 Halbert to run for student Lacey Buidosik / Assoc. photo editor Egg-stra ordinary Nikki Girdzus, a junior zoology major, cooks Easter dinner for her friends Sunday afternoon in Pemberton body president Hall. Girdzus was trying to make up for not going home by cooking some of the food she would have had with her family. By Chris Sievers not like to refer to Student government editor it as a party because everyone Liz Halbert, a junior speech works as a team. communication major and student “(The A Team) is vice president for public affairs, shooting for a 90 IBHE to approve campus Thursday announced her candidacy percent retention for student body president for the rate,” she said. 1999-2000 academic year. “(Party members) Halbert, 21, of Bloomington, Liz Halbert will not resign improvements, upgrades said she is running for student body next year unless for academics.” president because she believes Halbert said she is not trying to By Meghan McMahon system, the purchase of property Upgrades to the heating , venti- being student body president will change anything on campus by run- Administration editor and the construction of parking lots lation, electrical, fire safety and allow her to continue to do the work ning as student body president. and funds for the university hous- plumbing systems would also be of the students. “We have a really good system The Illinois Board of Higher ing network. included in the renovation to the “I’ve spent three years of my life here,” she said. “ (Students) have a Education Tuesday will vote to The BOT has already reviewed athletic facilities. in student government,” she said. “I good relationship with administra- approve non-instructional capital and approved the projects and The proposed upgrade to the can do better as student body presi- tors. I’ll try to improve and refine improvements for Eastern’s cam- financing, according to the IBHE chilled water system would cost an dent (then student vice president for the things that are already here,” she pus. agenda. estimated $600,000 and would public affairs).” said. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. The planned renovation to the include the replacement of the Halbert said she would like to Halbert said she has been active- in the Oak Park-River Forest Room athletic facilities would cost chillers that provide air-condition- give all students a voice on campus ly involved in Eastern’s Student at Concordia University in River approximately $2 million and ing to Lawson and Taylor residence if she is elected student body presi- Government since her first semester Forest. would include the expansion and halls. The project also would dent. at Eastern. Members of Eastern’s Board of modernization of O’Brien include the installation of a new “There are a lot of students here “During my first semester, I Trustees have requested approval Stadium, according to the IBHE energy efficient unit and associated that are not involved (with student went to every senate meeting,” she for five non-instructional capital agenda. The project would include distribution components. activities),” she said. “I would like said. improvements including the reno- an addition to house 10 offices for The upgrade to the life safety sys- to give them a voice on campus.” Halbert said she also has held the vation of athletic facilities, an coaches and athletic trainers and tem will provide for the installation Halbert is running under the “A upgrade of the chilled water sys- would enlarge the athletic training Team” party. Halbert said she does See HALBERT Page 2 tem, an upgrade of the life safety and weight room. See IBHE Page 2 2 Monday, April 5, 1999 The Daily Eastern News ETheastern Daily U.S. to use helicopter gunships against Serbs WASHINGTON (AP) – In a Vehicles, military police and also are being used for humanitar- Amid the growing refugee cri- News risk-laden escalation of the intelligence officers are included. ian aide. sis in the Balkans, the United American military commitment, Pentagon spokesman Kenneth “It’s to give us the type of States also said it temporarily will The Daily Eastern News is published daily, Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur- the United States has agreed to Bacon said deploying the tank-killing capability that the provide shelter for up to 20,000 ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly send 24 Apache helicopter gun- Apaches and rocket launchers bad weather has denied us,” ethnic Albanians fleeing Serb during the summer term except during school ships and 2,000 troops to Albania, was “a logical expansion” of the Bacon said. “It will give us the assaults while European nations vacations or examinations, by PRINTED WITH giving NATO the ability to direct- nearly two-week-old NATO capability to get up close and per- take in as many as 100,000 - but SOYINK the students of Eastern Illinois TM University. Subscription price: ly attack Serb troops and tanks in airstrikes to halt Yugoslav sonal to the Milosevic armor, (to) just until they can return home $38 per semester, $16 for summer only, $68 all Yugoslavia, the Clinton adminis- Slobodan Milosevic’s military units in Kosovo, and to do a more under international protection. year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of The Associated Press, which is entitled to tration said Sunday. drive against Kosovars in the effective job at eliminating or “These people have to go back, exclusive use of all articles appearing To protect the Apaches, U.S. Serbian province. neutralizing the forces on the otherwise there are no people in in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 represent the majority opinion of the troops will man 18 Multiple NATO leaders meeting ground.” Kosovo,” Secretary of State editorial board; all other opinion pieces Launch Rocket Systems deployed Monday must approve using the He acknowledged the increas- Madeleine Albright said. are signed. The Daily Eastern News editorial to Albania as well with short- and weapons, followed by President ing risk to U.S. forces. In opening its doors to the vic- and business offices are located in Buzzard Hall, Eastern Illinois University. medium-range missiles that can Clinton. The Pentagon said it “Obviously, close-in engage- tims of Milosevic’s effort to clear Periodical postage paid at Charleston, IL 61920. take out Yugoslav air defenses could take up to 10 days to deploy ment is by definition riskier than Kosovo of its ethnic Albanian major- ISSN 0894-1599. throughout Kosovo, where ethnic the Apaches from their base at more distant engagement. But the ity, U.S. officials did not say where Printed by Eastern Illinois University, Albanians are under continued Illesheim, Germany, because army is trained to cope with that,” refugees might go, but suggested it Charleston, IL 61920. attack. Some 14 Bradley Fighting many U.S. military cargo planes he said. would be outside the 50 states. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Daily Eastern News Buzzard Hall Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 61920. to the IBHE agenda.